The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-07
ENGLAND'S POLICY.
II Is the Same in America and Ireland.

Editor Representative
AS the time is near at hand for the peo-
pie Of Minnesota to cast their votes at the
national election have few questions to
submit to them.
First-The trainers of our constitution,
every statesman our country has produced.
including members of the Southern confed-
eracy, every patriotic party has been in
favor of the free unlimited coinage Of silver
and gold. On whose judgment will you re-
ly. On Washington's or John Sherman's?
On Abraham Linciln's or Grover Cleveland?
Second-Our country, the United States
of America, produces from it's mines from
40 to 60 per cent of the entire amount of
silver now produced on the globe-are you in
favor of keeping our minis closed against
the free coinage of silver produced in your
own country, and continue the free coinage
of English gold, English subjects owning
two-thirds of the gold fields of the globe.
If so, where is the protection to your coun-
try which the Republican party has advo-
Gated and legislated for for the past IS
years.
Thirds it right for an American citizen
with a hundred millions of dollars not to be
compelled to pay more to support our ma
tional government than citizen who earns
the bread for himself and family by daily
labor for wages. If not why did a Repub-
lican congress repeal the income tax law,
which Abraham Lincoln signed, when it
paid $62, 600 towards the support of our
national government, since which time
(year 1872 millionaire need pay no more
than a poor man to aid in paying our ma
tional debt and current expenses of govern
ment. Our national debt still exists, but
those large incomes have been re-
lieved of the payment by the re-
peal of the income tax of over fourteen hun
bred millions of dollars. How will you vote?
Will it be to continue this policy of taxa
ton, or will you vote to place back upon
the statute the laws of taxation that Abra-
ham Lincoln signed, and which the pres
ent Republican party is opposed to.
Fourth-Are you in favor of a national
debt. national bonds and national banks?
At the last sitting of congress the lower
house had large Republican majority,
which passed bill to issue $5O0, OOO, 900 of
national bonds, to run so years, principal
and interest to be paid in coin Gf the gold
standard is continued this means gold), to
be purchased with greenbacks paper
money!, after which the paper money
1880 900, OOO) to be burned. Now I ask the
voters of Minnesota after the $3.50. 600, 600 of
American paper money is destroyed, who
will buy the bonds? If foreign nations will
not own them? And if money will be more
plentiful after destroying $3.50 900 Of the
small amount of money we have, or the
burdens of the tax payers be less by paying
principal and interest in gold on $500, GEO. 600
of bonds owned and controlled by foreign
nations? And I ask if they can see why
our old and inveterate enemy, England, is
so anxious for the success of the Republic
can party, and is sending millions from
London to aid in bribing many of our pub
lie men, and to be used in corrupting tho
ballot box.
Fifth ask how many Of you voters have
read England's policy in Ireland, during the
years commencing 1890. and not yet ended.
Compare the Irish parliament and the Eng
lsh policy, and the American congress and
the English policy for the past 80 years,
and after careful study of our present sit
uation, then decide whether it is the Re-
publican party that our lamented Lincoln,
Chase, Seward, and other great patriotic
statesmen founded in the interest Of the
common people; which even reached it's
hand down and unlocked the chains Of
slavery from enslaved race? Or is it
my, England, which is using the same
means to destroy our grand republic that
she did to destroy the independence Of
Ireland, to-wit: Seized with ruthless hand
the resources Of the country, made high Of
fetal positions the object of personal cupid
ity and bribery, with coercion force.
Allen G.. Sexton.
Annandale, Sept. s. 1896.