The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
ABUSE OF CONGRESS.

Because They Will Not Obey Their Behests
A Brilliant Reply by Local Politi-
clan to Wall-Street Fallacyies.
The Weekly Scare-Crows sent out by
the syndicate OF money-changers in New
York. and nominally edited by Henry
Clews, are very significant Indication
OF the way the wind blows. The brazen
affrontery OF the lnsidlous slogan OF these
dlctators of gold-buggery, dated March
30, is only equalled by the slothlul in
difference and gulllbilty OF those who
are always ready to swallow any spe-
cious argument when 1T cmanates from
a moneyed source.
In the article referred to, Mr.. Clews
says that "Moneyed men have no faith
Ill Congress-" "That Congress olonger
holds their confidence as being a body
OF prudent, wise and conservative
statesmen who may be trusted to re-
spond to the soundest elements OF pub
lie opinion. II has constituted itself
above all. the tool OF the ignorance, the
prsiudices and passions of the millions,
and sound finance, sound money and
sound trade policies no longer find sale
protection in the legislative power.'
Thank God for this much We were
seriously inclined to doubt 1T, but we
m ay now rest assured that there arc
still lett few congressman who listen
to the millions, instead OF blindly obey
ing
THE BEHESTs OF THE MILLIONAIRE
fopullsts aresometimes accused Of US
Ing Incorporate language, but ordinary
language altogether fails to express our
abhorrence OF such REASONABLE, over
bearing, un-American and fraudulent
representations as are made in the ar
t!rle referred to.
SOUND money forsooth; SOUND ~fnan-
cierlng, forsooth!
Since when did these artfuI dodgers OF
American piracy, in their cunning mis-
use OF words, find out that the word,
sound" might stand out in all its nno-
cent, gulleless, and honest meaning, as a
false beacon light to lure the uns,,si3act-
Ing people into an irredeemable financial
bondage?
80 Liberty, what crimes are perpe-
trated in thy nameH What does the
word sound" mean? Why we all
know that It's up-to date si gnificance is
ANY thing that great financlers declare
is 'sound". Yet we must not loose
sight OF the fact that great fnanc,ers
make their great finances out OF the peo
pie who work for their money, and
therefore ANYTHING that helps the great
financler in kls plans to milk the people
however sound it may be from his point
of view, is
COLD COMFORT FOR THE PEOPLE.
What does the word ''unsafe' mean?
Why we all know that when a thing
that is to the interest Of the people is
not demonstrations" that it is at
least unsafe. How long viii it be before
the lnsolent. strutting puppets Of the
Henry Clews stripe, will be advocating
In their subservient, hirelihg papers that
"the Million" are not to be trus ed to
govern themselves? That the ignorance
anu passion Of the "million is such that
only the millionaire can be trusted to
govern the country in sound and con-
servative manner
Mark this prediction, that while
sneaking traitors of this Clews stamp,
talk it among themselves, nov, that tile
people are unfit to govern themselves.
they will, within five years, advoca te
openly and boldly that popular govern
ment is a failure, and will invoke the
aid OF milltarism and hired rutfians to
protect them in their enjoyment of the
vast wealth wrung from a generous but
too contiding people.