Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-03
AN INSOLENT THREAT.

Men have been beheaded for less ofenses than
the one embodied in the following extract from
recent Wall street circular. 1t is known as
Henry Clews circular, sent out weekly from
New York to all the bankers throughout the
country and to many of the leading papers. We
copy from the original.
Talk about the "Hazzard Circulars" the
"Buell Circular and "Panic Circular " They
are not to be compared to this latest manifesto
1t is the most insolent and traitorous that even
Wall street has dared to publish. 1t emanates
from the same class of men whom Lincoln said
"ought to be shot, every one of them" And
Secretary Fessenden said of them: "a law
should be passed punisl1ing them with i'm
prisoment" If we had an Andrew Jackson or
a Ben Butler in the White House. these chaps
would be hunting an asylum across the At
lantic or dangling at the end of rope inside
of fortv-eight hours But let our readers Judge
for themselves:
'Wal street is not gravely dismayed at this
outlook 1t has learned to believe that there
are greater. potencies than party platforms, than
legislative subserviency to popular ignorance,
than the madness of party infauation They
know that there are situations and events which
can instantly ooerce and convert the most reck-
less legislators into the willing servants of a
conservative sentiment that represents the real
interests and safety of the nation. 1t will not
be necessary to wait for any after effects OF sill
yer legislation to remedy its mlsclllefs, although
that would be perfectly safe course. The
near prospect of the authorization of free coin
agc-a counting of heads showing certainty
4. IL, +1,a o,,Ica 10
I6 to would evoke in Wall street the kind of
conditions that no congress has ever yet dared
to disregard, and the cause of free coinage
would be overthrown at the moment when its
success seemed most certain 1t is this reserved
power on which Wall street is now reposng. 1t
is therefore not likely to be seriously surprised
by any outcome between now and the Novem-
Der elections It's confidence in the final safety
of our money system is unshaken 1t can as
little believe that the nation would finally con-
sent to the destruction Of its money system as
that it would burn up its crops or despoil its
accumulated wealth.
How does this sound? "There are situations
and events which can instantly ooeroe and con-
vert the most reckless Legislators into the will
ing servants of conservative sentiment"
Or this, for Instance ''No congress has yet
dared to disregard. "
Here is still another choice gem: ''I'his is the
reserved power OH which Wall street is now re-
posing"
Since Toombs' infamous boast that slave
holders would call the roll of their slaves on
Bunker Hill, nothing has yet equalled in nso-
lence the above threats. 1t is enough to make
the blood of every patriot in America boil with
wrath and Indignation. 1t makes one instinct
;vely think of the old musket hanging over the
.n4ntel-piece. And, indeed, well may these in
soent robbers beware, for there is more of that
old spirit of I776 existing on the praries of the
west and in the mountain regions than these
robbers are aware Of
This is the opinion of Leading Demo-
craft" found in the editorial columns of the