The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-06
ONE DAYS RECORD

Really the American people have
great cause to exult over the election
OF Mckinley. 1t has bought us good
times. OF course it has. 1t saved us
from Bryan and anarchy. If Bryan
had won he would have fired the
Ephesian dome and cut the threat Of
the Goddess of Liberty; and have set
the dogs OF war to biting the hind
legs Of the Queen of Spain. And then
see the boundless prosperity he would
have prevented us from enjoying!
Just take the splendid and salubrious
record Of last Monday-one out OF 365
days-and thank God that you are
not Populist.
| The Bank of Minnesota not only
went to smash with two millions of
deposits on hand. last week, but on
| Monday last, 28th Dec. comes the
news that the paying teller of that
institution, one Leander Bosch, slit
| OUT with two thousand dollars. He
probably thought it was all right:
"To spoil the spoiler as we may.
| And from the robber rend his prey"
| He had probably heard that
"Leander swan the Hellespont,
All in the month of dark Dece m Der:
| What maid will not the tale rem ember?"
Aud so he mizzled with $1,000. Aud
when the other officials of the bank
heard of it they cried out aloud, with
one voice: ooh Bosh."
And here on the same day, in St.
Paul, Henry May, butcher, tried to
cut his own throat with his own
butcher knife. because of his business
troubles; but the knife was as dull as
the times and SO he is still with US.
And the same day the Sea ndia Bank
of Minneapolis went up the flume, and
the officers will devote the rest of
their lives to arguing in favor of a
contracted currency and "sound' mon
ey. They are happy to think they es-
capped Bryanism.
And the same day tile Atlas Bank
of Chicago, one Of the biggest in that
city. went into voluntary liquidation:
in other words "busted!' Cause:
People drew their money out! Alas!
And the same day runs were made
on nearly all the Savings Banks Of
Chicago; and they fell back on the
clause requiring ninety days notice
which gives them a brief respite, but
increases that lack Of the confidence
which they told US was so necessary
for the happiness of the Advance
Agent Of Prosperity"
! Then, same day, we read of prom
inent merchant of Marquette, Mich,
forced to the wall, with the largest
stock of goods in the northern part of
that state.
Then near Birmi ngham, Ala, some
desperate fiends removed rail from
bridge. and threw passenger train
into ravine 10 feet deep, for pur-
poses of robbery. Twenty -one were
killed, burned to death, and several
more are likely to die. Most of the
bodies were so cremated that iden tiff
cation was impossible.
Then we have an account of a
wealthy American woman who mar
ried the Due d'Auxy, and sues for a
separation. He absorbed nearly all
her wealth, and was pauper.
And then we have the report Of a
millionaire American girl named
Ward, who married Duke some body
She pensioned him on $4,000 year,
but that wasn't enough to pay his
ga milling debts. And SO he has sued
for d divorce.
Then the same day we have report
of the suicide Of one Otto Wasmans-
dorff, banker, of Chicago whose bank
failed a week ago.
Then we have, on the same day, an
account Of the reputation by
Tacoma City of warrants for $1U0, 900.
The Treasurer Of the city had paid
them off and then resold them to in
nOcent parties.
And here, same day, we have a re-
port, from Erie, Pa, Of a tax-collector
being set upon and robbed of two or
three hundred dollars Of taxes, he had
collected; the robbers tied and drag
ged him to barn and then set the
barn on fire. He would have been
cremated, but neighbor saw the
blaze and went to save the horses, and
stumbled over the victims body, and
dragged him out.
But why go on? The country is 60
ing to the devil just as fast as its legs
will carry it, Everywhere you hear
doubts expressed as to whether Re.
publican form Of government can en-
durc in this country. Defalcations,
divorces, suicides, murders. failures,
swimming around like brood of
hideous monsters, in hell-sea Of
trusts, rings, plunderi ngs and combi-
nations. Robbery is the end and aim
of all things.
| II there comes not resurrection of
virtue from the body Of the people we
are lost, and civilization is lost with
US.
| It does seem to us as if the People S
Party was today the only hope Of the
human family. If it be not so what
agency can save us?
| MADE 4 MISTAKE.