Graham guardian., 1897-03-05
THE FREEDOM (D WE ENJOY.


Lesson on corn. In that article
we showed conclusively that to
pay the national debt to. day would
take more corn than it would have
taken twenty or thirty years ago;
that it would take train of cars
525,o90 miles long to load the
corn to pay the debt, and that the
people are to-day suffering from
the effect of the republican legis.
iation which has brought about
this state of affairs.
"ln the days we spoke of-in
the good old days of '67 and there.
abouts, it required $4,000 bushels
of corn to pay the presidents sal
airy, now it takes 333,300 bushels,
and we don't get as good a presi-
dent either.
ave find that official salaries re-
main either fixed or go higher,
while wages and farm products go
down, down.
"Think Of the effect which this
reduction of prices has had upon
our nine million of mortgages, to
say nothing of our private debts.
1t is applling, and we find our
selves lost in the enormity of fig
ures. This has placed the wealth
of the United States in the hands
of a few while the many are SUI.
fering and crying for bread. Our
poor houses are overlooking with
paupers, our jails with criminals,
our streets with tramps and beg
CARS.
"Isn't it about time for revolu-
tion-not bloody, but brainy?
"Isn't It time for the people to
raise in their might and rule as it
is their right, and everlastingly sit
down on the wealth-power?
"What may we call this state Of
affairs, short Of calling 1T robbery!
in the annals of history is
found to compare with it. The
Caesars, Hannibal, Alexander the
who made war trade
and plundcring of nations a pro-
fession and a boast, never wrung
from subjected foe 1.-THE
of what has been extorted, under
cover Of law from the American
people by the financial policy of
the republican party (aided by the
policy of Grover Clevelaud) dur
ing the last quarter of a century.
And is the cry for more now hush
ed? And are the policies shaping
to redress the wrongs of the past
md lift the people from the mire
degradation into which they have
,hus been hurled by class legisla-
ion? Oh, no! The scheme has
worked admiringly well, so we'll
hat the people have been blinded,
" provided with such political
goggles through which they have
'een made to see the prosperity of
he future coming at rapid pace
oward them. So successfully has
his scheme been worked that they
the people, have been made to |
xclaim eve want TO be robbed
lore, we desire more oppression,
70 delight in the cries of the hung
y, the appeals of poverty. We i
Tory in the sight of idle mon, clos I
d factories, property going to I
uin from lack of use, money cur t
allied to the narrowest possible c
init. We don't want your silver i
,eories which will place more t
lrrency in circulation. We have a
10 much money now. Gold is D
he god of this world and although l
e smite us, yet will we be loyal t
} him." And thus have the poor, a
owntrodden people been deceived c
y the cry Of "honest money" s
LcKinley has been waited INTO II
10 presidential chair through the c.
eceits and allurments Of this cry, t.
nd now the people may have the q
Streem pleasure of sitting on the A
nee to see the procession go by. d
OF the train of Mckinley corn we Of
rmerly spoke of, but the pageant la
of gilt and glint-gold. Then b'
them watch the train of corn go to
:, but they must sit on the fence NJ
| 1904 to see the last car, but lie
at is nothing, for if the present CT
ancial poncy shall continue it is
e only employment they may
pc for. Then let us throw up n.
# hats and hnrrnh for tho corn |