The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-17

ceiye subscriptions for THE REPRE-
SENTATIVE, at his Office, 249 No. East
Eighth street.
Consolidated British Transatlantic
Company.
It is said that q syndicate is forming
In England for the purpose of CONSOLE
dating all English interests in the
United States under the name Of the
Consolidated British Transatlantic
Company, limited. The proposed
capitalization is loco. UUO,OO0 pounds
sterling. These interests are some
thing amazing and the income drawn
by English capitalists from American
loans ADVERTISEMENTS is tremendous.
Broad Axe.
Will the wage-earner and wealth
producerOf our country comprising
the great bulk OF our citizens read
the handwriting on the wall?
What has. been the policy Of the
wealth Of this and other countries, by
which 1t IS possible to array under the
dominat1Oh and control OF one organ
ization1 the combined wealth repre-
seating five billion dollars?
Simply. corporation and com bina-
tion. BY the practical application of
these policies they have made it pos
sible to graduate from fairly remun-
erative private Interests into ''corpO-
rations," then by absorbing rival cor
porations into combines" destroying
competition and controlling the same
through some central agency, whose
edict was low and whose selfish inter-
ests held them in close compact, while
they continued to grow and expand
upon the exactiOns and tribute they
levied upon the public, grew at ire
mend0us strides until those same
rival combines" were absorbed into
system of trusts" of far-reaching
influence and magnitude Of whose all
powerful influence was felt in the
strangulatio OF commercial competi-
tion, by sending prices Of the neces.
saries Of life up on those who had to
buy, and reducing the prices Of the
raw material OF the producers, while
they shrunk to point of distress and
starvation the wages of its employees,
and when those employees rebelled
against the inrOadS OF those soullcss
trusts upon their liberties and man.
hood those self-same trusts were so
great and influential that they could
call upon the President Of the United
States to order out the U. S. Army to
shoot down citizens who were trying
to maintain their liberties and man
hood. And they were even SO power
full and influential as to secure the
servile service Of the courts Of the
United States by novel and cruel in
novation known as "Trial by Injunc-
tion;" in which any man who dared
to quit his job, after the court had
pronounced its prohibitory injunc-
ton, found it was sufficient cause for
him to be thrown into prison, with
out trial by jury. The tyranny of our
courts, and their subservicncy to the
interests of great wealth, is one Of the
chief causes for the blush of shame to
mantle the cheek OF our American
manhood, for the boosted reverence
of the people for one Of the funda-
| mental departments Of its institu-
tion, we have by common consent all
recognized that Congress is and has
been dominated by those selfish, ar
rogant and powerful aggregations OF
wealth. We thus witness the sorrow
full spectacle of the executive, the
judicial and legislative department of
our government under the direct con-
troll Of the Plutocracy. And now as
fitting climax to secure their perman-
ent and absolute control of the the
uCSUluICS VI Uulo uoUlOu, 0uO lCOuCO
the people to the same degraded con-
dition that has obtained in Ireland
and India, in impoverishing and de-
grading its people, we find this mon
ster trust to be known as the "Con-
solidated British TRANSPLANT
Company, which is to absorb all 9TH
er monster Corporations" "com-
bines" and "trusts" into one gigantic
trust which owns and controls all the
rest.
Is any one so blind that he cannot
see the tremendous power and influ-
ence ''giant trust" will have upon the
nations of the world? What can we
do to offset their influence and COM
bat successfully their encroachments
upon the liberties Of the people, and
prevent them from abs orbing the sub
stance of the world, and reducing the
citizens of this nation to nation OF
tramps and paupers?
We would most earnestly and ur-
gently recommend the same policy
which proved such tremendous sue
cess to the ''comb ines" and trusts"
INSTRUMENTATION and cooperation.
Eight fire with fire." We have an
them SO to l. Are by our apathy and in
difference going to permit this one Der
cent to rule and rob the 90 per cent?
We believe there is still intelligence
enough left in the great Joiling
masses of this nation to apply the
remedy.
What organization offers the means
to carry out this policy OF offense and
defense?
We most unhesitatingly say that the
National Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union offers the only imme-
date means Of putting into practical
operation the policy Of the self-de-
Tense which is necessary to combat,
and control the arrogant and auda-
cious encroachmcnts upon the liber-
ties and destinies of the people OF
this nation.