Evening star., 1897-05-19

makes train robbing respectable II has
no excrse except the Unsuitable greed and
rapacity of the most shameless squad Of
piunderers that ever ESCAPED the peniten-
tiary. Ordinary marauders are content to
IoD q Dank, or swfndle q community These
brtgs nds propose to pillage the nation. and
10 crmpel Congress to become their ac-
compiices The trust schedule will DESTROY
competition, annih.late the beet sugar in
dustry. and add to the oppressive burdens
OF every citizen of the United States for
.ne sVo"e purpose of swelling the already
ate nmoroate gains of remorseless monopoly
Ihese are the performances that explain
poruhsm, and which, If not restrained, will
make anarchy possible"
senator ingalls, has Travelled extensively
over tie country during the last year and
mas mad unusual opportunities to observe
business conditions. When asked IL no
thought the times are imnrovsng y, ~ -.
piled: -"
Since the election in November I have
Deen In all parts of the country, from San
francisco to Boston, from Montreal to A.
!ahta, and 1t is the concurrent testimony
thdt times have never been harder nor
money Scarccr than now Every bra ancb
OF INDUSTRY languishes. Rents. incomes. in
tertst and profits have dwindled Prices
i. ui land. farm products. and general com
S ouitieS nave sunk lower and lower till In
many localities the most valuable IN,
proved farms in rich regions are absolute
~ uhsaiable. Nature has been benefcent.
asr,, aoundant; there has been the
vaIley Is burdened with cribbed corn: cron
pIoSpects were never better: skilled and
eI.ue TABOR is plenty. the euuipment of
nlachinery is unrivaled; we nave Ali the
Eoho! Sns o!tiobs for good times. but they Iinger
siriy they are coming. but they are NOT
mere. Many will not be able to wait nuch
a,n sInger Tor their arrival Multitudes have
aiIeauy Ialen from affiuence TO need and
lany otner multitudes have sunk from
bread" WANT vi da,iy
hat will be the effect of this oona,-
tion on the political future of the conntr,, ~,
Inc people are patient They are 70
tionai. They don't expect miracles ~,
,ney are tlred of adversely. They are moi
looking Tor the miraculous draueht of
~nsnes ~ or the change of water into vino
-. they want TO see credit and business
raised from the dead. They would iika 70
idVe idie men who are willing to worl,
earning wages. 1t does not console them
10 De .oic that there is surplus of morey in
BANKS 10 loan at small interest They don't
Maht 10 borrow money, but to sell corn
Inc man VINO mortgaged his farm five
Years ago Tor fourth of its value would
IKE to nave 1t sell for enough at least to
pay the debt. They will give the republican
party fair chance, as they gave the demo-
crats TOUR years ago. Should we fail to
secure public revenue and restore pros
per1ty they are likely to try some other ex-
pertinent. sometimes a sick man who has
found no relief from the regular physicians
buys bottle of patent medicine, or con-
suits a faith doctor and gets we'll"
rs international bimetallism coming?"
international bimetallism is a sororous
phrase, but when II is mentioned to the
average citizen he stops talking and wirks,
or smiles, and asks about the prize fight
or Cuba, or the Greek war. or whether col
ored shirts and tan shoes are likely to be
worn much this summer"