The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-04-06

as they are. We would be compelled to
| work for a living. We can't do that.
We never did nor our fathers before u.s.
1t is unthinkable and horrible. We have
to work! We were born to rule. We
are the rich and we'll born,' as Hamil-
ton said. Then these anarchists will
never issue any more bonds. There will
be no place for us to invest our money
when they pay our bonds in greenbacks,
for they propose to put the railroads
into the hands of the government. Next
thing they will let the government own
and control the coal mines and limit
| the amount of land any one can own to
quarter section, or perhaps, make oc-
cupancy and use the only title. The fact
Is, under their system rents and inter-
est are both knocked out and our source
OF income utterly ruined. We will be
made as poor as anybody. We can't
stand it. We won't. We are going to
rule or ruin. If they succeed in outvot-
ing us and we fail to win peaceably, we
will hold by gore what we have gained
by fraud. We have the government in
our hands now and can hold it. We
have the army, the navy, the railroads,
the great newspapers, the wealthy class
and all the money on our SIDE OF
course we can hold the government
All the monarchies and money of ElI-
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tinued existence of both monarchy and
the money power depend on our sue
cess
We may as we'll dismiss at once and
forever the idea that the plutocrats will
let go their control of the government
peaceably If we carry the election.
There is no patriotism about them
They know no country except to rule it.
They have no conscience. Their God is
the dollar. They worship the golden
| calf. Rather than see the United States
| pass into the hands of the people they
would destroy it and erect monarchy.
They want strong government, provid-
ed they can do the governing.
Here is where Silas Hoods pro-
gram will begin. When the people
elect their ticket, which they will do in
1900, and the plutocrats set aside the
ballot box, ignore the constitution and
defy the law and the people, then will
be inaugurated reign of anarchy. The
country, especially the great cities, will
be but seething mob Laws will be no
! stronger than a rope of sand.
with what measures ye mete it shall
be measured to you again." The plu-
| tocracy who have ruled our country for
years have violated the law with per-
feet impunity. The s100,0OO,OOO re-
serve was established without law. The
bondholder demanded whatever kind of
| money he preferred, without or in vio-
| lation Of law. The gold standard has
been fastened on the country contrary
to the constitution and all law, etc. The
example set by the plutes, like all ex-
amples, is contagious.
AS Silas Hood says, this is Gods
country, Gods republic. He Is sending
on the plutes strong delusion." They
are as blind as old Pharaoah was. They
are rushing on to the Red sea.
The election in 1896 was 1856 re-
peated. The Republican party did not
propose to abolish slavery or interfere
with 1t where it was. 1t only proposed
| to limit its extension. But cotton was
king, and King Cotton proposed to not
| only keep slavery where 1t then was,
but extend it everywhere The supreme
court decided that they had the right to
DO 1t, and they were determined to do It,.
Fremont was defeated Then the high
priests of King Cotton shouted Justify,
THE country is safe, abolition is dead
The Bryan party demanded but lit
tie that true reform demands, but it
was step in the right direction, and
the plutocrats fought it hard as if it
had demanded all. Bryan was defeated.
Then the cry was Reform is dead. 3"
But prosperity had failed to put in an
appearance" The great army of toilers
are on the "treadmill grinding away to
produce plutocracy's interest TOLL"
Crime and failure, want and woe, keep
step to the plutocratic music of McHan-
ma and Mark Kinley. On to the dance
OF death. Do you see it? see the cloud
The storm is coming; 1900 will be 1860
repeated, l think. Gold is king now.
King Gold says he is going to continue
white slavery where it is and extend it
everywhere. It is battle now between
King Gold and King Of Kings and
Lord Of Lords. 1t is the great battle of
God Almighty, the battle of Armaged-
don, and this battle settles the fate of
the human race.
When the smoke OF this great battle
| clears away, there will be left no mil
| lionaires or troops, no usury givers or
usury takers. Interest, rents, profits.
landlords and money lords will be
things of the past. Every family on
earth will have home of it's own from
which no earthly power can evict it.
Home, sweet, sweet, home.
Rev. D. Oglesby in Chicago Express.