The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-13

heavens name, tell us how much money
there is in actual circulation" among
the people?, And yet the gold standard
advocates will figure it out that the "per
capita circulation" is on the increase.
What nonsense to talk of conditions
being satisfactory when every intelli-
gent man or woman not in some man
ner in the specially favored classes
knows no such thing exists. What
means it when ex-senator ingalls, of
Kansas, who has done as much as any
other Republican to stem the tide, and
to make black seem white and white
black, says in recent interview:
"We are now brought face to face
with the same condition of social affairs
that brought about the French revolu-
ton; and unless speedy remedy is
found the people will rise in their wrath
and wage terrific war on the wealthy
class. I do not look for any change in
Our system until the people force it
upon us. l believe revolution is ripen-
ing and will come sooner or later. 1t
only sleeps, awaiting an incentive"
1t is facts like these which keep alive
that dead thing" the money question,
which lies at the root OF all our troubles.
In fact there are but two classes OF
people who crate over the grave OF
the dead issue, those, OF course, who do
so from ignorance, and those who hope
SO because its triumph in the resurrec-
ton will be their everlasting political
undoing. 1t is clear as daylight just
about what the money question will be
next year, made all the clearer when
such hidebound party mouthpieces as
Chauncey Depew admits as in his recent
statement that the Republicans will
openly declare for the gold standard
Stimulated by the great indignation
throughout the state over the defeat CT
the gross earnings bill, ever since the
legislature adjourned there has been
great interest to know the inside oper-
atoms OF the railroads which brought
about that result. AS stroke of news
paper enterprise one of the state dailies
is said to have used detective to good
advantage, but that the publication OF
his discoveries was prevented from The
fact that the paper editorially took the
railroad side on the bill. Whether the
real truth will ever be known or not re-
mains to be seen. But the general Cos
sip is that five members OF the senate
judiciary committee received $4,000
each, and an equal number of "promi-
nent' senator's on the floor the same
amount each, while five cheaper ducks"
on the committee received $1,000 each,
making $4,000 more, and an equal sum
in "driblets" was used among "scat-
tering senator's" This would make the
aggregate outlay in the senate $4,000.
This is said to have been furnished by
three companies, and the disbursing
agent is said to have been we'll known
banker in the western part OF the state,
who has figured for years as the lobby
manager OF one OF the largest railroads.
But it is said that not one dollar of the
Doodle was even distributed in St. Paul,
but was placed at points designated
where it would reach the proper parties
without danger.
But whatever the sum or by whom
dispensed it was a cheap investment,
and any sum short OF half million
would have BEEN And still in the long
run it wouldetaoin-eta Observation-Disclosures
run it may prove an utter loss, as this
question is only postponed, and in the
present temper Of the people the lift of
the gross earnings tax may be much
more than the one per cent the people
asked this time. In short the roads
may have played the game too fine.