Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-23
SHOUTING OVER VICTORY.
Poverty Stricken Toi|srs Who Sold
Their Votes Shout Over Vic
tory Against Themselves.

It is pitiable to see the poor wretches
who have given the labor Of lifetime
to the robber classes, shouting them
selves hoarse over the triumph Of
Mark Hanna and the trusts. do not
blame Hanna and the trust magnates
and the bankers for rejoicing at the
victory by which they will have at
least four years more in which to
plunder the people. But there are men
in Deadwood who have not the second
shirt to their back, do not know where
their next meal is coming from. and
can't pay their grocery bill who are
rejoicing at their own poverty and the
enrichment of Rockefeller and Car
negie.
But, it was ever thus The rabble
chose Barrabas and crucitied Jesus. 1
can imagine: the Hanna and Mckinley
ties of that day strutting up the streets
of Jerusalem, casting taunts and sheers
at those who had adopted the principles
of the Nazarene. And the Mark Han
ma of that day evidently thought they
had gotten rid of pestilential fellow,
an anarchist" an "agatator" and q
disturber Of the peace" They did not
then realize the awful calamity that
was to befall their nation as result Of
their choice between thief and the
great Teacher. They could not realize
that the principles which he promul-
gated was to permeate and revolution
ize the world.
When the slave holders of 56 killed
Owen Lovejoy, dragged Garrison
through the streets Of Boston with .
rope around his neck, and that same
year elected that prototype Of McKin-
Icy James Buchanan, to the presiden-
! cy, what rejoicing there was, and what
taunting Of the vanquished. But did
Garrison and Phillips lay down. Hard
u. The next day the Liberator ended
it's leading editorial with this sentence:
eve demand the immediate and un-
conditional emancipation Of every slave
under the jurisdiction Of the flag.
How the slave leaders laughed. just
q do the slave leaders Of today. why
the id fool. Haven't the people just
rendered their verdict in favor Of sla-
veryi The thing is settled"
But was It settled3 Oh no Garrison
and Phillips kept on their '.cursed agi-
tation." Old John Brown took the law
into his own hand, just as some John
Brown will in the next four years, and
the dormant conscience Of the Ameri.
can people was aroused, just as it will
be within the next four years, and they
elected that great emancipator who
was assaseinated at the instigation Of
the money power.
The next four years viii SEQ the
greatest agitation for human righta
which the world has ever seen, the
right Of every man, woman and child
to an eqaal share Of the resources
which God has provided for all hi
children. and the right to the full pro
duct Of their labor. This agitation
will be carried on by men above the
conditions which oppress the poor.
No slave or class Of slaves were evel
liberated by their own efforts. The
more class is oppressed: the less their
power Of resistance. This was wit
messed in Deadwood on election day
by poor wretches selling their manhood
and citizenship for two dollars.
Equality approaches tho Twentieth
century with good courage, because it
knows the power of an idea. II knows
the falsity of the issues upon which
the recent verdict at the polls was OBJ
tanned and it knows that verdict can
not stand. 1.-THE hail (ideas) shall
sweep away their refuge of lies, and
the waters shall cover their hiding
place. ."-Deadwood Equality.