The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1893 Page: 2 of 16
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SOUTHERN MERCURV.
MABCH 80,1893
which it has pleased God to call
him."
The Indianapolis Journal (dem-
ocrat) says: "There is too much
freedom in this country rather than
too little." How does that ¿ound
for a land that claims to be the
land of the freet
The Indianapolis News (demo-
crat) says: "If the workingman
had no vote he would be more
amenable to the teachings of hard
times."
Senator Sharron (democrat) said:
"We need a strong central govern-
ment! The wealth of the country
has to bear the burdens of the gov-
ernment and should control it!"
But, some one says, you find no
such sentiment irom any southern
man or southern newspaper! Let
us see. The Richmond (Va) Whig
(democrat) says: "The most
wealthy must govern in any state,
and will, regardless of any attempt
to deprive them of that right."
The last house of representatives
was democratic (so-called) by an
over-whelming majority, the dem-
ocratic party demanded of their
servants to give them free coinage,
the bill was aefeated in a (so-called)
democratic house of representa-
tives, and the New York World
and some other papers nearer home
said the death of tree coinage was
a 1 Cleveland triumph" notadem-;
ocratic triumph, not a triumph of
the paity, but a "Cleveland Wall
street triumph!"
The Atlanta Constitution said,
when the fight was being made on
the silver bill in congress: "It is
simply a combination of the rump
end of the democratic party, with
the republicans, to defeat the will
of the people of thiB country, in
the interest of the money power
and Mr. Cleveland's candidacy."
Mr. Cleveland is "a hypocrite
the most destable of God's creat-
ures." When it comes to finance
or money power there is no differ-
ence between Mr. Cleveland, Mr.
Harrison or Wall street; they are
congenial spirits. Eighteen months
ago, when the people, and the
press particularly of the south,
were clamorous for free coinage
first, last, and all the time, Mr.
Cleveland wrote a letter, and sud-
denly, the papers the "subsidized
press" as one southern senator
called them, began as in the days
of Clay, to shout "tariff! tariff!
Now some of them are beginning
to see free coinage will not dawn,
and they are getting back to Jeffer-
sonian democratic principles and
saying, "the people demand that
pledges made shall be kept," and
even some congressmen are begin-
ning to believe Mr. Cleveland is
under the influence of the "money
power of New York." Mr. Cleve
land last fall was "a free coinage
democrat" and what Mr. Cleve
land did not know about finances
and financial relief had never "en-
tered into the mind of man!" To
day it is feared he does not quite
see the moneyed condition of the
country in all its breadth and bear-
ing.
Is our republican form of gov-
ernment in danger? Are the ut-
terances from men and newspapers
significant? Is Mr. Cleveland and
his cabinet on the side of the peo-
ple,. or in league with the money
power? The question is where
are they? The answer undeniably
is: "with the money power."
Then.there must be danger. The
question is; how to avert it?
tHUB ONLY HOJfE.
The reason why the Cleveland
administration has decided that no
new western states need apply for
admission into the union, oan be
found in the free silver discussion.
Democratic and republican leaders,
of the gold, bug persuasion, realize
that in admitting western states
they would transfer the United
States senate into the hands of
free coinage advocates.
The sneaking old conspirators,
having plundered the south and
west so long, are unwilling to
loosen their usurous grip. They
have so completely bulldozed their
officeholding party adherents, in
the south and west, that they dare
not tell their constituents the facts.
Had it not been for the indefatiga-
ble efforts of the Farmers Alliance
the people would have been as ig-s
norant as to the cause of their in-
creasing poverty today as they
were four years ago.
It is known of all that the Farm-'
ers Alliance unearthed the shame-
ful fact tb at the New England
eaders of both the democratic and
the republican party have no sym*
>athy for the south or west, ex-
sept the sympathy of a wolf for a
amb. It has been the custom of
¿hese leaders to furnish the funds
o run each national campaign,and
'or doing so they have monopoliz-
ed all the favors the government
could bestow. They dole out to
their adherents in the south aúd
west such refuse crumbs as they
choose, and they are accepted with
lats off in the humblest manner
>y those the people supposed were
íonestly and fearlessly defending
;heir interests and representfng
their dignity.
So completely has the Alliance
torn away the mask, that their
schemeB stand exposed in all their
enormity. By their own record
they have concocted and perpetu-
ated the most supendous and in-
famous robberies recorded in the
history of man. New- England
party leaders are the v ■ deadly ene-
mies to democratic government.
For many years they have been
engaged with European crowned
heads in an endeavor to overthrow
the republic..
So overwhelming is the proof,
that no leader of any party in the
south or west dares defend them.
Democrats and republicans alike
hang their heads in shame So
aroused have the people become
that nothing will save representa-
Uves and Senators from the south
and west from political annihila-
tion but the taking up <of the
gauntlet thrown down by Cleve-
land's New England manipulators,
and earnestly supporting a free
and unlimited silver coinage bill,
on the ratio oM6 to 1, also advo-
cate the admission of Arizona,
Utah, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
as states into the union.
This will forever crush these
New England aristocrats and re-
store the government again into
the hands of the people.
TES TWEHTY-THIBD LEGISLATURE.
F. J. Y.
"Woe to the rebellious children,
(law-makers) saith the Lord, that
take council, but not of me; and
that cover with a covering, but not
of my spirit, that they may add
sin to sin."—Isaiah.
How trae when applied to the
present legislature. Turn to his-
tory and read of Thos. Jefferson's
inauguration as president of the
United States, and then go down
to Austin to the inaugural ball of
Governor Hopg. The common
people in rags, debt and ignorance;
and their governors and senators
and legislators, with the upper
tens a thousand strong, in a big
ball in the legislature halls of the
Lone Star state! Oh, for a big
hole that we may all get into and
pull in after us, that our eyes may
never see the like again!
"War to to the rebellious chil-
dren that take consel, but not of
me, saith the Lord." Fully in
teeping has been the work of that
august body in the interest of the
people. Listen 1 Thirty daily pa-
pers for each representative, and
fifty for each senator, aggregating
in round numbers $22,000. For
leavens sake what does a poverty
stricken, debt-ridden people want
to pay $22,000 for a subsidized
daily, sent out alono to the le.iding
ights (?) of the g. o. p.? Who
voted for this resolution? We
lave the vote as cast in the house,
and shall take especial care of
it., And that inaugural trip to
Washington for ten days! What a
Bople! What a people! t The
exas legislature and senate on a
¡en day's respite to see Cleveland
inaugurated president of the Uni-
ied States while more than a mil-
lion men, women and children are
waiting, watching, yea, praying
that relief would soon come of the
Hogg administration! They fid-
dle and dance, and vote themselves
pleasure, while the people still
watch the mountain in labor, and
forth comes the poor little mouse!
May the names of those senators
who were brave enough, and hon-
est to their constituents, to vote
no, and take the iron heel of that
big majority in the house off the
peoples neck, be indellibly
stamped in the affections of the
people of Texas. These are the
fellows that voted for and instruc-
ted Mills to vote in congress for
the anti-option bill and for free
silver. He and Coke voted against
both bills, and when Mr. Cain
threw in his bomb, they swallowed
their own words and didn't care if
he (Mills) did vote contrary to in-
structions. And their reasons for
indorsing Mills' vote! Did you
read them? They are daisies! If
I could not have given more sen-
sible reasons than these miserable
back-downs, I would have gone
home and crawled under my wife's
bed and had her feed me on pop
corn the balance of the season.
Now they want a $50,000 agri-
cultural exhibit at the World's
fair. I wonder if, since they got
to Austin and took a. seat in that
big fine house where Hogg had his
grand ball, with a stuffed treasury,
that they are Solomon's sons, or
near kin to Croesus, and that the
people are all blatant fools? Your
records are kept gentlemen, and
you shall face them in the great
day of votes two years hence, and
don't you forget it!
"Woe unto ye rich(?)men, weep
and howl for the miseries that
shall come upon you " There is
one very important (?) measure
they did not forget, very early in
the session, and that was to vote
themselves $5.00 per day while
serving (?) the dear blessed people
at home.
I wonder if that whole layout
won't want to go to the senate or
congress next election.
I have frequently used the word
(all.' I do not include those noble
men who have worked for the peo-
ple.
In the United States circuit
court in Austin on March 21st,
Judge A. P. McCormick presiding,
the injunction case of the railroads
against the Texas State Railway
commission was taken up. There
was present a most imposing array
of legal talent. To facilitate mat-
tf rs and bring about a speedy ad-
judication of questions involyed,
permission was asked of the court
that defendants be allowed to at
once carry up to the supreme court
of the United Slates all the ques-
tions already passed upon by his
honor. Counsel for plaintiffs sta-
ted that defendant's change of
front had come ¡¡to them without
warning, and they asked that time
be allowed for consultation. A
recess of twenty-four hours was
allowed for plaintiffs to consult.
The validity of the Texas rail-
way commission is now on trial
before Judge McCormick at Aus-
tin.
3
Mr, David If. Jordan
of Edmeston.N. Y.
Colorless, Emaciated, Helpless
A Complete Cur* by HOOD'S
8ABSAPABILLA,
This is from Mr. D. M. Jordan, a re-
tired farmer, and one of the most re-
spected citizens of Otsego Co., N. Y.
" Fourteen years ago I had an attack of toe
gravel, and have since been troubled with nif
Liver and Kidneys
gradually growing worse. Three yean ago X
got down so low that K enM scarcely walk*
_ had no appe . t „
BMkiag bml grael. I was badlv emacl
and had no more color than • marele atatae.
Hood's Sarsanarilla was recommended and I
thought 1 would try It Before I had finished
toe first bottle 1 noticed that 1 felt better, sot
fered less, the tataMaratlea ef the fela4-
4cr had subsided, too color began to return to
my face, and I fcegaa «• feel After
¡had taken three bottles I could eat anything
without hurting me. . Why, I got so hungry
that I had to eat 6 times a day. I hare now
fully recovered, thanks to
Hood's Sarsaparilla
I feel well mmé mm well. All who km
i marvel to see me so well."
know
D. M. JOBDAV.
HOOD'S PlLLSantlM beat after-dinner FUI*
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