There is a tax on them – on the mines they’ve bought up and left fallow. Most people who have feet and don’t own the mine necessarily won’t pay the tax. But the lawyers convince people that they will be bankrupt. the poor in america don’t realize they are an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily […]
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The Barons and William Stewart unify the people against reality
If the constitution is adopted, they sum up, the state will be entrusted into the hands of incompetent men who will act in the interest of a few selfish capitalists – owners of the chief companies who believe that there is only one ledge and it’s owned by SF bankers. MTIVC pg 144
The constitutional is rejected at the polls
Election day is a carnival MTIVC pg 147 the secessionists and copperheads crow victory (ensuring that a second attempt will succeed)
