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rae wan OF WAGES ASH PRICES


We find the following sentime n,s in the
newspapers ascribed to BENJAMIN TAP
PAN, Van Buren, Senator OF the United
States from Ohio, and TO them we direct
the attention Of the rea9er:-
The price Of labor is ENTIRELY TWO HIGH,
The labourer in this country can afford TO work
for rLKvEN PENCE DAY, aud the hard mouey
system will bring The wages to that sum Hhsai
triH eSfae dorm TO sixteen ernis bushti and ersru
fhiHg else IN proportion This Is the best tariff
you can have, and the only one that will enable
the manufacturers to compete with England -
The sub-,reasury will effect both objects-tJLrr
WILL PUT DowN THE BASkS, AND BRING WA
GEES AND EVERY THING ELSE DoWN,!"
We request the farmer-ihe mechanics
and all the other producing classes OF the
community TO ponder on the foregoing
declarations. They come from leading
man oil the party in the interests OF the
present national administration, and wheu
taken in connection with the avowals OF
WALKER, BUCHANAN and others,
plainly indicate that they comprise the
settled policy Of the Government under
the men who now control its deStinies.-
The price Of labor is too high-the la
bourer IN this country can afford 10 cork
for eLereh pence day, and WHEAT WILL
coAE DOWN TO sIxTEEN CENTS BUSH
ELL What say you 10 such doctrines
and purposes. farmers ard mechanics p
And these benefits and blessings are TO
cover the country" under 1.-The hard mo-
ney system" and The sub-ireasury."-
The latter, which includes the former, is
now under confederation in the House Of
Representative at Washington, having
already passed the Senate, and The party
have determined 10 enact il into law
In fact IL has been in practical operation
ever since 1897. as Mr. CAMBRELING,
then the administration leader in Congress
aud now AmbaSsador TO Russia. declared
that At should be. lin spite Of lamen.a.
lions there OF elsewhere" And what do
you think Of its effects as already expert
enced' True, the price Of produce and the
wages OF labouT has gone downtown
down TO the lowest ebb aud even al pre-.
sent rates cannot find q market or employ
msni; but the hard nOnsy"evea has not
come. Still the administration is deter
rsined that not only shall this wTetehed
system be continued. bat they have vio-
lated the constitution, and disfrancbised
and inSulted the State Of New Jersey,
whose soil during the revolution was
dTenched with patriot blood, IN orde+ to
smmand a majority in Congress who
would give the sanction OF law TO this IN.
iqniious and destructive policy. This is
matter which comes directly hone 10
the business aud every pursuit Of the
people. sud we have no doubt that at the
polls next October they will drive from
Office those who peTvert public trusts In
the injury instead Of exercising their
functions 10 tho welfare Of the country.
fork Rspubhesa.
Dir. Habbsrd Van Buren, member
from Alsbsma. IN a speech 10 the House
of Representatives on Saturday last ia
favor Of the Sub Treasury Bill, also tool
The sane ground that Sic. Tsppaa did 10
regard 10 The effect Of the measure. The
argumsnt Of low wages add diminisheC
prices in property. was advocated boldly
and ior ,he reason, that under q bard mo
ney govefnrpent you could buy a. muci
Tor few cents a. yOu could buy else
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