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SAN Francisco, May 6, rs.

To the Editor Of the WoRKrNsxAS's ADVOCATE
fear that my subject will not be popu
lar with many of your readers. 1t is
one l have written on before. | have re-
viewed the circular Of the Greenback
Club, and propose, if you will give me
space IN your paper, to criticise it, but i'll
spirit Of tolerance and good hamor, for
which | consider the mistaken notions
Of my brother reformers. l wish to pre-
mise by saying that have no fear of the
adoption Of this proposed system We
have already crossed the Rubicon, and
passed the point where it was possible to
reform our money system. The only
hope for us now, is in complete revolu-
ton, and must confess that am hopeful
that this generation will witness the re
generation Of our money system.
was reading lately the article of Amassa
Walker on the money problem" pub
lished III the International Repieto for
March and April, and could not help
asking myself the question, lis this man a
hired and special pleader, or is he sincere
Ii the latter, then we have 80 much the
more reason TO fear 1t is not that there
are 50 many venal stipendiaries, who are
ready, for consideration, to espouse the
cause of capital against labor, that the
working classes have 50 much cause to be
on the alert to escape the thraldom with
which they are threatened. These men
sell their services indiscriminately to
those that pay them best, and hence they
always advocate the cause that 10 up
uppermOst. 1t is when men who
from their positions in society and
and their intelligence have come to be
considered as authority upon matters
which they investigate, and who, after
careful elaboration and with studied
effort give to the world opinions that are
adverse to the welfare Of mankind, then
we have cause to be alarmed, especially if
they are written with the same apparent
frankness and sincerity of these of the
weaker.
Capital is drawing its Gordon around the
producers. The real objects of contrac-
ting the currency is not As has been 80
profusely stated, to return to specie pay
ments. This is only a pretense. Give
capitalists the control Of the currency
they ask, and they will abandon, yes even
boot the idea as they have done before,
that specie is necessary basis to currency.
The true purpose Of contracting the
currency, is first to increase the rates of
interest, that has already driven our COM
merce from the seas, and is psralyzing
every industry, and turning men, women
and children out TO starve. These from
whose labor alone we can ever hope to
pay the debt abroad.
The next object is to depreciate the
value Of all property but money, and this
is already going on rapidly. When money
ia scarce, according to the Law of supply
and demand, the price goes up, in other
words, the value of all other property and
of labor, goes dOwn-hence the loud cry of
the starving coal miners Of Pennsylvania
now sweeping over our land, and the
same wall may be heard from California,
ere long, notwithstanding eur fertile fields
and our rich and inexhaustible mines.
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GOOD NEWS FOR WORKING WO
MEN

The system which ha, been flr some
years ~ vogue ~ our large cities, vi sylL-
ing sewing machines ou monthly payments
ana bouncing upon tile uuiortuuates wh,n
unable ~ make the last Payment promptly,
and srlNus the machine has happily re-
ce'yed a check, which NV trust WITT uut w
without material beneficial results A
Judge n Philadelphia recently rendered
a decision r.quur. the party SEEING the
machIu. Z. return th- same. aui compel
ing hlu' al pAy the widow from whom ID
mad been taken Sll3 f.r time .sr while
trying to recover IVY This w Ivy W
should pr. ana Hlii probably teach chess
sewing machine sharks a lesson " llch tL,y
viii not ~ very apt to forget
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saw. II would do credit to any city II
will seat l 400 people. At the close Of the
meeting three cheers went up for the
GreeDback party, and master and man
Wed with each other who should show
most loyalty to the great cause that must
get bring deliverance to labor from the
chains Of the money power. Youngstown
is truly alive to the great need Of the
Greenback party. The presidents and
secretaries Of the Great Iron Companies,
as well as the men in their employ are
members Of the Greenback Clubs. They
say, and say truely, "Give us CheaI
Money, and labor will be employed anG
strikes will end"
| left there on Thursday evening, ant
arrived at Detroit by boat from CLEVELAND
on Friday morning, the 9TH. will leav,
again for Illinois on the 10th This worl
must be done or success will never crow
the labors Of the true in this great eau B.
Attending conventions and passing reso u
tions will never accomplish anything. 1
IL constant hard labor alone that will a,
IL. Give me but twenty men that vii
roll up their sleeves and faithfully worI
and keep at work, and | feel sure the worl
can be done, and cheap money and full
employment be the lot Of the America
laborer within the next two years Mean
can be raised for this purpose if the com
mittee will only do its duty. One hundrc
thousand dollars can be raised within Oh,
year if the proper effort is made Their,
is more than one million greenback me
in this nation, and these numbers can 4
doubled in three months Let us have
little less gas at conventions and more Ia
Dor in the field.
Ever your friend,
q. +. TREvELLICk.
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Col. Sam Buckmaster was Speaker Of the
Illinois House Of Representatives IL 1868,
and he had great difficulty in maintaining
order among the members, some Of whom
took particular delight in annoying him
One u the leaders in the sport Of worry
ing the Spe 4ker was a member named
Haines, and to him Col Sam one day
pointedly addressed himself in the follow
ing vigorous language "Look-a-here,
Haines, I'm Speaker Of this House, and
by God Ill keep order ii. it if | have to
use a shot gun for gavel.' The Colonel's
looks showed that he meant what he said,
and he had no further trouble with
HAines
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rHE Machiu,ts and Blacksmith jour
nal comes To Us this month IN a new dress
We congratulate its able editor wv its neat
appearance, the diversity vi ,hc subjects
and last tho not least, the increase II o..
circulation
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MEhud among our exchanges The ''Ppb-
he Record Philadelphia published ny
VIM J Swain Iti a spicy news sheet.
reminding IS # the early day, II the
W. L,ig.r" II that city we sincerely hope
Brother Swain may meet with III, same
success
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IN opposing the resumption twaddle. 1t
cannot now afford to take backward step
VIII it support the Democratic nominee,
provided he is nominated ON a hard money
platform Yes, or mol
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VIZ had the pleasure # FLYING visit
from John Sney, President VI y a..
who i en- route for tile BrIlryil'e Track.
previous ~ putting In an appearance Al
Clarified, Pa, "a The 1T June, whore he
has to answer IN the charge NJ conspiracy
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Epilepsy DRIFTS

- RE- tt i;E fur thi- distressing complaint
made known iu a Treatise tut a. tgtatu pagesl ~
Foreign and Native Herbal Preparations published b.
Dr. ID. FuELr~ BEpWN Fhr prescription discut-
cred by hun iu such pruyident 10 anuer that be
not cunrlenuuu-lN refuse tu make u known, IL ha
cured everybody who has u~el 10 tlr Fits. never hAv
iHg failed n a single case The ingredients may be %
tanei from Any druggist crpy sent IRE IL All 40
plJants bg mail Addr,-,s Or. q. PHELPS HR0WI.
n Grand Street. Jersey tity. \. p.
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THE PEOPLES LEDGER contains No Con
tnued stories, Large Page, - Columns u Chuicr
Miscellaneous Re2ting Matter every week. together
With articles from n n such we'll known writer
a. Massey, OLIvES Optic, SyIvABII G ~ Dr., Miss Al
corr' WILL CARLTON, J. C. THc asr>rsS Mas TWAS
etc. etg.
fSI will send The People Ledger f"
to any address every week for three
months, on trial, on receipt Of only rs
Cents.
The Peoples Le lger" an old established aud re
liable weekly paper published every saturday and j.
very popular tnrou. bout the n and Middle state
Address HERMAN X CURTIS, Publisher.
NJ 3, 81 omheld 81 Boston, Mas
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OFFICERS.
JOHN ". HAlNES. President.
JARED GAGE, Vice President
CHARLES J. HAINES Cashier
GEORGE NJ. GAGE. Asst Cashier
DIRECTORS.
JARED GAGE, john d. HAISEs,
FRANK B. Toby, HESRY ii. SHUFELDr,
JUICE E. s WILLIAMS.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec 81. 1874.
The matter Of transportation Of goods in bond from
Canada t, the United States, well a. of domestic
goods passing through Canada IL transit having Deen
fully discussed Dy ths Ire OH ias including eH-
w. W,-nh lrn 81 the part OF the Government
AMI Mr. j. d. HNe> Oh ia. part OF tie various RAILWAYS
a mutu,l understanding uaa been developer that no
snugg i.g IN cars has been carried 10 any extent
and tnat IIe interest Of tue Dvrrnnent IL Identical
with that OF the railway companies Tue facts that
ia Vt entire through trthc dcpcid upon iEtr EOol
u-h vlt the Government AMI mat every empioYe un
dersttu HIS s,iUn TO pend upon his hicllty IL the
COMPANY iaIeirst rruucr smuggling IN cars next TO
an lupo sbtT ahd therefore Tie Government VIII Ie-
lax = sringcu, Uricrs, and the tr Tic VIII continue
without any furtuer interruption, other tnal what tho
safely Of the Department. demands
Ala citing Of the recently discharged employees OF
the WasuIn ton Navy "a (joD peuuOn was adopted
addressed TO Congress asking mat ACTON may be taken
by winch they shall bc provided with employ ment
there : relieving and fanIlIrs rom SUM
ing corr spJudence DIR cted u b. opened WIN
tie empO, other Nayy-YaIds IN order 10 secure
tuelT cooperation
o. tie 1911 January the Board OF Civil Service Ek
ampers IN the Interior p,rtment will hold public
cumueutye examination for the purpose OF hllng one
or moro vacancies ~ ths grade Of laird Assistant EK
aInnrr IN the Patout-O1ct. TIs ex unlniIlOh VIII De
held IN strict accordance with the Cyl Service rules
and Will DO open all hle applications before
January 8.
All departments closed to-day at noon 10 give the
employ6 uppor tunity to prepare for Hew-Years'
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whenever required by the Republican party
six boxes thrown out by the hoturn
ing Board; Mr.. Raw entered protect against
Ave boxes in the parish. There Is no secret organz-
tIon in Rs pdes Parish. addressed the colored PEG
pie by invitation. Tweuty-seven colored men on ny
Plantation voted the Conservative Tickets there was 10
intimidation; a Federal officer told me IL was the
Queest election he cav; the colored pe1ne Votea
the Conservative ticket because OF The inenlcency OF
the present Off ias; promised them prOteeuou ~
all their rights II successful IN tue campaign
there is stroug attachment between the cooreu lan
hIs old MASTER about $50 white and 400 coored per
the parish abstained from voting; tue oup,l
yitOr OF Registration told me several times that INC
election was q fair .
Messrs. q. W Stafford and John Prescott OF RaplIes
Parish were examined, their testimony snDstantal
c0frODoraitng the statements OF Capt. JtHlts u l.
Kalso OF K ,pi1es Parish also before Tie Committee
Ike Is cUlOed State SrnafOr. He said there was in'lh
dalton Nv threats to discharge, They dh not nave
Republican citing IN the parish GU account OF tue pau
feeling AGAINST them and the fear that they woulu "
broken up vloeuce. The Committee then Adjourned
at paror Of the st. Charles Hotel at p H.
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WASHINGTON.
THE "sTRAW BID" SYSTEM.

THE "sTRAW BID" SYSTEM.
MISUNDERSTANDING JEWELL DETERMINED TO
BREAK UP THE sYSTEM-THE CONTRACTORS IN
OREGON INFORMED THAT THEIR CHARGES ARE
TOO mGII-PRoBABILITY THAT TIE PRICE WILL
BE LARGELY REDUCED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEi
WAsHINGToN Dec. 3l.-lhe Postmaster General
has taken hold of the straw bip question IN con-
nection with some Of the principal routes in the
Western States and Territories with great earnest
ness and his action today in regard to the routes in
Oregon may he taken as indicating his course with
all the rest. On investigating, he found that Ben.
Holladay and Barlow Saudcrson g. Co, have been
able TO control immense contracts at high rates
through system Of straw bids and he has ill.,
formed them that while their bids for next year 8
service in Oregon the lowest responsible ones,
he considers the price too high, and will not pay IT.
that he will not allow his Department to be ham
pered BY what he knows full well is a ring Think
ing they had tue ID paTtmont at their mercy
tue contractors coolly informed him that
if he did not accept their tcrnP, they
would discontinue tho service Not bit
alarmed thcreat, he replied that he should rcadyer-
tise the route and tia. responsible bidders got
an opportunity to make honorable competition To-
day, Senator Mitchell called upon Mr. Jewell to re-
monstrate with him res pecting us proposed action
to reaUNcTtlSe lot UB VI ihO oSi 'i'N
The Senator stated that such a course wonld con-
sumo valuable time, ana, in the mean time, Holiday
mt refuse 70 carry the nails at ALL and the people
of Oregon. especially in the e4stern part the route
now being served by Holladay-would suffer for
want of mail facilities Mr. Jewell replied that nc
thought $500 day too much to paw for 100 miles
If stagc-coach service and that it coIll be done for
less and that he determined to have 1t done
for much less. But" said tie Senator, how can
it he done1 These men have stock coaches and
other facilities to - ahead, and no one else"
"WcU slnpose | should send the mail by another
routef" wa9 the answer well, then" said the
Senator e the people would not get their mail IN
reasonable time" Then, assuming an air more
pat onlzlng, he sail: Mr. Jewell ! am not in
terested in these m"n. appeal only for tue people
of Oregon that yOa will not cause delay by re-
advertisement OF routes" Mr.. Jewell, in reply.
stated that he knew tue service in the hands Of
a ring and That ho wOuld break it mp If he had to
le: the mails Of Oregon rot for n month As result
II Ia believed that Holiday and Barlow. Sanderson
& Co. will carry the mails at a sum greatly reduced
f.om the H. cures represented III the bid II they DO
not some one else viii hereafter do the work.
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indian AFFAIRS.

THE ABSENCE OF TRIBES FROM THEIR REsEE-
VArION5.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-The following circu-
lar letter TO and Agents Of the Indian
Department has just been Issued by the Bureau Of In
WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. q. 1914
SIR: Many complaints AaVlng FROM time 20 time
reached OH 20 consequence or the absence irou
their Of bands Of Indians ANA the
actual and threatened drprrdatlOns resulting hereIOn
IL deeued necessary tnai the lnsructobs eulooded
In CIRCULAR letter TO SIperintendets aud Agents,
issued date OF Oct 81, l573 iorbdunR tue eher
else Of roaming prOpensiles on tue part OF IN
hcatIOn4, US hereinafter indicated. You are ln-
structed to notify tue several bands or tribes
Of Indians your supervision that tney
must cObn their movements whOHy WITHIN the nnlts
of taer respective reseryatOus that under preeIt
leave the same without specIai permit III
writing the agent or superintendent ana that no
such permit VIII granted the agent or superll-
teudeut except it shall DO made TO appear 10 Ills SAILS
faction that tue OF tue same VIII lnure To the
benefit Cf the applicant or applicants, aud VIII III no
be likely Ia prove dsHuVdutaRcOuH 10 tne us
cpne Of the Indian vice. Tue interchange or visits
between n parties bands Oi Indians residing
widely separated from eAch other ID OD
especially cases where Tue route OF traVel
reserve TO the other necesstdes frequent CON
tact with white settlements or mining DISTRICTS .
WneneVe shall deemed either necessary or judi
cous to graut permit U! the character above men
toned. Immediate application should be mDde before
OF tue permit 10 the commanding Oncer OF
the nearest military force who viii furnish suhcieht
Indians IOhg they remdu within the white settle
euts aud who VIII tnelr passage through sucn
setticu, nts 10 De as expeditions Hs possible You VIII
cudeaNOr by every means In your power 10 impress
upon minds OF the lu haas tue urgent Necessity eA
IstnR for strict compliance with these instructiDns
Hud them That without the protection gnafaneed
focor;, they liable looked upon and treated as
hostile bands f. Il. SMITH, Commissioner.
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MOTIVES FOR THE EXCHANGE.

TESTIMONY OF JOHN ROACH sHP-BUILDER.
Mr. Roach was called TO the witness stand
for the second time testify in regard TO the exchange
Of checks.
Mr.. Burchard The statement Of the witness yester
day WAS that your check OF sac was exchanged FOR
that OF the Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY VIM yon
state what you know Of this TRANSACTION aud Why Il
madel A. had no knowledge OF tho Transaction
further than that Mr.. Weed had done the business,
Q. Your casnierl 4. Yes Sir; he made all the col
ectons. and In fact made all the disbursements, WITH
my supcryisOn he said that he hal been TO tic office,
and Mr. Bellows. the Nice-Presdent asked him 10
change checks for S2COOOO; stated that ghe
responded IN amount the amounts which We had been
paid iu the contracts stated to MI. Weed chat had
no obiection that the parties responsible, and
did NOT OF any motive other than that they might
be short OF money but stated 10 him that had no
objection; I signed the check; their check passed
through the bank aud was collected the same day.
never paid any attention to thc other check until Liza
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POLITICAL PROBLEMS IN FRANCE

HlIE QUESTION or A REORGANILATION OF The MIN
IsTRY sETllED-EFFORTs TO FORM a UNION
BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS OF THE ASSEMBLY
An UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN TIE TWO CEN
TIERS POSSIBLE.
LONDON Thursday, Dec. 81, 1874
The Tines Paris dispatch says that the question
of Encouragement of the Ministry, whether the
conference between the Government and the repre-
seutatiyes Of the various groups in the Assembly
succeeds OF fails, has reached a settlement In tho
event of the failure of the conference the modihca-
tion of the Cabinet will be less complete and with
out political significance.
PARIS Thursday, Dec 81. 1874
The proposition for the creation Of Senate was
the chief subject Of discussion at the meeting in
the Palace OF the Elys6e yesterday between the
representatives of the Ministry and those Of the
various groups in the Assembly. All the Deputies
declared that il was impossible to separate the
Senate bill from the other constitutional laws.
NM Duiau:e and Leon Say insisted that provision
be made for the transmission Of Marshal MacMahons
powers even after the termination of the Septennate
The Deputies representing the Right replied that
the Scptennate was merely personal, whereupon Mar
shall MacMahou observed that, should anything
bsppn 10 him. TIE country, being without an or
gained government, would pass through a terrible
crisis.
The Dukl d'A.difTet-Pasquier remarked that the
question Of Transmission could be again examined
after 1880 when It might be possible to find some
ground upon which to compromise, Another meet
ing will be he'd OF Saturday
The Journal les D(Jats says that an understanding
between the two Centers s possible but if effected
IT will he independently Of the Il gbt.
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FOREIGN NOTES.


HAMBURG, Dec. 31.-The River Elbe is closed
by ice.
HAVANA, Dec. 3f.-The insurgents in the ju-
r,sdicuon NJ Villa Clara have burned the Maraara and
Alberiches plantations and assaulted travellers.
HAVANA, Dec. SLOWING to the recent fires
in Havana the foreign companies have raised
their premiums about per cent and have adopted uni
form rates of premium.
VIENNA, Dec. 81.--In consequence of a very
heavy fall OF snow many railways III Austria have
wholly or nartl3ly discontinued ttafl Freight traffic
is at a stand-sti throughout the country. COmmunca
ton between This city and Prague 10 entreiy inter
rupted. Trieste is isolated.
LONDON, Dec, 31.-Navigation on the River
Humber above Hull is stopped by ice. The harbOr OF
Goole on the Ousp is closed. 1T Ice binders the nav
Igatton OF the Thames. Tie railways In western 81
gland blocked By snow Some local lines nave suS
pended traffic altogether.
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TIE NEW MINISTERS.

Among the new ministers there are none of
sufficient prominence 70 give any indication Of the
policy likely TO be followed outside Of that which results
from their adherence 70 the dynasty In this coun-
try the name which Is most known is that of SenOr Jo
vear no ClptainG eneral Of Cuba at the time OF
the capture Of the Nrgnlus and the subsequent
1eparaton made to the United States The coDcatory
sourse which he pursued at that time secured for him
favorable reputation The United States, At the time
shat he superseded by the present GOvernorGen-
era Of the Aus Jose de la Concha he had done much
70 improve the condition Of affairs in Cuba.
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a PROSPECT FOR THE REPEAL OF THE POTTER
RAILROAD LAW.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31.-ltis understood that
ptTties maze careful canvass OF the members
OF Legislature which meets jan 49, TO ascertain
their views of the Potter law establishing the rates
passengers and fnpiRhs. They very reticent
the results OF this canvass but IL Is believed that a de-
cided majority is IN favor Of repeating the law Tho
fact that most of the small ralwaT enterprises ia tue
State iu desperate financial straits Gi iG is be-
eYed have great influence III the repeating OF law,
also the stagnatOu that has OYeTakvn business gen
orally throughout the State.
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TIE FAMINE IN ASIA MINOR

JN4fUSNCEs WHICH TEND 10 INCREASE TIIH NOR
tally.
to'srAETkOPLe, Thursdsy, Dec. 81 1914
SINE the beginning OF the famine in ASA
Aiuor $500 persons have migrated from various parts
Of the, Suutry ~ the Cts Of Adana Halt Of them have
Taoe su,GumOed disease. Tno strange climate and
fHeme VpacOusnees Of the CATERERS tend to ag
gragSte tledlstress and Increase the mortality
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> POLICY o. GERMANY TOWARD THE
VATICAN
BERIIN, Thursday, Dec. 81, 1874

TF- POSITION WHICH A NEw POFF WOULD HOLD m
not RECOGNIZED BY MAJOEigY OF EUROPEAN
sOVEREIGNs.
BERLIN, Thursday, Dec. 81, 1874
The circular h0te Of Prince Bismarck OF
&ay g. lg72 read secret Of tho Won Arnm
t'ial, stated that neW Pope, II not recognized by
3c"'y OF the European sOveToigns would be 4
Ier au would stand IL the same position a. a bishop
fhi.ateG Without the approval o. his Gov
aPli-ryt.