Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-08
LETTER NUMBER SIX.



HoME, March 9Th, 1876.
Away back in 1910, William Cob.
bctt wrote from prison to the laboring
men of England, pointing out to thcm
tho causes Of their distress, and show
ing them the only pathway toits cure.
His little book, called paper Against
Gold, is full Of honest teachings for
honest people, and its lessons are as
valuable now us thoy were then. He
took up the subject Of the debt of
Great Britain, and demonstrated that
il was that and Its vicious manage
mcnt that caused tho wide spread pow
erty that then pervadcd England. Let
me quote some of his teachings, for he
was true friend of the people, be-
cause he was ono of them himself, and
was punished for speaking in their do
fense. Hc first shows the Increase of
the national debt then tho increase Of
the expenses Of the Government, and
thcn what necessarily follows--thc IN
crease Of ne tares--to pay these cx-
penses' lie thcn says
"lhetendency OF taxation is 70 create
a class Of persons VINO 90 not laoor'
10 taReironi those VINO 40 iaoor, inc pro
ducc Of that labor, and TO givcitto those
VINO no hot iauor' Inc proauco taken
away Is IN TINS case totally destroyed,
out IL u were expended or consumed
amongst 'nose VINO iaoor' u would
prouuce something IN lts stead, Ihere
wouiu DO more or oc'ter cioth, more
OF oct'cr houses, ana .hese would DC
more gcncra'iy ulstrlou.ea WHIST 'he
grown OF vice, whlch iulehess always
engehaers ana iostors, would DC pre-
vented II, oy the grippe OF taxation,
every gram Oh ,hes"rpius produce oil
country oe TAKEN from the lowest
e'asS o' those VINO lapor, tney wlli
nave tne means Oh pare existence ,eit'
vi course, ,noir clo'"ng hnu .ne,r
evenings WIN oecolhe miserable, tneir
ioou pau OF III sup'cu quah,tyi ior
thhi surplus prounee' wnich should 20
70 inc milking OF al' auu'.lon 70 .ne,r
me"l, anu 10 crealrlg ,g o' .n'ngs LOT .he,r
uso wi' po o,'",s'o'oo W ,"oSe pno 40
Ho'nhg o'n ep' 'uPposo' icr instances
y community " ovns's' Vi u lar,icr,
lour co''agrs, .anor, shocnaNcr,
s'h'.n' uPen'o' anu u mason, anu
.na' '.no rhu p.ouuo'' og onougn ,or
u, ,ne'n ah unu no ,no's. suppose ,nis
l,l'io community ~ ~ .. se,1cu WIN u
uos'ro ~ l''i''a'oS ."0'I oo''o.s, anu W
Noop sinoou'o p,asoh'an' sMm5 hiNl
y .cnth Vi 'neir p'ouuoo' wn'on tney
i0rmeriy gave W 'nv'r snoc'.iahcr'
l nc consoqasnuo q,, ~, "oa'. % oo .na. Poor
Srisp.h wo"'u ny, anu .noy mo''a ~
. WIN 'hc sol'so,a',on u,, oi ~
nec'lng , INA, tney nav crousus 'nsni ,,,. !.
se'Vus sew. 'nso .n's s'a.e' ,h,o mo'n sn' S,, p,
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s"pPU'o Wv s.. .a " ~ n',o,,,., s"y 'ooa
,ol a'' S YOU ''0 Tl" anu L v"oah ~ -, NV, wv
,io,S , pos,uesi ne INV sn,s, en'n
oos'uos VIM. - ap.o'''Y'y ~ noo'ssa.y W
sapp'y ,h, Inv We. ~'s e. 'ps ,I s"n said 'pa,l
one OF Their men IRON tho held, ana
nave besides ioou enohgh 10 keep nim
IN some other situation NOW, winch
Is tne pest, 70 make MN = seconu car
penteh VINO, IN return ior his iood'
would givo them additional ana per
manent convenience ana comfort IN
thelr dwellings; or, 10 make MN aslne,
cure placeman or singer IN either oil
which places he would be an annihila'
tor oil corn, at the same time that IN
case OF emergency, he would not be
half so able to defend the community
suppose two oil the cuitlvators became
sinecure placeman, then you Kill the
narnanfarg nr gnma ono Qlap nr Whot