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ands Of pinched employers would have
GENE on the platform. Thousands who
have gone down under exorbitant interest
might have saved themselves. Business
needed cheap currency. The money lend
ers had placed borrowers without money,
and they felt little interest in party that
would only give them currency in exchange
for bonds.
But it is plain, from the political aspect,
that we must have new party to super
cede WORKOUT democracy and republican
ism, for they have both come under the
dominion of the money power, and aptly
illustrate tweedle dee and tweedle dun.
But this new party must be peoples par
ty, advanced and aggressive. Its princi-
pies and platform must be so broad as to
help all that cork The men who have
bonds or greenbacks in excess Of their &C.
tual needs do not require hep. The new
party must rest on those who have neither
bonds OF greenbacks, and they constitute the
vast mass of the people. Ii the engineers
of the greenback party have in view the
interests of the nation, they must widen
their platform so that the nation can stand
upon it.
There is no reason why federal loans
should not be granted to industry at cost
Of issue. THIS is the only way to Kill the
money power. So long as currency is in
some classes, and business in others. the
last dependent on the first for accommoda-
tlons, the money power will continue like
a vampire to suck the nation to death,
through interest.
The destruction Of the national bonds
must mortally wound the money pswer.
while the issue of federal loans at cost will
etfectually put an end to its extortions,
and contne it to the interest on its bonde
We are rapidly verging towards the ruin
Of all ind ,:strIes, and political chaos through
the pressure Of interest. Ramifying Itself
through federal, state, county, and mum
clpal bonds, 1t has its hands IN every man
pocket. The reduction or actual abolition
of the interest already paid is only ques
ton OF time. A great nation like our,
will not suffer itself to perish under tn,
manipulations of plutocracy of million
aries, who have become SO through ia
tional plumber by interest on loans, anC
our position is literally absurd, in view o
the part that the federal government could
as easily have advanced these loans itself
as furnish currency to national banks, anC
allow them 10 do it For are not green
backs as potent as rational bills
j r BRAy
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The Atlantic Bridged
TO be continued }

1t is no secret that true success Is only at
tanned by those who have Arduously striven
to deserve it, and the success which has
crowned the efforts Of the State Line %
Steamship is naturally the result of the
noble exertions it has made to serve the trav-
cling public well and faithfully.
This Company started under the most ia
vorable auspices, being ENABLED to avail
themselves II all the latest improvements
known in shipbuilding steam, machinery and
luxurious accessories, which past experience
and modern ingenuity could suggest.
The stately vessels of this line, among
which may be mentioned the estate OF
PENNSYLVANIA, estate OF GEORGIA, 2"
estate Or INDIANA, Estate Or VIRGINIA"
Estate OF NEVADA. and Estate OF ALABA-
MA, are consequently models Of graceful
symmetry, enormous strength, and finished
workmanship. They combine the advantages
of fast sailing with ample accommodation
for every class of passengers and the en-
gines, which are Of the most approved de-
scription, work smoothly and swiftly, with a
very slight degree of vibration. thus olivia
ting what is a prominent cause Of discomfort
in so many steamships
The state-rooms for all classes are fitted up
with every convenience, the attendants being
within easy reach, BY means Of electric bells,
and are all situated on the upper deck. thus
not only giving passengers more room, but Sc
curing bountiful supply 81 light and air. Old
travellers highly appreciate this great i'm
provement Oh the old system q sleeping
phere.
Erery passenger, be it remembered, IL
erery steamship Of the State Line is car
ried on the upper deck The ascDmmo-
dations for steerage passengers are unusuall y
good, and, with the kind treatment on board,
and plentiful supply OF provisions, pleas
ant passage is insured
This is the only Line which has Second
means, thus supplying a want long felt in the
ocean steamship trade, and which Is very
literally patroni1ed The second cabin
saloon and state-rooms are the centre Of
the vessel, where least motion is felt in rough
weather, and have given universal satlsfac-
ton The chief saloon is placed across the
ship, and is s fine and well-pIopOrtuned
apartment, richly upholstered, tastefully or-
namented with living flowers and plants, and
arranged to dine all the first cabin passen-
gers at the same time 1t il well warmed
and lighted, and each steamship is provided
with smoking rooms, ladies deck cabins,
pianos, library, and in fact all the requisites
expected in tirst-class steamship.
The table is supplied with every delicacy,
placed before the guests in the most at
tractive way-the meals following each
other at short intervals as a gentleman
who has just returned from delightful voy-
age remarked 1.-The trouble is that the
State Line is, if anything, too hospitable
1t seemed to me the dinrer-bell was always
ringing. l never eat so much during the
same time in all my life."
A wise provision to insure greater vigi-
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FROM MASSACHUSETTS.

ACTON, Jan. Goth, 1877.
To the Editor o. the WORKISsSASs ADVOCATE
In the excellent letter of Mr.. K. r.
Trevellick, which appeared in the ADyo-
CATE Of Dec. %, he clearly presents the
truth that there can be no absolute stand
ard Of value I; n)w, | wish to ask him if it
is not equally true that there must be some
comparative standard Of value
Must not the dollar refer to some
specific amount or some specific thing Of
substance Of value | contend that the
word dollar" cannot be made to be Of
value, even by government, unless the is
sue is limited arbitrarily in which case
your currency would be open to the same
objection that gold Is now, viz: monopoly.
SO long as the blood of the body polite
can be limited, just SO long will the peo-
pie be slaves to money lenders. And to
obviate this difficulty the circulating me
dunn must be issued against wealth to all
corners at cost. The wealth makes the
money good, not the government.
The stamp of the government determines
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makes such . happy statement Of this idea
that wish to produce it, as follows "The
real question is not whether the drawer of
the paper has = certain amount of specie
hidden away in some safe, underground, but
whether he is the owner of and entitled to
transfer q certain value in whatever the
holder of his paper elects, at the price it
could be had with with gold
Here we see that it is - the price it could be
had with gold" and not that tie note must
be exchangeable for gold coin. 1t should be
certain value determined by the price in
gold, but the r, demption may aud should be
IN any goods on sale In the country.
When the issuer Of a note vi receive the
same at its full face value, and the fact il
well known, other persons will 50 receive it,
aud its purchasing power will be on par
with gold. II this is correct, the whole
problem OF specie payments is intellectually
solved; aud what Boston lawyer said to me
is not far from the truth, VIZ "It would
require less than ter lines OF legislation to
remedy all of our financial and commerce al
difficulties, so far they are affected by the
use Of gold or paper currency" Let us work
to the end that our paper may be as good as
gold BeNJAMIN SKINNER.
1.-THE above communication was sent to a
Boston jourr al, and refused publication.-ED.
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Proceedings Of the Farmers State Asso
citation.

We feel certain that no apology Is re-
quired ~ our readers for our having de-
voted 50 much space in the present issue to
the proceedings the Fifth Annual Session
OF the Illinois State Farmers Association.
The addresses Of the Pres dent and Secre-
tary as well as the Essay Of Prof. Morrow
are productions Of unusual merit, charac-
terzed 10y strong, practical native com
mon sense, and Will be read with interest and
profit by every man whose sympathles and
affiliations are with the people, as oppos-
ed "a the entertainments pr the mouIed
power The subsidized, partisan press.
which predicted that tile Farmers move
ment. ike Jonah gourd, would b. 2 TWEEN
ty-f.ur hours wonder, and disappear
aim, q az soon a. born, Is doomed % dis
appointment. The orgauizatiou, support
III IN the yumaury 81 the Prairie state 4
daily growing il Influence and numbers,
ana IL firmly established as one ot the
permanent institutions Of the country In
our next We shall eudeayor 10 present the
proceedings in full.
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protecting depositors from the losses which
Of late, IN private banks have stripped depo-
sltors of the accumulatiOns of a lifetime, he
It provided that We recommend all our green
back clubs and other friends to urge similar
legislation to protect American citizens from
the great risk which experience has taught
us We run IN our present savings banks.
E.Soic,d We emphahcally condemn the
action OF those members of Congress who
seek to take out Of circulation the greenback
which now makes up SO large al amount of
the money of our people. and We regard the
further reduction az our currency ", ." large
Al amount detrimental % the public welfare,
and will add immensely 70 the present iinan-
cIal distress 81 the producing industries Of
the country, and cannot fail to effect largely
the commercial az Well as every other interest
Of the nation, besides unnecessarily increas
ing the interest bearing Obligations Of the
government
Rsso'red, That We heartily approve Of the
action Of the Independents m the Illinois Lee
gislature, il nomI ating Judge David Davis
to the United States Senate. and congratulate
the country on his election and We are gri-
titled to ind that other members were Athletic
rise above their party affiliations ia their de
votion to pm ciple, and thus secure the tn-
umph of our cause IN the election ut a man 50
eminent. and SO distinguished a representa-
tive Of the Independent party.
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lance in navigation is the giving each captoin
a share in the steamship he commands, aud
the Line has never had to regret the loss Of
Of a vessel or passenger.
As we paced the spacious deck with the
courteous Captain of the Estate of Indi-
ana, and, looking around, noticed the nu-
merOus compasses placed at various point,
long rows Of life boats hanging from their
davits on each side OF the ship, and leai red
that every man ON board had his station, and
knew exactly where to 90 and what to do in
case Of emergency, We could not refrain
from drawing q contrast, IN our own
mind. with that frail and roughly con
structed boat from which that hardy Morse
man, Thorleif Ericsson, landed on the shore
Of NaIraganset Bay, ST. years ago. Whit
would he think Of these floating villages
swiftly cleaving the yielding wave, and pass-
ing to and fro across the turbulent Atlantic,
in all seasons and all weathers, " it'll railroad
like regularity.
The Company has wisely fixed its passen-
ger rates at such low figures that they posi-
lively tempt one to make the voyage; am .na
finds oneself calculating whether trip ~
Europe would not be cheaper than providing
board at home.
In addition to the passenger department,
the Directors OF the State Steamship Com
pany have, with good judgment as to the
future value Of the Western trade, author
ized a system Of " through freight, under
which producers IN the Western States are
placed in direct communication with con
sumers in any part Of Europe. H. 1876
thousands upon thousands Of tons ~ whtat,
co d, pork, beef, butter, cheese, etc.
etc. have been shipped by this young ami en-
terprising company TO Glasgow, Belfast,
Derry, Sligo, Newcastle, and other ports, on
through bill Of lading from Chicago.
The general agents Of this company FOR the
United States are Messrs. Austin Baldwin L
Company, at No. y Broadway, New York
1 City, who are favorably known from their
long experience with foreign business inter
ests both in this country and in Europe.
The officers Of the company at Chicago are
under the management of Mr.. James Wsl-
rack, the British vice-consul, aud are most
centrally located at No. l24 Washington
street, in he city hall square, two doors east
from the main entrance to the Chamber Of
/ Commerce, where prompt attention, and every
information will be given TO all inquire
either personally or by letter
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FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Acr0N. Feb. /. 1876.

ACTON, Feb. /, 1876.
To the Editor Of the woRKINsNAS's ADVOCATE.
In the exchange of commodities, commerce
does not require the gold itself, but it does
demand gold dollars worth of goods for gold
DOLLAR worth of other goods.
Gold is supposed to represent certain
amount Of valuable and exchangable labor,
and it is the value that is wanted
50 long a. gold is mined and sold in open
market, it matters not whether the quality is
more or less neither is it matter Of the
least possible Importance to the business Of
the country whether said gold remains in the
country or is shipped to the ends Of the
earth provided there is no artificial monopo-
IT, 1t is all the same to producers Of cotton
cloth and wheat, whether gold be high or low.
A scarcity OF gold is no more a calamity to
business than would be scarcity Of yard
sticks. We want yards of cloth, bushels of
wheat, and gold dollars worth of goods but
We do not require any particular number OF
yard sticks, which can be estimated by the
amount of business transacted no set num-
Der of bushel measur IS nor do we require
any given number of gold dollars to resume
specie payments.
In your issue Of Sept. 23, David Wilder
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THE FIDELITY SAVINGS BANK.
A Savings Institution Of which Chicago
has Reason to be Proud.
A EeIiaDI. Bank Conducted ,, Reliable men.

The history q Chicago is the history Of =
world in miniature. Every class, every ma
tionality and characteristic is rpr scented in
this, the most cosmopolitan Of cities. And
vet. it will be found on investigation that
men of frugality. economy, perseverance and
diligence, no matter Of what nationality,
have invariably sprung to the front, aniassed
a competency, if not a fortune, aud com
manded the respect and esteem Of their
feIlow-citizens, while those Of spendthntt
tendency, no matter how bn.haut the
opportunities furnished, have almost
invariably proved failures as citizens and
men Of business This simple fact contains
a volume Of meaning II proves The AL
vantazes of economy and thrift II Proves
that patient effort can accomplish NJ bat the
erratic, spasmodic effort II The sO--allrd
genius often fails to accom- hsl.-sDcc,ss w
tn rad, III lite. As an incentive ~ such
frugality and economy, the Savings Bank
furnishes an important medium. The tirst
dollar deposited furnishes an incentive
to future Nction 1t instills new hopes aud
aspirations. Ii leads in the right direction.
A man who has accumulated twenty dollars
will strive to double and treble the amount,
but the aim is in making beginning But
after the resolve Is taken TO sare, the neat
question is, Where shall l deposit What
bank IS safe What bank is conducted by
men Of character, wealth and bushes. repu-
tation AID experience To all such inquIrers
we say, take the first spare dollar you have
to the counters Of the Fidelity Bans,
I43. l45, and l47 Randolph street
presided over BY the Hon. John
u. HAines, gentleman Whnse name
Is Synonymous with honor, reiabil-
ity and character It, resources are avail
able, it, reputation i established, its location
i admirable and the funds u its depositors
are securely invested. This il sermon iu 4
nutshell but every word Il true. lie that
hath ears to hear. let him hear.
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FROM CALIFORNIA.
san Francisco. Jan. %, 1877.

san Francisco. Jan. %, 1877.
To The Editor u the workinguans Advocate
Let Us, in this communication, briefly
| recapitulate a few Of the frauds perpe-
trated upon this long suffering people
The gold amendments were added 10 the
Legal Tender bill mainly for the benefit Of
European capitalists. BY this act the
people of this country have been sgindled
out of thousands of millions of dollars, and
an useless debt entailed upon unborn gem
erations of their pOsterity. Thousands of
millions Of dollars have been borrowed
abroad to construct railroads. Not one
cent Of this amount were We compelled to
| borrow These roads might have been
constructed as that wise Governor Of the
Island Of Guernsey constructed the mar ket
house at the town Of s.. Retus no inter
est would have accrued, and with the same
freIghts and fares now paid, the cost Of
nearly all our railroads would have been
paid long ago, and nov they could have
| been run for the mere cost of operating
and keeping the roads in repair. Instead
Of this policy, what have We done Our
| Legislators have given to privileged persons
money and land enough to more than
the privilege Of extortlng for Transports
| ton, all the profits Of our industries. Ii
is no secret that the Legislators who did
this were bribed A lother fraud was the
substitution of national bank currency for
greenbacks, making the people believe
what was false that it a safer currency
than the legal tenders. That it was not
considered as good by the bankers them
selves was proved when a money panic en-
sued. To give the bankers, under any
circumstance, the privilege Of issuing
money or currency, is a most stupenduous
fraud, for it enables them to contract in
tsrest on what they owe.
No wonder they absorb all the profits Of
labor while the producers starve. Oar
Legislators, who ill their own pockets at
our expense, AMI capitalists to keep up the
rate Of interest i'll this country higher than
1t is in Europe, would have been treated
as traitors by Spartan lawmakers. 1t is
this that floods our country with foreign
capital that monopolizes our best paying
industries land and our best mines
1t is the high rate of interest prevailing in
this country that compels us to borrow
money abroad, and compels us to import
from Europe what we could better manu-
facture at home.
1t is a high rate OF interest that has
driven our commerce from the ocean. It
is this that has caused the misery and des-
titution that now prevails in our Eastern
cities. 1t is interest that eats up the
profits Of our farmers, and takes away
their land and the hopesteads Of our
mechanics and laborers, and turns them
and their families homeless into the
streets. 1t is the high rate Of interest on
money that paralyses our industries, and
and compels our laborers to starve.
O. b. SMITH
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FROM MICHIGAN.
PoNrIAc. Jan. %. 1877
E. J..

PONTIAC, Jan. 20, 1877.
To the Editor Of the woKKISsHAN's ADVOCATE:
When party works for a principle,
success is only question of time. Defeats
kill real reforms. They are always com
ing to the surface in other shapes. The
strong point of the greenbsck movement
was its hostility to the national banks,
Tens Of thousands who voted with the
other parties were no doubt with the green
hackers on this issue, and their votes may
be counted on at another time.
But the greenback platform did not 60
far enough to enlist the sympathies Of the
masses Of business men, and wage work
ers. 1t ignored all who had neither green
backs nor Londs These were to be aided
Incidentally, whereas the times demanded
that they should be helped at once, and
literally. For no business man or work
man had greenbacks to exchange for bonds,
nor bonds for greenbacks. What they
wanted was greenbacks to carry on bust
ness more effectually.
If, therefore, it had been proposed to
supercede national by federal banks, these
latter loaning currency at 3.65, on the
same security as the banks have, thous-
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WHITE STAR LINE

Parties going to or sending for friends
coming from the old country would do
well to call at OF write to the office of the
White Star Steamship Co in this city, re-
membering that their rates of passage are
as low, as those by any other first class line,
their vessels are models Of naval arch
itecture, their accommodations unsurpass-
ed, their officers noted for their urbanlty
and seamansbip, and their passages made
almost with the precision " clOckWork.
The office Of the Company j. located AZ
l4O Randolph street, near Clark
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complished How can we obtain equal
taxation and equal rights and a just repre-
sentatinn IN the government : By de-
handing them and lrOrking for them. We
must rot be used any longer to draw the
monkeys chestnuts out of the fire. If we
are DESTROYS of maintaining q republican
form of government in this country, let
us prove it by our manhood and modera-
ton. In the words Of David Crockett,
let us first be sure we are right, then 90
ahead
| challenge any person who wishes to
dispute the point that the working and in
dustrial classes are better entitled to the
national credit, by paying q small per-
centaQe. than the national banks to receive
it as a gratuity. SAMUEL SINNETT.
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Illinois Central Railroad.

No change " ears from Chicago % 81 Louis Cairo,
New Orleans, Peoria keakul, Hannibal. Dubuque AMI
Sioux CITY
100 TO us miles the shortest route 70 Memphis
Vlck>burg Mobile end New Orleans and the only
running sleeping Car from Chicago " New Orleans
without change
The shortest route 10 Arkansas an Texas
The only route runiing through trans 20 Galena
Dubuque Waterloo. Ackley, Fort Dodge, snd SIOUX
CITY.
The shortest route q Ysnkion and the BLACK Hills
gold aelds A direct route q Springfield. Decatur
Terre HAute and Evansville
Draw * room slvepug cars run from Chicago to 81.
Louis Caro-, New Orleans, cora, keokuk. uannib4I
ana Dubuque AMI fruIn fteeport T. SIOUX City
Ticket OH ,ez lZi Randolph street Central Depot
foot q Lake street Depot. foot u ~ street
w. p. JOHNSON, J. y. TUCKER
Gen. Passenger Agent Gen. SUpt.