The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-09
LETTER FROM Mr. ISAAC kAuFMAN

SiI: as am so cfLsn asked about this
railroad, aad what SIS prospect Is Of
getting il built, | will new ahsges u
all.
About ige months agu, when |
was at Somerset, | offered 10 parties
Interested that | would give the one
tenth part Of The m9aey necessary to
build the whole road, and ne would
try 10 raise nine mere shares. / said
that if fye or even ten would join to-
.getber to take a share we might raise
The money in that way. Well, j:
was not mere than about six weeks
till some gentlemen told me that Mr..
Christian Long would come aud see
the proposed route for the read, and
if be liked the route and the counLFy
he would pat $4,000 ia it.
In July Mr.. Long came to see tue
route aud country, and was very
well pleased Herewith. lie said he
would lake one share cut OF ten, ana
he had two mole men that would each
Of them take one share, and lie said
he could get one men that would put
$4,000 in the read, which woald be
more than Lsl! what the whole road
would cost.
Mr.. Long IS q railroad man. He
made az estimate, aud be thinks the
road could now be built Tor 100000;
tina. would make ten shares ~ $50,
O0o. Mr.. Long has So, 600 Of first
mortgage bonds in the Somerset &
Mineral Point Railroad, ard consider
able money invested in coal lands
and other property in Somerset
County lie resides in Snippensbnrg,
Cumberland County, and is able TO
build the whole read, with my assist
auce.
When Mr.. Long left my house we
agreed to meet 10 Somerset, in the
Coart week, and try and raise one or
tEo shares in Somerset or J obnstown,
aud then get tho talaoes ia Pa!isdei-
paia and New York. Mr.. Long
SAYS there is any noun Of money
lying idle ia these cities, and the
amount Of coal add the situation we
have for mauufacGofies would induce
capitalists to put some Of their money
10 this railroad We thought there
would be no danger in commencing
to build q railroad, and that there
was 10 possibility Of . railroad strike
for a long time 10 { me, but since
this new ~so-cai!ed Labor organization
We have been compelled TO change
cur views, and have therefore post
poned further consideration for the
present. lie thinks the organization
getting Up now is more dangerous
than ever the railroad strikers were,
because it will not only iGclude the
railroad strikers but alI classes, by
adding the name Ct "Greonbsckers.'
They c4Ge out bolier 10 their plat
form for strikes than ever the rail-
road strikers did. They put in their
platform that the more machinery
the employer has the less hours aud
the better paw they viii have, so they
will compel the employer to give The
lab0rer the benefit Of bis machinery,
while be was a. the expense 10 get it
and keep il in repair. If Ibis does
not Introduce q strike | do not know
what else will. They put in their
platform - abolish all laws f>r the
collection Of debts. Now, in case
they should get this accomplished,
how could we collect moLey = pay
our hands to work On this railroady
This would stop oil railroad baiidi0g
at once, and all other busiCess. |
would like TO know where the labor-
er would get work then, il all 5usi-
ness is stopped, and it would certain
ly stop oil business; it could not posi-
bly, be any ether way. But the
Greenback strikers say they viii give
Us greenbaek paper money, sbd make
it a legal tender, when they ought 10
know thar the GJvernmeut cannot,
under the constitution. give out any
paper money ia tine Of peace; so
that makes an eud Of The i)eiish talk
to u the Government il debt ST.
500, 000, 600 more, aud cali it Il legal
tender. They would 4ake 3 TevoIu-
don ia the whole United > =, aud
not only tue North against the
South.
These Gceerb4ck strikers put ia
.heir platform that the Government
SHALL put out greeaback paper money;
they fix the amount at $500, 000,-
coo; they recommend The division Of
this u luey so Thar every man clu
pay when be buys, and keep GU, Of
debt. The Object Is that each chi
zen can say, Il " no mau any
thing;' and then, 10 assure that Goa
dillon, they would abolisL all laws
for the collection IT dents Thess
very words are 10 their platform. /
advise every man - read This plat
form If they were 70 get the control
and carry It's provisions u it would
stop all sinds Of business al once,
and, no doubt, would give US d revo-
lutionary war.
Now, some of them de3v this 10 be
their platform; they say they have an
other cnt; but this platform is in TIE
Altoona paper. which is their oFgan
for this Congressiooai dis r;cf. Some
OF them say the Toledo pia form Is
their right platform, ba. | cana1t see
anything OF aay aec5uut il taat OK
cept the recommendation for rigid
economy; thet w0ald be something
good If il could be carried our say
if The people would eject 10 Office
some good Republican, Or even Dem-
ccrat, they could carry that cut. if
they want 10 d. i; bu, it they viii
elee- some # theif Gfeeubaekrrs hey
cann0t possibly carry OUT whas they
call economy, bscagse hey are. with
mighty FED exceptions. b~roken-up
business men aud strikers, who are
not used 10 economy; that is the ree-
son they broke up. II they get en
Office they must make all they can
cut Of u, or else they viii s~trrsc,
with their families Wn are 10 a
rsiher bad dxj we have eh her TO give
them ofice or keep sJme Of them ia
the poor house. For my part
would rsther pay MY share II Keep
hem in the poor house, aud loi give
them the privilege 10 make their
gretnbaek laws for US.
If the election goes right 10 No.
vember, so that the Greenbackers