The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-14


Dur friends, regardiOg tais IS busi-
nc $, VII not fail to respond.
'EAzzzzszzE1E1zlzn.zzz...sa .szzazsEsnEs1
A E0sI0 FOR THE GREENBACK-
s Ets.l 7 ls
-
Oar Sznators and Representatives, il
Congress should spplg for their SHARE
OF books jast published and prepared
With that painstatiog c.re and .elebo-
rateatss which disiIrguieh>s tie
works of the Secretary of Safe,
Eyarts. Tae House IL entitled
10 5000, The Senate to 1000 ap5
The State Department. to 5000 copies
sBusdened as our people are VISTA taxes.
reaching everythiDg between earth and
sky, we win learn from this volume
how Infinitely this governmsnL of ours
is still to be preferred to that of any
people. The book is made up of re-
poits'made to Mr.. EYarts, in acc 'risEce
with his instructions, by con uls and
and ministers representing this coun-
try in all quarters ofths globe. These
cfiieials have been directed to gather
facts showing the c,ndttion Of The pco-
pie and the relations OF csp.tll ard Ia
Dor everywhere. IL is shoWn:
l.sThat wages iRthe Unitrd States
are double those of Belgium, Danmark,
Ffsnce and EDgiand, three tunes those
ct Germany, Italy and Spain, and four
times tsose OF the Netherlands.
2. That the prices OF the necessa-
RES Ct life are lower in tie United
States than in Europe, aud that the
slabofer in the Uai.ed S'ates, were he
satisfied With the scaLty and miserable
fare upon which ihe EGroLe EN- lab0rer
must live, can pu chase like food for
he ss nnaney than il csn be. purchased
fer an Eufope.e ss
So Yhatthe French working peop.e,
with lar 5ess wages, are hap pier shaI
the wcfkitge people OF Great Britain,
whe receive the higeess wages in Eu-
dope. enaaoeQnhtof the sobiieiy, stead
,iirss' and the teOnom'cai haoHs of the
siesmer, and the ssT kes, drink ng hAb-
ITS and const Observation-Disclosures of the
a. ThatsmoTe nIiseiy results frcm
.siIfkcs dIipkjrg, socialism and COM
muuism in England asd Germany than
sifcEs oil ether causes csm5ined, hard
tmss ire!adsd. ,s.f-i-tE. - i.....
-eeNesafe soon To have d .rep3Tt made
by a baby Of juokenng C6ngress man
upon thc cohditio1 OF l5hor in :he
cities Of this country. So serene
"a Rthe. conaition of affairs in the
$ e.lghHt these Jolly, rollicking fell
TowA 60 nLt deem it necessary to
visit ne. Gar States. Ia fact,
the Isisr- 0reR aad Globe Dsmoerat
ssievote sOanuch industry to the daily
investigation OF the scciaT and indus
trial conditions OF these Democratic
States thai the Country. knows more of
Us thanswe OF ouIselyes.s Tie junke'-
cfss diseaver no splendid eli ties in the
ssuth. There are DO splendid abedts
OF regal cpulcncc n these hspless
States. There are no watsriag PLACES
such as bondholders and shoddy srs,
>teeracy would frequent, ant there IS,
as general fact, neither pqveriy nor
riches, End, thsEeiorc, ttese is and can
be 70 such diseor1ent and disorder or
lssccurity Of life and property here as
thatofan reccgn I'D 10 manufacturing
and dcnsel populated eommuais;es. A,
property Is much more tqaallS divided
among all the people here than else
where in.the world, sai ths equslity
should be maintained, thcte IS lot Ina,
renson Tor the diffasinn b government,
Of that comnonsplacs intelh genea az
cssable to TIE poorest and meanest ID
this homc! tead-givirg e0mmonwesl:h.
Batihese reports fsem sA quarters ef
, the globe win be especially effective
IN making natusalized citizens oonten,
With their fotsuee IN tie Uni,td
States. They. wi be forsmoss in as
seriins the good fortunes Of American
workiDgms6, and first 10 declare
thai We should prevent By an possible
means he cOnsumna:ioa Of tie ex,rsv-
asant ana revelilionary purposes of
she halt Hammau GreenbacktIs. This
book q NJ, Evar,s VIM show taat how
ever isgly VIC denounced The policy OF
Nc. Secretary Saesnan. AID however
lsrIible u was to debtors while it pro-
stessea. that itsreversal to-dsy would |
he taught With. pyitaps ssea.er evils.
Having secured perfecl carroseY,
i.se abandonments weuld oaly enrich
the rich ana siupuvcrish aths poor
TIE lbsok viii silence these tanting
aemsgcsuss p0 ttsvsEsing The ecu
rs, srs.ss specially Ner;herp aud Vest
ernTtxss. declaiming so biaterly about
tie woes II workisguSen. l. will be
sen taas toiHag poau,asions Of Ep-
rops leoesve only hsls = much as the |
Ean,e elaes,in this country, ,apd that |
NhGessr isconmmea 81 the poor of |
.l.ttore costs much uacte there than in |
fke uaiisd States. TIE AmS,ican
Eorklsgnsa has lhs A6EAalsgs on
beth sides &c lte gocoast AIiis foo6
esAls has ana his l.Oss psys'niote. L
:. not imaIopsr IS sdd thai The Amsss-
c,p Eolkipe msR diisks less aud smokes |
ls... anll Il a. dis exfenf Che aaine.