The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
NATIONAL NUGGETS.
tFrom the Chicago Express.

From the chicago ExprcSs
Whose labor is taxed to pay the
enormous dividends of corporate capi-
tai. and to make the growing army of
millionaires?
-. The organized gigantic power of
corporate wealth can be kept under
proper restraint only by the organized
power of the people through their State
and National Governments.
49,. As the Greenbacks were pur-
poseiy deprecated that the money
sharks might buy them cheap to ex-
change for bonds, so the value of the
bonds have been purposely enhanced
that they may be sod 10 the Govern
ment dear for gold.
" During the fiscal year ending July
l, 1881, the government paid to mill
tary pensioners for the use OF limbs,
health and life consumed in war $780,
O59, $50. During the same time it paid
to bond pensioners for the use of fifty
cent dollars, %S2, ,508,7
... There is but one lawyer in the
United States to 125 farmers, therefore
let there be 125 farmers in Congress to
every one lawyer. There are 1000
farmers in the United States to every
one banker, therefore one banker in
every sixth Congress would be just
representation for that avocation.
... This talk of the inevitable panic
is confession of judgment against the
existing financial system. The intelli.
gence which sustains a system that
breeds periodical panics is on par with
that of the peoples who have engaged in
great wars for the glorification of some
butcher of men.
There is no useful member of So
cietv. whatever his avocation or condi-
ton, who has not deep personal and
pecuniary interest in the adoption by
the Government of the ideas of the Ma
tional party. The new party is class
party only in this sense, that it would
serve the usetul class against the cor
momants.
-. In theory, the people are sover.
eign, but in fact, most of their sover.
eighty has been legislated from them.
Statutes are enacted compelling the
people to divide their hard earnings
with corporations without any consid.
Grafton; and the highest courts, in the
interest OF corporations. affirm the con
stitutionality of these laws.
-. The railroad Kings have usurped
the most important functions OF Govern.
ment. They control the Legislatures
the Courts and Congress; they exercise
| unlimited powers of taxation; they
make treat es and declare and prosecute
wars OF subiugation and conquest. They
control realms and sovereignties as rea
and tangible as any Kingdom in the Olt
| World.
| -. Throughout the length ant
breadth of our country those who labo,
and produce all the wealth are strug
CLING for the necessaries of life, while
those who own and control corpora
tions have firmly grasped and now con
troll the financial and commercial inter
ests of the. country, and are amassin!
colossal fortunes and rolling in veal,
and luxury.
go. The National Banks have on de
posit as security for their circulation
bonds to the amount of 1864, ,258, 600
on this amount the Government PAL.
them back in National currency 1852,
600, ,537; excess left on deposit, S12,
657 ,463. On this they receive an an
nual interest, at the present reduce,
rates, of S13, 687. 1926, or over milliOl
dollars more than 100 per cent, an,
still they demand relief from taxation
80. The establishment of the Ma
tional Banking system was an act t
bind the industries of the United State
forever to the Nations creditors, for
eign and domestic, and to give larg
inducements to those creditors to in
volve the people in all forms of expend
itures, even though it be at the cost c
war, in order to maintain their monor
oily of the Government's highest preroe
ative-that of declaring what shall b
money and supplying society with a
adequate medium of exchange.
-. When farmers are called upon t
nominate and elect the next Congress
they should bear in mind that, althoug
. they number six or seven millions, the
! are represented by only half doze
of their own number in the Nation;
, Legislature. while 10000 lawyers hav
: 240 representatives and 1000 banker
!, have twenty-seven representatives. u
you wonder that the Industrial interest
OF the country receive so little attentio
from Congress, when the men OF indu
|. try are not represented
Miss Kinlin, of San Francisco, r,
Gently married n man named Woo
The marriage notice was headed Xxi
lin-Wood."
g An exchange says "pigs will |
J. pigs this year. Alas, too true! How
d ever, they may be hogs next year.
? TO find out who are the promisiI
| vcuno mon ask the tailor