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The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-11
our orator. Abroad.


DR.. De La Matyr, who was travelling in
Kansas and speaking in the interest of
the Peoples movement, is engaged on
the same work in Iowa this week. He
will remain in Iowa all OF next week,
speaking every dayin different localities,
and will probably return to this city
next Saturday.
Joe Murray. the asilver-tongued ora
tor" has yielded to the earnest appeals
of the Peoples committee Of New York
state, and has gone to make canvass Of
that state. It's rather bad that we lose
our able champion right at this time,
but it will console US to know that he
will stir them up in New York as they
have not been stirred for 10 these many
days tt 49,
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EASTERN SPECIALS.
Oulaha.
IBy Associated Labor Press. j

tby Associated Labor Press
OMAHA. October g. The RAT Frater-
nifty" Of this city, spoken Of not long
since. has fallen through, IS predicted at
the time. A little over week ago the
leader of the gang" was discharged
and he induced the twelve other .mem-
bers, which was majority of the force
and all of the fraternity. to cease work.
The executive committee of No. 100 sent
. committee to the Bee Office and made
arrangements to put some union men to
work the rats having been receiving the
wages struck for by the union men.
Thus It was that the boycott of the Bee
was stopped. Fraternity No. of
Omaha" was forced to the wall, and six
union men sent into the Bee Office to
work among force of rodents who did
not even have the manhood to join their
brother rats in the Fraternity"
Work at the various trades is picking
up little and while there are quite a
number of idle iron molders in the city,
yet they expect to resume work during
this month by the Union Pacific foundry
increasing its force.
A prominent railroad man gives it as
his opinion that the force IN the large
Union Pacific shops will be greatly in
creased in a short time. Over 1000 men
were discharged from these shops during
the last six months. This was done for
the purpose of paying dividends on their
watered stock, and also to reduce the
wages of the men and at the same time
avert strike,
Political matters are quite lively. The
fusion ticket win probably be elected,
which will give the Peoples choice, Ben
Butler, three electoral votes, and one of
the monopolists,> Cleveland. two, this
state only being entitled to hve, -
The workingmen, will make an effort
to pledge the legislators from this county
to vote to abolish the prison contract
system. IS,
Butler and West clubs are springing
upalI overthe state. INDEPENDENT.
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Another.

Editor labor Enquirer.
DENVER, May 1S, 1ss4.-Dear Sir; AT
q regular meeting of the Iron Molders'
Union No. lSS, of Denver, the foilowlng
resolution wss unanimously adopted:
Resolved That we, members OF Iron
Molders' Union No. lSS, OF Denver,
patronsze any and all business firms VINO
advertze in the LABOR ENQUIRER IN
preference to any other. NJ
.LL,, LOOMS W. SMITH, Pres.
Seal J.H. GILBERT, Sec.
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ConI Miners, TROUBLES.

The coal miners of Erie, Colorado,
have circulated handbiils asking all
miners to stay away from there. owing to
complications between the men and
"bosses." The strike in Fremont county
still continues, and tits reported that the
miners are out at Rock Springs, :,
Taken altogether coal mining matters
look portentious, to say the least. All
miners should keep away fromlhe points
named.
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employ 90, owing % tnelr reHrictlOn q
productions The coke trade is getting
better. four more coke consuming fur
naces going into blast the past week.
The foreman in the National Tube
works, McKeesport, who has been in the
habit Of giving jobs to the one who paid
him the most money, has been dis
charged. All such unprincipled wretches,
who would take advantage Of the poor
laborers, should be dealt with in like
manner.
The Hungarians are leaving the Con-
nellsville region in bodies. The operators
will not employ them if they can get
American labor. Twenty-eightfleft Mon
day for Hungary. and Tuesday twenty
nina left for the Hooking Valley. Agents
for the Hooking syndicate are in the Con-
nellsville region securing all the labor
they can, to take the places of striking
miners
There are indications that the long
strike of miners along the river is break
ing up. A great many have returned to
work in the two upper pools but the
lower pool men still hold out. Starved
into submission is the verdict. There
are still a number in Jail for conspiracy.
President Costello, of the mlners' union,
threatens to sue the operators for con-
spiracy for banding together to lower
wages. He would have good case and
should do 80, but lack of money will
probably save the operators.
All of the above is bound to bring
forth good fruit. The workmen of this
section have largely been republicans,
but the great disaffection that exists will
lose 1000 votes at least to that party in
this county; 1900 of these, will 60 to
Butler and 500 to Cleveland. Disgust is
stamped on the faces of ALL In 1880 the
howl was protection vote for Garfield
and earn fair wages" and the election
passed and the mills shut down.. Now
the same cry is heard, with Blaine's
name substituted for that Of Garfield.
Butler is coming here just at. the right
time. He speaks here on Friday night,
and will address the people from before
a broken bank, that spectators in oil
forced to assign. Excursions will arrive
from all the surrounding towns, and the
event will be great one, The Butler
state convention decided to fuse with the
democrats if they get half the electors
The democrats have not accepted as vet.
y The Coal Trade Tribunal for srbi-
trating the wages of the miners along the
railroads in this section 5000 in all
has been licensed, and'A. Bradley, a fair
stove manufacturer, chosen umpire.
They have their first meeting this week.
~. ,-...'. L. Ii,
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PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE.
BY GILBERT DE La MATYR, D. D.


FINANCE IS THE SCIENCE OF PUBLIC REVENUE.
shall speak Of that phase which refers to
government supplying its people with
medium of exchange. l shall show that
currency should be a source of revenue to
people, instead of a tax upon them:
First, assert that all currency should be
money. Plato says, ''Money is creation OF
aw, to effect exchanges" Aristotle says,
"Money is measure of value, a medium of
exchange, an invention of man, not pro-
lduct of nature" The English courts define
it thus, "Money comes nom monendo,, to
stamp; as wax is not seal without a stamp,
so metal is not money without the impression
of sovereign authority" For centuries, when
coin was the only money of England, its
monarchs In times of stringency, increased
its volume by use of alloy. When appeals
were made to the courts, they invariably de-
cided that the monarch having the right to
make money, could use any material, and
alloy gold and silver to any extent demanded
by the treasury As it was received for all
debts due the king, that which was good
enough for the ruler was good enough for the
ruled. .-l-l i s.'9c =
In I72O, the French made their coins more
than so per cent copper, without lessening
their value.
Having for centuries Increased volumes OF
money by alloy, the governments Of England
and France finally changed the mode to
lessening weight. The parliament and king
of England decreed that pound troy should
make sixty-two shillings, instead of twenty
as had been the law for many years. That
was reduction of the bullion value Of shil-
ling, more than three to one. Later, there
were other like reductions. ~
In our country under the consideration
congress made 1850 grains Of pure silver 9
dollar. Under the constitution in 1872, 81 q
grains of pure silver were made dollar, ana
fixed as the unit of money. The law of LIS.
made one pound of gold equal to fifteer
pounds of silver In 1889 the law was changed
SO as to make one pound of gold equal to six
teen of silver.
Wewill examine q moment fractions O
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A Crisis Pending at Pittsburg.~
[By Associated Labor Press.l

PIrTsBURe, Oct. 9.-Labor is IN bad
straits here at present, and the chances
are that the bosses will rue their arbi-
trary actions at the polls next month.
Harry Oliver, at Oliver Brothers & Phil
lips, has aspirations towards the United
States senate and is power in politics
hereabouts., He has given largely 70 the
campaign fund, and has now reduced the
wages of his employees, or rather at
tempted to, for they will not. accept 1t,
and have struck. Many of those re-
duced are knights of Labor, the firm
wisely not attempting to lower the wages
of those who belong to the Amalgamated
association. The reduction is l23 per
cent, which would give some of the
laborers but 95 cents day. Those whose
wages are effected by the reduction are
not merely the common laborers, but all
who do not work under the sliding scale.
They comprise blacksmiths, and their
helpers, millwrights and their helpers
carpenters, engineers and iremen, pat.
tern makers, molders, machinists bolt
makers, plate rollers, s,draughtsmen, brick
layers and their helpers and all clerks,
The reduction in some instances will
effect the wages of number of employees
to the amount OF ST. month. +
Dilworth, Porter & Co. have also re-
duced wages 10 per cent, likewise the
Morehead furnace, where the men have
been idle all summer for refusing to work
for 81 a day, but they were compelled to
90 in at 10 per cent less. The Crescent
Steel company have also reduced wages,
and the signs are that it will never quit.
The molders have also been compelled
to give in after contest of six months.
They offered the four scab firms to accept
10 per cent reduction, but, as the bosses
would not treat with them, they decided
to accept Is per cent reduction, and 80
ratified the manufacturers. The action
was brought about by the end of the
lockout at Cincinnati and Quincy. The
bosses are now, trying to get the men to
work as individuals, bat venture the
prediction that the union will be pre-
served. The bosses should not seek to
goad desperate men.
Fifty men employed by Booth d Finn
and engaged in laying the Westinghouse
gas pipe, struck about their wages. They
want $3.50 day, while the contractors
say it is their intention to pay but sl.2o.
-Four hundred coke workers at the
Cambria Iron company's ovens IN the
Connellsville region. have struck against
10 per cent reduction Of wages. They
argue that if they accept the reduction,
that wages at other works will come
down. The coke syndicate say they
have no intention of reducing wages as
but IS per cent of the usual labor is now
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Frank HalI.

A circular and card received at this
Office bears the intelligence that Frank
Hall Kicker 1lwell known to the typo
granhical fraternity ofthis city, is con-
ducting frst,class job Office at Atchi-
ison, Kansas The specimens of work
sent out by Frank are excellent and in
dicate well-equipped establishment.
The diction of the documents is in the
flowery style which characterized our
friend in the days when he was with us.
Franks friends in Denver will be glad to
know of his prosperity
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shsst Of s complete revolution Of sys-
TENS will make the world right. a. +.
Parsons is In charge Of the Alarm.
The Tocnn is new boycotter issued
by Typographical union No. 2, Of Phiia-
delphia. Tho first number is = rouSer
and pours the hot shot into the arat' in
stitutions Of the Quaker City. The Prtss
is its special mission, and the Tocsin will
be very likely TO make things lively for
Mr.. Calvin Wells. Methinks / see the
finger marks of Win Foster in The Tocsin.
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still Another.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
DENVER, September S,-carpenters
union No. S. of the Brotherhood OF Car
pentels and Joiners of America, at a
regular meeting August 27, 1884, passed
the following resolution;
Resolved, That we patronize business
men of Denver who advertise IN lHE
LABOR ENQUIRER in preference to others,
-, ID. BAILEY,
Seal Corresponding Secretary
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YOUNG mENhREAp HI

TIE VoLTA1c BELT Co., Of Marshall,
Michigan, offer to send their celebrated
VoLTAIc BELT and other ELEc-
TRIO APPLIANCES on trial for thirty days,
to men (young or old afflicted with nervous
debility, loss Of vitality and manhood, and
all kindred troubles. Also for rheumatism,
paralysis, and many other dis
eases. Complete restoration to health, yigor
and manhood guaranteed. No risk Ii incur
red as thirty days trial is allowed. Write
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sunportingT Their Friends.

Coal CREEK, Colo, Sept. l9.-A q
regular meeting of local assembly 24O4
held on September 10, the following reso-
luton was adopted
Resolved, That all members OF local
assembly 94O4 patronize any and all
business men who advertise in the En-
terpiise, of Fremont county, and The
LABOR ENQUIRER, Of Denver, In prefer
ence to allpthers.
,,1, CoMMrTTEE,
Z. Seal Local AsSembly 24A.
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Akron.

AKRON, Oct. 10.-Polities, politics, nothing
but politics; we are getting it in very large
doses. f.,
There is big change looked for in the
potter's trouble this week; arrangements
are not yet definite enough for publication.
Coopers report work fair, though no open
ing for new men.
The Rolling Mill worked one and one half
days last week. Prospects, not good.
The foundry department of the Agricultu-
raj shop, start this morning, and work in
many branches of trade will thereby receive
a lift.
T. AND L. J.
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The Pittsburg strike.

PIrrsBURG, October. IA lockout at
Oliver Brothers & Philips rolling mills
began this morning, and 5000 more men
are added to the already large number
who are out of employment in this city
The men positively refuse to accept the
l23 per cent reduction. ....a
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PersOnalL Z

T. B. Buchanan has returned from a
trip through the eastern states: having
been gone since the Colorado state con-
vention of the Peoples party. He re-
ports the agitation going on, and says
General Buffers support is still growing
at phenomenal rate. = I.
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New ones.

The Alarm is new weekly issued by
the International Workmen's Associa-
ton at Chicago. It is fearless and fiery
and will have nothing to do with half
way reforms, believing that nothing
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TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Typographical Union No. 40 meets on the
first Sunday of each month at Knights of
Pythias hall. at O'Clock p. m. -#
: W. NJ. NUDD, Rec. and Cor. Secretary.
F.P. MANNIX, Financial Secretary.
Republican ONCE.
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pr. AsTERERs' UNION.

The Piasterers' Union, OF :DenVeT, lneeGs i,s
every Monday evening at 1;5o oeioch' uit ~
st, Joseph's Temperance hail' cornet rli-
teenth and Stout streets.
'0'''' - - HARRY COLE, President.
CHAs. NJ. MoCABE, Secretary: L..
Address 100 East 18th street.
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sToNECUTTERS.

Stonecutters Union meets every alternate
Tuesday, at Justice Sopris' court room at
7:S0 p. IN. + So
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IRON MoLDERs.

Iron M6lders Union meets every second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at
Knights of Labor hall, at 1880 p, m.
]. II, GILBERT, Secretary,
- S3. Park street. :
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County Committee Meeting.

The Peoples county central committee
meets Saturday evening at THE ENQUIRER
Office. O. L., SMITH,
DC MEEKER, Chairman.
4 " Secretary. -.@s' ~.t'.r
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TAILoRs.

Z TaiIors' Protective Society meets on the
first Monday of each month, at Justice
Jeffries' court room, at O'Clock 2. m.
c. PUTTKENMER, President
T. HAMLN, Secretary. -
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CARPENTERS.

Carpenters Union No. 55 meets every
Saturday evening at 7:3O p. m.,. in Euclid
THos. MUIRHEAD, President.
A. a. HIGGINs, Secretary.
J. ID. BAILEY, Deputy State Organizer.
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LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS:
rR. lDRs ASSEMBLY.

The Trades Assembly OF Denver and
Vicinity meets tn the econd and fourth Sun
days Of each month.
y. d. VAUGHN, President.
G l.. MERBrTT, Secretary, News Office,
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: EVERY LADY

Interested in Art Needlework, Fancy Work.,
and every branch of amateur Art Floricul-
ture, Fashion, Cookery or Music should send
Is cents for the current number &rdtDbrfdHe d
Cot1lier's Quarterly, 40 pages, pages new
music and over1 900 engravings each number.
Address .. -.--. : ~ ~
STRAWBRIDGE& & CLOTHIER,
Eighth and Market Sts.. PhilAda.
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BARRIERS.

Barbers' Benevolent Protective Associa-
ton meets every Tuesday at 9 p. m. at
knights of Labor hall, 1856 Holiday Street
< N 4 J. LEONARD, President.
W. NEWMAN, Secretary.
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with him, but instead carries letters of credit
from bank in his own city to a banking
house in Paris, draws bills and obtains cur
rency there to pay for his goods. Not one
hundredth part of the medium of exchange
! in commerce is now in coin; -
CHECKS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS.
In'all large cities in Europe and the United
States more than nine-tenths of business Is
conducted by means of checks either on the
credit OF individuals or firms. 1t is stated
that the banks of England have on an aver
age more than 5000, 100000 in checks out
marked "good," though they may not have
81 ,OOO, 100000 of any kind of money in the
vaults Our authority Is Sir John Lubbfck.
When California banks received on deposit
only gold, to avoid the inconvenience of
handling it, the check system was used in
payments instead Of coin.1 Ii
BANKS OF DEPOSIT AND EXCHANGE.
Banks of exchange and deposit were early
resorted to, to escape the intolerable burden
of coin circulation. The Bank of Venice was
! the first of this kind in Europe.
The intense activities caused by the cru
sades inspired the creation Of that remark
able institution. 1t was established in l17l, !,
| and destroyed only with the republic in 1877,
standing firm as a rock for more than 900
years. Its system of exchange was essentially
the same that we advocate and we shall
notice it under another head.
The Bank of Genoa was fully established in
I40z, that of Barcelona in l4Ol, and that Of
Amsterdam in 1909. These banks all had the
same objects n view. Their general principle
was that money deposited in the bank was
not to be paid out, but that the credit of and
In the bank was to be used in the payment Of
/ debts, instead Of money. This saved the
/ Joss Of coin by friction, clipping, sweating,
boring, and furnished an invariable repre-
sentative OF value. Debts in considerable
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-09

The Democratic primaries last Satur-
day afternoon passed off very quietly.
Dir. G. NJ. Ellis was reelected President
of the Mutual Building Society last Mon
day night.
The Cleveland and Hendricks clubs
wigwam is now finished.
The Blaine and Logan club threw to
the breeze handsome banner, this week.
Marks Licberman is painting his cloth
ing house.
Mr.. Ambrose Richardson of this town,
sprained his ankle. 1t will contine him
to the house for some time.
The Anthony George base ball of Phil
adelphia, played game with our boys
last Friday.
The Juvenile base ball club of this
town, played the Chestertown club at
Colchester last Thursday,
The regular monthly meeting of the
Cecil County Medical Society will be held
next Wednesday.
The Fair catalogue is now out and be-
ing distributed.
Mr.. Samuel Bratton and wife OF Texas,
arc on visit to his former home.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil
county, Mr.. John Perkins was elected
director, vice VIM. Torbert, deceased.
The Second Congressional District
Democratic Convention met here last
Wednesday. 1t was called to order at II
o'clock by Col. j. NJ. Miller, Mr.. Sharzeg
of Carroll was made Chairman, and
Adam Peoples of Cecil, Secretary. The
balloting began at o'clock. The first
ballot esulting as follows; Talbot, 10;
Shaw, 5; Hopkins, 8; Unnecessary to choice
Il. After 324 ballots were taken with
out any change the convention adjourned
until Z o'clock At the evening session
ten ballots were taken without any change.
The convention adjourned until Thurs
day, and after taking 1S43 ballots, from
the assembling of the convention, they
adjourned to meet in Baltimore next
Thursday, at 10 o'clock, when German
no doubt will have something to say.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-09
Base Ball at Oxford.

The Active base ball club of this town
visited Oxford, Pa, on last Saturday, and
after one Of tho most exciting and inter
esting games ever played at that place,
succeeded in defeating the Oxford club
by score of to 4. The game was
played on the fair ground and about 500
people witnessed the play. A more re-
spectacle crowd of people never graced
ball field, and they never forgot to APP
plaud good play made by tho Actives
as well as those made by the homo club.
The game was umpired by Mr.. Edward
Purnell, of this town, and his decisions
was satisfactory to all The feature of
the game was the catching of Thompson
OF the Actives. The Oxford club will
please accept thanks from the Actives for
the kind manner in Ahich they were
treated. The Actives will try and show
their appreciation whom they visit Now
ark. The following is the official score:
AurIvBs
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-09

Tho Town Fathers meet in session Sat
mday last.
Tho resignation of Dr.. N. II. Clark. as
ono Of the Board of Health, was rendered
and accepted. DR.. L. NJ. Whistler was
appointed to the vacancy.
Supervisor Saunders was ordered to
have the cutters cleaned and other mat
tiers Strengthened up.
The Board of Health comprise the fol-
lowing gentlemen; Geo. G. Evans, Esq,
Mr., Sam'l J. Wright, DR.. Theo. r. Wolf
and DR.. L. NJ. Whistler
The action of the commissioners is to
be highly commended. The citizens may
now look for general clearing of the
streets.