The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-24
No PLACE Foa POOR MEN.

1ic-An Ex- MiiwauK eeun, Located
at Buenos Ayres, Writes to a Friend
His Obser tations.
4 former Milwaukeean. who is now
d resident OF Buenos Ayrcs. where he
has been located for tweuty1four years
past. writes rs follows to WELL known
gentleman of this city who went TO
South America shortly after the war.
and came back because he did not
find things there up to his expecta-
lions:
ave have had two successive seasons
of drought, which has left great mum.
ber of fam lies in the greatest misery.
Many lost every sheep they owned, and
Sfs left absolutely without home, money
or employment We have had for the
last eight ears prosperous times conf
niefcialls-a reckless expenditure and
wild specGlstions Tho end has come.
We are now in the beginning Of the
greatest crisis this country has ever had.
Money is %ortl, 5 per cent per month.
Paper money is WORTH Just &C cents on
he dollar--a forced currency. With
tendency da ly toward greater deprs-
siation: There will DO blue ruin for
some time. think it is needed in or
ter TO reduce things to q formal stand
ard. The expense of living hefo is
something enormous. do not ut all
.xaggerale when say it is necessary
:or a family TO be mos, &C onomical to
i've on $500 per month. I mean this
not for wealthy families, but for per-
;5Es more or less in my own sphere of
fe. House TENT is outrageous. A
small house of say live rooms, removed
rom the center can not be had for less
:lian $40 TO 1920 per month. Meat is
;tally worth more than in London,
when quality Is taken into consi dera-
Ion. Taxes, too. arc something fright
iul. As for instance. / pay d yearly
,ity tax on my own little homestead OF
sfs Add TO this for lighting and clean
ing. per niohtk. s16O; and as soon as
we have the sewerage and water laid
Il, Sc in gold. or its equivalent (say SS)
more per iiiotth. A suit of clothes
costs from $50 to $50; a hat $40. and
pair of boots 81 to $40; q lady's lat
something like $40.
Every thing has increased with the
Exception of labor, skilled and other
wise. A good mechanic gets an aver
,ge of 50 to 81 80 per dayi laborer.
sl.2O TO $3.50; camp hands. from $40
20 s15 per month-the average is $l2.
Clerks get from So to 1920 A sing 10
msn cannot live for less than $50 per
month. and that with economy. For
The mere workingman. ILLS is undoubt-
y the worst place he could poss bly be
IN. The labor market is overstocked.
On the other hand, for a man KIN owing
The country, and with knowledge OF
business and capital. know Of no
place where the profits are greater or
even so good as here. II you are on
The way 10 fortune. all is well. Should
4 man BIZ unfortunate, or lack the
means TO establish something OF his
account be it ever so humble. believe
&C would better have never
been born than have h 8 lot cast here.
speak of what know from sad ex-
perience. Even now. a moderate cap-
;tal. with ability, is not to be riskcd in
business here. The mar who should
attempt ii would be swamped before
ne got fair start 1t is only large
capital that can succeed. Nv 0wn OBJ
,ervation is that the poor are growing
gradually poorer, while the rich are
getting Weather and Weather as the
years roll by.
''Ihe lands are in the hands of few,
comparat veil. In many cases hun
ireds of leagues are in possession OF a
single poison or company. Good lands
command very lgl, rents. Formerly
for the run of flock Of sheep, $3.50
per annum was usual. OF late years
from 5000 10 So 0 has been charged
and obtained. and COOL land is not al
ways to he had even at that We have
plenty of rack-renters here. without go
ing 10 Ireland. ! regret to have to
state our own countrymen and their
descendants are the worst type. do
not mean TO be understood that the
foregoing applies to Ir'shmen as class;
only to Il limited extent 1t is strange,
and yet believe quite true. that as a
race, there is very tile medium-we
are us q rule either very good or quite
the opposite"
The writer goes on to speak Of the
political condition of the Argentine
Republic. He SAYS the government t
is cursed by a degrading spirit of CEN
,ralization. 1t is a republic only in
name. Virtually it is an oligarchy Of
the worst kind. This oligarchy rules
supreme. Commerce. religion. educa-
ton. everything. down to the minutest
details of the most Insignificant off CO
under tho direct control OF the GEN.
lra power. l b .lieve it would make
but little difference what men held t no
governmental re;ns. since there are 70
party principles such as you have in the
United States. 1t is always n question
between the ms and the outs. The
President for the time being is but the
cI, eff of his party. and as long as he
can distr butte loaves and fishes his acts
are not questioned, except by the party
laid out in the cold. and they are quite
powerless. The army settles any little
difference in voting. 1t is not votes
but bullets that settle such matters.
Every territory and province has its
proconsul. in the shape OF governor.
You doubtless consider yourselves in
the states adopts in the manipulation