The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-09-13
VOL. ".
DOLLARS AND CENTS.
A Dollars and Cents Campaign, Is ItH
Well, What Can You Have Better3
From the Nav York Herald

A distinguished gentleman writes to
the Herald in this fashion,
1t strikes me that this may be called a mere
dollars and campaign. We hear about nothing
except wages, capital com bines the cost of an
overcoat-always dollars and cents, Haven't
we any political principles to discuss
We very respectfully assure our cor
respondent that he doesn't know what
he is talking about Dollars and
cents, and how the people can make
them, constitute the profounGest prob
lem of political economy. When you
call this dollars and cents campaign,
therefore, you mean that all the peo-
pie are thinking how they can better
their condition,
The country is considering the best
meanes OF enlarging our commercial
privileges-dollars and cents. The
present tariff on raw materials is a
padlocked door which increases the
cost of manufactures and shuts US out
from competition in the markets of
the world-that is, keeps us from max
ing dollars and cents. The democrat.
ic policy is plenty Of work at fair
wages for every man on the continent
who is willing to work-dollars and
cents. The laboring classes-Mr.
Powderly says million or million
and half of them-are in forced idle
ness and are becoming restless and
discontented because they have neith-
or dollars nor cents. When the people
can buy the necessaries OF life, if not
its comforts, they are contented, and
to do this they must have dollars and
cents.
Therefore, when you assert that this
is dollars and cents campaign you
ought to mean that the people are look
ing after their business interests, are
trying to keep roof over their heads
educate their children, lay up penny
for rainy day, or, at any rate, make
both ends meet. What nobler prob
lem can engage the attention Of ma
tionY Itinvolves the highest patriot
ism, the stability Of our institutions
public and private morality, the secu.
rity ofhomes, and everything else that
is desirable.
The Herald is on the side OF the
democratic policy in this Presidential
contest because the policy will put
dollars and cents within reach OF the
laboring classes by means of study
work good wages. We are nightly
opposed to Mr.. Blaine-that is, to the
republican party-because he favors
trusts, combines and monopolies, and
in our judgment these things are di-
rect threat against every laborer in the
country. They take dollars and cents
out OF the pockets OF the many and
put in the pockets Of the few, and thai
ends in an arristocracy with millions
On the one hand and lot Of poor
wretches struggling with starvation
prices OH the other Such condition
Of affairs may do well enough in Eu.
rope, but it ought not t. be introduced
in this country The prosperity of q
people consists Of thr even distribution
Of opportunities 10 make dollars anC
cents, and whenever public policy
which checks that even distribution il
announced either by the republicans
OF the democrats YOU ought to ring ev
cry alarm bell, rush to the polls and
kill it 30 quick that it will never know
what hit it.
II tile democrats by means of thu
Mills bill or any other bill Or any doz
en- bills can make the workingman'
wages-that is, his dollars and cents
buy more than they do now, give hin
the tools of his trade at cheaper rate
good woollen clothing not shodd,
and sham and htimbug-ata lowe
price, more sugar foi dollar and
better grade Of carpet for his humbl
parhr, son don't have to think twic
.hefore you see that thVir party is ou
/ party.
And the republicans, who are tn
capitalists of the country, deman
higher taxes--which the poor ma
will feel bnt the rich man will not
and propose that kind of legislatin
which puts all the business .here
under thVir contr~l and grinds tn
wage Garner down until his longes
hours and hardest work scarcely sul
ply bread for his family. with nothin
but public charity to depend OIL i
case OF sickness, why, us the friends
the people we protest against thei
and their plans, They have no rigl
to, ,erter the White House and /
stamp their own avarice and selfisl
ness on this government, which is
government Of the people and by II
the people.
So we reiterate the declaration th
campaign Of dollars and cents is
campaign of political principles "
are fighting against high taxes, again
federal surplus, and for fair wag
and cheap nee essaries of life VIII