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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

There is curious vatility in the old
superstition that those who adopt as
their watchword "The Land for the
People," are aiming at an equal division.
Of the land between the individual citi-
zens. Yet very little reflection would
soon show that it is possible to believe
that the land is the common property of
the whole people, and at the same time
to be strongly opposed to any such equal
division. If Tom, Dick and Harry had
horse left them, they would never
dream of cutting up the horse into three
equal portions, so many pounds of horse
beef for each mans share Railway
companies, canal companies and dock
companies are not unknown in this
country, and their existence proves that
it is possible for large number of people
to enjoy common rights in huge prop
erty without feeling it necessary to assert
those rights by the method of physical
division. What would be thought of a
shareholder of (say) the Midland Rail
way who should say: ''The railway is
the property of the company, that is, of
the shareholders let us divide it up-so
many miles of rails, and so much rolling
stock to each shareholder Every
body sees that it is impossible to divide
the property of a railway company or a
canal company among the shareholders
without practically destroying its value.
The value of the railway or canal from
its owners point of view consists in its
power of earning dividend for them.
They do not divide the railway they
divide its earnings. This is exactly the
way in which land restorers propose to
treat the land. They are not such fools
as to suppose that the equal division of
the land among all the people is as easy
a matter as the division of a cake among
a party of children. But if we cannot
divide land equally, we can divide rent.
Nor is it necessary even to divide the
rent. There are public expenses to be
met, which at present are provided for
by unjust and oppressive taxation upon
labor. The earnings of the land-the
economic rent-should be applied first of
all to meeting public expenses. The
"single tax on land values" would be a
tax only in name in its nature it would
be rent-a rent paid to the people for
the use of the peoples property. At
present the people of England are in the
position of the shareholders of railway
company, who pay all the working ex
penses out of their own pockets without
getting any dividend, while the directors
pocket all the takings. Demo-
cr0t
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

who served in the civil war pensioner
for life upon the government, whether
i'll or well, rich or poor. 1t further
appears that during the late fiscal year
the payments for pensions had reached
the extraordinary sum of $SS, S,275, ,113,
which was several millions more than
the amount, then unprecedented, of the
~ months preceding. When it is re-
fected than the war ended nearly 25
years ago, and that the names of hun
dreds of thousands of those who have
once received pensions have been dropp-
ed, the continued increase in disburse-
ments is most extraordinary. A dozen
years ago the total amount required for
pensions annually was between S27 ,000,
600 and $2s,000, 900 year. Now more
than three times as much is paid out
yet an outcry is made for other legisla-
ton which would carry the payments to
more than $10O,0O0,OOo a year.-New
York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
The Truth Will Prevail.

Mr.. j. b. Sargent, the great hardware
manufacturer of New Haven and New
York, was an ardent protectionist, and
strongly opposed the reduction of the
tariff which was talked of in 1873. He
is now in Australia, and is freely ex-
pressing his opinions in favor of free
trade and the single tax. He says he
was afraid that if we lowered the tariff
we should be ruined by the importation
of pauper-made goods. $50 / paid a
special visit to Europe in '73, and went
through all the principal manufacturing
districts of England and the Continent,
for the purpose of comparing my con-
dition as an American manufacturer
employing high-priced labor with that
of the European manufacturers employ
ing cheap labor. Two years afterwards
| paid another visit to Europe for the
same purpose, and from what / saw
during those two visits my views under
went complete change. l have since
paid several visits to Europe, and have
travelled in India and Japan, and have
made special study of the comparative
value of cheap labor-Asiatic or coolie
labor-with that of Americas high
priced labor, and | am convinced that
the cheapest labor in the world is the
high-priced labor of the states. But,
Notwithstanding this, l am convinced
that the real interests of the manufac-
turer are not on the side Of protection
A man may be narrowly selfish or
broadly selfish. l hold that for an
American manufacturer to be a protec-
zionist is to be narrowly selfish. Under
the present system the people are unable
to buy anything like what they would do
if trade were free. The stimulus that
would be given to production would be
incalculable the more goods that would
be produced the cheaper they could be
sold. Labor now idle would be employ
ed, the consumption would increase with
the ability to consume, and trade would
benefit in every way. / am an absolute
free trader. | am in favor of the aboli-
ton Of all taxation on commodities, and
the raising of revenue necessary tc
support the government from land
values, irrespective of improvements
l know of no tax so just and which
would be so evenly distributed or 81
easily raised"
Thus the truth is gradually spreading
{ wherever the English language is spoken
not only among the masses, but alst
among the most intelligent of all thos,
classes whose best and most permanent
interests are not inimical to the genera
welfare
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
One on the Inspector.

A school inspector hailing from
Glasgow has the credit, says the Dun
dee (Scotland) advertiser, of telling
the following story against himself.
1t ought to be promised that he is not
tall and has not been blessed with
much personal beauty, but he thinks
himself, and deservedly so, an excel
lent public speaker. Examining a
junior class one day late he wished to
lead up to "breath" as the reply to
question. He had no reply at first,
but after pause he said. what comes
out of my mouthP" A wee little fellow
promptly answered, "Gas, SIR" AT
terward, in explaining what an adjec-
tive was, he said, 81 am a man, but
place an adjective before man. Il
am a" Little man!' exclaimed
one hopeful. The inspector does not
like to be called little. He said, "Well
-ah-give me another" "Ugly little
mani" shouted too literal bov.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

During the late session of the legsla
ture Hon. S. NJ. Wherry, representative
from Cumberland County, made the
charge that the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund had sold over a million
dollars worth of United States bonds
belonging to the state which brought
100000 interest to the state treasury
every year and that the proceeds of this
sale of the United States bonds were
deposited in certain banks without inter
est. This charge was couched in the
plainest and most specific language, and
Mr.. Wherry moved that the house
appoint a special committee to inquire
into the management of the Sinking
Fund and the treasury under which this
achievement in financiering was accom-
plished. But the Republican house,
with Speaker Boyer, (now the Republi-
can candidate for state treasurer) at its
head, deliberately refused to make the
inquiry
The only explanation of this remark
able financial transaction which has
been vouchsafed by the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund is that the United
States bonds were sold with view of
employing the proceeds of the sale in
the purchase of state bonds, but that
when the Commissioners appeared in
the market for the purpose of buying
state bonds the holders of the latter
insisted upon a premium which the
Commissioners regarded as exorbitant.
This is simply confession Of incapacity,
not to say stupidity, on the part of the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
They knew that no state bonds We're
overdue at the time they sold the United
States bonds. They knew that as they
could not compel the presentation Of
underdue state bonds for redemption
they would be at mercy of the holders
of the state bonds. They knew, too,
that the state could gain nothing, but
must lose, by the sale of United States
bonds even if the state bonds could be
bought at a reasonable premium. This
explanation, therefore, fails to explain.
Do the people of Pennsylvania approve
of management of the treasury by
which the state loses 100000 in interest
: annually, loss which must be made
good by taxation? Are the voters of the
state ready to endorse Henry X. Boyer
the Republican candidate for state treas
urer, who as speaker of the house Of
representatives stifed the inquiry into
the management of the treasury propos
ed by Representative Wherry? Car
fealty to party coyer quite this glarins
infdelity to the public interest? Thes,
questions are submitted to the candle
and intelligent judgment of the voter
whatever may be their political affiliton
in the confident belief that they will
decide them at the polls, not as tn,
blinded slaves of the party, but as fre,
and thoughtful citizens.-Harrisbur
Patriot.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
This is Straight from the Shoulder.

Somebody has been saying something
to cause the Neaosdealer to pour out hot
shot like the following We would like
to know what the Republican party of
this county even did for the Irish-Ameri-
cans that Phil Boyle should go around
and ask Irish-Americans to vote for him
at the coming election. The Republican
party is Bishop Newman's party, and
Bishop Newman has said that if he had
his way he would bar out all foreigners.
The Republican party is anxious enough
to secure the votes of foreigners" on
election day, but at the same time it
never allows an opportunity to pass to
snub this class of citizens. The Irish
American, the German-American, the
Italian-American, the Polish-American
and all true Americans belong in the
Democratic party because it is the peo-
pies party, and time and again has
fought for the rights of the people,
lrregardless of nationality or creed.
Shame on these sons of foreigners"
who would ape certain blue element in
our politics. If this same element had
their way the "sons of their fathers"
would not be American citizens to-day.
1t was only through the efforts of the
Democratic party that their fathers were
able to land in this country at all.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

Two years ago Rev. VIM. Holden, an
Episcopal clergyman of Hazleton, while
riding with a lady, was struck by an
engine and injured for life. He had
intended bringing suit against the rail-
road company, but was restrained by
the lady, who was wealthy and was
averse to appearing in court as witness.
She rendered him check for $1,000 if he
would abandon his intention to institute
proceedings. He refused the offer and
on Tuesday he filed in the prothonotary' IS
Office claim for $10,0 900 damages against
the Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley
Railroad Companies. The latter is the
owner and the former the operator of
the line of road upon which the accident
occurred.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03


During the last presidential campaign
very few, if any, of the trade and finan-
cial journals of the country supported
the Democratic party. However, the
light begins to dawn upon these protec-
tive advocates and they are calling loud
ly for change. Fibre and Fabric, the
organ of the wool manufacturers, worked
with all its might for the election of
Harrison, yet in its last issue it makes
an explicit demand for free wool 1t
upbraids the G. o. P. for broken prom
ises and gives plausible solution of Re-
publican success when it says:
Thousands of good, honest votes were
given for the Republican nominees at
the last presidential election for the sole
object of giving the party an opportunity
to correct its own mistakes. viii the
Republican party be equal to the emer-
gency, and render justice to its citizens
for its past delinquencies in the matter
of raw materials?
One year ago there was nothing too
good for protectionists, according to the
Elp0U and Finance Journal. The same
paper now terms protection Canada
listic policy" The following plea for
unlimited commercial relations will meet
with cordial approval:
Confining trade to certain sections and
depending on the people of the one
country for the consumption of that
country's products is very much like
cannibalism. 1t means that we must
live off Of each other. That is exactly
what we of the United States are doing
when we limit, as we practically do now,
our commercial relations to the various
states of the union.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

INSPIRED by the recent decision that
permits diShonorably discharged I'm
ion soldiers to share in the grand
pension grab, Theodore Noel, recon
structed rebel volunteer, proposes
pensions for conscripted Confederate
soldiers who were disabled from SER
vice in cause they were forced into,
and from which the government at
the time was unable to protect them.
He makes an ingenious argument in
their behalf, and has started out to
have petitions for this amendment to
the pension laws presented to con
gresS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

find Ideal Tooth Powder is without
exception the best 1 have ever used.
and white, which / was unable to do
with any other powder have ever tried
before. So says Ferdinand E. Chartard,
Baltimore, Md.
By the way, will you buy and use Ideal
Tooth Powder2 We can thoroughly rec
ommend it. r. E. Nichols, Dentist, Sa-
lima, Kansas, says, Ideal Tooth Powder
is in my estimation, just what its name
indicates. An engraving 20 K "a is given
with each two bottles. Price 25 cents
per bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

The following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Freeland Post
office, October 2, 1889:
Damato, Rosa
Eirisch, Johann Yacob
Ferry, d. j.
Gallagher, Dan
Godzinska, Marya
Handler, G. e.
Haszo, Gyorgy
Marriott, Francesca
O'Donnell, Names
Shafer, Louis
Szkarupa, Piter
Smith, Mrs. F. M.
Walters, Amanda S.
Wilson, Geo. l..
Ward, Charles
Zeirdt, Mrs. John
Persons calling for any of the above
letters should say AdUertised
VIM. F. BOYLE, P. M.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

EX-PREsDENT CLEVELAND is not un-
naturally pleased with the utterances
OF the several Democratic state con-
ventlons held this year. If peace
hath its victories as well as war, so
defeat has its consultations as well as
victory. Mr.. Cleveland represents,
and always will represent in Ameri-
can history, the idea upon which he
staked his political all in November
last-tariff reform. He suffered de.
feat, but his discontinue finds its
compensations in the evidences, which
multiply day by day, that the idea for
which he fought survives and grows in
the hearts of his fellow men. States
which did not dare to assail the pro
tective policy of the country in 1888
have fearlessly declared for tariff re-
form. The Democratic slogan OF
1892 will be: Gree trade, free land,
free men"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
Uncle Sans Costly Army.

The figures compiled at the pension
bureau to show the work of the last
fiscal year disclose that our army of
pensioners had reached the prodigious
number of 345, 125 up to June 80, so that
at the present time it must be about half
million strong at its recent rate of in
crease Yet this does not satisfy Senator
ingalls,, who calls for making every man
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

The Kingston Times had the Re
publican state and county tickets on
its editorial page until Saturday, when
the state ticket was dropped. The
Times, we presume, cannot condes-
cend to support for state treasurer a
man like Boyer, whose name is synony-
nous with corruption, fraud and cow
ardice. There should be more Hol-
brooks in journalism.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

MAYBE the Democrats of Montana
didn't neatly hoodwink the Republi-
can senate by letting the territory go
Republican last year, thereby getting
admitted to the union. On Tuesday
the state came out in its true colors
and elected the Democratic ticket by
sweeping majorities.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
Wild Animals in India.

A letter from Calcutta reports that
a herd of 100 wild elephants has been
captured in Mysore. Also that there
were 5000 deaths by snake-bites in the
northwest provinces last year. In
Madras 10000 cattle were killed by
wild animals and 1,642 persons lost
their lives by snakes and wild beasts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

The labor unions of the state will
oppose Speaker Boyer on account of
his hostile attitude to labor measures,
and thousands of sincere temperance
people will also oppose him on account
of his party being neither hot or cold
on that question,-Minersville Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

NEXT month Connecticut will vote
on prohibition amendment to her
constitution. A constitution that has
withstood the ravages of hard cider
and wooden nutmegs for nigh upon
two centuries should be able to easily
throw off an epidemic like prohibition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
FREELAND, PA, OCTOBER 3, 1889.

BITTER tears of anguish come from
Boston to-day. The base. ball club
has dropped to second place, John L..
was on a glorious drunk and the only
Mike was most ANONYMOUSLY dis
graced at Cleveland. All in one day
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

STATE.
For Treasurer. f.. n. Blgler,
of Clearfeld County.
COUNTY.
For Judge ..............E Edwin Shortz,
of Wilkes-Barre.
For Sheriff T...,...G George J. Steigmaier,
of Wilkes-Barre.
For Recorder. Joseph ]. McGinty,
of Halle Township.
For Coroner. VIM. f. Pier,
of Pleasant Valley.
For Surveyor. James Crockett,
of Ross Township.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

ONE of the present candidates
for governor of Massachusetts, Mr..
Bracket, was invited last year to at
tend Queen Victoria jubilee banquet
at Boston, and, being unable or not
wishing to take part, he sent his re
grets. Shortly afterwards he made a
speech at Land League meeting,
and now, on account of these high
crimes and misdemeanors, he is to be
boycotted by the Dorchester Branch
Of the "British-American Associa-
ton" 1t does not seem to have oc-
CURED to the upstarts that constitute
this branch of foreign Gn principles)
organization that it is an impertinence
on their part to obtrude these British
contentious upon an American cleo
ton; yet it is an impertinence, and
gross one
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
Compensation.

Mrs. Cobwigger-"My husband. Pm
sorry to say, is man of very little
taste" Cora-''That must be real
nice for you, for heard ma say your
cooking was dreadful"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

ALL appointments of Harrison's
must, first and foremost, be accept
able to the powers that be in the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
president has practically adopted an
amendment to the constitution requir-
ing the "advice and consent" of this
organization to all nominations, pre-
ceding the advice and consent of the
senate. As General Alger, a prob
able rival of Harrison for the nomina-
tion in 1892, is at the head of the
Grand Army, the complication is
doubly increased. Between the peo-
pie of the country demanding justice
and the G. A. r. demanding every
thing, Benny is in a pitiable plight.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

"Man know thyself," says the poet;
but this advice will never be regarded
as long as there is neighbor to OBJ
serve.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

The X. of L. Executive Board is in
session at st. Louis.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03
LOST +! LOST
Anybody needing Queensware an
won't visit our Bazaar will lose money
Just See

and 25c; covered sugar bowls 25c; butter
pitchers 1Oc sets pieces sl75 Also grocer
les cheap Jelly by bucket Sc lb fresh butter 20 per
lbs rice 25c lbs prune 25c; lbs starch, &c., Dry
Goods Bazoo dress goods cents per yard calicoes Sc
ana white goods &c per yard up Carpets sc yard
underold Straw hats Hats to fit them all
and shoes suit you Chdrens spring heel 5Oc
kid button, $3.50 Come and the rest will struggle hard
to please you. Your servant
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

Subcribe for the TRIBUNE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

IT'S HINGLIsH YOU KNOW.

The British cabinet now numbers seventeen
members. 1t will be the ambition of some of
our Republican statesmen to catch up with the
mother country in this matter. The next move
in this direction will probably be to make the
Pension Bureau separate department, with a
secretary a force, fund and policy, all its
own. r.
The morning news., 1889-01-11
AN OLD LAND MARK.
An Interesting Talk with Mr.. M. M.
Sullivan-The Growth of the Fish and
Oyster Busln a Good
M

An Interesting Talk with Mr.. M. M.
Sullivan-The Growth of the Fish and
Oyster Buslness-Savannah Good
Point.
well, suppose you are looking for some
thing to go into your paper remarked Mr.. NJ
NJ. Sullivan yesterday to O NEWS man while on
Bryan street. Come in, he continued ''and
guess can give you few points that may be
of interest to your readers. Il see you deal ex-
clusively in fish and oysters Mr.. Sullivan. How
long have you been in the bnsiness?" asked the
reporter. Before yon were born, l reckon;
since 1858, anyway, have done no other kind
class of merch andiseg'' "Oh, yes; you see I
ship to all points, and my territory covers a
large area, embracing Georgia, Florida, Ala
banla and even into South Carolina AS you
see, keep large number Of people at work,
andthey are kept busy packing, asserting and
preparing for shipment" How many people
have you in your employ, Mr.. SULLIVAN" WELL
let me see; not less than one hundred. suppose.
My oyster beds Cedar. Hammock, which is about
fifteen miles from here, require a large force to
supply my trade. / can say with pardonable
pride that these oysters have given me good
reputation among my customers, and the re-
suit is that orders are coming in from all over
the country" Il make ii a rule" continued
Mr.. Sullivan, ito give the best at the lowest
market prices and a customer once gained
stays by me-" Il have heard great deal of
cries on the Savannah and Ogeechee
rivers Are you meeting with much
successY' Tho catch this season has been
very satisfactory. My customers say that they
are the best they can get from any market, and
t1at, you must know, is very gratifying to me- -
what is your opinion of the future of SaYan
nah as a commercial center?' Well, / have
only studied it from one point; that is the fish
and oyster trade, but it strikes me that with
the new railroads under construction. and COM
pleted, with this new railroad combined CON
templated placing us in direct comm Inication
by way OF Birmingham to Kansas City and
the great west Savannah, which has access to
the world should become the most important
city in the south" is it not your opinion now
that this city offers more Inducements to cap
italsts than any other in the soutA?'' ''Well,
as have said beforelI have been too much occu-
pied with my fish and oysters to correctl y form
opinion, but | think that capital invested
here in almost any enterprise would pay well
So Are you going now? Come again. l can
give you any information in the fish and oyster
line you may wish to know"