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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20
LITERARY NOTES.

The Columbia College Political Science
quarterly has evidently made up its
mind never to appear without at least
one gem Of startling stupidity. In its
last issue one comes across this precious
oraCular utterance: at was the excess
sVe and often unconscious optimism of
the older school the classical school of
political economy which led to Social
ism Socialism is no reaction, it is an
evolution; it is no pedant's schism, it i,
a social growth. As well say that excess
sive and often unconscious patriarchism
led to feudalism; or that excessive and
often unconscious absolutsm led to
republcanism, as to attribute Socialism
to the excessive and often unconscious
optimism of the social order (Sic) which
Socialism is destined to supplant in its
turn.
Socialism develops itself out of social
conditions where the human intellect
and moral sense, enriched, guided, and
fired by accumulated facts, has the wit
to perceive the trend of evolution and
the abnegation to aid, though at the
sacrifice Of self, the cause of human pro
gress. 1t is not what orthodox political
economists may have lcrjtten, it is what
the development of production and
distribution has done that leads to Social
ism. 1t Is not the theories of pedants, it
is the fact Of concentrated capital, of
mammoth factories, Of railroad mon
Opolies, of land syndicates, of bonanza
Iarms-in a word, the fact of the in
creased productivity of labor through
labor saving machinery and through CO.
/ operation and combination, together
with the increased want and dependence
Of the wealth producers; this is the fact
that leads straight to Socialism, de-
monstrates it, and renders it newt
able, unless we relapse through cataclysm
into chaos, barbarism and anarchy.
The same charge that Ruskin makes
against most ministers and priests can
be made against most of our college pro.
fessors. They teach false gospel fol
hire Ely of Johns Hopkins, and here
and there IA professor in the West, dc
no not quite fall within the rule. But
| tho r,arOopaI of (tolupn b;a (tOlInro Il a w
established their unquestioned reputa
ton Tor the meanest sort of social Bour
bonism and Copperheadism-the venal
the simonical variety.
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20

At a crowded meeting of the New
York American Section. S. l.. F., last
Monday evening, the position taken by
its delegates in the c. l.. F. was unani-
mously endorsed. 1t was also decided
to issue a call to the Nationalist, re
questing them to meet in mass conven-
ton and elect delegates to the Socialist
Conference.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20
ONE MORE FiASCO.

Considering that it bad been called by
the Central Labor Union with the evil
dent purpose Of dwarfng, if possible, a
similar demonstration held by the So
cialists at the Cooper Union on the pre-
vious Saturday; considering, further
more, that the cooperation of the *. of
l.. had been secured and was given to
the utmost extent of their ability, the
open air mass meeting held at Union
Square last Saturday was certainly not
a success in point of numbers A meas
urement of its outskirts showed that the
attendance covered a surface of IS feet
by 80, and within that space it would
have been impossible to crowd more
than 1000 persons. In variously esti-
mating the number of those present at
from 1000 10 1000 the capitalist press,
therefore, was on this occasion strangely
generous.
1t should not be inferred from this,
however, that the strikers have not the
hearty sympathy of their fellow.work-
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20
THE ECONOMIC SITUATION,

THE ECONOMIC SITUATION.
From the authorities quoted in an.
other column it will be seen that the
crops Of cereals this year, taken as a
whole throughout the world, are CON
sderably less than they were last year
owing chiefly to reduction of % per
cent. lit the American yield In spite
Of this considerable reduction the
amount of grain produced by this coun.
TRIP is more than sufficient to feed its
population, and a large portion of our
crops will still be exported to meet the
deficiency in other lands. Of course,
under such conditions the price of grain
is rising, and our own people will, as
consumers, feel the effects of scarcity to
the same extent as those of less favored
countries. AS producers, however, those
among us who raise cereals. e., the
farmers-might be expected to receive
some benefit from the enhanced value
of their product. But this benefit will
be very small. The majority of the
farmers are under pressing obligations
to money lenders, and the control Of
their crops has already, to a great ex-
tent passed from heir hands into those
of spectators. Hence, in part. the
stringeucy of money, which is threaten
ing a arrangement of the capitalist ma.
chine not only in Wall street, but in
more legitimate business circles. Spec
ulators have bought the crops or are
buying as fast as they can what remains
unsold. In order to do this they have
had to draw upon the banks to such an
extent that, in spite of the large amount
of money recently paid out by the
National Treasury to bondholders, the
volume of circulating medium is rapidly
contracting at the industrial centers.
True, portion of this money passes at
first from the hands of the spectators,
who borrow il, into those of the farm
ers; but as the latter must Immediately
pay it out to their creditors, who keep
it until they have an opportunity of
profitable re-investment, it does not
even in crease the amount in actual cir.
Culation in the agricultural districts.
Again, the other portion is likewise kept
by the bondholders with a view to re-
investment; and as the present economic
conditions favor a decline of stocks.
bonds and all such securities, capitalists
with ready cash are holding it back as
long as possible, thus aiding in a further
decline of the stock market and in a
further tightening of the mighty dollar.
The Secretary of the Treasury is there
fore appealed to on all sides: by the
spectators, who actually need more
money to carry on their swindHng
operations, by the bondholders, who
want to hoard it. and by the business
men, whose credit at the banks is neces-
sarlily curtailed. But, as we have Just
seen, the Secretary might pour out mil
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20
PUBLIC SENSE OF JUSTICE

PUbLlC 0ENoE OF UUo lCE.
In his annual report to the stockhold
ers Of the Wabash, President Ashley
says " Never in the history Of railway
transportation have such enormous crops
been moved from producers to consum-
ers at such low rates. and but for the
magnitude of the movement it could
not have been accomplished without
loss to the carriers The first part of
this assertion is sufficiently disproved by
the fact that in many parts of the grain
belt the farmers had to pay the equiva-
lent of one and a half bushels of corn
for the transportation of two and half
bushels, leaving them only one bushel
for their labor. As to the second part,
were ithj'e the prospects of railway
stockholders for the coming year would
be bad indeed, considering the short
crop and the consequent decrease of
traffic which it will entail. But it is
even more untrue than the first. AT the
prevailing rates the government could
operate the railroads of the country,
pay double wages to the employees, and
have enough profit left to cover all its
expenses without levying taxes of any
kind.
1t is evident that Mr.. Ashley's report
was intended, not for his stockholders
who can see through it and will not
thereby be induced to sell out their
stock in the fear of loss this year-but
| for the public and especially our unso-
phistiCated legislators. He boldly de-
nounCes as ''cass legislation" the limits
which here and there, in various states
where the farmers are still powerful,
have been placed to the greed of railway
corporations, and he affects to believe
that ''public sense of justice" will at
last be awakened, in Difference 70 which
our law makers will permit those poor
corporations" to tax the people as much
as they please.
Well, the public sense of justice is not
running in that direction. Law. makers
may yet be bought to do the bidding of
such men as President Ashley and plead
i'll extenuation of their treachery that,
in his own sweet words, "the COM
plants against railway companies, upon
which objectionable laws are founded
are neither supported nor justified by
facts" But the people have long ago
ceased to entertain any feeling of COM
passion for such paupers as the Wander,
bits, the Goulds, the Huntingtons and
other railway kings, or to be impressed
by the arguments of the Depews, the
Webbs, the Ashleys and other stipen-
diaries of the railway power. In other
words, the public sense of justice de-
mands that the railways be returned to
their legitimate owners, the people,
who will operate them through their
national government.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20
sOCIA LIST BOK PA RTH

national EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, i. J, GRETcH
secretary, % East Fourth street, N y.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20

BOARu OF GHIryANCEs, ERNEST C. SCulNpLER,
Secretary, NJ Dover street, Boston, Mass
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
M,ALLISTER,S BALL

WARD MCALLISTER'S ball was of
some value after all. 1t was of no pub
lie consequence that Mr.. MCALLISTER
won a victory over the FISH faction; it
was no public benefit that this ball
eclipsed the centennial fandango: but
it was of some value to know the strain
of American aristocracy is getting to be
above price, ana that pure American
blood can count for more than a big
bank account. The ASToRS and the
VANDERBuTs figured at the MCALLIs-
TER ball, it is true, but the GoULDs, the
SAGES and the KEENES were excluded.
The ASTORS and the VANDERBILTS
come of an old American family. Their
genealogy reaches back for 100 years of
pure American descent, and is linked
with colonial times. Now, for the life
of them, the GoULDs couldn't tell where
or when their American birthright be-
gan. The SAGEs are probably in the
same box, while the KEENEs do not
care to go further back than to the days
of 40 in California, when faro bank
was worth more than gold mine.
1t was also observable that there were
no money. They were the penniless
representatives. of an honored colonial
ancestry, and although they had to
pawn some of the family relics to raise
the 500 admission assessment, they got
there and enjoyed the social swim Oh an
equality with the millionaifes.
1t was further observable that there
were some there who obtained admit
lance simply because of the Difference
paid to official station. Mrs. GROVER
CLEVELAND was notable example.
Ten years ago she wouldn't have been
thought of in connection with Nc
ALIIsTER ball. Without fortune and
without drop of blue blood in her
veins, it would have been impossible TO
have gained place iii the ranks Of New
York's four hundred. But in proc
esS of time she married the president
of the United States, and performed her
duties as first lady of the land so grace
fully that her admittance to the ranks
of our national aristocracy came as
naturally and logically as if she were a
born princess.
The point we make in regard to Mr..
MCALLISTER'S ball is the most excel
lent discrimination he showed in select
ing his guests. lie seemed to have been
inspired with the idea that he was lay
ing the foundation of Americas future
aristocracy, and if so he proved himself
to be a good builder. There was no
place in the structure for the wealthy
vuigarian, but merit and blood alone
constituted the real qualification.
Wealth counted neither for nor against
the candidate for admission. 1t was a
case of every tub standing on its own
bottom, and in this respect was most
refreshing regeneration of society.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08

The Dowager Empress Augusta, OF Ger
many, is dead.
Cal. Brice seems TO have the call in the Ohio
senatorial campaign
ST, Pauls city council elects the Pioneer
Press to be city printer.
Mrs Southworth, slayer of Millionaire
Pettus, dies in the Tombs prison.
The body of the ex-empress OF Brazil was
placed in the imperial pantheon at Lisbon
yesterday.
Montana Democrats formally elect ". Il.
Clark, of Butte, and Martin Maginnis, Of
Helena, United States senators.
Sioux chiefs implore members of congress
10 treat them fairly and fulfill the promises
made by the Sioux commission.
County superntendents Of schools in Wis
consin are leaving the enforcement of the
Bennett law TO nobody knows who.
Within the shadow of the police station q
gang Of New York hoodlums attacked Isaac
SchilansEi and kicked him to death.
President Harrison gives his first state din
ner in honor of Vice President and Mrs.
Morton and the members of the cabinet.
Gov. Merriam has reappoint, Judge j. P.
Williams. OF Fergus Falls, railroad and ware
house commissioner for a term of three
years,
The first test of strength in the lower house
of congress on motion to go into committee
of the whole OF an appropriation bill under
the rules of the last congress, resulted in
Speaker Reeds ruling being sustained by q
vote of 135 TO II.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
TIE COUNTY ALL.

The report made to the governor yes
terday by the board of charities and
corrections speaks in complimentary
terms of Sheriff BEANS management
of the Ramsey county jail. This must
be pleasing to Capt. BEAN, as 1t is graft
flying to the citizens of this county, and
all the more so because it is an uphill
business to keep that old apology for a
Jail III anything like decent shape.
There are so many uncomplimentary
things said about that jail building
every day, it is positive relief to hear a
good word spoken of it now and then,
and the board of charities and correc-
tons did very kind thing to speak in
such flatterng terms of its management.
We need something to reconcile us to
the eyeSore, for it looks now as if there
were never going to be another effort
made TO get it somewhere out of view,
or to replace the unsightly structure
with building that would answer the
purposes of county prison and still be
an ornament to the city. Ii the county
commissioners could be induced to visit
Rochester and take look at the Ohm
sted county Jail they would grasp our
meaning when we speak OF combining
beauty aud utility in Jail building.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE.

Squibb & Prophet have opened
grocery store at Springfield, Ill.
A set of false teeth exploded in New
port dentists Office the other day, smash
ing things in the office.
According to Consul Pettus, strikes
never occur in China, and labor unions
would have a sickly development, as no
laborer is permitted to seek employment
outside his own district. Carpenters
worry along on % cents a day, and
blacksmiths on s. month.
At a recent wedding in Philadelphia
the room was festooned in red. white
and blue, in honor of the patriotism of
the bride, who had declined many Euro
pean offers and decided to give her hand
to an American.
The opacity of steam Issuing from
nozzle is greatly increased by bringing
electrified points near it, and its color
is changed to orange brown.
Five red-haired girls gave a white
horse bazaar at Williamsport, Pa, in
the cause of charity.
Confusion arises occasionally when
year like 1900 is discussed, as to whether
or not it is a leap year. This is the
rule: Every year of which the number
is divisible by without remainder is
a leap year, excepting the centennial
years. which are leap years only when
SO divisible after snppressing the two
Zeroes. Therefore, 1900 was leap year,
l6 being diyiSible by without q re-
mainder; and SO 1000 will be leap
year. But 100 and 1900 were common
years, and so will 1900 be. because II,
Is and 10 are not divisible by 4 without
remainder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
BEN'S FIRST BANQUET
The President Gives a State
Dinner to His Official
Family.
Sioux Chiefs Plead With Con-
gressmen to Treat Them
Honestly.
First Real Test Of Party
Strength in the Lower
House.
Senator Morgan Wants Afro
Americans to Emigrate
to the Congo.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE president
and Mrs. Harrison gave their first state
dinner tonight, in honor of the vice
president and Mrs. Morton and the
members of the cabinet and their wives.
The floral decorations were unusually
elaborate and beautiful. The Marine
band, under the direction of Prof.
SouSa, was stationed in the main corri-
dor, and during the progress of the din
ner rendered several choice selections.
The president escorted Mrs. Morton and
the vice president Mrs. Harrison. The
other guests were: The secretary of
state, the secretary of the treasury and
Mrs. Window, the secretary of war, the
attorney general and Mrs. Miller, the
postmaster general and Mrs. Wanna
maker, the secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Tracy, the secretary of the interior
and Mrs. Noble, the secretary of agri-
culture and Mrs. Rusk, the speaker of
the house and Mrs. Reed. Gen. Scho-
field, Senator and Mrs. Sherman, SEN
ator and Mrs. Cockrell. Senator and
Mrs. Hale, Hon. j. &. Carlisle and Mrs.
Carlisle, Hon. Cornelius n. Bliss and
Mrs. Bliss, Mr.. Runnels, Mrs. Logan,
Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Henry G. DAVIS,
Mrs. Mckee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
FOR THE woKLD's FAIR.
Representatives of Various Cities
Will Address Senators on This

Representatives of Various Cities
Will Address Senators on This
Subject.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 7.-Senator
Hisc0ck;s special committee upon the
Quadro-centennial Will meet tomorrow
morning to begin the hearings in be-
half of the several cities desiring the
location of the worlds fair. Senator
HiScOck said this afternoon that he ex-
pected the representative from Chi
cago to open the arguments tomorrow
III favor of that city, but he had been
Informed by Senator Farwell that they
desired further time. The Chicago peO-
pie mere say they want to be heard the
some day that the New York deIega-
ton present the case in behalf
ati their city. Saturday has been
fixed as the day for New York
to appear before the committee.
The st. Louis and Washington delega-
tons are ready to appear tomorrow.
st. Louis Will I've represented by Gov.
Francis, G. II. Jones, editor Of the Re-
public. and E. O. Stannard. Senator
Faulkner's worlds fair bill introduced
to-day provided that the exposition shall
be held in Washington, and authorizes
the president to appoint a governmental
board of nine directors to formulate and
superintend the execution of plan for
such exposition. The expenses of the
fair are provided for in the following
section: That the sum of SIS, 200, O00 out
OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated. or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
prIafed for carrying out Of the objects of
tAlS act.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
PAN-AMERlCANs ar WORK.
The Congress is Now Doing Some
Genuine Labor.


WASHINGTON, Jan. THE members
of the international American confer
ence are actively at work at their head
quarters, several committees meeting
daily, bearing arguments from mer-
chants and others interested in the sub
ject under consideration. The secre-
tary OF the treasury has detailed Special
Agent j. L. Evans to act as secretary of
the committee on customs union and
the committee on customs regulations.
The PostOffice department has, detailed a
clerk OF the bureau of foreign mails to
act IN similar capacity for the commit
tee ON postal communication. Lieut..
has been detailed by the secre-
tary of war to assist the committee
on railway communication, and other
specialists from the departments of the
government have been assigned to the
other committees. The committee on
reciprocity meets Mondays, the com
mlttee on postal and cable cOmmunica-
tons TUESDAYS and Wednesdays, the
committees on railroads Wednesdays,
the committee on customs regulations
Mondays, the committees on port dues
Wednesdays, the committee on sanitary
regulations and the committee on inter
HdtioHdi law thursdays, the commit
tees on eXtradition and arbitration Fri
days, and the committees on silver coin
aye and banking Saturdays. These
committees are now ready to hear the
statements from persons interested in
the subjects they have under considera-
ton. and appointments may be made by
application to the secretaries of the
conference. Tuesday of next,week the
steamship men of the country will be
given a hearing by the committees on
steamship communication.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
DEMOCRATS DowNED.
First Test of Strength in the
Lower House of TonoreSS

First Test of Strength in the
Lower House of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE feature in
the house proceedings to-day was the
debate on Mr.. McCOmas' motion to take
up an appropriation bill under the
rules of the last house. The motion
prevailed. A resolution was adopted
providing for the appointment of two
additional members on the committee
on commerce. The speaker stated that
IN accordance with authority vested in
him yesterday he had administered the
oath of office to Samuel j. RAN
dali, of Pennsylvania. Several bills
and resolutions were introduced
and referred, when Mr.. McComas
moved that the house go into
committee of the whole on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, the com
mittee to proceed under the rules of the
last house. Mr.. Breckenridge. of Ken
lucky, raised the question of considera-
ton, which the speaker decided was out
of order, because the resolution was in
the nature of motion regulating the
BUSH eSS of the house. Mr. Brecken-
ridge appealed from the decision, and
yielded the floor to Mr.. Carlisle, of Ken
lucky, who attacked the speakers rul
ing. He severely criticised the house
for its
FAILURE TO ADOPT RULES,
Mr.. Crisp. of Georgia, supported Mr..
Carlisle's argument in a long speech.
tie said the minority protested against
the practice which entrusted to the
speaker the power of determining what
was and what was not in order. Mr..
Cannon, of Illinois. said the bill in
question had remained on the table
for three weeks, and when the Repub-
GcanS wished to proceed with the bust
ness of the country, the other side held
up their hands in horror because there
were no rules. Mr.. McKiney. of Ohio.
said the committee on rules would re-
port code of rules within reasonable
time, and the only question was whether
while awaiting that report public bust
ness was to be suspended. Mi. McMlllin,
OF Tennessee. urged the speedy adop-
ton of code of rules. Mr.. Henderson,
of Iowa, said the gentlemen OH the
other side were opposed to doing any
thing without rules, and wanted rules
adopted under which nothing could be,
done. The discussion was continued
by ButterWorth, of Ohio; Heard, of
Missouri: Chapman, of Michigan: Nc
Adoo, of New Jersey, and others, the
stand taken by each being entirely par
tisan. The decision of the speaker was
finally sustained by vote of l35 to I24.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the appropriation bull for a
few minutes, and then at 4:10 adj
journed,