The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-25

within the past five years atwhat was sup
posed to be one-t third to one-half it's value,
has been sold under foreclosure. seldom
paying enough to cover all interest and
cost. But we are told by those Christian
money lenders that we took on too big a
load of debt the past three or four years,
and while the dollars seem to be worth
more now, as the pay days come along,
there is but one honest way out of the sit
uation and that is to pay out.
Now, right here is where the shoe
pinches; the "dollars'' do not only seem to
be worth more but they are worth more.
At least it often requires twice and three
times the amount of labor and produce to
secure one of these dollars as it did some
years ago. Now, we would like to ask
these same Christian gentlemen who are
SO earnestly preaching honesty, whether it
is right and just for the farmer and the
other productive industries to stand all
this depreciation? Would it not be fair
for capital to bear it's just proportion of
this shrinkage in values Or, if those
dollars have been made worth more would
! it not be reasonable for the owners of tire
dollars to be satisfied with few less of
them?
| 1t was all right for these smart, Chris
tian gentlemen to rob the people by max
| ing their bonds-bought at twenty-five to
fifty per cent below par and payable in sill
ver-to be madp payable in gold, and then
to demonetize silver. They all preached
honesty then. just as they do now; that was
Iall right; that was shonest; but now since
the people have discovered the robbery,
and are demanding restitution by having
the value of these same gold and silver
| dollars which have been 30 much increased
in value by being made SO scarce, again
reduced to their original value by restor-
ing silver to it's proper place as Ii measure
of values in our medium of exchanges, we
hear terrible howl about honesty from
every capitalist and money lender in the
land. One of them expresses himself
thusly, speaking of tho demand for stay
loans in the west to keep the money sharks
from taking the western farmers homes
away from them, at this time when the
produce of the farm won't pay the market
ing: ''The same spirit is exhibited In thu
ardor of western congressman generally
for depreciation of the currency STANDARD
by silver legislation. to enable debtor
who borrowed money of certain denomi
nation and corresponding value, to chea
their creditors by paying their debts wit
money nominally of the same denomina
ton but really of value ten to thirty cent
; less.'
) Yes, yes, gentlemen, it was all righ
5 when the people we're cheated out of twen
: ty t. thirty, and even fifty per cent, but
is terrible when the capitalist is to get
dose of their own medicine given back t
him. Surely. consistency is arjewel; bu
let western congressman beware, for til
eyes of the people are on them. The pee
are just now more concerned about hoy
their representatives in congress vote, tina
about any promises or speeches they ma
make. Do you see?-Jacob Fupek in Th
, Dakota Farmer.
Welcome, Wyoming.
Wyoming is a sovereign state of til
American Union. Her constitution an
: bill of rights prohibit political distinction
on account of sex, and for ever gaurante
, equal legal rights to woman. A new En-
I, pire state is born an abiding place fo
!. Liberty-whence her rays will speedil
!: illumine the world. This is the creates
(. triumph yet achieved by the movement fc
the enfranchisment of woman. 1t is tt
precursor of worldwide victory.
+ Wyoming has been brought in by
'e strict party vote; every republican senate
5. recorded in favor, every democrat again
! it. It was a refreshing and inspiri1
- spectacle to see Senator Edmunds, She
\. man, Hawley and Ingalls, voting
n, woman's suffrage. We congratulate the
j. statesmen on their manly and progressi
4 attitude. We congratulate our count
:, and the world that there is now one Sc
LIZ governing community. which stands squal
IS; ly ON the principle of the Declaration
It. Independence, and afliams that COVER
s. ments are just only when they rest on t
,- consent of the governed.
:, Wyoming, the last and brightest star
'' the American constellation, contains nil
ct ty eight thousand square miles. By
admission as a state, woman's suffrage
ne firmly establish ovt an area twelve tim
n as large as Massachusetts,, double that
he New York or England, or about equal
1T both together 1t is larger than Mali
ld New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusset
IS Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jerst
sh Delaware and Maryland; greater than
Great Brittany three times the size of Il
land; larger than South Carolina and Fl,
ida: equal to North Carolina and Virgin
40 much larger than Kansas, Washington
y, " Utah; it exceeds the area of Italy or HI
~ ~ gary; it is three times the size of the gre
~ ~ tropical islands, Cuba and Java; equal
T.. T.. all New Zealand; greater than any st'
~ of Mexico; and as large as the province
~ w Ontario.-Woman Column.
~ Rapid City would be in much bett
g. =. shape to entertain visitors we're the sit
W walks and streets cleared off SO as to
d passable. A few wagons, buggies,
goods boxes and piles OF waste luml
VT could be removed without any serio
e. loss to the proprietors and it wol
al help the appearance Of the city wond
ut fully.
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he Married.
YOUNG-BILLS.-At the Congregational chu
III Rapid City last Monday evening, Rev.
all W. Faruuhar officiating, AShel c. Young 1
IN. Miss Hattie +. Bills, both OF Elk creek, Ne:
he county.
ne CH-WINNINGHOFF-In Rapid Ct
3D. Thursday eyening,July 24, 1890, at the l
rs; sonage OF the Catholic church, Mr.. FIR;
n;s Burch of Elk creek, to Miss Christiana
d' -n ninghoff, of Chicago, the Rev. Father Ma
~, officiating.
ld. KEMP-SWINEHART.- the residence of T
on. q. +. Ware i'll Rapid City, July % Rev. W
vat officiating, Lawrence II. Kemp and Miss l.
~ B Swnehart both of Creston.
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