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Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19
STARTLING IF TRUE.

We stated some time ago, upon infor- nation that we had every reason to deem trustworthy, that independent political action was earnestly discussed and fla vored in California by the Nationalists of that State in general, and by those of Los Angeles in the particular case we were then referring to. There was, to be sure, nothing very Startling in this announcement, and most of our readers took it 6 matter of course. In their minds the question is not as to indepen- dent action, which, they consider as the logical, necessary, inevitable result of the progress of Nationalist ideas and or ganization, but as to the time when and place where it will be taken, these mat ters depending entirely upon the stage of progress at that time and at that place. But, surely, it never was sug- gested to us by anybody imbued with Nationalist doctrine that the Nationalist clubs might under any circumstances use their influence and cast the votes at their command in favor of old party candidates.
 Now, however, comes the Cdhfornia Nationalist, published in Los Angeles, and corrects our statement in this wise "A plan of organization, including city central committee, was drawn up, but it has not as yet been adopted, and opinion is much divided on the question. There are also great many of the most influential Nationalists who are at pre- sent greatly opposed to the third party idea"
 This is decidedly startling; but when fully recovered from our surprise we shall be prepared to hear that those influential Mathematics are at present greatly opposed to Nationalism.
 If we misunderstood our esteemed contemporary, we trust he will make his meaning plainer.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

The Wage-workers' Political Alliance of Washington, D. C., addressed to the United States Senate petition for the enactment of Senate bill 3411, to estab. fish Department of Banking. They suggest that if that bill be not reported by the Committee on Finance within three months from the day of its refer- ence the committee be discharged and the bill passed. They also pray that systems of public cooperation at cost may be placed in competition with exis- ting systems of private competition for profit. This is a good prayer. Our Washington friends have hit the nail on the head.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19
APRIL l9, 1890.
TURN OUT FOR A PURPOSE.


 We give elsewhere in this issue ful report of the steps already taken by the Socialist Labor party for a grand demon- stration at Union Square on May 1.
 The address issued by the committee explains itself and editorial comment | on it's subject matter is unnecessary.
 We shall simply here express the hope that every progressive labor organza- ton and every progressive wage worker in those organizations that are still con trolled and msled by ocalled "con- servative" leaders will turn out on that day.
 Fellow workmen! You have long enough waited patiently. Conservatism is leading you to the grave in misery and slavery. Walk under the Socialist banner. Proclaim your political inde- pendence and demand your economic emancipation.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

But the news of most significance is in relation to The English trades. A meeting of the London Trades Council was held on Thursday, April 10. "The so-called moderates had made arrange ments for defeating or adjourning a motion in favor of the first of May demonstration, but they were con- pletely outmannuvered. The progres. sists carried their motion just upon the stroke of midnight almost unanimously, and crowned their triumph by obtain ing without division a vote of money toward expenses. The Councils de cis,on aill affect 30, 900 skilled workmen and probably hundred thousand more indirectly. The Dockers' Union promi- ses to send 30,O0omen to the parade, and contingents from other organizations of unskilled labor will probably bring the total gathering in Hyde Park on May 1 up to 200,000." It it estimated that the grand total in the provincial towns of England where similar demonstrations are to be held on the same day will reach half million men.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

William F.. Bear, British statistician of repute, has colated the latest esti- mates of the wheat crops of 1889 and 1888 throughout the world. Most of them are official and the others are from the best unofficial sources
 From the figures thus obtained it ap- pears that the European crops Of wheat were less by 132, ,0O0, ,oOO bushels last year than in 1888; whereas, in countries out side Europe there was an increase of 72, GOO, ,0000 bushels, showing a net de- drease, for the whole world, of about 60,000, 900 bushels last year,
 The largest decrease took place in the countries that are the greatest con- petitors of the United States as export CTS of cereals.
 Taken together, Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Roumania show an enorm- ous falling off, amounting to 15S, ,00O,- 900 bushels, or about 30 per cent, India shows decrease of 2S,O0O,0O bushels, and as "the crop now being harvested in that count J is on a smaller area than
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

The Bricklayers and Masons Interna. tional Union of Spokane Falls and Seattle in the State of Washington, has not yet cut. off it's capitalist navel. string It presented on the 9th inst. a petition to the U. S. Senate praying for certain privileges upon the ground that theirs ras c skilled crat. In summing up the irrational and immoral spirit which presides over the transactions be. tween capital and labor, Karl Marx re- marks that the only force that brings together the employer and employ 6 and puts them together in relation with each other, is the selfishness, the gain, and the private interests of each; each looking to himself alone and neither troubling himself about the est. The Bricklayers and Masons union in question seems to know little and to care less about the solidarity of all la- bor, whether skilled or otherwise. Eco nomically, it is at least one generation behind; morally, it has fallen back clean out of sight.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19
NOT ES.

At the farewell banquet of the Labor Congress in Berlin Jules Simon's toast was the most eloquent. Il drink, he said, ito all who suffer-. Truer words never were spoken. He and his class do the drinking; the working people do the suffering.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

gate of 100000 for all it's manufactur. ing towns. Germany, Italy, Spain and Holland will also give good accounts of themselves in spite of government re strctions. All those hosts of wage workers will march under the Socialist banner:
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

produce still less than the short crop of 1sS9."
 On the other hand, the largest in- crease took place in the United States, where 400 900, ,000 bushels were harvested last year, as against 4l5, ,000, ,0O0 the pre- vious year, showing a difference of 75,. GOO. 900 bushels in favor of 1889, while the increase in Canada Australasia and the Argentine Republic, taken as a whole, was only 32 100000 bushels.
 It thus appears that the countries of Europe which are usually importers of cereals to a large extent, such as Eng land, Germany, the Netherlands, etc are more dependent this year for their supply of wheat upon the United States than they have been for some time past Nor is the surplus of this country un- usually large. Our wheat crop of 1889 was not greater than that of 1880, when our population was 15,OOO,O0O less. It was smaller by 22 ,00O,OOO bushels than in 1884, when India was fast growing to be disturbing factor of extraordinary magnitude, and when the complaints of distress from agricultural regions were not, however, so loud and widespread as they are today.
 It is true that our crop of corn (malze), which is our largest agricultural pro- duet, shows considerable increase as compared with 1880; but this increase is not, to any appreciable extent, greater than the increase in population; and as maize is largely used in the feeding of cattle, there could be no such glut of it as to cause it's extreme cheapness on the farm and consequent distress among the farmers, if the purchasing ability of the consumers of meat-the masses of the people--were substantially the same as 1t was ten years ago. Note, furthermore that the price of meat at the centers of population is higher now than it was then.
 In view of all these facts it is absurd to contend, as the New York Sun does, for instance, that the present low prices of agricultural products on the farm have been brought about by the compe- tition of the Hindoo ryot and the Rus sian peasant; or, as Senator Paddock in- inmates, that they were brought about by an unusually large crop.
 The real cause of the distress on the farm is the distress in the factory. Be- tween the farm and the factory stands the capitalist, who not only gets the whole profit accruing from new process ses and new machinery, but uses them to force down prices on the farm and wages in the factory, while keeping up prices on the last market Nor would it help the farmers in the end to merely break down the monopolies of transpor- tation, or to form among themselves an agricultural trust or monopolistic con- bination, even if they could do so Whatever success they might achieve for time in this selfish direction would soon be counterbalanced and nullified by the growing degradation of the wage earning classes and thelr increasing in- ability to procure the necessaries of life.
 The capitalist system is of one piece throughout, and no branch of labor, no industrious class, no set of poor men, can escape it's crushing weight without cooperating with all the other branches of labor in it's complete removal and absolute destruction.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

The Exchanges" are up in arms agalnst blll recently introduced in Congress by the influence of the farm- CTS. The bill would cripple if not abso- lntely shut off all speculation in cereals, pork, cotton and other agricultural pro- duce, by imposing a license fee of $1 ,00O on all speculative brokers and tax of 3 cents per pound on all contracts made through their agency. The Cotton, Produce and other Exchanges, whose largest business is in speculative con- tracts, through which no exchange whatever actually takes place, are arranging for indignation mass meet. ings. The indignation of the mass, however, is all on the other side, and the bill is making steady headway.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

NAw1osL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, B j. GRETCH,
 Secretary, 20 East Fourth street. N. r.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

lnto:est.ls corres pOnGence solicited from pro tsta-ans In all parts of tho world, Letters re- opiring answers should contain return post age
Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

BoARD oV GRIEVANCES, ERNEST c. SCuIRDLER, Secretary, t5 Dover street, Boston, Mass
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
wALBRlDGE, ky.

Dear Editor As ! haven. wrote
i letter to the News in sometime,
/ thought that ] would write a few
items.
Mr.. Harry Mcclure gave supper
in honor Of Cleveland. because the
Democrats was in power once more
on the iii.
Mr J. A. Watterson has quit his
saving FOR a few weeks.
Mr.. William Chapman Of South
ardsville Is visiting Mr.. Watterson
this week.
W. ;. Chapman. Of Three Mile,
has moved to Gallup. He says
that he likes his new home very
much.
". NJ. Chapman was calling on
his best girl Sunday. Come again
Bill.
We are glad 10 saw that Miss
Willie Burgess who has been on the
sick list for some time. Is improy-
ing.
Miss Kittie Boston. Of Walbridge,
vas visiting her sister at Torch
Light SUNDAY.
Success to the NEWS.
OLD HICKORY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

The gosssps Of the capital who
ike an administration for the pleas
IRE thtte is ia. for them have
a. doubtless been wondering why 20
ciaI consideration have been go
much ignored. Why are there TO
be no big cabinet. banqusts? Well
perhaps there are, but it must b.
confessed that on the surface there
.is no sign OF one Nevertheless.
fashion must no. frown on Mr.,
Cleveland az If he were its enemy:
Il should recall the frs. cabinet,
and remember with deep gratitude
the gracious and abundant hospl.
tally OF the 3aysrds, the Endi-
colts. the Whitneys and the Fair
ehilds. Mr.. Cleveland is not IN
willing that his cabinet should give
feasts and dances. but he chooses
MS associates for their capacity for
carving on the business OF the ad
ministration. Society will flourish
whether or no, the cabinet helps
along the enjoyment, but there Is
no rezsp.l, under our Constitution
ana with our republican view, why
poor men should be- declared from
the cabinet. or WHY The country
should NOT enjoy the services Of an
able man whose polite education
had been unfortunately neglected.
The graces OF lie are good, and
Washington will have them not
withstgEdiug the cabinet buI it is
not essential to. the transaction OF
the public business rnat the seere
.tary or State SHOULD De able TO tnrn-
ish sumptuous entertainments for
the illers Of the capital Or that he
should add to his diplomacy a nice
taste for terrapin and Burgundy--
Hafpers Weekly.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
PROSPERITY.

Born, to thewife Of Daniel Berry,
q fine boy
Died. recently. little daugh'e-
Of Mr and Mrs. Jeal Jordan, We
extend our sympathy to the be
reaved parents.
Married, few days sgo, Hiram
Jordan, Jr. to Miss Susan Lem
ons. We wish them a long and
successful lie.
Miss Virgie and Lille Burton,
paid Little Blaine a visit Friday
Since Kerry, of LOUISE, has trad
ed his house and lot Tor tarm on
Bich Creek. owned by II, G, Berry,
who will som be a resident Of your
place. /. seems Ike there Is a great
deaY Of changing anf moving in
our neighborhood this year.
Our select School, taught by T.
7 Moore closed last Friday.
]. w. Curnutte makes frequent
visits to Springiale. There must
he some attraction.
Esther Short Of Brpssia, was Wis
ting her brother Ofsaw Moore, 81
f3ti ~, u t1n '.A
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
EAST FORK, Ky.

Mr.. fPuddin" shannon, Of Lou
ia, made a flying trip 10 this place
last Saturday.
Billy Rife, who had his arm am .
putated, j. progressing nicely, and
will soon be- able to be out again.
Miss Nellie Rife is attending
school at Eallsburg.
Joe Hairless made our little town
pleasant call last Sunday.
+. Lockwood and Dr. Sparks,
while out riding, were thrown
to the ground by the mule bucking.
Eph fell on stump, and il Is
Thought, broke one ofhisrib~. DIR:
BIevins, OF Denton, IS attending
him.
James X. Brooks, the Mayor Of
Needmorc, Is talking or going west.
Sorry to lose you James. You had
better consider Ky. good state
and stay with u.
Buren, Shortridgc aud Bill How
ell, two Mt.SterliHg stock merch'
ants passed through this place last
week on the hunt OF cattle.
Samuel Dowdy, Of Gat-fork, ny,
gave Uncle Isaac Belcher a pleas
ant call las. sunday.
Miss Dora Barrett has just r.
turned from FailSburg, where -he
has been visiting for The past few
day.
y series Of meetings just closed
at this place Thursday night, cod-
Quoted by Rev-. Beyin- and swift
ger. We hope that The meeting
has accomplished much good
Johny Riff gave John Poi
lIamu- call last week.
Married. On East Fork. Ky -.
March 10th. Ill the Bride'- residence,
Van Shortridge 10 Mis- 81 All
bright May your jourmeythrough
life belong and happy, is the wish
Of your humble scribe.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
OAK HILL, ARK.

Dear News AS Cleveland is
elected and the Republicans must
20 and perhaps never be in power
again. the Egyptian bondage Is. !
trust forever ended
Arkansas will come ont OF The
kinks sometime. Carpet-Baggers
are 10 more. Powell CLAYTON Is
turned to be ar iron horIe.
We have had an Unusually cold
winter for this country, but not :
great deal Of snow.
Times are looking up 18th and
9TH of March clear, as Cleveland is
in the White House wliefs ne ought
to be. The Republicans here are.
-.cbawed up and spit out. Their
DIVING spasms can be head in all
corners OF the land.
We hope they never will enter
into power again and steal the peo.
PIE : money
We know the Democrats have
crushed every other party that has
come against it in the long run.
Truth, honor and justice crushed
into the earth will rise again in spite
Of corruption.
/ have gained my health beyond
all expectation since | came here.
Had hard spell OF pneumonia last
Nov bat feel az well as before.
Our corn crop was short here
last year. Wheat, oats and gar.
iens were pretty good Corn now
30 c's, wheat 80 cts, bacon 10 cts.
lard 10 cts, beans 81 cts per 10.
A greet deal Of stock has been
/ sold in cur country this fall, winter
and spring at high price. The
crop st Democrats was fine. So
let Us shake /. \. HASTE.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
Read This Young Man.

Perhaps the truest aud wisest
words ever said by Commissioner
Rusk were uttered with his pen
= hen he wrote: Il say understand
ingly, that the youEg men Of our
country who viii brinE 10 agricul-
ture the education andintelligenee,
the industry and perseverance IS
sential to success in every other
career. Whether mercantile, indus
trial or professional will, in the
cou-s4 of the next twenty years al
tain far greater degree of well do
ing and well being than on the ay-
erage awaits them ia any other cal
ling"
And vet many Young men who
consider themselves reasonably or
unreasonably smart, would rather
wear cut their lives and their pants
1t $50 rer month behind the coun-
Ter than to breathe the pure AIR Of
heaven behind a ploT at $50 per
vear.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
KINNER. KY.

Not seeing anything from this
place for some time We thought we
would give YOU few items.
S. G. Curnutt made flying trip
to Fallsburg, last week.
Miss Leota Burk is preparing to
go TO Greenup Co, on an extended
visit,
jay Frasher spent Sunday with
friends at this place.
Vim. Cooksey, of Fallsburg,
spent part Of last Sunday with
MS hest friend, at thus place.
Cabe Sparks went TO Fallsburg,
recently, BrG EATER,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

President Cleveland says q
prominent physician, differs from
the majority OF corpulent men in
one respect. He does not appear
to have lazy bone in his body.
Ordinarily a man Of Mr. Cleye-
lands proportions is fond of his
ease and possesses a sluggish tenn
permanent. Mi. Cleveland seems 10
revel in work as is evinced by his
turning out at : o'clock in the
morning AID remaining at his desk
until long after midnight No one
can accuse the President of laki-
ness. But he is VERY foolish TO 90
contrary 10 alllhe lgws Of health as
he has done. lwill venture to say
that not enc man in thousand
could haye safely fis&ed the expo.
sure Mr.. Cleveland had subjected
himself to on the iay.of his inaue-
uration. TO medical men his q.
manning uncovered for any length
of time in a raging blizzard was a
foolhardy act, The strongest con.
stitution will break down under
such treatment Mt Cleveland has
arrived At a timc.of life when il be-
hooyes him 10 be careful Of his
health
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
Financier Foster.


Louisville Times: Four yeal=
ago The Republican party threaten
ed TO abolish the internal revenue
tax GA whisky and tobacco, rather
than reduce tie protective duties.
Yesterday Mr. Foster turned over
an empty treasury 10 Mr.. Carlisle,
with the apologize plant that
.-CongreEs should have increased
the whisky tariff fifty cents, and
given is a chance to replenish our
stock. Calico Charley will not go
into history alongside Of Necker,
Hamilton. GalIatin and Chase.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17
sherif.'s Sa es Tor Taxes.

ON Monday, March "a, 1928. or
auf nay deputi : will oiier for
sal, 1T public ~ iiuE.tU the high
est bidder The following prdperiy,
for cash in hand 70 satisfy tax, :
held again-t ii a Indicated
Miles Skagg adjoining J. j.
~kagg1, 80 acr,~ df land. l.iN ~
iS.ELII-.i3.
ll% acres d land adjoining ".
:. Chapman, taken a the property
of Allen Thprnhill Tor tax u ISL
~.
Roht. Thornhill, II acres ~ land
adjoining W. >, Chapman, tax Of
lsJl-g2.
Mrs. Tennie G. Hutchinson. -
acro- IF land adjoining ;. R.Nin-
s9a. tax ot l>Il-12.
Helen T. Ileadiey. 80 acre, u
land adjoining Fred Ash, on the
waters Of Lick creek, taxes for
l>.N-gl.
Mr.. Mary T. Nareum and ".
" 5Farcun1. one house and l"t in
Louisa, 81 foot ~ Town Hi ar
taN,s 1854 ~. Al. WILSON,
- H.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

The Senate at Frankfort Friday
did the largest day's work Of the
winter. With a bare quorum pres
ent, nearly dozen bills Of more or
less Importance were passed
Among them were The bill clos
ing barber shops on Sunday, that
on jury challenges, the chapter on
evidence, the measure fixing the
duties, qualifications, salaries, etc,
of future Secretaries of State, the
chapter on .'Constables," and the
bill appropriating $4,000 as con
tigent fund, to be used if necessary
in the prevention Of epidemics
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

The Board Of Lady Managers Of
the Worlds Fair are laying pia"s
for the dirtribution OF 40opotwenty
five cent souvenir coins, the ISSUE
Of which was authorized by Con
gress some time ago in honor q
the women Of this country and IN
recognition Of tile ~lrk done by
the women II the board. !; Is
thought the Gems will be ready Z. ioT
distribution Mavi.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

The President IS said to be con
sidering the question Of sending 2
non-pariisan commission to Ha-
waii to investigate the affairs q the
islands and the annexation move
ment. The commission Is to have
power to summon witnesses, take
evidence and institute thorough
examination of the financial status
of the kingdom, its laws, habits Of
the people, etc. The timenecessaT!y
for the wo-k, it Is said, will oe tE:ee
or four months.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

Ralph Davis. elected Speaker of
the Tennessee House last January,
has since beer debarred from prac
tice as a lawyer in the courts at
Memphis for improper practices.
and failing to resign the SPEAKER
ship, the House. by vote Of 2 to
s, removed him from that position
and elected Mr.. Trousdale to sue
csei him. Davis, who is ayoung
man, has been four times elected to
the House; is very bright. and IN
I'll this disgrace fell upon him, was
considered d rising man in the pol
itics of Tennessee. HE'S Jew.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-17

The Kansas Legislature passed a
ballot bill, with an amendment az
ded BY the Republicans, prohibit
ing the appointment Of Judges o.
election from any part. that
affused' with another party al the
proceeding election Its a sort OF
force bill aimed at the Democrats
and will place the control Of the
election machinery in the hands OF
Republicans and Populists.