The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-03
KNIGHTS OF LABOR COLUMNS.
Edited by James H. Wilkinson.

Millions OF men in enforced idieness;
millions OF women despoilcd OF their
womanhood and children robbed OF
their childhood; all that dividends may
be paid on investments. This is civil
zation.-Pacific Labor Echo.
In many portions OF the Dakotas
loan companies have acquired so much
land under foreclosure that they decline
to loan on farms no matter what the
improvements. Some sections OF the
Black Hills are barred by loan com
panies.
The Spokane Falls, Washington police
recently arrested a half starved girl for
washing u few pieces OF clothing with out
a license. It is becoming more evident
daily that one a no longer do an hon
est days work without being heavily
fined therefor. A dishonest days work
seems to be quite q different matter.
Workman.
Education of the Industrial masses
brings thought, and thought brings dis
content. when things are vlewedfrom the
right direction. AS fast as the people
are educated and can see and think for
themselves, they are condemning the pres
ent system Of robbery that has been
oyer-shadowing them for thelastdecade.
They haye no use for modern politics or
modern Notwithstanding Mechanic.
Until recently it has been thought
that the United States would escape
many of the burdens, in the way Of
pauperism, crime and ignorance. that
have born down SO heavily upon the
old world. But as the Industrial wedge
is driven more and more, making the
rich richer and the poor poorer, it begins
to dawn upon us that our condition
will in a few years be no better thar
that OF other nations unless we make
radical changes in our social system.
Labor Reyiew, Gladbrook, Iowa.
Tho farmers Of our entire country are
beginning to realize the dangers which
threaten the future well-being OF our free
institutions, brought about by the cen
trallzing OF wealth and the corruption OF
the ballot, as they never have before.
This interest is being manifested in the
rapid organization OF the toilers whichls
going on in every state. They demand
justice, equal rights and the abolition Of
banks OF issue, and gambling in farm
products, the retaining Of unearned
railroad lands and the control OF the
roads by government. These issues are
coming to the front and will not be ig-
nored longer.
From a speech OF John G. Calhoun, in
the United States Senate, I give the FOL
lowing clipping:
Place the money power in the hands
Of a combination Of a few individuals
and they, by expanding or contracting
the currency, may raise OF sink prices
at pleasure; and by purchasing when at
the greatest depression, and sell when mt
the greatest elevation, may command
the whole property and industry OF the
community, and control It's fiscal opera
tons. The banking system places this
power in the hands OF those who control
it. Never was al engine invented better
calculated to place the destiny OF the
many in the hands Of the few, OrIcSsfay-
orable to that equality and indepen-
dence which hes at the bottom Of our
free institutions.
Contracts have been awarded by the
Indian bureau for cattle on the Sioux
reservation. Quite a numbered the con
tracts went to South Dakota people.
These contracts will make a demand for
cattle in that part OF the country which
isnear enough to the reservation to allow
the stock to be driven to the Indians.
The prices range from S14 70 SIS fn,