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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
FREE COINAGE.
1t Would Make Silver Worth One Hundred
Instead Of Seventy Cents.

Ii Would Make Silver Worth One Hundred
Instead Of Seventy Cents.
With free coinage of silver, the silver
in dollar would be worth one hundred
cents, while it is now worth but little
over seventy. With free silver, England
would be unable to get cheap silver
here with which to buy wheat in India
Free coinage of silver in America would
practically wipe out competition Of
India against the United States in the
wheat markets Of Europe. Contraction
lists say the free coinage Of silver would
drive out gold, but the fact is under
the present law of buying silver and
locking it up in the treasury, when
ever there is a balance between the
United States and foreign country to
settle, gold must be resorted to for
the purpose, for the silver bullion
cannot be gotten at Besides, there be-
ing no market for the silver at the mint,
its value fuctuates and it is, therefore
not a fit medium with which TO settle
balances, as, If it were shipped to-day
TO Europe to settle balance by the
time it arrived there its price might be
lower than to-day. Its being deprived
Of the privileges Of the minis totally
units it for monetary transactions.
Money must be unAuctuating in nomi-
nal value and should be unfuetuating
in actual value. The very reasons con-
tractionists urge against free coinage
are strong reasons why there should be
free coinage. 1t is not silver money
that these Shylocks are afraid OF, it is
more money that gives them the night
mare. Missouri World.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

then, shall the laborer look for Justice?
Since he is not likely to receive it
under present laws, the laws must be
changed! If it is necessary to chain
labor, capital, too, must be chained!
Capital must not be left to devour labor
at its own sweet will! When the rights
OF labor are fully recognized by the
law, the laborer will be anxious to see
the law enforced Until the rights of
labor are fully recognized we cannot
expect any great over-anxiety on the
part of the laborer to help capitalists
enforce unjust laws.
If it is right and proper that labor
should be controlled in the interest of
capital, is it not equally right and
proper that capital should be controlled
in the interests of labor?
Control capital in the interests of
labor" cries the indignant capitalist
Never! We will let our mills stand
idle first We will move to other states
where labor is not so well organized,
and is, therefore, more weak and help
less Capital always has ruled, and
always will rule. Labor is but the
slave of capital Capital is monarch
and must be obeyed"
In the recent struggle capital took
this stand:
I'VE will reduce wages when we
please. That is our business Take
what we offer you or get out, or we
will hire cheaper men,"
but" replies labor, I'VE can't leave
you. You hold mortgages on our
homes The little amounts of money
we have saved from our earnings are in
your possession. We have done the
work that has made you millionaires
We have served you faithfully many
years, and you have made large profits
on our labor Many of us have spent
our lives in mills, and would not know
how to do other work. We think Won
have no right to turn us off that YOU
may hire cheaper men in our places.
while your profits are so large that YOU
are ashamed to make them known to
the public"
1--WE are running our own business"
replies capital, land don't require any
Of your assistance"
But" demonstrates labor, st is our
business, too! We have as great an in
terest in it as you, for our livelihood
depends upon its continuation and sue
cess Should you fail, or stop the mills,
we lose our homes and occupation.
which is all we have. Do you not see
that our interest is as great as yours2
Let us meet together and talk it over,
and see if we cannot make arrange
ments that will be satisfactory to all
parties. We believe in arbitration"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

money is fat money. There can be no
money but fiat money.-Southern Mer-
curry.
"A money that is not full legal
tender is dishonest money. A gov
eminent that issues it is a dishonest
government A clique or class that
profits by its issue are a dishonest peo-
pie. A party that advocates the con-
tinued existence of such money is dis
honest party and should be voted out
OF wer-Cincinnatl Herald.
Democratic papers of the north are
claiming that Kolb was stronger than
the peoples party in Alabama, and
that, therefore, Cleveland will carry
the state in November The facts are
exactly the reverse, as Kolb could not
poll over IS per cent. of the anti-Cleve-
and vote of that state. This fact is
conceded by all who know the situation
rom personal observation National
Economist
The additional tax levied on the
.oal consumers of the country by the
Reading combine is at the rate of $780,
900 a month, or 100000 year. This
is about equal to the interest at the
present quotations on nearly $500, OOO,-
600 of government bonds, or one-half
our Understanding bonded debt The
theory in this country is that corpora
lions are the creatures of the people,
but we have evidently come across a
case in which the creature is more
powerful than its creator. N. Y.
World.
Gold is no more money than is pa
per. Nothing is money in any full legal
sense until it will pay debt, without a
possibility Of refusal. You cannot COM
pei creditor to accept uncoined gold,
and ninety-nine hundredths Of them
would refuse to do So tits not intrin-
sic value but the government fat that
makes gold coin good for all debts, pub
lie and private. Within the Jurisdiction
OF the United States intrinsic value is
of no account whatever in establishing
the character of money. 1t is law that
does it.-Nonconformist.
There is no place on earth that an
American silver dollar is worth less or
will buy less than an American gold
dollar. Neither of them is legal tender
in foreign countries, but in London, for
instance, silver coin will be exchanged
at its face value, exactly the same as
gold. You can state it as broadly as
you please, and no man can meet the
statement with proof to the contrary.
The United States is back of every sill
yer dollar issued. There is no such
thing as a deprecated or seventy-cent
silver dollar Noneonformist
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

--''N'f'O- W. ~
How about the solid south?
Tom Watson proved his case.
Have you heard from AlabamaP
The intelligent citizens of Alabama
are in the peoples party.-Iowa Trib-
une
The Denver News says Nevada is
all of one mlnd-all for Weaver, and
that Colorado will soon be the same.
shall we have force bill?' is a
question that a number of our ex-
changes are asking. Not if the peoples
party wins.-Progressive Farmer.
-Two-thirds of the union printers of
Omaha are peoples party men and a
peoples party club of sixty printers
was recently organized in the Daily
Public office.
The politicians have quit pooh
pooling the new party. Their hands
are too full with the effort to head it
off all around the country to waste any
wind in nonsense of that kind.
The bosses may make up their
minds that the Alabama racket can't
be worked in Texas Texans are de-
termined to have a fair count this time.
word to the wise is sufficient South
ern Mercury.
No shadow of an excuse for ''force
bill" in the south now. The democrats
not only let the negroes vote, but beg
them to vote in order to save the grand
old democratic party from utter defeat
by the white men.-Missouri World.
The 100 cents" than which gold
bugs declare the good dollar" is never
worthless, find fully 80 per cent. of
their value in the fact that the govern
nent fiat" declares of each one Of
hem, this is lone cent. Economist.
Money is not property, neither is
property money. Money is created by
Jaw, property is created by labor
Money is anything that will extinguish
debt at the will of the debtor without
The consent of the creditor, hence all
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

The solid south has been the buga-
boo Of the republicans for thirty years;
a nationalized south, under the lead Of
Alabama and the people, brings them
no comfort, but on the contrary makes
them fret and fume worse than ever.
The south has been waiting for ma
tional party, and with its advent the
south divides on national lines. The
peoples is the only national party.
Hurrah for Acknowledging Kan
san.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

discounts amounting to from TO 10 per
cent. of the trust price, according to the
amount bought.
The object of this was to prevent the
large jobbers from cutting the prices
fixed by the trust. In January, 1891,
this rebate system was abolished. De-
ducting these rebates, which affected
large purchases only, the difference in
price between pig and white lead shows
a steady increase since the formation of
the trust. The present price of pig lead
in New York is 4.20 to 4.25 cents per
pound, and white lead in oil sells for
from Gl5 cents to "a cents per pound
for twelve tons and over The differ
ence between the lowest quotations for
white lead and pig lead is therefore $50
cents per pound.
Thus the large increase in the net
profits made by the trust during the
past three years has not been brought
about by economy in production. as was
deCllted to be the object of the trust, but
by the higher prices which it was able to
exact from consumers. The ability of
the trust to maintain these high prices
shows how complete is its control of the
white lead industry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

A local protection organ notes the
charge against NJ. Lafargue, a membc
of the French chamber of deputies, ol
exciting discomfort among the people
by calling for a reduction of the new
duties ON breadstuffs. 1t says that:
unfortunately his task has been
made easier by the sudden rise in the
price of many articles which has taken
place in France, Immediately after the
putting into operation, ON Feb. /, 1892,
of the new ultraprotectionist tariff adopt
ed by the chambers"
How is this? Have not the French
people learned the American projections
ist doctrine that 1.-THE tariff is not tax, 8
or that when it is 1.-The foreigner pays
itI' Have they not read the labored
articles in onr protection organs stIiv-
ing to show that taxed articles have
grown cheaper under our "ultraprotec-
ZIONIST tariff Minister Reid ought to
do some missionary work among the
tax burdened French people.-New York
World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

The Southern people had an opportu-
nifty to gaze upon that man Hill while
he was making a second class circus of
| himself in their section this month
Here is what the representative papers
down there think of the man who ina
gines he will be the next President:
Hill has returned from his Southern
electioneering tour, but, Notwithstanding
that he INDUCED in almost daily speech
making, if he has told the people of the
South anything new it has never been
made public Instead of ins,ructing
them on the living issues of the day
tariff reform and silver-he merely re-
cited the Old, time-hnnored principles of
The Democracy with which his hearers
had been perfectly familiar long before
they ever heard of him. These he urged
the Southern Democracy to stick to.
They propose to do so and vote for Grover
Observation-Disclosures Times.
No simon-pure Democrat in the South
wants Hill because no one trusts him, no
one knows where he stands on the tariff,
silver or any other of the leading issues
IF the day. The opponents of Hill
should make it plain to the Chicago Con-
VentlOn that II he shall be nominated
the Republicans will elect the President.
-CharleSt0n Neacs and Courier.
Hills Southern tour did not strength n
him with the Southern people. Those
who met him were not impressed with
the belief that he is the man the Demo-
cratic party wants for its standard bearer
in the national campaign. Those who
heard or read his speeches felt that he
lacks profound convictions upon leading
public questions-that he is more inter-
ested in personal success than in the tri-
nmph of the principles of his party
.SdUdRRdh NeioS.
Aside from the unanimous voice of the
New York delegation to the Chicago
Convention for Hill, the general trend
of opinion shows the wonderful strength
and popularity of Cleveland throughout
the country. 4 conservative outlook at
present is that Cleveland will get all the
Eastern States. and in the end all the
Northern and Northwestern States, after
a complimentary vote is given by the
delegations from States that have their
own honored sons to present to the con-
sideration of the convention. NoUoH
pi1giHjan.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31
Taxation and Pauperism.

1t is one of the commonplaces of po-
litical economy that every tax is bur
den, says To-Day, of Boston. There is
to be sure, a theory widely accepted
among us that certain kind of taxes
those upon mports-produce wealth and
national prosperity. There is another
theory, not quite so widely accepted,
that there is no nee of any taxes at all
that if the government wishes to pur-
chase anything it can just issue money
and purchase. The first of these theories
seems to be losing ground at present,
and the second to be gaining; but by the
adherents of both, direct taxes upon do
nestle production are recognized as bur-
densome. This being the case, it might
be supposed that in free country taxes
would be very light; but in the United
States they are very heavy. A writer in
the FOrtRighHy Recieao asserts that they
are higher here than in any other civil
lized country. This assertion probably
could not be substantiated; but it is not
so ludicrously wild as i would have been
fifty years ago. In no respect have we
more successfully aped the older civiliza-
ton of Europe than in collecting vast
sums from the people to be wasted by
the government.
The full evil of heavy taxation cannot
be appreciated without considering on
whom it falls. man who has $40, 200 a
year will not suffer any actual hardship
if 81 900 of that is taken from him in
taxes; but one whose income is only $500
feels tax of fifty dollars very keenly.
The total amount of all taxes in this
country-town, county, state, and ma
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

tional-probably falls below ten per
cent of the annual production; but when
we remember that the National taxes
alone for last year came to nearly half
of this portion, we see that the whole
amount cannot be much under ten per
cent.
Nothing is more difficult than to dis
cover the incidence of taxation. Most
of our taxes are levied upon property;
hut it is proverbial that they will not
stay where they are put. Only the very
shallow and thoughtless are taken by the
| fallacy that man who has no property
pays no taxes. Cobbett likened the
| British national debt to a cannon ball
rolling down flight of steps-it had
successively been shifted from one clas>
to another until it rested upon the lowest
The secretary of the New York Tax Re-
| form Association contributes an able a.
| ticle to the Charities Regielc in which he
seeks to show that taxes and bad laws
are the chief causes of pauperism. 1t is
not, of course, possible to prove this di-
rectly. We cannot pick out a thousand
panpers. and say, these men were re-
duced to this condition by the taxes thev
had to pay; the case is too complex for
this. We can point to some who have
made great fortunes by the assistance of
unjust laws, by being helped by the gov
ernment to levy taxes on their fellow
citizens, and to Others who have been
driven out of their business ana ruined
by the imposition of taxes upon that
business; but comparatively few paupers
can trace their misfortune in this way.
The way in which taxes increase pau
perism is by discouraging enterprise
Few men will engage in business of any
kind except from the hope of profit. If
large part of the profits, say ten per
cent, are taken from them, this mus,
certainly mitigate against industry. a
man may be panper because he is un-
able to perform productive labor, or be-
cause he will not, or because he cannot
find any to do. There can be no doubt
that there are many of the last class;
nearly all able-bodied men are able to
10 work which would contribute to pro-
| luction; most Of the work that is done
in the world is tolerably simple and easy
to learn. Now, if man is kept from
"ngaging in business by the confscation
If part of his profits, this certainly tends
to lessen the demand for labor. 1t is
very probable that taxation in this
country is heavy enough to have IT, :
effect.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

ALTHOUGH Harrison has secured th,
Indiana delegation to the National
Convention, his opponents in the he
publican party do not stop their ef
forts to prevent his denomination
Their opposition is based upon th'
assertion that he cannot carry hl>
own State again. The chief news
paper organ of these Republicans i,
the Fort Wayne Gdzette, one Of the
most prominent party organs in the
State N. r. Leonard, editor of the
Gd=ette, has recently written an opel
letter, in which he says "that Harr
sons denomination would be polit
ical mistake, and that he feels that
large number of the party in indiana
concur with him in these views"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31
FREELAND, PA, MARCH 81, 1892

Mr.. WANAMAKER can advocate gov
ernmental control of the teleg' aph
system without being called Social
ist. If Mr.. Powderly were to advo,
cate such plan there would be nc
mincing words with him. He woul''
be rank Socialist. If Mr.. Pierpon;
Morgan or Mr.. Anthony Drexel wer,
to urge that the government take holo
of the railroads, give a thorough
system of travel without the necessity
and expense of stock waite ing it woulo
be ''a great business move" but il
Jerry Simpson advocates, why then ii
becomes a crank NATURALIZATION
Sentinel.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

The Cleveland tide is swelling
among the Democrats. The polili
clans are hearing from he people,
and the latter are expressing them
selves In no uncertain tone Secre
tary of State Harrity said last week
that the vote of Pennsylvania in the
Democratic Convention will go to
Cleveland, and the returns of the
district conventions bear him out
Whatever opposition was alleged in
this State has been shown to he
merely the talk of discredited politi
clans. From all parts of the United
States come reports that bode no good
to Hill. AS for Hills Southern tour,
the weight of opinion of the Southern
press is that it has injuled rather
than helped his prospects. Cleveland
is the man and tariff reform the
issue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

Few tears were shed over the deatl
of AFRO Pardee this week. Wh,l
men like him are called the public
seldom INDUCES in lamentations, f,l
the world loses nothing that is of any
good or benefit to it. He did muci
in his lifetime to advance coal mining
in its scientific and other branches,
but all he ever did was for self alone
To all humane appeals he was as deal
as man could be, utterly regardless,
of the poverty and pain he causeo
thousands of people through the con
ditions he imposed upon them. Lik'
many others, in his mai desire t,
place millions upon millions, he re
peatedly broke the avs of / is {,
and violated every prInclple Of hunm
and manhood to CRAFTY his avarice.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

WHEN General Lilly was first men
toned as the Republican candidate
for Congressman at large the selection
was considered go)d one by both
Republican and Democratic news.
papers. 1t was conceded that it
would be almost impossible to beat
any Republican for that office, so
thoroughly is Quay entrenched in
power in this State, and the Demo
Gratis were naturally interested in the
selection of their opponents. Lilly
has been a good friend to his party,
and, according to the present state of
politics, deserved the nomination.
But events that have taken place in
the past month have caused com
plete change in the intentions of the
leaders, and Lilly's boomlet has
almost disappeared, The leading
Republican organs of the coal region
have thrown him overheard, because
they could not ask their readers to
support man who is now under bail
for violating State laws. Lilly has
foundered on the semi monthly pay
rocks, and yet the Republicans at
Hazleton on Monday had the audau
city to recommend his nomination.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31
TRUST "ECoNoMlEs."


Not Until the Trusts Dissolve Do the
"Economies'' Appear.
We have been trying to find in the
current reports of the trade journals
some evidence as to the changes made
in prices when the manufacturers in a
large industry lose the advantages de-
rived from those economics" which a
trust or similar combination enables
them to practice. Everybody has heard
of these economics"
Everybody has been told by the trust
makers that they reduce the cost of pro-
duction and the selling price of the
products. Many have been surprised
when they saw prices considerably in
creased as soon rs combined manufac-
tuners were able to enjoy the ''econo-
mics" 1t appears also that prices suffer
u serious decline when manufacturers
who have been in combination are no
longer assisted by the economics" The
facts are curiously at variance with the
trust makers doctrine.
The combination of the manufactur-
ers of steel beams was dissolved some
weeks ago. While these manufacturers
enjoyed the saving caused by the "econ-
| omies," the price of steel beams was
l-l0 cents per Pc the mill, or
SG0.4 per long ton y few days ago
1900 tons We're sold in Chicago at the
price of 2ll cents, delivered. Other
sales at even lower prices have been re-
ported, rs follows:
lit is stated that one large contract,
5000 tons, for seasons delivery, has
been placed with leading architectural
works in this city (New York; at two
cents, Pittsburg mill. Iron Age.
In the beam trade, the only item Of
news of the week is the report that con
tracts for 5000 tons have been placed in
Boston at 2 l-lO cents, delivered. Iron
Age.
The price of barbed wire. as fixed by
the Barbed Wire trust, was, at Pitts
burg, on Jan. 2S, inst before the dissolu-
ton of this combination, 49, .55 for paint
ed and $305 for galvanized On March
3, about one month after the dissolution
of the trust, the prices at the same place
were $2.2j and S2G5, and correspond
ing reductions had been made at other
points.
The changes caused by the loss of the
trust economics" may be set forth as
follows:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31
Rolling Mill workmen DrcIzinleyized.

Cofrode & Saylor, of the Reading
rolling mill, have notified their en-
ployees of a 10 per cent reduction in
wages. The order affects nearly all de-
partments and takes effect Immediately.
The firm employs about $50 hands.
When the leading iron mills of Pennsyl-
yania and Ohio cut down the wages of
their worllmen early last year the advo-
Gates of the Mckinley tariff declared
that in time it would prove beneficial.
Nearly year and a half has passed
since it became law, and is it not about
time that some of the good results
should begin to appear?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-03-31

EVERY citizen Of Pennsylvuni VIII
has the slightest regard fer Justice
will approve of Govern Partison' :
pardon of Messrs. NJ Hon id Porte
editors of the Bei Yer Star. Thesc
men were C nvicted by packed jury
and sentenced by a part N Judge
upon the preposterOus charge ii libel.
ing Mat Quay. Just rs if such IA
thing were possible! When judges
and juries are false to their II ust it
only night and just there should be II
higher tribunal to which the peoph
can appeal. In this State we have II
pardon board and a governor who ,
not afraid to open the j. il doors for
men who were imprisoned by the u =
ders of boss politician. While Pat
tison reigns there will be ju ii e Sc
far as it lies in his power to ha,ei so