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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-13
WAGES IN MEXICO.

IN the January number Of tho
North american ReTeV, NJ. Romero,
the Mexican mi uister, has an article
entitled "wages In Mexico" Init he
says that trade restrictions between
his country and the United States are
Justified by American politicians on
the ground that the "paupor wage" OF
the oae country would bring the lordly
wage OF the other down TO a common
standard.
Senior Romero admits that 1t Is very
difficult to present in correct form tho
wage systems OF Mexico. In some
places fixed amount is paid for one
days work; In others n given sum IL
paid for a agreed amount Of work done;
In some others, besides the wages, rA-
tlons are gwen, which consist Of
a certain quantity Of grain. How
ever, the Department OF Public
Works has made some progress In
collecting data Of the exact wages
paid to farm laborers in the various
States. The highest average wage per
day Ia paid In Coshulla, being fifty
three and one-eIghth cents. The lowest
averages eighteen and three.iourths
cents per day, the rate In Nuero Leon
aud Aguas Callontes. No data OF An
official Kind exists a. TO labor IN other
departments, but from personal ohserv'
alton It is found that $3.50 per Gay Is
the prevailing rate ON railroads and
such works
These figures seem small In compari.
son with rates In the United States.
But when the labor performed is con.
trasted, no such disparity appears. A
Mexican brlcklayer viii not lay more
than 800 bricks in eleven hours, while
tho American bricklayer lays $500 In
nine hours. The peon system, as Is
commonly supposed, is not akin 10
slavery. IL Is true, rich employers
abuse the system. Its worst feature il
that In some districts by reason OF adj
vances TO workmeu few wealthy
planters eau control the labor Ol dis
trict. No employer can hire peou
unless the lalter's debt Is first paid
hut THE laws NJ Mexico provide against
such abuses, which would not exist II
the laborers were intelligent enough I,
seek the laws protection.
Mr. Rnugrn's main mint l. la IL.
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other Indians who have been so troaicd,
will be effected, aud lands which tho In.
dlans do not mood will be open for legiu.
mate white settlement.
Hardly anything can be added to the
above that would In any way strengthen
tho cause 40 admirably defended. Tho
Government has long history Of crime
and injustice towards the Indians behind
It. Il il time that great people began 10
make amends to IT, conscience. We arc
happy to note that the plan Of allolting
land in scvoralty 10 the utos has found
favor with the executive department Of
tho government. II Congress realizes
the proposed removal and thereby causes
nn inevitable train Of Indian troubles, Il
will earn the severe condemnation OF the
country and those members who vote for
tho measure may not entirely escape ~
just consequences In tboir future political
career.
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IN FAVOR OF STATEHOOD.
4 Plea for Magnanlmiiy on the Part
Of the Government.

Editor Dsserd MepG
Your weekly issue OF last week con.
tains some interesting matter relating
to Utah'a admission as "a State. AZ |
had TO do with the matter Of polygnmy
for years, both in the West aud East,
working Mt Washington for months ia
the interest Of the Edmunds anti.
polygamy lav-tthough always oppos.
ing the coniiscRtlon OF Church prop.
estyl, ! thought perhaps few lines
from me at this time might be accept.
able to the many readers Of your valu-
able paper.
Your Church having, by it, presi.
dent, formally declared it, abandon
ment Of polygamy, Its acceptance Of
thu law Of the land as supreme 10 gov.
erning the act. OF the citizen even In
this matter--is such complete conces'
sion % all that was asked OF you a. u
People that 1t now becomes the govern.
mon., mot to act with Jealousy or hatred,
INSPIRED by differences In religion, but
In all fairness accept the statements OF
your Church In good faith, and Civ,
tho citizens Of Utah the came oppor.
tunity that others have.
To do lees than this, would be to act
~ an individual, from individual bias
and individual interest, which wou Id
be altogether unworthy Of this great
nation. | am for law and ordef hui
not for humiliation. The people Of
Utah are just rs capable Of governing
themselves AZ those Of other Terfitorie.
and States, and 10 my opinion viii no
IL II they be allowed the opor,unity,
equally NJ well, II not better than some.
Pfocrsstinntion In this matter will no,
benefit, neither the inhabitants OIL
Utah nor anybody else, except II be .
few oillce holders. The Church hav,
ing acted openly and decided IN res.
pouse 10 the demand made upon then
by Congress, II now remains to be seen
whether Congress will Ia return, nc
with the magnanimity and conldenc,
worthy Of those whom they represent
| believe they viii. You may plac,
my name with those who favor tn,
admission Of Utah rs a Stnte nog.
n, ii. GURLEY.
PLEAsANToS, Ia, Feb. o, 1892.
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not DO injured by complete and absolute
trade reciprocity with Mexico. even In
the article OF silver. II coats more to
produce silver In Mexico than In the
United States, Notwithstanding the
high wages In the latter country. In
the CITY Of Mexico printing paper
costs 10 cents pound, In New York
. cents. The same disparity prevails
in other articles. Sugar Is q cents q
pound In Mexico, and only cents In
New York. Cotton COSTS 10 cents n
pound In Mexico, ami -four cent,
while In the United States the figures
respectively are 10 cents and cents
per pound.
The imperfect transportation system
Of Mexico aids immensely to the cost
Of production. sugar In .one locality
can be produced at cent pound, yet
In Others II sells as high as % cents u
pound. At one time the cos, Of
moving ton OF freight from
Vera Cruz 10 Mexico, a distance
Of 26a miles, was $3.50. There
are about 5000 miles Of railway In
operation. but that mileage Is not
sufficient to displace the old pack mule
method, except In very limited acres.
One feature Of Mexican life dis.
couraging TO capital IA the practice OF
foast-day obsefvances. At one time
the actual one.ihird Of the working
days Of the year, not counting
Sabbaths, was given to religious
festivals. In 1865 feast days were re-
duced by law TO six per year. But so
dxed were the habits u the people that
the reform law became Imperative.
The laborer would not work on the
feast day, and there was no punish
ment provided for refusing 10 work;
therefore matters remained practically
as OF old. II is this fact which give
foreigners In Mexico the idea that
native labor IL unreliable. The priests,
II ia said, encourage the habit rather
than Oppose 1t, because II Is productive
Of revenue to the church.
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The Status of Woman.

The world Is beginning to accord to
woman a higher status In II; let us hope
she will appreciate the concession and
educate horself up To the standard Of
political and social omlnenee to which
she can, II she will, attain.
Man, when he finds that woman has
fitted heraeli, by stady and observation,
10 stand shoulder to shoulder with him,
will not hesitate long about elevating
her to that position. This majority OF
women have been taught to believe
that their only destiny Ia to 10 wives
aud mothers, and their education for
other sphere, has been neglected ac-
cordingly. Having been trained for
that, they have leaned upon their oars
and rested there.
After they marry their husbands,
many Of them at least, encourage and
foster the idea. Tradition warrants
them In 50 doing, but 1t Is a relic OF
barbhric and snml. barbaric ages, and
must be erldlcated as many other au-
cient ideas and sophistries have been.
They will die u natural death, but
not premature one by any means
Old age win send them TO tho grave
aud cOnslgn them to oblivion, while
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THE MINT DIRECTOR OS FREE
SILVER.


Mr.. lEEcH, director Of the mint, be.
fore the House committee on coinage,
recently stated that there was, In
hisi Judgment, no lack OF u circulat'
ing medium in the United States. The
amount OF currency In circulation in
this country Ia s2i,5O per capita,
larger amount than any other country
except France. He also stated that
there was no country In Europe where
paper money was redeemable solely In
silver.
Mr.. Leech was OF opinion that II
FREQ coinage were adopted here, silver
would ultimately displace gold. The
silver, he said, would be shipped from
France here to exchange 1t for gold.
The Bank Of France could issue
more safely n larger amount Of paper
money on 100000 900 In gold than on
$3.50, 10000 In silver. Tho same rule
would hold good with all European
countries.
The Administration IL favoriug the
efjrt TO obtain an international BIZ
metallic agreement. Prominent
American travellers going TO Europe
are furnished with letters rom the
U. $. treasury department to European
financlers and public officers. Though
not officially delegated to talk on hnau.
cial matters, yet they are instructed Ia
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the world will wonder why they were
permitted 20 exist 10 lopg aud shock
our senslbilities with their imhscllity.
Those who make the assertion that
womanis sphere IL only 10 be n wife
and mother and that she ought not To
70 out In the great. world Of science,
ant, politics or religion, seem TO forget
that II the majority Of women
are 10 be wives aud mothers,
tile msjority Of men must
be husbands and fatbers. How rldicul-
Gus and unreasonable 1t would be to
say that men must devote themselves
solely TO their paternal dutiesl Tha
they must not ~ themselves for any
other position or occupation. why, II
would be like asking this old world not
10 turn upon Ito axle, OF the moon 10
stand still In its orbit.
History, ecclesiastical aud secular,
furnishes numerous Instances Of women
who were wives and mothers, and al
the same time patriots and teachers;
devoted In their love II country, firm
In their religious faith, jealous and
s,eadiast In good works, helpmeets and
encouragefs Of their husbands In theil
struggles for freedom, whether political
OF ftlikltuts
Physically man is stronger than
woman, but not Drawer OF harder,
Woman enjures privations aud
hard.hlps TO which man would
succumb, aud that too, foi
his sake. Mentally she is his equal.
Fashion, and the lack Of higher
standard Of education are In fault,
when she IL found not 10 be mans
equal In mental capacity. Happily,
the means Tor Obtaining education In
every form requisite for her 10 have,
In order that she may occupy thu
position assigned 10 her Ina Eden, u
now within her reach. Thousands ar,
availlng themselves Of the privilege
accorded them In our academies
colleges, ami universities but there II
still higher standard needed, which
those noble seats OF learning cnuno
hestow. This IL a subject to which
another article mus, be devoted.
VI. a. Y. GREESifALoH
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REMOVAL OF THE UTIs.

THE New Haven, Conn, Ne,es has
an editorial on the proposed removal OF
the Colorado Utcs to this Territory,
which 1t calls proposed Tyranny and
Robbery" Aud It cites the reasons
set forth by the association formed In
New England for the protection Of In.
dian rights, why the transfer should
not be- made. As this IL n subject that
affects good many OF our Utah read
ers we clip the article from our Con.
necticut contemporary:
"The Indian Rights Association, which
IN doing good work in the cause OF
honor and humanity, has for some years
opposed the removal Of the Utes OF South
ern Colorado 70 n reservation In Utah. as
proposed by those who covet the lands
which are at present occupied by tho
tribe. The reason tor the opposition TO
this measure arc clearly set forth as fol-
lows;
'.lst Such removal IL contrary to tho
protested policy Of tho Government, owl
IDENTIFY wise and Just which socks tho sUt-
thoy now occupy when such lands AFRO
flttod to render them soli-supportlng, and
TO open up to white settlement surplus
Indian lands after the Indians have re-
celvod tholr allotmonis IN severalty undor
the soyemlty act. In this policy there N
substantial Justice both for the white man
and the Indian.
end. we hold that this general policy
should not be violated In tho ease OF
tho Southern Utos. Their present lands
arc arabic, and Il IL for this reason
that the whites want to get thom. and
are quite capable OF furnishing subslst-
tenco to the Indians after they have boon
settled upon them under tho I.and-n-
Seyerality bill. There ~ no reason why
they should not be 40 settled, and why
the work OF educating and civillzing
thom, to which the Government "
solemnly pledged, should not be begun
az once ami continued until accomplished.
3rd. "Tho new reservation In Utah
consists largely OF wild mountainous
lands admirably suited as u homo and a
fortress for outlaws, such as II would
tempt these Indians to become, and from
which they could not be di-lOdged by
troops excepting at great expense OF life
and money, but III suited for settling aud
civllizing Indians, rs the pamphlet In
question clearly shows.
III this removal is determined upon, II
will be u virtual acknowledgment that
the Government will violate us own poll
CIV whenever selfish interests, which are
alike hostile To tho bost welfare OF the
Indians aud Of the majority Of tholr
white noighhors demand that IL shall 10
do. II, ON the other hand, tho proposed
removal IL successfully resisted, II will
be a declaration that tho Government In
tonds TO be true to lis Own policy. Thos,
who urge tho removal VIII quietly
arquiosco IN this decision, tho delayed
education Of Those Indians win no begun
their settlement In seyeralty, like that o
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"stURyy, JOURNALISM.

IT Ia gratifying TO know that nothing
the DEsERET NEWS can do pleases the
distorters Of the truth who assail II In
the columns Of the Salt Lake Tribune.
We pointed out the misstatements said
10 have been made by MIR. w. IL.
Smith, Of Ogden, before the House
committee, when tho Faulkner bill
was under discussion. Tbis the Yrib.
une speaks Of as "honest enough" ON
our part, but II sours on the doubt we
expressed az TO the correctness Of the
report OF the proceedings, and says:
THAT IL scurvy OF our noighbor; amer
proving its own champion to be a liar,
It isnoi fair for II TO express an opinion
that the Tribune tinted the report, because
It has no grounds for any such splnion."
This Ia in the "scurvy" Tribune
writer's favorite style. In the first
place he knows that Mr.. Smith is not
our champion nor the champion OF
the Church n It intimated day or
two ago. Nor Is he our attorney"
"a II calls him In another part OF the
same article from which we now
quote, nor did our friends "solect" Mr..
Smith or have anything to do with his
"seltction." In the second place we
did not prove him to be ''llsr;" we
showed that he was inaccurate, II the
7rsbune's report was correct. In the
third place we did not say the Tribune
tinted the report, but expressed
the opinion that Mr.. Smiths remarks
had been garbled and tinted, pre-
sumably by tho reporter. Lastly We
have very good grounds for such an
opinion, and they are that the Herald
report does not contain the objection
able items, and that the Tribune fire.
quently, Indeed as n rule, contains not
only gsrbled and tinted reports Of both
Democratic aud Republican speeches
and meetings, but Of religious services
and sermons.
This has become 10 notorious that II
Is public scandal. We can prove, " hen
necessary, that the Tribune has printed
accounts Of gatherings that aid not
take place, statements about disoourses
and prayers by persons who were not
present, and remarks that were never
made by anybody, present or abseHt.
Its reports Of meetings and speeches
Of Its opponents are usually unreliable
and often wilully false and deceptive.
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A CONFESSED clRIrA1rRIsr

THE "Liberal" organ makes u pre-
tense Of being Mortified at the bare
intimation made by this journal that II
y not improbable that its Washington
report Of the remarks Of "Kentucky"
smith before the House Committee ON
Territories was colorcd, and TO some
extent misrepfesentative.
Here is quotation from that paper
that will amuse the local public who
are conversEnt with It, depravity aud
mcndRcity, little NEWS has never
yet seen an untulhful report In the
Tft6uno, and the most II eau complain
Of IL that sometin a the reporters,
when called upon TO report meetings
which proved to be nothing but unmit-
lgatod trash, have made caricatures
which were engagements VI the orig
inal."
Tha logic Of this statement IL that n
caricature Of religious or political
meeting Ia "tru,hful" report. Some
Of these caricatures Of religious ser.
vices have boen 90 foul ana false that
numbers Of decent people Of ,he organs
own party have been Disguised and
ashamed Of them.
But Is this dlsgracoful and habltual
method OF dlstoriipg public proceed
ings all In that line that we have had
to complain OH BY no means. That
unpriuoiplcd Journal has manufactured
both "Alormon" meetings and speech
es that were never held nor uttered, In
order TO increase and intensity anti
"Atormon" public opinion abroad.
Asan Illustration VIZ have but to re-
fer to the notorious cred Hot Ad-
Dress" which appeared In the cell
umns OF the "Liberai" organ. 1t
purported to have been delivered by
n "Alorinon" Bishop named West, In
n meeting held at Juab, Utah.
The address recommended the RssAs-
sination OF those who opposed the
"Mormon" community, one Of the OBJ
jects OF the wrath Of the revengeful
West being the Governor Of this Terri.
tory, ut the time.
The bogus character Of this hondish
invention OF our offended journalistic
cariesturlst was completely exposed.
There was no Bishop West In the
Church Mt the time tho speech was
said to have been delivered, nor had
there been for many year; no meeting
was held at Juab on tho day specified,
no such speech was ever delivered at
amy time or place. II was a devilish
concoctlon for the attainment OF n
base ulterior purpose. It was scattered
broadcast over the county aud was tho
Indirect cause Of the brutal murder, In
Tennessee, VI four innocent men aud
the serious wounding OF one woman,
by mob who were melted TO anti
"Mormonv blood.tbirstlness by tn,
bogus cred Hot Address," which was
read To the people Of the dis,rict where
the massacre occurred, by local
preacher.
When the nature OF the atrociou
fabrication Of tho Liberal" orgar
was exposed, It attempted TO excus'
its perfldity by formulating an ex
PLANTATION made OF the same kind o.
fibre--lt had been "lmposed upon" by
some person who had furnished tbs
"Address." These innocent, gullibl'
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THE COOPER UNION NEeIiSG.


AS was foreshadowed by nm article
in the DEsEREr NEwsa few days ago,
the action Ex-senator David Is. Hin Is,
nguratively speaking, bringing
hornets nest about his ears. Our
Thursdsy's telegraphic report gives the
Information that large meeting was
held in Cooper Union, New York, on
"Wednesday evening, to protest against
the "mldwinter convention" called ior
the Empire State presumably In the
interest Of the Senator'S aspirations TOT
the Presidency.
II Ia claimed that the meeting wi"
really In the Interest OF ex.PTesiuent
Cleveland, though undoubtedly win
out his connivanee. The buiiding
was crowded TO Its utmost capaciiy'and
thoienor OF the speeches made was, rs
will DO seen by pcrussl OF the pro-
ceedings, strongly denunoiatory OF the
course taken by the eK-Governor ana
his henchmen' This Is ominoua' anu
the Democratic party relying upo"
New folk State to win the Presiden'
tial election, VIII doubtless take n SOBER
second thought upon the way Things
political are drifting
The world is thronged with people
who instinctively admire and upnoiu
success without going BACK OF the
mere facts presented and inquirlhs
into merits, purposes or objects. The
naked presontment that an aspirant or
claimant has gained what he sspireu
10 or aimed at u enough TO MI tue
air with plaudits ana exclude
all confederation OF the means oy
which the end was wrought. We
don't say that this Ia Senator HiiPs
case but unquestionably It Is that OF
many who, II Ia claimed are now IN
conslderately leading their party TO the
brink OF an abyss. They admire him,
respect him, aud VIII do whatever Is
required OF them TO further his cause
without inquirlng as to the right or
the wrong Of the case.
There are agood many others who
also admire and respect him because
OF his conceded ability, his fearless
public methods, his superior organiE'
ing qualities and his general fitness tt
occupy exalted stations. These admit
that he would make an admirable Pres'
ident because he has magnihed every
calling no far repesed In him, bui
great many OF them land the promo
ters Of and speakers at the Cooper
Union meeting ARE OF the numbor) In
sist upon It that he ls overreaohinI
himself and Is, In word, repeating II
one form the career OF Stephen A
Douglas-that Is, he Is sacrificing hi
party upon the altar OF his own per
sonal ambition, aud they demand to
know why IL should be.
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Or. Prices Delicious FIavoring Extracts

are just what they purpor to be containing no
poisonous oils or others which arc used in max.
ing the cheap extracts DIR. Prices Vanilla, Lem
on Orange, etc, are made from the true fruit.
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The Wolf in Sleeps Clothing

The poisonous havoring extracts in the market
are one OF the wolves in sleeps clothing which
ruin the stomach, causing dyspepsia and blood
diseases before the consumers have discovered
their true character. The only safety the public
has is to buy only such goods as well known
to be Of the finest grade and purest quality.