The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-18
TO arrest for H. There is no waste per-
mitted in the money power.

,,4"po tnen IL mas gone on rOODlng every
Ipody' The money power IN the oity OF
london OWES more than half the railroads.
IL settles the fares of passengers. II per-
inlts the British made article TO pass at
lower rates of freight than the American
article. Certain groceries come from abroad
via New York 70 San Francisco for s9c. per
100 pounds. and from New Orleans TO San
Francisco at 1870. These were American
eoods-these latter The Union Pacific got
80, 400 per mile from the Government. SO.
J say, We paid for building II twice over.
Who owns the road. you or the company
companies don't own the roads. The title
Is IN the people.
We work twice as hard 50 anJ slave and
yet We are behind. If that Union Pacific
road. which IS mortgaged for sl05, 900 per
mile. calls US shifile5s Is 1t true, We are
robbed that's all. Does it show good man
agement-this mortgaging this rairoadg
Who is shiftless.
One question more. Go in the country
where the farmers are. They don't know
much. have been a farmer hfty-seyen
years.
TIE TnfEs.
The chairman then introduced Mr.. A. W.
Wright. OF the executive committee of the
Knights of Labor He said: Can the farm
ers and 1.-THE worklngmen unite! One OF
your papers thinks not Two chemists were
Disputng as to mingling two ingredients.
one was practical, the other not. one said
they can't mlngle. The other said well,
they are mingled anyhow.
Say 20 THE TIME they are mingled and
why not. Is there anything in the city or
country that does not help each other hats
the reason they listen 10 fool papers like
IHE RICHMOND IINKs. Now they have
their own papers and read them and let the
others 90. You can't make worklngmen
believe Ia good times when the farmers
are bad OF nor the farmers when
they have had Alliance doctrine preached to
them believe in prosperity when the work
why they should not combine. Their in
terests are identical. Everybody must work
or he shall not eat. Beware the anger OF
the quiet farmer and workingman. II you
arouse them there will be no stop till they
rise up. and these people live by the sweat
OF their own brOWs who are now living on
the sweat of other peoples brows. and not
by their own, as the Lord said they should
do
But they have said: We know a trick or
two 20 beat that. The Democrats and the
Republicans are both claiming the credit
for the passage of the eight-hour law,
notice. though il has been said 10 should
not be brought into national platform.
There are three pl9nks in the st. LOUIS
platform we could agree on; and by We l
mean the workugman aud the farmer
hese are the currency, land and railroad
planks
He advocated the Government control of
the railroads. But you will say there Is
socialism. No more than the Government
control of the pOstofhces. Only say social
ism and communism and you frlghten more
people than in any way ] know of-at least
up in my country. Hected Germany as an
instance of country where there were best
results from Government control OF tho
railroads.
Referring 10 owners of lands be claimed
that taxing should be fairly distributed.
Said be. / built house on lot and they
put on more tex. while man that let his
land grow uptn thistles paid nothing. is
that fair: Why they fine nae actually for
improving mylot. Is not this modern COM
petitive system practically the law, DO
your neighbor before he does your is this
right Well leave party, or both parties.
that won't change things. 60 with new
party. Christ said 10 little children eighteen
hundred yearz,Ago: Come unto me. > what
do you see in the cities now Little children
deprived of their childhood, women deprived
Of their womanhood. Something must be
done. There must be a change. Labor and
capital add so per cent. TO the cost OF the
raw material. and If the laboring man gets
Al per dag. who gets the balance OF itI The
other fellow. We are together, and Will
stay together, we workingmen and farmers
in spite of The RICHMOND TINES.
Some of these papers say the Third party
is a dodge to 60 20 the Republican party.
Why not tell lie that will TT anywhere OF
90 anywhere in the country You know
they are going TO get together these two
parties aud defeat Jerry Simpson When
they finish Jerry will have two pairs OF
socks.
You must think for yourself We don't
think for you. That's the way we k sTilIts
OF Labor do, and / believe you Alliance
people think. too II suggest anything
tonight think over II. take II home with
you and think over II again.
You know OF the dreadful state of things
ia Ireland There are more evlctlons IN
Pennsylvania than in lreland-more
misery. Democrats say that's from free
trade. No. he can hire miner on the
terms so much per ton. The company sells
all the coal He gets paid only Tor coal OF
a certain SIZE. The company, at their stores.
sell the miners everything, even whisky.
1t is AZ bad in Alabama. ! saw II there
lately. English miners are better OF and
they are better of still in Nova Scotia
for there the government owns the mines.
Yet Won call il paternalsm. The more
pgternalism the better for the people.
The great question comes up. are you TOT
individualism OF cOllectiyelsm Which shal
it DO 2 You are told what Is the use OF try
ing to do so and So The question IS, Are
you on the right side -,
A few men with right on their side WIN
beat all the parties on earth and We will do
il In Novem ber-not all the parties, but two.
At the close of Mr. Wrights speech the
meeting adjourned, previous to which Mr.
j. Brad. Beverley announced that the All
ance would fnd II necessary to hold night
session Tomorrow night.