The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-11
ohANoz OF PosTMAsrERs.

General Weaver is reported to have said
On Iuesd2y e7sRing that changes in pres
ent parties simply mean change of pos -
W5stets." / Ire remark is not Of a character
Il Gre q EigA opinion OF General Weayer's
state 7nship. The two national parties
Rrs c2 r0uteG with each other on a single
grand issue. That issue is the power
81 Tess u impose duties on foreign
pleGac.s for the protection OF American
ia10r. For FIRST time in our history the
Democratic g ~ declares that Congress
possesses no uch power. Il may impose
dlties OF fore n products for revenue pur-
poses, out sue. duties must not be adjusted
with q view 10 establish or promote Ameri-
car Industries The Republicans take the
side # is question. They find that
congress has exercised the right of i'm
posing Gaties IN foreign products for the
benefit Of uerican labor ever since the
first Congress met. and they declare that
such exercise power is constitutional and
wise Does aneral Weaver consider this
issue o. nc l. poriance9 Is the mainten-
ance OF the z Derican standard OF wages
sometime VIII n he considers beneath his
concern? WAT does the candidate of
ths Peoples party offer in place of the
Republican p icy of protection? The most
prominent Ct re Peoples party's theories
IS the sO-calleg sub-treasury scheme which
proposes e an money to the people. No
one yet kno what kind Of money Is to be
iaara6 te people. 1t is within the
power Of the Government to print on bits
It paper tie words, This is a dollar"
Money Of this ind is called fat money. 1t
only costs "a and printing. The Govern
meat could is e s., GOO 00O. 900 Of this kind
.. II 1
limit e Tia mount that might be issued
than the VII Congress- and in the future
o. at present there viii be men who will
ask pe8pis 0te for them on the promise
fhat g hey Will vote to increase the
amount IL rency in the country The
oiaeI kiad money rs gold or silver coin.
IS this the kind that is TO be loaned to the
people ~ IT cent a year? II 1t is the
Government ust lose the difference be-
tgcea tfe cgr mt interest on gold and silver
r-cpey aid interest at which it lends
mcaoy = tas city Of San Francisco, which
hos F20.&6e0 Of real property and no
D. sAoui5 ant to raise money it would
ha az Der cent a year for it. The
6alor fnment might get money for
. le4 ut In such case It wodld
ioae cent by It's bank
n o. itloG. What the Government
ioaas people lose. The Government has
ne regenHe that does not come directly or
indirectly from the people. Now, AS we
have said, n one knows what kind of
money tDe Pies party proposes to loan
- people II ii loans gold or silver. or
tae pspe Tepresen tatiyes Of these metals.
the peopi3 ~ lose 2 per cent on all that
the Government loans. II it loans fat
money It = per cent interest for money
tiiat ms real value. If fat money
should be 10 led the holder of it would
SOON fnd that it did not circulate at par
Eha ecld aa0 silver money. The latter
costs i;a face gIue to get it, while the for
b. costs practically nothing. We presume
IL e9era' Weaver has other theories to
advance .han the money-Iending PROPOSE
to- oae q the speakers at the meeting
tuoaghi would be a good idea to take
indicates land that has been
So Perhaps this would be a
go11 pia Il stand upon. But there are
que y, bei Of people in this country
WI, OF yet reached the point Of tax
ing from ope that which has been sold N
thea he land ought not to have
ee - aliens is a fair proposition.
bul having been sold. and the money taken
feg IT. re 10 not exactly see how il is IN be
receyere re advent to power of party
procisiming such doctrines would indeed
h someinsng more than change of post
masters