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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

which is sanctioned by the supreme pow
er of the commonwealth can be rudily
turned aside by very small faction as
opposed by large and powerful express
sion of popular favor.
If it is anarchy for the laboring classes
to defy law by what precedent of reason
ing can we say that corporations are not
anarchists. But there are two kinds of
anarchy, the anarchy of the rich and
powerful and the anarchy of the poor
and defenseless, the anarchy that brings
money to the Golfers of the proud and
merciless and the anarchy that brings
misery, hunger and want to the poor
laborer, and both bring shame and dis
respect to the government under which
we live and which has been handed
down to us through the blood and tears
of generations.
1t is time we should know whether or
not laws are made to be broken; and if
d. A. 81 is instrumental in bringing the
corporations of this region to realiz-
alton of the fact that the people, the maj
ority of the people, are sovereign, then
they will have done grand service.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
A DOg'a Fidelity.

A living example of dogs fidelity is
presented by that noble Newfoundland
owned by the late Oscar G. McCulloch.
He is a large dark brown fellow and is
well known to the congregation of the
Plymouth church. He was generally
permitted to attend church services dur
ing the life of his master, and in fact
was considered privileged character
about the institute. On rare occasions
he was even dignifed with a place at
the Rev. McCulloch's feet in the pulpit
At the meeting of the National Assacia-
ton of Charities last year at Plymouth
church this dog appeared regularly every
morning and afternoon upon the ros-
trum with his master.
The dog still goes to church and walks
about the room as though he were look
ing for somebody-no doubt he is. Ere
quently he curls up under seat in the
auditorium at the beginning of services,
and if anybody attempts to take the seat
over him he offers prompt protest that
settles matters. This dog is very popu-
lsr about the church and is as dignified
as any potentate under the sun, but
when it comes to question of personal
rights the handsome canine is decidedly
patriotic. Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

positively informed relative to the cost
OF making rails in several of the very
largest establishments in the United
States, and there is no shadow of doubt
in the mind of the writer that in these
establishments the actual cost of stand
ard rails is, and has been for some time,
within a few cents of twenty-five dol
lars per ton at the works"
The facts on which Mr.. Wright based
this statement were collected by him in
1889 and 1890. Since then an important
change has taken place. Not only have
the prices of materials fallen consider
ably, but wages have been reduced from
10 to over 10 per cent. in the mills of all
the members of the combination. These
reductions have had the effect of reduc-
ing materially the cost of producing
rails. In fact, well informed persons
are of the opinion that the total cost of
production of steel rails is now below
twenty dollars per ton. On this basis
the combine is making profit of not
less than ten dollars per ton for every ton
of rails sold at the combination price.
Under ordinary conditions this high
rate of profit would cause new plants to
be put in operation, but such outside
works as now have the machinery needed
are either under agreements with the
combine not to engage in producing
rails, or realize that if they should at
tempt it the combine would at once cut
prices and thus prevent them from COM
peting.
The steel rail combine therefore is a
monopoly of the worst character. By
keeping up the price of rails it prevents
the railroads from making needed re-
pairs and extending their lines. This is
clearly shown by the experience of the
past year. And when, in spite of the
combine, an era of railroad building be-
gins, the prices of rails is at once raised
to the importing point, with the result
that the cost of such extension is great
ly increased. The high prices ruling in
1886 and 1887 are sufficient proof of
this, and the competition of foreign
rails, even at the high prices now ruling
here, is prevented by the duty of $13.44
per ton. In short, in its absolute con-
troll over production and prices, the steel
rail combine has mortgage on future
railroad extension, with full power to
foreclose it at any time it sees fit.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
The Wrapping Paper Trust.

The representatives of the wrapping
paper combine concluded their secret
conference at the Auditorium yesterday,
and were congratulating themselves
last evening before departing for their
homes on the fact that they had gather
ed in three more factories-two in Ohio
and one in Indiana. There are fifty
eight mills in the United States engaged
in manufacturing coarse wrapping pa
per, and of these twenty-six are in the
trust, which has its headquarters in
Chicago.
This trust was badly wrecked by the
antitrust law when it first came into
force, and has not fully recovered from
the shock. However, it is making rapid
strides, and expects to have all the mills
back into the combine in year or two.
AT present it runs under no particular
name, and without a president or any high
sounding title of any sort. The product
of its twenty-six mills is marketed
through general agent, and he, with
two others, constitutes the executive
committee. They are J. c. Richardson
othu L. ". llCpclu, DOIu VI OIllO, anu u
B. Halliday. of Chicago. The last
named is the general agent of the con-
cern, and from his headquarters in Chi
cago supplies the market of the country
with coarse wrapping paper, except in
so far as the independent mills supply it.
There are large number of mills not
now in the trust, and these are, as usual
cutting prices. The trust price for com
mon wrapping paper ranges from 81
to $1.75 per 100 pounds, while the figures
of the independent makers range from
five to ten cents less. The object of the
meeting was to extend the membership
of the trust and take steps to prevent
further hurtful competition. The prog
ress in this direction was quite fatter-
ing. Three of the largest mills outside
of the trust were taken into the fold and
others are preparing to follow. A slight
cut in prices was ordered, but Mr.. Hal
laday says that as soon as the other
mills are induced to join the combine
the rates will be raised to the figures Of
two years ago.-Chicago Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

The proclamation of the president i'm
posing the duties fixed by the "reci-
procity" section of the Mckinley tariff,
which was foreshadowed by the notice
given on Jan. 8 last, has been issued, to
take effect Immediately. 1t applies to
the products of Colombia, Hayti and
Venezuela only. 1t is the belief of the
merchants interested that it will seri-
ously affect our trade with these coun-
tries. The only products really affected
are coffee and hides, on which duties of
3 and Il cents per pound respectively
are imposed.
Our imports of these articles from the
above countries amounted to $15, ,295, ,62S
of coffee and 81 800, 1854 of hides in 1891,
or 15.9 and per cent. respectively of
the total imports. Venezuela coffee is
unlike that of any other country, and
generally commands higher price in
the United States than in England. 1t
remains to be seen, therefore, whether
the duty will be added to the price or be
paid by the exporter.
No good results are possible from this
use of the reciprocity club" Its only
effect will be to engender hatred against
US. In fact, it is probable that the pres
ident would never have exercised his
authority to impose these duties had not
the exigencies of politics made it neces-
sary. But why select these insignificant
countries? Could not the reason ad-
vanced for not including the Argentine
and Uruguay in the list, to the effect
that their present poverty and financial
distress precluded any arrangement with
them, bestretched to apply to Venezuela,
Hayt and Colombia also2 The very
fact that these countries have not been
included will have the effect of still fur
ther increasing the prejudice against us.
1t will be hard to find any justification
whatever for this new restriction of
trade.-New York Commercial Bulletin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

In recent speech in Marlboro, Mass,
T. V. Powderly said: "You men here in
Marlboro pay 81 ton for COAL while I
pay but $2.65, and your coal is loaded on
the cars for 95 cents a ton. The differ
ence is swallowed up by the transporta-
tion. The railroads should not be allow
ed to remain in the hands of men who
tax the people for the support of a few
magnates. Transportation is most i'm
portant thing. 1t is the means of bring
ing your bread to your door. There is
no more immediate question than that
of government control of transportation
"They tell me that is socialism. The
government, the firm of which every
man, woman and child is a member.
carries the order for the goods from the
buyer to the seller for two cents, but the
railroad will not bring back the goods
without first charging price to suit it.
self. Massachusetts men are paying 81
ton for coal, and would have to pay
Sl7 If no check were put on transporta-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

The Indianapolis Sentinel has COM
piled list of the Democratic newspapers
of Indiana, showing their Presidential
preferences. There are III Democratic
newspapers in the State, of which 6S are
outspoken for Cleveland, 90 for Gray,
"Indiana's favorite son." and % are I'M
classified. The Cleveland papers have
an aggregate circulation of 10000, the
Gray papers 10000 and the unclassifed
papers 10000, Indiana is solid for
Cleveland.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

In allusion to the tendency of Senators
German, Brice and other politicians to
get in line with the popular sentiment
for Cleveland, the New York Esening
Post thus comments: "The practical
politicians of the Democratic party are
falling over one another in their haste to
get in the front line of the swelling
Cleveland procession. After spending
months of useless labor in united effort
to prevent their party from nominating
the man of its choice, they discover sud-
denly, as one State Convention after an
other assemblies and declares with en-
thusiastic unanimity for Cleveland, that
he is really the only candidate who ought
to be nominated"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

FIFTEEN YEARS ago Readings predom-
inant industry was iron in all the differ
ent gIades of manufacture, and while
this business still holds the leading place,
there have also been established in that
time innumerable small industries, which
have done much to add to the general
prosperity of the city. In working for
new industries the principle seems to
have been observed that it is better to
secure ten plants employing so hands
each than one employing 500 hands.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
ton companies.

ton companies.
''I am one of those who believe that an
All-wise God knew what He was doing
when He made that coal, and that He
never intended six men should collect
tribute from those who use it. The gov
ernment should take possession of all
the coal lands, and every railroad should
be obliged to carry it to every man who
needs it. The letter-carriers, for exam
pie, do not complain of working for the
government, and the same rule would
work in this case of the miners"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

The South Side correspondent of the
Hazleton Standard says: The resolu-
tions passed by D. A. 81 at Freeland in
relation to the semi-monthly pay find a
hearty welcome in this vicinity. Muir
murs Of discomfort and dissatisfaction are
heard on every hand in regard to the
high-handed manner in which corpora
tions strangle and defy the popular will.
Men naturally ask how it is that a law
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

AN adress is being sent out from the
headquarters of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs at Washington, urg-
ing the necessity of prompt, efficient
and general organization for the cam
paign. 1t should be needed by Demo-
Gratis. Organization is the greatest single
power in politics. A careful examina-
tion would probably show that the doubt
full States are always carried by the
party having the best orgaizations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

JOSEPH HARRIS, President of the Le-
high Coal and Navigation Company,
treats the problem of sour Anthracite
Supply and its Distribution, in a recent
number of the Forum. In regard to the
exhaustion of the beds he hazards the
prediction that if the limit of annual pro-
duction is placed at sixty million tons,
we should have coal at this average rate
for about one hundred years. That is
rather comforting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

THE county election next fall will be
lively one, and the probabilities are that
it will be another Democratic sweep.
The intended candidates of the party
are preparing themselves for the nomi-
mating conventions. By selecting an
other such ticket as last years, balanced
well in every respect, the result can be
made certain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

THE American people are always
averse to complication of the political
situation with variety of issues. In
their practial way they endeavor to solve
one political problem at time. Tariff
reform is now at the door and cannot be
pushed aside by any minor issue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC bossism may rule district
or a State, but the people of that party
will never allow one man to assume a
national dictatorship. That is the secret
of Hills downfall.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
What is
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other Narcotic substance 1t is harmless
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feverishness CastOra prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
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and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Gas.
tOria is the Chdren's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
A SAMPLE MONOPOLY.
HOW THE STEEL RAIL TRUST MAKES
$40 ON EACH TON OF PRODUCT.

Dimculty of Organizing the Trust-It
Advanced Prices Six Dollars Per Ton
When Railroad Building Became Active
In 1SS6-There's Millions in 1t.
The combination which controls the
production and fixes the price of steel
rails is one of the strongest in the coun-
try. Unlike other combines it has not
been formed by the merging of all the
interests under central authority by
trust agreement. Under the circum-
stances such proceeding would have
been quite impossible, chiefly for the
reason that steel rails are not the sole
product of any of the mills concerned.
Then, too, the makers of steel rails are
also very largely interested in the man
ufacture of other products, such as wire
rods, armor and other plates, etc. The
rolling of rails is but one of several lines
of product. In short, each member of
the combine has such large number of
interests more or less closely bound up
in that of rail production that any at
tempt to consolidate under a single
management all these widespread inter-
ests is out of the question.
A steel rail combine accomplishes all
the ends for which trusts have been
formed in other industries-the suppress
sion of competition and the control of
production and prices. The combine, as
at present constituted, is composed of
the following concerns. Opposite each
is given its annual capacity in net tons,
as stated by James M. Swank, general
manager of the American Iron and Steel
association:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21

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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-04-21
Castoria.

"Caatoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DIR. G. G. OsaooD,
Lowell Mass
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

BosToN Republic: Headsman Clark
son has been trying to whip the Repub-
licans. of Iowa into line on the liquor
question. A prohibitory law has been in
operation there for several years, and the
g. O. p. has lost two successive elections
in defending it, while the sentiment Of
the state is decidedly opposed to it. Mr..
Clarkson saw that third and more dis
astrous rout awaited him and his party
unless they gave heed to the popular de-
mands, so he induced few senators to
join with the Democrats in favor OF local
option by counties. He thought he had
fixed Iowa soidly and safely within the
Republican fold once more, but. to his
disgust and chagrin, he found that the
lower House had refused to concur, and
so prohibition remains. This means
Democratic success next November in
Iowa unless party folly at Washington
destroys al hopes of national victory. :
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

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The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

A MAN named Thayer down in Nebras-
ka seeks to GUST the Democratic guberna-
torial incumbent, Gov. Boyd. The
United States Supreme Court decided
against Thayer's ridiculous pretenses,
but he now will attempt to make
the state cours everrule the. national
court. Thayer is one Of those Republi-
cans who believes in state rights if it
helps him politically. AS an old soldier,
he ought to know that the bullets he
fred in the direction Of the Gulf Of Mex
leo, during the war were intended to de-
stroy the secession and state rights doc
trinee Thisis q nation and the United
States Supreme Court il Tho highest ju-5
dicial tribunal is thesslanda 1hayer
ought % take biz ma 90
sway some plae,e - ute
and supreme court 81
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

prasenoe tof THU wsoi,adsr
they Geek To build q wall Of ddiissent and
separation between the Pope and che best
interpreters Of transatlantic Catholicityl
Such then e the origin of' al these at-
tacks against Mgr. Ireland and mon of
his stamp. But those sations shah
neither obscure the sp1edor 81 our glories,
nor diminish il the United States the In
fluenoe Of Archbishop ireland. He is
and he shall be the bearerand The pusher
Of Leo,a and Of Rome's influence in the
young. and vigorous world, where new
destinies for Catholicity and civilization
are being wrought. Religious conquest
and patriotic unifcation shall be, despite
calumniators the natural and fruitful
result of the &C. cooperation OF Rome and
the American hierarchy. They have
wanted to rob the Pope of 9 matchless
helper, they shall never succeed.
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

IT is now claimed that Lord Salisbury
is stfened in his Behring Sea policy by
the prospect of an election in the near
future. He believes that by making a
bluff at the United States the English
people will unite on the Tory ticket and
give them a victory. If he will make his
bluff effective enough and If President
Harrison shows that he is not making
another bluff for his election schemes
this fall but will lock horns with Eng
land, the Irish Home Rule party through
out the world may conduct successful
campaign with material more penetrat~
ing than paper ballots and at the wind
up may have secured victory that will
not take into consideration any future
Tory movements. ..5s.5
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

TWELVE of the leading Scotch Nom
bers have introduced in parliament bill
for the creation of a Scottish Legislative
body. All the Liberal members re-
turned from Scotland having given their
adherence to the measure, and many of
the English members, including some
Conservatives, have privately signifed
their approval. After "a ffteen-year
struggle for Home Rule by the Irish PEG
ple--now .on the verge of success-the
s'Scotty"a has suddenly awakened from
his Rip Van Winkiesleep and withtmore
than ordinary courage. Hewill also ap-
ply for Home Rule and though graphing
with the situation a bit late, neverthe-
less success should crown his efforts.
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

DAVID A. sEooMBE, whose death &C.
CURED in this city last Saturday was
among the old settlers of Minneapolis
in fact ranked with the pioneers. Few
men stood higher in his profession in
Hennepin county than Mr.. Secombe and
not one perhaps SO retiring and UMPIRE
tentious in che every day walks of life rs
he Besides being one of the Bars most
able advocates, he was known, too, for
his bright scholarly attainments, devot-
ing much of his time to literature. In
his death Minneapolis has lost worthy
citizen.
The Irish standard., 1892-03-26

A RECENT New York letter says: The
Rev. James Mcmahon, formerly pastor
of st. Andrews church, in this city, and
now spending his declining days in the
Catholic University, Washington about
eight years ago purchased eight lots on
Seventy-seventh street (Manhattan
Square south) for $4,000 and $4,000 q
lot. The plot was included in the gift of
Father Mcmahon made last year to the
University. 1t has just been sold for
about $25O,000, which will make very
handsome addition to the University: