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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
Parity in France.

Why don the gold all leave France?
Gold and silver are both on parity.
and hence each is the equal of the
other. This has been so for many
years; and yet there is no trouble
with the currency in France. Every
thing. in financial way moves on
with regularity; and no such disaster
as the gold prophets predict in this
country if silver is placed on an
equality with gold. Out on this pre-
tense. 1t is baseless and vicious and
should have no place in the vocabul-
airy of reason and common sense.
And France has a per capita of
$44. while ours is only $22. And
France is prosperous. The laboring
men are in better condition than the
laboring men of this country. Herein
lies an argument for free coinage
which will give US more money. and.
perchance our per capita may come
up to theirs.
Wake up! Wake up! O. ye peo-
pie! and bring about this reform. -
National View.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
How They Saved 1t.

A correspondent writes that his Re-
publican neighbors say that the ma
tional banks and bondholders saved
the nation during the war;" He also
asks Us to publish the national bank
system
1t is hardly worth while to publish
the national bank system. now that it
is on its last legs 1t has but few
breaths in its body. Let it die in
peace. It has been robber system,
and will always be remem bered as
such.
AS to bondholders saving the nation
They saved" it just about as a hawk
saves" chicken when he catches it.
There were only about $500. 900, 900
of bonds taken till the war was prac-
tically over. These were taken in
small quantities by patriotic people
who wanted to help the government.
Probably not one bond in a thousand
thus purchased is now held by the
original purchasers.
The national banks hardly "began
business " till the war was practically
over. They did not want to take any
chances till they were sure the danger
was passed.
1t is true the law was passed with
the hope that the bankers would rally
to the relief of the nation and
purchase bonds with which to open
or enlarge their money shops.
To be sure that we are correct we
state (from statistics and official re-
ports) that up to January /. 1865.
when the war was practically over.
only $66. 769. 375 of national bank
currency had been issued. This
shows that the patriots had only
purchased of tho government about
$50, 900, 900 Of bonds! just about
enough to carry on the govern ment
thirty days.
"Rats. "-Sentinel.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
HOW 1t Projects.

1t sounds very pathetic to hear the
old Republican stump orator tell how
the old party loves the wage-earners
and how they fight SO manfully to
keep up protective tariff SO that the
laborer will have plenty of work at
good pay. Read the following from
the Iron Age. the organ of the iron
and steel association Of America:
Unless all signs fail there will be
complete readjustment of wages this
year in the iron trade This read
justment will be on materially lower
Scale than that ruling at present.
From present appearances the reduc-
tions of wages are kelly to be burden
somely heavy to those who have to
bear them. There must be reduc-
ton of wage, to keep establishments
in operation. It will be the part of
wisdom for labor leaders at such q
time as this to advise their followers
to make the best of the situation
In the meantime Carnegie and his
clan go on piling up millions and the
old party ringers go on lying to the
people. Mills Weekly World.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
Vermont Farmers Need "Snap.,,

Once more find myself ameng the
scenes and associations of my early
days Ten pears OF absence have
brought many changes. Many ia
miliar forms and voices see and hear
no more. The hills and the valleys
look as in days of yore. The farms
and the fences the houses and the
barns the ancient landmarks are
here. Some houses look older some
are improved. Many large barns now
stand where small ones stood fifteen
and twenty years ago. On the other
hand, many buildings on the smaller
or less productive farms are abandon
ed and going to decay.
Passing by the place where was
born. the home OF my childhood and
youth. inquired the price at which
it was held now, as I knew it was for
sale. The answer came: go, 600 or
less" l remembered when it was
sold for 81. 900, and passed on. l
passed another place. which a few
years ago. with old WORKOUT build
ings sold for So. 900. To-day it has
new barn and house. all in fine
shape. but was sold short time ago
for S. 900. All tho Improvements
had failed to raise the price of the
farm single cent Another farm
has mortgage on it which. if it
could be sold at it's face value would
bring $500 more than the farm. So
it goes. These are three examples in
my old school district and could be
multiplied indefinitely.
Now. / see that Hon. j. D. Taylor,
member of congress from Ohio. up.
braids the Kansas farmers for not
having the snap and backbone OF
the New England farmer. Somehow
there seems to be lots of farmers
here who don't have snap enough
to snap the mortgages off their farms.
My opinion is that that's a trick
which takes banker to do every
time
Another thing occupies my attention
as l pass along. These Vermont
farmers don't know why these things
are SO. Now, Of my own knowledge,
these farmers can read. 1 remem Der
when we read and spelled together
from the old Websters spelling book.
There we read of the farmeTs OK. that
had been gored by the lawyers bull.
And that is what ails them now. The
farmers themselves are being gored
and don't know it; and as long as they
read. and read but one side. they will
never find out what cores them. no
matter how much snap and backbone
they have. And it will be but ques-
ton of time when the edict will go
forth. They are joined to their
idols; let them alone" Topeka Ad-
VOCate
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
Paper Money,

The prejudice against paper money
is dying away. AS light and mtelli-
gence circulates among the people, its
true status and legitimate function. as
money circulating medium. becomes
better understood. Its recognition is
acknowledged. and it assumes it's
legal status in the vocabulary of
finance and the canons of public
opinion.
Why uot9 1t is equal to any other
money fabric. Perhaps not as durable
as silver and gold, but that can't eff
feet its genuineness or depreciate its
validity. When worn out it can be
reissued just the same as anything
else. AS to its convenience and con-
vertibility. we think all will agree.
In this respect it stands supreme. and
involuntarily asserts itself against all
corners. 1t is preferable to both gold
and silver on account of its lightness
aud ready adaptation to all the wants
of individual manipulation aud. the
general uses of business and trade
Aye who would be willing to give
it up. or have it put In the back
ground Of financial standing and
money values? Indeed. there is no
necessity for this. and there is no
practical benefit to be derived there.
from. Gold and silver have their
uses and help to make up the details
of this financial problem. and they
will doubtless be used as money as
long as civilization lasts. But paper
money is the money of the period. the
money OF the people and 1t is destined
to bear this function from this time
on. We hail and welcome the con-
summation 1t excites pleasing re-
Election. and stimulates courage and
resolution for all the reforms that ok
cite cur hopes or challenge our atten-
ton. -Na.1aaA View. ~
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
Mr. Edward Atkinson.

We have on our table as we write a
mass of printed matter by Mr.. Edward
Atkinson of Boston. Mass. We pre-.
sumo that some one has written BIZ
ographical sketch of Mr.. Atkinson,
and we regret that we are without a
copy OF the document. Poss bly, he
was born to poverty. to hard work;
that he is now not less than fifty
years old; that he began his capitalistic
career by swapping jack knives and
pitching buttons and advanced by
steady steps until he became a capt.
talist and the employer Of thou
sands" of men. and like others who
make money off of labor deemed it
wise and prudent to set his face
against labor organizations and en-
ploy his faculties. his attachments ana
varied experiences to show working
men how they can keep their immor-
tai souls in their mortal bodies on
about twelve cents worth of food
day. 10 know how such a man
started in life how he grew and
developed until from ''tow head" he
took rank with the aristocracy of
Boston. would be interesting. Such
studies are always attractive and
instructive. Old Commodore Van
derbilt who founded the Vanderbilt
dynasty in youth pushed scows
among tho lagoons of the Jersey
coast while his good wife kept a
boarding house. John Jacob Astor
tramped with a pack On his back.
exchanging trinkets for pelts. Jay
Gould started out with a patent rat
trap. and the foundation of many a
Boston millioraire's fortune was laid
by dealing in rum and niggers !"
and now. whatever was Mr. Edward
Atkinson's beginning. we see him
engaged in advertising a Yankee
notion OF his own invention called the
Aladdin Oven" which will con-
tribute largely in enabling a man to
obtain a square meal on about four
cents or even less Locomotive
Firemen' Magazine.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
NHoneat .IOhn.es

Thirty yeays ago Senator Sherman.
of Ohio was nominated for congress.
He was so poor that he had to mort
gage his homa to get funds to carry
on his campaign At S.. 900 a year:
his salary for thirty years would
amount to oaly $3.50. 900; but his
check is good for several millions any
where. Now it takes good deal OF
economy to raise educate feed and
cioths a family for thirty years on
$3.50 600 and save several million dol
lars out of it. Honest john says.
.You can't legislate money into q
mans pocket. Sherman is not the
only poor follow who has become rich
in this way. This is the reason legis-
lation is all cGainst the masseA Pro.
gresSlVe AEEeE tiasx -
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
, An Example. Truly.

AS the Argentine smash-up is often
brought forward as a horrible exam
ple'' to the Peoples party it is we'll to
rehearse the facts occasionally. The
Topeka Advocate does it thus tersely:
Never were the people of a corrupt
government victimized by more
graceless set OF sharks than were the
people of the Argentine Republic.
European capitalists entered into
compacts With the government of
ficials and through the various bank
ing systems established for thef pur-
pose. the most sisantic and systemat-
&c robberies were perpetrated in the
name of the law and by authority Of
the government The speculation
preceded the issue of the money and
was engaged fer the purpose OF effect
ing its issue"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19


The two dangerous classes in the
United States to-day are the men who
buy votes and the men who sell them.
1t is custom shameful though II
may be to buy and sell votes at cleo
ton time This statement is neither
c0lored nor exaggerated.
1t sends adagger into ones heart to
even contemplate it
Laboring men see no light ahead!
1t is all class legislation-in favor
OF the rich against the poor.
And then the devil steps in with
twenty five dollars in hand and says:
Take this money and cast your vote
for this or that candidate
More than two thirds Of the people
OF the United States are without q
homeland man without q home is
without patriotism. What matters
it to him what becomes of his
country? If his country affords him
no home why should he love or de-
fend his country? If. in the bitter
ness OF his heart he says as did Philip
Nolan. Damn the United States"
who shall blame him?
Without home. without property.
without principle they fall easy
victims to the political panderers who
offer them money for their votes.
1t is indeed. a dark picture, hor-
rible picture.
1t makes one heart-sick to think of
it.
And the worst is yet to come.
In a short time the same men who
are now buying votes will some day
seize the government and put muskets
into the hands of the men whose votes
they are now buying. and at the point
of the bayonet suppress free speech.
free press and even the ballot box.
The few will plumber and rob the
people-and then with the plumber
thus gained maintain an army to pro-
tect themselves in the possession OF
their ilf-gotten gains!
England hires Irish soldiers to
crush the people of Russia!
There has been money enough stolen
from the American people within the
last twenty years to arm and equip
standing army large enough to keep
in subsection the people OF the United
States!
And there are men enough who can
be hired to shoulder muskets" for
that very purpose!
The men who buy votes are the
men who would usurp and overthrow
the government-and the men who
sell their votes are the men who
would act as soldiers.
These two classes constitute the
dangerous classes.
They represent the extremes of
society-the enormously rich and the
monstrously p6or-the unprincipled
aristocrat Of wealth and the depraved
pauper!- Chicago Sentinel.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
Tune: michigan, My Michigan.


Tune: ''Michigan, My Michigan"
Gem Of the West, I'll sing Of thee,
Omaha Oh Omaha.
Star of Columbia's destiny
Omaha, Oh Omaha,
From North, from South, from East, from
West,
Gather the hosts of the oppressed,
Clothed with the Peoples stern behest,
Omaha, Oh Omaha!
Long have our brave sons bowed the head
Omaha, Oh Omaha.
While wives and children cried for bread,
Omaha. Oh Omaha.
But once again the Freedom fires
Are kindled on our mountain spires,
By loyal sons, of loyal sires,
Omaha, Oh Omaha!
Men uniformed in sombre Gray,
Omaha, Oh Omaha.
Stand by our Union, Blue to-day,
Omaha, Oh Omaha.
With the red tide of battle passed,
Like oak, grown harder from the blast
Perished all bitterness at last,
Omaha, Oh Omaha.
For God, for, Home, for Native Land,
Omaha, Oh Omaha.
This be the motto of thy band,
Omaha, Oh Omaha.
Ye faithful, wearied from the fight,
Rest, now, nor fear vile mammOn's might,
For true hearts guide each sacred right,
At Omaha proud Omaha
Mrs. Rena L. Miner in the Toiler.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
Ha. Reason to Know.

OF all the men in the country none
have a livlier conception of the
strength of the new political move
ment than j. J. ingalls, of Kansas
Third party men will agree with hinl
that this is. a very important year in
Kansas Speaking of the political
outlook in his state. Mr.. ingalls, had
this to say:
''Ihe political horizon is by no
means free from clouds There is the
third party. or Farmers Alliance as
it was called when l went into the air
year ago-went higher than any
thing since the day the COW jumped
over the moon-they are in the fight
1t was thought that they had begun to
disintegrate. but they don't seem to
show it. They have held state and
congressional conventions, are we'll
organized. have plenty of funds and
are confident. They will contest the
entire field and expect to carry the
legislature and to give Mr. PETER a
colleague of the same political faith
as himself. Political Economist
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
10 Young ae.--

My boy. you will cast your first
vote for president the eighth day OF
neat November / don't want to in
fluence your vote. l don't want you
to vote for Ben or Grover. or the man
whom the Peoples party nomi-
mated at Omaha. just because other
men do. Iwant you to give a reason
for your vote. and l want you to go
to the polls in good company.
As young man of progressive
ideas. want you to be abreast of the
world. and shoulder to shoulder with
the times when you walk up to the
polls to cast that most important vote.
for l want you. on entering politics
to align with the party that has the
most progressive record in reform. l
don't care cent whether you are a
Republican or a Democrat or what
your father is. There are some hon.
est men. patriotic citizens and good
christians yet left in those parties.
Only l don't want to see you walk up
to the polls and cast your first vote
for the party
That tried to enact the infamous
Lodge force bill.
That virtually demonetized silver
in 1873.
That has given millions of fertile
acres to railways that never earned
their grants.
That has built a Mckinley wall
around the United States. inside which
pools and trusts and combinations.
protected from competition. can plum
der the people of their earnings.
That is unaware that the war IS
ended. and has no stock in trade left
since it lost it's bloody shirt.
That by class legislation has rob.
bed IS. 600 900 people to make 80 900
millionaires.
That in keeping with its record.
has candidate opposed to organized
labor who has viciously fought it for
years past
Whose only principle is to turn the
rascals out and feed from the crib as
long as possible.
Whose representatives stood up in
the halls of congress and voted with
Republicans against free coinage and
reform
Whose money plank is so much like
the other fellows that none can detect
a difference.
Whose representatives if elected.
might violate their pledges of tariff
reform as they did those for free
coinage. Topeka Tribune.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19

Faulkner County Wheel: If you
want to stop telegraph extortion. join
the Peoples party. If you want ten
cents for your cotton this fall join the
Peoples party. If you want homes
instead of novels for the laborers join
the Psopla 'paf&. s.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19
OMAHA OH OMAHA

Dedicated to the Great Peoples Party
Convention Assembled at Omaha, Ne
braska, July Fourth, Eighteen Hundred
and Ninety-two.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19

and this crooked business be made
straight by popular indignation"
TX
The Peoples Advocates: Il don't
blame the Goulds the Astors the
Vanderbilts and the Stanfords for
grasping their unearned millions AL
most any one else would do it if he
had the chance. blame the Internal
fools that have tba votes and the
power to prevent it and let it go on.
don't believe that one class of PEG.
pie was born into the world bridled
and saddled to be ridden and another
class born booted and spurred to ride
them. If you believe they are keep
on voting with the old parties; but if
not cut loose from them and vote
with US Robert Schilling.
xx
The Vanguard: An exchange says:
The Knights of Labor in West
Virginia-.9 900 strong-are earnestly
cooperating with the Alliance and
Peoples party" 1t would be strange
if they were not. The ST. Louis plat
form has not a plank which is not a
part of the platform of the Knights
o. Labor. On the land, money and
transportation questions the platform
OF the Knights has for years de-
manded what the Peoples party now
demands. 1t follows that The Knight
OF Labor the country over is with the
party. The man who is not has no
business to cal. himself knight
Evening journal., 1892-01-09
10 DEDICATE A CHURCH

Bishop Randolph 8. Foster aud other
Noted oiylnes TO Ohiciate at the ter
Vices.
The new edifce at Fourteenth and
Claymont streets, to be known as Kings
wood M E. Church, which has Just been
completed, win be dedicated tomorrow
AID tn services will be attended by
Meshoo sts from ell over the CITY.
The s,Fucture is very comfortable
and sttr6s i've one and will be a credit to
that portio Of the city. The auditorium
Is rs by 40 ct. The building has two
stories, the yer one being the Sunday
school and lee ire room
DR.. T. A Fer4ley, of the Philadelphia
Conference and corresponding secretary
of the Sabbath Association will preach the
morning sermon at 10 30 o'clock He is
said to be an earnest and eloquent
preacher. Or. ]. Y. obbins. pastor of
Grace M E. Church, will preach the
evening sermon at 80 o'clock.
The event of the day win be Ia the
afternoon, when Bishop Randolph S.
Foster, D. D., L. L. D.. one of the great
est lights Of the M. E. Church, will
be present and preach the sermon.
The hour for this service Is o'clock in
stead OF o'clock as has been announced
Preparations are being made to accommo-
date big Congregations at all the services
The Fourth street cars run rect to the
church.
Evening journal., 1892-01-09
CITY NEWS IN eRIEF.

Revival services are being held In
Goodman M. e. Church.
A pavement has been laid from Rodney
to Clayton street on Fourteenth street.
At the Municipal Court this morning,
Mary Minson, colored, was fined 50 and
costs for disorderly conduct.
Victor Cause is erecting back build
ing tc his home at Pennsylvania avenue
and Clayton street.
Charles Beadenkopf has completed the
erection of eight new houses at Four
teenth and Dupont streets.
Rev. John D. c. Hanna will preach
to Wenona Lodge, L. Of H. in Asbury
N. E. Church tomorrow morning
Dupont street, from Pennsylvania to
Delaware avenue, is being used by the
boys and girls of that neighborhood as a
coasting hill.
The Friendship and Reliance Fire Com
pauies showed their appreciation of the
EVENING JouREALby presenting its car
rier with substantial holiday gift.
Martha Sauler, one week old colorsd
child, died very suddenly Of the grip
Yesterday. Coroner Sparks was sum
moned and gave a certificate of death
frem the ABOVE cause.
The Chrlstiana was full Of broken and
floating Ice this morning. The ice came
from the small streams that drain the
marshes near the source Of the Chris
tians.
Last night while officers Solomon and
Ayers were chasing man who was sup
posed to be attempting to burglsrize a
house on East Eleventh street, Ayrss
fell and injured his leg. Fhe wculd-be-
burglar escaped.
This morning the P W. & B. Newark
accom- mediation, scheduled to reach this
city at sos o'clock, was detained for
several minutes when south of Ruthsy,
by the track tank apparatus of the
engine getting out Of order
Rev. w. L. McEwan viii preach in the
Rodney Street Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning on This Wisdom Of the
Heart" In the evening the second Of
the series of sermons on The Life Sc
yond the Grave" viii be given,