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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
THE GOLD RESERVE.

Let 1t Go, There Will Then be No Argu.
mont Against Silver and Paper Money.
For the first time in many years tho
gold reserve in the United States treas.
ury was last week reduced below $780,.
600, 900, and we still live. We have lis.
tened for years to the arguments of our
gold-bug plutocrats tending to show
that the reconciliation of silver would
drive gold out of the country But
here and now, in time of peace, with
our entire financial system standing on
the apex, and the apex standing square
ly on the little gold left in the country
to hold it down we find it taking to it.
self wings and flying across the Allan
tic at rate that will leave the country
without gold within five years if con-
tinued.
In this so-called crisis the only rem
edy offered or proposed by our astute
fnanciers is the issue of more bonds to
buy back the gold. They do not even
propose to hinder it's fight or offer a
means to do so, but only to take the
bonds of the government for gold in
order that the government shall have a
supply of that metal to deliver to ship
pers who fill the European orders.
Thus the old humbug goes on-rob-
bling the people until we wonder where
it will all end. But while our financial
system daily totters upon it's narrowing
basis, we CLEAN one grain of comfort.
When the gold is all gone our opponents
will lose their main argument against
free silver, as nothing can drive the
gold out of the country then.-Farmer
and Labor Review.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
THE GOLD CONSPIRATORS.
They Want to Force the United States to
Contract q Perpetual Four-per-cent. Gold

They Want to Force the United States to
Contract Perpetual Four per cent. Gold
Debt.
Suppose the Rothschild syndicate
shall succeed in getting all of Uncle
Sans gold, that is, all the banks will
furnish and the s1OO,OOO,O0O reserve,
what then? Why, of course, the gov
eminent will then have to issue bonds
to get the gold. Say it issues hum
dred million. The Rothschilds will
pay it, get the bonds, deliver the gold,
and proceed to draw it out within
thirty days. Then what? Repeat it.
What then? Repeat it. But where
is the end? The demonstration will
by that time be made that those
bonds cannot be taken up, be-
cause the gold to pay them cam
not be had. Then this syndicate can
come to the rescue, making hundred
million by putting this country on a
gold basis, just about the time it will
have completed its contract with Rus
STA Hungary and the bonds will be
made perpetual at per cent. That is
the scheme. Is Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istration factor in this conspiracy?
1t looks so. In two years it will feel
SO. In four years it will be realized as
that way. To interpret coin to mean
silver and gold, just as it is, would save
this country. Nothing else will. 1t is
almost in the tolls of this octopus syn
dictate. If it gets there fully it will be
impossible to reclaim it.-Montgomery
(Ala.) Alliance Herald.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
A FRANK ADMISSION.

a London Financial Journal Talks Abouh
American Credit Abroad.
In relation to TO the silver situation
In the United States the London Statist
of December "a, makes the following
observation: s'For one thing it is very
clear, that if the United States were to
accept silver as practically the standard
money of the country, there would b
very considerable rise in prices in tho
United States. At present prices arc
regulated by the value of gold; then
they would be regulated by the value
Of silver and they would consequently
rise very considerably. That would, in
the first place, stimulate production.
exports would largely increase, and all
producers receiving higher prices would
come to think that their profits were
increasing. Nor ought there to
be any difficulty in maintains
ing the credit of the United
States abroad. There are very MANY
ways in which sufficient gold could DO
obtained to fulfill all the foreign obi.
cations OF the country. For one thing,
the government might if it pleased con-
tinue to collect the customs duties in
gold, as it did while specie payments
were suspended. But in any case what
ever course was adopted, country so
rich and growing SO rapidly as tho
United States would be easily able to
obtain whatever gold it required to
fulfill all its obligations, let it's stand
ard of value be what it might. We SEQ
no reason to doubt, then, that tho
progress of the United States would DO
as rapid and as we'll assured with a
single silver standard as with gold
standard; quite possibly, even, it might
be more rapid"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
THE COST OF GOLD.

Can Anyone Toll What the Real Cost Of
Either Gold or Silver Is4
The newspapers have recently report
ed big gold strike in Oregon, and the
dispatches cay that from $50 to $500
is being taken out each day by single
miner.
It has been one Of the arguments Of
the gold monometallists that silver Is
rightly discredited because of the al
legged low cost Of its production, and
the cost of mining the Mollie Gibson
oros and those from one or two other
exceptionally rich mines, which are
simply freaks of nature, have been
quoted; and the question has been
asked again and again: "Why should
the government pay s1.29 per ounce or
SO cents per ounce for something that
has cost but 40 or SO cents to produce?
1t matters nothing to these gentle
men that it has been shown by reliable
authorities and government commits
sions over and over again, that, while
few mines, both of gold and silver, pay
large profits, the general cost of pro-
ductiOn of both metals is, and always
has been, in excess of their full coinage
value.
On their own line of argument, we
would like to ask them to tell us why
the miners referred to in the dispatch
that has been quoted should be permit
ted to take to the minis, which for all
past time until recent years have been
alike open to both gold and silver but
which are now open to gold alone, that
which cost them but the value of days
labor, and receive $50 to $500 for the
same. The inquiry is as pertinent as is
theirs regarding silver, and both in
quiries can be answered in but one
way, and that is that both gold and
silver have been approved by the wis
dom of the ages for the standard money
of the world, and as such should be
freely coined at such ratio, one of the
other, as the experience of the past and
the wisdom of the present dictate
Kansas City Journal
Right here l would like to ask what
consider two pertinent questions.
Under single gold standard, the cost
of gold is measured by the wages of
labor, ETC., as gagged and determined
Wy SO1O AOuCy COSU, W WHICH RO1u
money has been given an arbitrary and
artificial value, by fat of law; while
the cost of silver is measured by the
same artificial gold value, such artif-
cial value not beiog possessed by silver.
Under the bimetallic standard gold
and silver are both given an artificial,
arbitrary and altogether legal value
and their cost of production is meas
ured by their value, as money, at their
coinage, or legal, arbitrary value. The
questions 1 would ask are these; First:
Can anyone tell just what gold and sill
yer really do cost to produce, unless
some certain amount of labor is taken
as the standard of value instead of a
certain amount of the metals them
selves? Second: Does not the present
mode of computing the cost of produc-
ton of gold and silver discriminate in
favor of such metals and against the
products of all other kinds of labor ex-
cept that of gold and silver miners?
GEORGE G.. WARD.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
A Financial Boycott.

The New York bankers, in collision
with Cleveland's administration, an
nounce that they are going to ''con-
vert" the silver miners and advocates
of free silver coinage by process pc
culiarly their own. They will simply
refuse all credit to the west and south
until those sections come to their terms
and agree to repeal the Sherman law.
Having converted" all the gold to
their own uses, they will next s'con-
VERT the silver producers by the gar
roting process, and then they will ICON
vert" the silver itself. There's nothing
small about these bankers Their APP
petites are like those of sharks which
digests metal as easy as meat. We
shall see whether the west and south
will stand up and be robbed as mapped
cut by the Wall street highwaymen in
combination with Cleveland. If our
pockets are to be picked we should at
least have the poor privilege Of select
ing our own Observation-Disclosures
formist
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
$400.3l8, 855
47,318,855


1898. ......... 1858 OOO, GOO
If this insignificant sum of gold was
simply a commodity in the United
States it would be no more easily OBJ
tanned from us by foreign nations than
it is now, for it is as a commodity they
take it now, by weight, and not at it's
money value in United States denomi-
nations. Why should we not demone-
tie both gold and silver and establish
a monetary system under the operation
of which the money Of the United
States would be absolute legal tender
paper currency, based upon the ideal,
imaginary unit of value, the American
dollar.
This would free American industries
and save her future millions from for
ever offering sacrifices upon the altar
of the idol of gold. It would put it out
of the power of gamblers, spectators,
Rothschilds and Shylocks to exact
tribute from the toiling masses. 1t
would free humanity from Shylock's
bonds. It is doubtful if anything else
will.
Metallism is delusion and fraud,
and the single gold standard is the
acme of satanic devi1ishness. The
basic fallacy upon which is built the
temple of the money changers is the
stupid sophism that "a measure OF
value must possess value" Satanic in
genuity could not have devised more
devilish and accursed scheme, or one so
diabolically calculated to perpetually
enslave and impoverish the toiling
masses, than has been the insistent in
culcation of the pernicious fallacy
which teaches that the money standard
is of value. rather than quantitive, and
has taught countless millions of other
wise sane individuals to substitute the
term, standard of value for the term
unit of account"
GEORGE C. WARD.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
THEY SEE THE CAUSE.

But Bimetallism Differs from MonOmet-
allism in Degree Only, Not in Kind.
A writer in the Fortnightly Review
has obtained from nearly 800 leading
manufacturers and merchants in the
British islands expressions of opinion
respecting the causes of the depression
of business and the fall of prices. Upon
one point there is practical unanimity
among these persons, and that is that
the depression is largely due to declin-
ing prices, and that the downward
tendency of prices may be attributed
to the appreciation of gold under tho
influence of the demonstration of sill
YER. eft would seem, therefore," re-
marks the writer of the article, chat
the appreciation of gold is injuring our
manufactures our trade and our COM
MERGE" This is the opinion of the in
terested parties, and it is also the opin-
ion of theorists of high rank, 'for,"
remarks the writer, almost all tho
teachers of economies in Great Britain
to-day are bimetallists." 1t would be
curious to ascertain what is the opinion
upon this subject now prevalent among
the manufacturers and merchants of
our Atlantic seaboard. If the newspa-
pers of the country represent them, as
suredly they do not regard the matter
at issue as it is regarded in Great
Britain; but the plain indications are
that our journals obtain their views
from the financial rather than from the
commercial and manufacturing class.
At any rate, there is not the smallest
reason for doubling that the theory
proposed if the Fortnightly Review is
thoroughly sound, and that the gold
recommendation which is robbing the
producers of this country of hundreds
of millions of dollars annually is also
destroying values and paralyzing in
dustry in the British islands. We may
hope that British public sentiment may
soon acquire force enough to compel
the British government to cast it's in
fuence for silver reconciliation.
leigh On. CO. Progressive Farmer
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

Millions accumulated in the hands
of few means national death. Millions
accommodating in the hands of the many
means national life and prosperity
Iowa Farmers Tribune.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
How to Get Rich.

The following shows how easy it is
to accumulate a fortune provided proper
(?) steps are taken. The table shows
what would be the result at the end of
fifty years by saving certain amount
each day and putting it at interest at
the rate Of per cent.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

70 s727. DOC. 900 last year, or more than
sixty dollars for every vote in that
country of universal suffrage, much
more than is received in the same way
from all the British colonies combined y
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

speed, to that basis Of living which
seems to be so attractive to the Augusta
Chronicle black bread and onions. -
Thomas E. Watson. in Peoples Party
Paper.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

About 18,0O0,00 ounces were contrib
uted by the production of the United
States during the past quarter against
$1,000. 900 in 1892 for the same three
mon tbs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
The Movement of silver.

There is interest, by reason of the
continued agitation of the silver ques-
ton, in the following comparison of the
main movement of silver during the
three months, January March, 1892 and
1898, as compiled by Mr.. Theodore Herr
man, the statistician. The figures are
in millions of fine ounces.
1892 1898
Purchases of the United States gov
eminent Observation-Disclosures. 1880 1880
Shipments to Asiatic countries from
London and San Francisco. . 1912 1891
Shipments from London to:
Spain and Portugal ........... 1853
Other countries. ................ POI 2O6
Assumed invisible consumption ~ 400 100
Total. Observation-Disclosures 5 38H
About 18, 600. 900 ounces were contrib.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

The worst monopoly is that OF money.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17

crave are paper promises to pay; SO are
the greenbacks. Why do the bankers
so much favor the one and despise the
other?
Simply because they cannot corner
the greenbacks, and because they bear
no interest. They go directly to the
people, costing nothing and giving
Shylock no chance"
Hence the Wall street conspirators
hate them with eternal hatred.
Bear in mind, finally, these two facts:
1. That the national bankers, who
are now pretending to be so much afraid
of the governments credit" have up
wards of 1O,5OO,O 900 of the peoples
money, using it free of charge and lend
ing it out to the people at high rates of
interest. Why doesn't Mr.. Cleveland
compel those men to put the peoples
money back where it belongs-in the
treasury?
2. That the Pacific railroads owe the
government $50, ZOO, 900 which neither
of the old parties make any effort to
collect. We have mortgage on the
roads, the ''day of grace" passed long
ago, but neither Harrison nor Cleve-
land bother the corporations
If that $50, 200, 900 were in the treas
ury, together with the $40, 500, 900 the
national bankers are allowed to use,
Wall street would be powerless to CO
cree the government, because the treas
ury would be full of money.
These are the facts our people are ex-
pected to ignore, or to forget. These
are the facts the democratic bosses hate
us for telling.
These are the facts which are driving
our laboring masses, with horrible
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28

A young man entered the Bergen Mission the
other night aud borrowed a hymn book, saying
he would return it in a httls while. Outside he
was by auother young man. Together they
entered Jack Roberts saloon and took up posi-
tioLs where they could hear all that was going
on in The mission. When the number of a hymn
was called out 10 the mission the fellow with
the hymn book would turn to 1t, the other one
would get out mis- fife and the two would try tc
outsing and play the mission people. The peo-
pie within the mission could hear every sound
were very Ind ignant. The thing was continued
for two nights and then dropped.
Mrs. Snoad, the colored evangelist, add res sed
the Bergen Mission last night. 1t was Joe
Carpenters night, but Joe is sick and couldn't
come.
The Emory Praying Band held a business
meeting on Wednesday night at the home Of
Mrs. Bogart. 79S Grand street.
Mrs. Robert Elliot returns from Perth Amboy
to night.
There will be a free and easy gospel meeting
held at the Elsey Chapel, on Jewett avenue to-
uight.
Brother Lewis, of Branch No. 2 Of the Saliva
tion Army. Is seriously sick. and the members
OF the corps take turns in sitting up with him
at night.
Eve new fats are going up at Brinkerhof
street and Crescent avenue.
Branch No. = of the Salvation Army will spend
Mon1ay at The Army encampment, at Prohibit
Messrs. James Stein and Harry Post have
been spending a few days in Connecticut.
Baldwin avenue is being improved.
One of the wires that support the trolley wires
OF the electric road broke at four O'Clock yester
day afternoon. 1t was stretched just below the
Montgomery street bridge. The wagon was
called immediately, but the cars wer DELAYED
half an hour before it was fixed.
A lot Of boys have been trying to break into
No. 34s Fairmount avenue, where the fire oc
CURED about two months ago. Yesterday they
smashed all the remaining & lass.
Theirs WI be prayer meeting at the Bergen
Mission this evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28

ITO LAFAYETTE LAND ASSOCIATION. HENRY
u c. Loughlin, trustee, etc.. for Eliza ]. Schaffer,
E!iza j. Schatrer and Mary l. Thisxeli.
You are hereby notified that at q public sale
Bird day OF April, 1871, the Mayor aaG Aldermen OF
Jersey City PIT. chased for the sum of three hun
dred and nine y-stx dollars aud eighty eight
cents, ALL the land and real estate situate in Jer-
New Jersey, fronting on Carteret avenue, which is
laid down and designated as lots thirty three 1881 to
thirty six (S6), In block number five hundred and
ninety one Obj upon an assessment m apannexed to
areport number hfts three (53l made by the "Oom
misstoners OF Adjustment" appointed in and for
said u y by the Circuit Court or the County of
HUDSON. q certified copy of which report and map
was filed in the of1ce OF the City Collector of Jer-
sey City. on the I'D dav of May, 1890, said report
aud map and said sale being made pursuant TO the
provisions OF an act Of the Legislature of New Jer-
soy, passed March 5Oth, 1885. entitled
A Act concerning the settlement and collection
OF arrearages OF unpatd taxes, assessments and
water rates or water rents In cities OF this
ment and lien In lieu and instead of such ar
rearaRes, and to enforce the payment thereof,
and To provide for the sale OF lands subjected
to Future taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear to
have an estate or interest In said land and real
estate, and unless the said land and real estate shall
be redeemed. as provided in said acts, before the
expiration Of six months from and after theserviee
hereof, o deed for the same will be given CONVEYING
simple of said land and real estate according to the
provisions or the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. Jr July 18th, 1898.
THE Y AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY CITY.
REUBEN SIMPSON,
-, Attest: JOHN E. scorT,
3%sEAL- City Clerk.
49, Gsale No. 1.sS4l
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28

no LAFAYETTE LAND ASSOCIATION, ENR
L G.. Loughlin, Trustee, etc, for Eliza ]. Schaffer,
Eliza j.. Scnaffer and Mary l.. Thissell.
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector OF Jersey City on the
18th day Of october, ts92, The Mayor and Aldermen
OF Jersey City purchased for the sum of one hun
dred and fifteen dollars and fifty eight cents All
the land aid real estate situate in Jersey City, In
the County or Hudscn and State OF New Jerse5,
fronting on Halladay street, which is laid down
(l2l In block number five hundred ana ninety-one
t59f, upon an assessment map annexed to Q report
number seventy-two I'D made by the Commits
sioners Of Adjustment" appointed In and for said
a certified copy OF which report and map was filed
In the ONCE Of the City Collector of Jersey City on
the 18th day of July, 1891, said report and map and
said sole being made pursuant to the provisions OF
an act of the Legislature OF New Jersey. passed
March 90th. 1886. en- tttled:
A ACT concerning the settlement and collection
OF arrearages OF unpaid taxes, assessments and
water rates or water rents in cities of this
state, ana imposing and levylng a tax, assess
ment ana lien in leu and instead OF such
arrearagess and TO enforce the payment thereof,
aud to provide for the sale Of lands subjected
10 future taxation and assessment"
Aud the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear to
have an estate or interest In said land and real
estate. and unless the said land and real estate
shall be redeemed, as provided in said acts, before
the expiration OF six months from and after the
conveying TO The Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey
City the fee simple of said land and real estatc ac
cording to the provisions OF the said act
Dated Jersey City. n. j., July 18th, 1873.
THE MAYOR M OF ERSEY CITY.
s@,spAI- Acting Mayor.
t~ Attest. JOHN E. SCoFr,
tsale No. 2ssD city Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28
WEST SIDE -WlNNow1NGs.

All the lateral streets from Bergen to West
Side avenues on the line of the Bou!ev ard are
being graded, much 30 the satisfaction of the
citizens. TX they only had sewers, West Side
and Bergen property values would rise fifty per
cent.
MIR. Charles Herring of Jewett avenue return
ed from down East" yesterday.
Brother George Auderson's ciass meets to-
night at Craze II. r. Church. Marion.
Tie Epworth Lsague of Grace 81. E. Church
held a soc:abIe last night.
The daughters Of Liberty will mest on
August 8.
Tue citizens and properly owners OF the West
Side are determined to push the sewe move
ment through at any cost. The sew or question
has been talked over and meetings have been
held on and off for The past six years, but never
before has such a determined body of men met
10 discuss this subject as those who gathered at
the Glenwood House on Wednesday night. Mr..
Edward Pagan said at the meeting:-sThe peo.
pic Of the West Side don't believe In paying
taxes to go for the laying of sidewalks in the
heart Of the city or for the general improve
nent. as Ii is called that the people thsfe may
wear patent feathers. while we of the back
woods go without them and wade through
mud"
A large delegation from the West Side
visited the soldier boys at Sea Girl yesterday.
Hudson Section, Cadets OF Temperance, meet
at Columbus Hall tonight.
The regular weekly prayer meeting Will be
| held at the West side NJ. IT, Church tonight.
The West Bergen Temperance Society aud
the Loyal Legion met at the West Side Al. L..
Church at three O'Clock this afternoon.
Every evening the members OF the West Side
Tennis Club gather at their courts, beside the
church, and play until ii is too dark TO see the
balls or the net.
Deunis Mahouey, the three year old son Of
on st. Paul's avenue. The funeral will take
place tomorrow.
The Boulevard viii be completed a. far as
Duncan aveuue in q day or two