Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-06
MIR McBRIDE PnorIsrS
He Reasons Against the Policy of
Working for Board" 4"


EDIroR oF 1HE HFRsLp-ln your il
sue OF yesterday read, with much snr.
prise. an article by '-sSnlsscriber. inciod.
ing an anonymous letter headed -fie
VIA Not Starve." The letter Was esi.
dently written by q man who never
labored for a living. and most probably
from its tone. by theorist who believes
that bread and good water is Sufficient
for a manual laborer. else why doee he
refuse 20 print his name. or ehy dOcs
Subscriber refuse 10 allow you 10
print itf / was doubly surprised Al
Subscribers" advice 10 20 in the coun-
try by all means and work for farmers
for his board and lodging. because yosi.
in conjunction with tho administrator
organs have promised good times and
resumption OF shop work when the
purchasing clause ~ the Sherman act
should be unconditionslly repealed
Cleveland asked for speedy reliof.' =nd
you all, with one accord. stood by the
administration. After the repeal. you
and the Cleveland organs published
glowing reports from the east "a quce
tionable locality showing resumption q
manufacturing industries. an which
large numbers of men are gaining em-
ployment That these promises are
false show by your Subscribers" ad-
vice 10 his anonymous correspondent in
dicating little prospect 81 work 10 our
factories. Docs he not know that good
times In the labor market in the east
will extend - rapidly westward that IL
will not he necessary for your anony-
nous correspondent 90 60 out among
the farmers 90 work for hoard and iodr.
ing! Why dissimulAtes Why preach
prosperity IN your reports and editorials
and accept advice 90 resort 90 the soup
house in answer 10 pretended laboring
meuy kecognize the facts as they exist
aud with Clarkson and the oung Men .
Republican club advocate opposition 60
the administration program by sdvocat.
ing FOR the workIngman a kind of
money. cheap though IL be. which viii
answer the requirements ~ trade and
start the wheels % our immense &c.
tories and save from ruin and hank
ruptcy the men who have invested their
ali in these enterprisees The times are
ripe for political reform. and IL mnsf
come. Democrats and republicans -
tho west arc almost . unit with the pop.
ulists. as the congressional record shows
In the revolution against plutocracy u
the east Why does not --Subscfiber
come out manly FOR II when he advises
workingmen who are unemployed o. go
out among farmers 90 work FOR tbeiI
board and iodgingi Docs he not know
that hard times are brought about this
tune by the effort % the kotbschaids q
Iondon and Neu York e. force = reissue
Of government bonds aud 20 80 destroy
ibe power of silver a. 70 ,ompei higher
rate ~ interest on q loweH reserve Of
that more precious metal goidf Does
be not aisc recogniye the finger marks u
the national banks N the resolution of
senator voorhees, O. silow these hanks
o. issue currency O. tho ful smount Of
their deposit In bondsi 1hese sfs the
movements a the money power 70
sqneeze dollars cut q dollars without
putting one cent value back into the
squetzed dollars. and 30 make industry
pay the premirin. Obi friend HEnshD.
ibe tiBce are rlpe Tor political revolution
ard diesirnuistion VIII only serve -
o. bring about more sp<scdiiy consuu
nation which ve dsvoUtly piek 10 avert
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