The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-09
@g. Q. q. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED ny MRS. ". L. HOBBS.
Gov. st. John Says 1t


In the course OF speech delivered al
Los Angeles. California, ex.G)v. ST.
John said:
Railway monopolics is smother sys-
TEN Of legalized ro berry. To illustrate.
A railway corporation huvs a bushel OF
hard coal At Wilkesbarre. Pennsvlvania,
for eight cents. In ten days IL delivers
II at Lawrence, Kansas, when it sells II
for fifty cents, or to make il little
palmer, i is exchanged for four bushels
OF Western Kansas corn. In ten days
more il lays that corn down at Wilkes.
barre where il is worth 81 GO, or equals
twenty bushels of coal the product OF
the one bushel bought twenty days be-
fore for eight cents. Yet they tell the
farmers and coal diggers that they are
''protccted," while the truth is the far.
mcr i robbed atoic end Of the line, and
the coal digger AZ the other end, while
the monopoly gobbles up all the profits
To-day the poo man pays full fare.
and the millionaire and politician ride
on a free pass. [Cries of shame. Let
the government control these means OF
transportation, operate them at cost in
the interest of the people. just as our
mail service is conducted. Los Angelica
would get coal at So aud 81 per ton, in
stead Of being compelled TO pay SO to
Sl2 as she is now. lCries Of that's so
FINANCE.
The demonetization Of silver in 1873
was the beginning Of = system of legal.
lied robbery, without "A parallel in his
tory. From that day to this the "Gold
King" has sat upon his throne in Wall
street, New York. and dictated the poi.
icy Of the government. lCries of that's
so.
Wall street wants more government
bonds. Gold in the United States
treasury is about exhausted, which will
likely result in compelling the govern
ment to place upon the market more
interest bearing bonds, payable in gold,
and the people will have TO foot the
bills. (Cries Of true.)
God has deposited in our mountains
untold quantities Of silver. Let labor
take 1t therefrom and coin it into money,
and let the coinage be unlimited. Cap
plausc.) But you say 1t will make this
the dumping ground for all the silver oi
the world. All right let the dumping
begin the sooner the, better and We
will pay for the bullion in our coined
silver. (Great applausc.)
All money should be issued by the
general government. and very dollar
whether gold, silver, or paper should
stand upon an equality before the law
for all purposes, and every enactment
which attempts to discriminate in favoI
|of, or against, any particular class Of
government currency. should be null
aud void. Cries Of "Goodv'l
am sick and tired OF our govern.
ment sending commissioners 10 consult
with Europe about what shall be done
with silver. What we do with silver !.
none OF Europe's business. fCries o
That's so!l Let US adopt a financis
policy in the interest Of the great body
of the people of our own country, and
cease allowing Europe or even Wal
street TO dictate what the policy shal
be. [Applausc.l
Give us United States senators elect.
ed by direct vote Of the people. ZAP
plause.l Government control OF al
means Of public transportation ant
to be operated ct cos
in interest Of all the people. ZAP
pI ause. Free and unlimited coinage o
silve r, and national currency standin,
upon an equality before the law fol- al
purposes (Applause.)
i Suppress the manu- ufacture, importa
ton and sale OF intoxicating liquors 70,
beverage purposes. Place the ballot III
the hand OF woman. Prolonged ap
lplsuse.] Give us these reforms so tha
the government may be administered il
the interest Of all the people, and rum
monopoly, and Doodle will no longe
rule the land. anl the people will il
truth and Ia fact be free. [Great ap
Iplausc.
They Have Sold Girl For Wine
A recent number OF the London TEN
perancc Chronicle had striking car
Iioon "a picture of father and mo III
Ter eager for drink accompanied by
little boy, whom they were trying I
sell for drink Of beer, saying, "Givc u
Ia pot and you shall have i'm" Thi
man aud womsn were charged at one o
the London police courts with beggins
land thus came out this dreadful fact {
their offering to sell this little boy 70
.. pot Of beer. The poor child, II is sale
was in a dreadful condition.; his hea
and body were literally covered wit
cuts, bruises aud scars; q shiverinI
!. starving, i'll treated, uncared for, ur
, loved atom Of humanity.
The Chronicle. referring to the inc
ldent Save: "What revelation Of tn