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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09

shall thus be officially laid before him.
This has been the course of long line
of statesmen who have filled the presi-
dental chair. But it remains for Mr..
Cleveland to exercise the power of the
veto in advance of Legislation: to tell
Congress in advance what he will or
what he will not approve. or rather
what they must or must not enact.
This is not the work of a President it
is that of dictator, and does not COM
port with Republican institutions. say
ing nothing of the bad taste that per
mits it. For the sake of the honor and
dignity of the executive chair We hope
Mr.. Cleveland will see how far he is
departing from the practice OF sis
lllustrious predecessors, and get back
within the proper scope of the execu-
tive office. Progressive Farmer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
NOrtOn's Nuggets.

AT the present rate of assertions
from the two old par les there will not
be enough left to supply pail bearers
for the twins in 1896.
ANTHONY CoMSToCK declares that
5000. 100000 is spent annually in the
nited States for intoxicants. 1t is
evident from Mr.. Anthony's talk that
he las been getting more than his
share of the "hooze.
Ir is asserted that India proposes to
impose an import duty on foreign sill
Yer. This is to prevent it from COM
ing in. The time has been when ma
tions imposed even the death penalv
for the expectation of the money of
the realm" Thus doth the whirlisig
of time play havoc with gold ana sill
Yer gods.
YES. Cleveland is very firm, He
went to Washington to serve the Eng
lish and New York Shvlocks and gold
bugs. and he is standing up to the
rack like little man. Why shouldn t
he? He is getting SGT. 900 year of
the peoples moncy-and he does not
"are whether the country goes TO ruin
or not Chicago Sentinel.
\ CHICAGO LAWYER. whose clients
are wealthy capitalists, has just re-
turned from business trip to Eng
laud. He states that 500, 900. 900 is
annually drawn by English investors
from the United States in the shape
of interest money and dividends Yet
our gold bugs want 10 double the
amount of labor necessary to produce
this vast sum by cutting down prices
through the adoption of the gold
standard
LET the government stamp gold and
silver giving It's weight and tinene>s
in such shapes and sizes As bullion
owners want anything from piece
the size OF 4 ten cent piece to a chunk
as big Rs Il brick and lie: the "intrins sic
value chan> use it 10 do business with.
What need has either OF legal tender
functions. So long as both have in
trinsic value: Then les government
put its fiat uron the Greenhacks. 50
that people who wan, to settle differ
ences legally can do SO by rendering
payment in greenbacks.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
Depression of Values.

4 writer in the Philadelphia Press
observes that the year 1873 was the
eliminating point OF a gradual rise in
prices which had been uninterrupted
since 1860. Prices in that Year reached
the summit and the descent began.
1t has been down hill ever since" The
Manufacturers Record says that the
change may be explained upon the
theory that prices rise and fall in great
waves" moving through long periods.
But, what sets the waves in motion
Waves do not rise and fall by any
automatic process. The only cxplana-
ton that will fully meet the require
mcnts of the case is that in the year
1873 silver was demonetized here and
in Europe, and gold, being made the
sole standard of value, has been ap-
preciating ever since. The notion
that the wave of depression has spent
its force, that we are now to have
rising prices, is a sheer delnsion.. I'm
less large deposits of gold stall sud-
denly be discovered or silver shall be
remonetizc,, gold will continue to rise
and prices of commodities to fall. 1t
is indeed Il strange thing that men
should persist In lNventing wholly in
sufficient theories with which to ac-
count for the contraction of values, in
face of the fact that the measure of ali
values is vi>,blv growing and calling
tor larger expenditures of the pro-
duets of human industry to obtain
possession of il. The decentralization
of silver, by enforcing such contrac
ton. has DESTROYED agreater amount of
wealth than any war that ever devas-
tateu the earth National View.
Yes, and prices will continue to sink
so long as money is denied the people
The crime OF 1873" left the people
without enough money to do the bust
hess of the country. hence the decline
in values. From 1860 to 1873 the vol
ume of money constantly increased
ard prices rose proportionatelv Give
us plenty of money to do the business
of the country and prices will rise.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
W nv \ut.1

The purchase of silver by the Gov
ernment for coinage purposes is all
wrong. No one disputes that fact
What is claimed is that the Govern
ment should coin free of charge all
silver that is brought to the mint he
same as it does gold. When silver is
thus coined let the people accept it or
not as they see fit.
If Il man has wheat to sell he can re-
fuse to accept silver if he chooses-for
he can stipulate that he will sell for
gold, greenbacks. national bank notes
stumptail, goldfish. bonds or wampum
But where there is one farmer who
would refuse silver there is a million
who would not. Ii workingman
does not want to take silver for his
pay he can stipulate that he would
work provided he was paid in gold
There are about two million of them in
the United States to-day who would
be glad to work even for silver II the
merchant does not want to accept sill
yer he can say: This pair of boots is
SO much in gold-but l don't care to
sell them and take silver" But is
there a man living with so little sense
as to believe that there would be the
slightest discrimination against silver
among the people?
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
-An"t her Rope Thrown in England

The dispatches inform us that Il
million and IA quarter of 2O-year 1 per
cent. ST. Louis bonds, payable IN gold,
just been sold in London. This is an
other drain upon the Industries of the
Mississippi Valley, another annual
tiftythousand thrown to the British
lion, another rope tying us to the
British Throne, another broken link in
the chain of American independence,
another sacrifice of American man
hood, another prop to the British
financial system in The New World.
The $50, 900 that must be raised an
nually to pay the interest on these
from labor. The people Of ST. Louis
are the debtors and they must pay the
taxes to meet this obligation: but
those taxes will be recouped in the
course of business. The manufacture
ers will add a little more to the price
of their commodities. the wholesalers
will carry the addition forward, the
jobbers must necessarily deep it up.
and the retail dealers must follow suit
Thus it will be handed down to the
purchasers and users where recouping
stops, and the laborer pays the bill
Would it not be much better for the
nited States to adopt financial sys-
tenn independent of the grab games of
the old world. and thus keep our obi
cations and our money at home. and
save this everlasting drain? Those
are not patriotic WHO think We can't.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
The Banks and the. Gold Re s,rve

Our friends in Washington are q
verltahie thorn in the flesh of the mon
ev power. They are keen scented for
be tricks that are being played at TIN.
national capital.
For instance. it has developed that
the god reserve in the Treasury has
diminished about twelve million dol
lars within the rast ten DAYS AS no
gold has been shipped abroad durin &
that time. 1t was somewhat of a mys-
terry what had thus depleted the Treas
nrv. An examination of the National
bank Inspectors reports, however.
showed that during the same time the
gold held bv the national banks in
creased twelve millions. Putting this
and that together, the mystery was ex-
planned. Twelve millions OF the re-
serve required by law to he kept in
the vaults of the Treasury had gone
into the vaults of the banks. The
banks hal been thus strengthened
and the Government weakened.
In this cons ant pushing of gold
higher ana higher, and the conse-
quent grabbing for il, the banks made
their demand upon the Treasury. and
AS the Government dares not refuse
them anything, they got the gold.
Ine>. facts ara furnished us bv a
letter direct from Washington Pro-
rressive Farmer
Three Hundred Pianos Daily.
Pianos were invented in I'LL. Com
Fetent authorities ccw declare that 800
are made during the hours Of ovorv
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
W hat DO You Think of It,

According to Mr.. Walker, Rcpub-
lican member of CONGRESS- from Massa-
chusctts, the people of the United
States owe debts. public and private,
amounting to $4,000, OOO,O We
take Mr.. Walker rs authority because
coming from New England and being
Il republican, he will not be accused of
placing the figures to high
1t is claimed by some that the rate
of interest on this indebtedness will
average per cent. per annum. But
to he entirely safe and conservative
for the purpose of this article, we will
place the rate ut Is per cent. Six per
cent. on $4,000, OOO, 900 amounts to
$l.?2O. 100000. Now what will it take
to pay this interest? The corn crop of
the country in 1892 was 1888 Alb. 900
bushels. If it brought ali average of
40 cents per b.shtl. we have S65l,-
$50, 600 as it's total value. Our wheat
crop the same year was $40. 400. 600
bushels. which. at an average price
of so cents Il bushel gives us - l6. j92.
600. Our oat crop was 66l, O37 900
bushels. and ut - cents per bushel we
have Sl63,2o9. 900. Our gold mines
produced S33.OOO.OOO and our silver
mines $4,000. 900. Now let us put
the value Of all these products to-
gether and let us see how We come
out:
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09

'''.t tItt ititt!tSt Oh = i-s+Nt
So there is balance of 500. 76:;. 300
to I've made up after giving mp our
gross products rs above shown To
pay this balance it will take our en-
tire cotton and hay crops. 1t is esti-
mated that two-thiris Of this interest
is paid directly and Indirectly to for
el-nerS.
Now friends. Americans. freemen
how do you like it As far as We have
gone? We select these great staples
for illustration. 10 aid the mind in
Srasping the vast proportions Of the
burden uron It's. Ii We reserve any of
these products for our own use We
have to make up therefor in some
thing else of equal value. This debt
is now equal to one-ha!f the entire
wealth of The nation. 1t draws per
cent. and Will double in twelve wears.
The wealth of the nation increases at
the rate of only per cent. and hence
will take twentyfour wears to double.
Therefore. the debt will double twice
while the wealth is doubling once. and
At the end Of twentv-four Years will
equal the entire wealth of the nation
l. an Official Bound to Obey the Law:
just at this time. it may be appro-
pirate to ask. Is al official bound to
obey the laws regulating his conduct
rs 4 public tunctionary Is an officer
less amenahlc to tn. law than "A priv
ate citizen? Why is it. that Mr.. Car
Isle refuses to he governed hy the laws
passed by Congress for the regulation
OF the nlted States treasury? From
day to day he disresarls those laws.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09

Three Hundred Pianos Daily.
Pianos were invented in I'LL, Com.
peteLs authorities rcw declare that 800
are made during the hours of every
working day in the year.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
The Veto.

The constitution. very wisely we
think, gives the President OF the
nlted States the power to veto legis-
ton he cannot approve. or that he in
counsel with his advisers. does not
deem for the best interests of the peo-
pie. This power is designed as safe
guard against hastv and hurtful legis-
lation. but to guard agalns: the wrong
use of the veto power. he legislative
bodies may over-rule the veto by "A two
thirds vote. This veto power is the
only Legislative power possessed bv
the President. and that is simply a
limited negative power. Legislation
does not belong to HIM. does not con-
Germ his office. he is in theory and III
law not TO know anything about it
until it reac hes him through both the
Legislative bodies. 1t is then his, and
not before. 4 discreet President will
forbear to express any opinion regard
ing Legislation. other than he NAV
recommend In his messages until it
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09

such time, to legislate to reduce the
volume of currency or to restrict the
supply of standard money. with the
expectation that credit will take its
place. i is impossible.
More primary money to pay with,
and not more promises to pay gold. is
what is needed More money and less
credit, not more credit and less money.
Two Sides to the Question.
There are two ways of looking at
things, as there are two sides to every
question. Take for instance the pres
ent wages reduction craze by which
corporations are so terribly afflicted.
Looking from one side of the case it
seems to be Il natural consequence Of
the unnatural financial stringency ::
and since this stringencv has caused
general depression, it is not more than
right that the wage workers should
share with their employers in the de
crease of income. and help carry the
burden of general calamity.
The company does not make as much
money AS before. therefore it cannot
pay the wages agreed upon before.
This is one way of looking at the
phenomenon. The other way is this !:
Since corporations have never offered,
out Of amy sense of Justice, to raise the
wages Of their employees in times of
large incomes and enormous profit ::
but have been cutting it down when
the percentage Of dividends has been
going up. therefore,, they should not
Il ~, L.,
reason of decrease in the amount of
net proceeds caused by financial
strincency. The Workman, unlike the
stakeholder whose money brings him
profit. does not send his tools to do
his labor, but is himself the tool. He
works with his muscle Or his brain, and
often loses health or even life in his
labor Like Il lemon, he is east away
after life has been squeezed out of him.
Capital does not feel the difference
when its reward is cut down from 10
to or even per cent. dividend. The
stakeholder can manage to live in
luxury on smaller dividends. But the
workman feels very keenly the least
reduction i'll wages. With him less
wages means less food. less clothing,
less necessary comfort. He needs the
decent suit of clothes. the wholesome
food and lodging. in time of financial
Stringcnry no less than in time of
financial prosperity. When money
makes enormous profits, if money can
make anything, the reward of his Ia
hor is the same, fer that is all supply
and demand" says he has earned.
1 H. l.
of millions he should not share in the
loss of thousands. The reader IS. of
course, to decide which of these two
sides is the right one to look at.-Rail-
road Tclcsraphcr.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
Voorhees, Measure Signed by
the President.
FIGHT is AT AN END.
Closing Scenes in the House
Were Quiet.

House COncurs i'm the senate Bill for Tn.
conditional Repeal by Vote Of 1913 to %
Touch on the Measure That HAS lseen So
Long Before ConSre.S-Text Of the Voor-
hces Substitute for the Wilson Eill En-
acted.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09

The Sherman law, to-day, is as effec i've
as when it was first placed upon the
statute books. That law requires the
Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase
4 800. 900 ounces of silver bullion, vet
the Secretary disregards these in
structions, and positively refuses to
purchase, till the Sherman law is re-
pealed. Has the Secretary the right
to suspend the operation of the Sher-
man law? Mr. Cleveland stands be-
hind Mr.. Carlisle and tells him what
to do. Mr.. Carlisle disregards the eX-
plicit statute Of the United States,
regulating his conduct, and proclaims
! that he would rather face the rage of
an angry people than the opposition of
Car Cleveland. Thus the matter
stands. the bankers of London pinch
the Wall Street men. the Wall Street
men pinch Cleveland, Cleveland
pinches Carlisle, and Carlisle refuses
to enforce the law How long shall
We remain in this land of shadows?-
Southern Mercury.
Two Salaries.
Gen. Sichles is retired army officer
tii'i 80 SAt'i - 'I'"l ing liit S'iIdI VI d
retired ma or general. Last fall Gen.
Sickles was elected ii representative in
Congress. and ever since the 4th of
last March has been drawing his salary
as such representatives. The constitu-
ton of the United States provides that
IL member of Congress. while serving
as such, shall hold no other Office I'M
der the Government. The question
was recently presented to Paymaster
General Smith of the army. He con
siicreu the matter for IL time, and then
declined to pass upon it, preferring to
relegate it to the Treasury officials,
and the payment is still made.
Gen. Sickles claims that as retired
officer of the army he is not an officer
of the Government and that as Il mem
Der of Congress he is not an officer of
the Government, but II representative
of a given number Of sovereign citizens
of New York. Secretary Lamont
agreed to pass upon and decide the
case, but after four months considera-
ton, he leaves rs he found it, and the
General still draws two salaries, and
is in favor of the decentralization of
silver that his salaries on 4 gold basis
may buy all more hog and hominy"
Gen. Sicklcs is Democrat and so
are those who allow him these two
salaries. Lets turn the rascals out.
Hey?
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-29
Old California Methods of Butcherin5.

Healthy meat Is firm, clean ana at
tractlve IN appearance. In this
climate, when properly killed, prop
erly cleansel and leisurely handled.
II IS not only unnecessary, hut posi-
lively deleterious, to freeze IT. The
difference between meat killed, in
/ the Chicago method and that killed
according to the methods so long and
successfully practiccd bv Californian
butchers Is apparent at glance
Great efforts have been made t. intr.,-
duce meat killed in the Chicago stvle,
but they have been unsuccessful The
proof Is positive that what may suit
the Eastern palat" and stand we'll in
Eastern climate does not meet with
the tastes AMI requlrern, Of Cali
fornlans aud does not suit pacit:c
coast climate Thu rapid methods
adopted IN the aba,toir.. the spraying
with hot water and diluted ammonia
and then the sudden freezing rob the
meat of It's natural flavor. substitut. an
artificial taste and CIV. IL the meat a
soon AZ II Il exposed t. the air ari
commences 10 thaw q soggv, unappe-
tizing look
In the methods adopted for years tv
the old San Francisco butchers the
meat Is wiped clean with cloths wruuc
ont IL cold water and i then sIlowe.i
10 hang. Handled IN this way it sill
keep perfectly healthy for is.y- and Is
IN appearance AMI ta4t. al that can b.
desired.
Cat.le- growers all over the coast
realize that the stock yard nethois
are no; the best. and op!ccs 10 sell
their be.ve. T. tho-.- companies or +
those who o4..1-lblv hnv tor the..
own killing. and really purchase io,
the shastoirs San Francisco Chrous.
Gle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-29
Great Droses Of Big Game.

J H Babauiorf says that ahiio
coming over the trnrl along Salmon
River ~ saw hundreds ~ mountain
sheep, deer and Tx bro~-ing along
tie bottom lari- near the riser They
eo,rnei quite tame. and only topped
long enough from feeding = look mp
81 b. passed ai,hin 200 yards q them.
II one bunch Of mountain sheer, hs
counted oyer 100. Mr BGlsauiurf
says the bars along Salmon River ars
a fasqr..e resort tor large gam" every
winter that Is driven out of the high
mountains hy the ieep snox.-Asosin
Washington sentinel.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-29

opened on either side
She had hardly closed ii securely b.
fore she heard the two men ln.lt1,
tearing and beating at II like mad,usn
IN their desperate efforts 10 get ont.
Still holding her bunch os KEYS. sta
ran ont Of the Office and down !,
passage that Led to the side entrance
of the bank She was trembling all
over now. and had hardly strength
enough remaining 10 uniastou the
heavy outer door
At last she sped down the silent
street IN search of assistance. For
tnnatelr, upon reaching the first
corner she nearly tumbled into the
arms of a policeman, who was coming
from the opposite direction.
What sort OF incoherent story she
told him she could never afterward
quite remember; but it 1nust\ have
been to the purpose. The policeman
at once summoned some comrades II
his assistance, and strong posse Of
officers reached the bank and took tho
burglars IN custody
1t turned out that the rascals were
none others than certain so-called
Major Woolford, his wife and h,s ser
want, who had some four months pre-
vlously become the tenants of an
empty house that stood next door to
the bank. OF course they were sub
sequently tried, convicted and SEN
fenced
As for brave Margaret Whitney, she
not only became the heroine OF the
hour, but more substantial advantages
accrued to her and hers through her
heroism aud devotion.
81 saw Margaret about two wears
after that adventure, said my friend,
the detective, in concluding his
narrative. "Her husband was doing
thrivingly as a small shopkeeper, and
she was happy wife and mother.
although her wrists still bore the
scorching scars of that terrible ordes
Of fire. to which she SO unhesitatingIy
submitted her self III the cause Of honor
and duty.
The wound in her shoulder had
quickly healed, and | am sure that
were record kept of the brave AMI
self-sacriticing deeds of young women,
her name would stand high upon the
list "-Boston Globe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-29
TROUGH FIRE TO WIN,

rh" had hecn q prominent
hi- LAY, was that Of Nar
Na.'aeN, the d"n@hicr oi the
q Messrs. fan9.haD
a. raijk"rr.
''rhtfnl night II question
W. hfher had been sent ont OF
business Tor the firm. amt she
T.. lie occupant Of the rooms II
..r. tIa i dwolt, directly over the
al" hal fnll'n asleep on = lounge,
was aroused by the sound %
~ approaching t""tov,'r the car.
N'H' IH7l outside tht doof
e '''''e'''Y ana win sudden
~ ne '""r "ide op'n.
I'' .:''' I''.' a'A" Il" 'ftan tive
'sN.'' - = suddenly ~pr"h6 upon her.
''I"l - 'e-i''' ir@in her hnnd.
'aer -uan4 arms hold her il >;ce-
ls. r'n. aai before She could utter a
'fy N'lee whispered.
"das TIE ~H2htc4, noise end Won
~ anI voman,, DO MS ven are
N WMtaey vas ~ hravo as
fit til, muzzlc Of a pistol
l un-r her forehcal INT sba
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-29

AZ which the Bangshaw brothers reo.
orally sat, On" facing the other.
\ small jct Of gas, commonly u=.l
Tor melting sealing wax, wa then
| lighted; a bag, containing number
ot houacbreaking implements. swathed
in thick folds OF flannel, was next pro
1ucei: and the desk drawer, were
specify forced open and searched.
But no key was TO b. found.
The leader consulted IN whispers
with his companion moment, and
then requested Margaret to point ont
the key that opened the top cellar
door, saving that they would have to
burst open the lover one. She indi
Gated the proler key, when he re-
5umed
7 rnnsr compliment vou on you
sensible conduct IA this affair. Now
howtyer, you must excuse me if an
compellcd t" max you,a prisoner 70,
awhile. Dear friend, the cord"
~ i'~' "''i''7 "'f' a'i,'r'SS"a =
the masked woman, who up u tins
- !" = ~ ! - : i'oh'.i -"h' "''
who nov start. into sudden actiyity.
She placel Mar2nret with her bacl.
to a large IRON pillar which supported
the ceiling, and then, predicting from
''', ''i''''''' i'''''''.' = '.'i' - 40ii4' tIh
- ''l' '''''''''~~'o 'io Margaret
'i.,'',' - ~ pi'i'i
= i'''' ~ ~
''''''''' '''1''''i''l
~ 80 ~ : D'''i~ u some
strong woven stnif' "!lie2 h"l', t",-si e
securely rs II thcy hat Been f1eted
there
on sec, | would not cause Won un-
necessary pain, sad the courteous
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