The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-27

has appointed his son clerk OF that
committee. salary $2.250, and he in
school. Vice-President Stever son has
appointed his son his private secretary,
salary So 800. X. .. Mills. Chairman
Committee on Library, has appointed
his son clerk of that committee. salary
-, go, and he quietly living in Corsi-
cana, Texas. He also appoints his son
messenger for said committee, salary,
lilo. Senator Voorhees,, Chairman
of Senate Finance Committee. appoints
his son clerk of his committee. salary,
1920. Senator Pugh appoints his
son, H. L. Pugh, clerk Of Judiciary
Committee, salary S2,22O. Senator
Jones Of Arkansaa appoints his son
clerk of the Committee on Indian At
fairs, salary 1920. Senator Harris
gives his son the clerkship of Commit
tee On Foreign Relations. salary 81, 800.
Senator Vance remembers bis son to
the tune Of 81 800 for clerk
ship Of Committee on Elections.
Collult Of Georgia has no son so he
appoints his nephew, lad of II years,
messenger for Committee on Post
Roads. salary S1,440. Senator George
handed his grandson a clerkship for
his Committee on Agriculture. salary
$1,000. Senator Pasco appoints his
son clerk of his Committee on Claims.
salary 300. Senator Gordon, to be
in the swim. appoints his son clerk Of
his COMMITTEE on Coast Defenses, sala-
rv $2.22O. Senator Butler Of South
Carolina appointed his nephew clerk
of his Committee on Interstate Com
| ty-o 1
Democratic Senators and the Vice
President, all appointing their sons
and nephews to fat jobs at salary of
1920 each from the Government
amounting to $2S, $50. all Of which
could have been hired for $1,000. If
this is not nepotism. what is it?
Echoes from Exchanges.
WE are waiting for that era of pros
! perity promised when the Democrats
got a chance.
HAS Cleveland switched the whole
Democratic party off the tariff issue on
to his gold bug track? 1t looks like 1t.
Great is Grover.
NATIONAL ownership of the railroads
with the necessary depots and ware
houses will greatly simplify the sub
treasury system.
THE Chicago Herald in speaking of
the financial situation, says "the feel
ing is much stronger all around
Wonder if it is strong enough to ena-
bic Mckinley and Foster to crawl from
their financial graves.
"YoU can't legislate value into any
thing" say the poll parrots of finance
who organize the ward clubs fol their
masters. But the country is having an
elegant manifestation of the power of
'be it enacted" to annihilate value.
WHEN all the office holders, the
ge-hol,lers, the bankers, the
fixed income" class in general are a
unit in demanding single gold stand
ard the producer who will go with
them is too big a fool to go in when it
rains.
WHAT is needed and must come is an
American money for American people
a currency which, when called
abroad will return to the borders
wherein it was issue,l--a full legal
tender money, no matter of what it
may be made.
IT is rather amusing to see the plu-
tocratic papers put the long list OF
bank failures down in the graveyard
page, often without even n head line.
while the editor writes column tell
ing how much better the financial sit
uatlon is becoming every day.
NAPoLEAN lost his power when he
lost the love of his soldiers. When
they saw that he fought bis own glory
rather than that of France, the scep
ter of the East fell from his grasp and
he sank to rise no more. Political
parties should profit 10y his example
THERE are thousands Of farmers il
. the United States who manage a bust
ness requiring skill, foresight. tact
and the ability to command Many OF
them in the last few years have showed
: that they possessed literary ability and
: great oratorical power, but did an,
one ever know of single instance In
which one of them has been appt inted
to a national office. Or nominated and
} elected to one. by either of the old
parties? Having ignored one-half the
population and legislated for only par
, of the other half they have brough,
, the nation to the verge of destruction
A MERCHANT said the other dav tn,
sale of rice has been steadily increas
ing for two years, and for the last foul
months has been very large. That
, what we are all coming to under the
i gold standard. Rice and greens viii
| be our daily fare and rupee day fo
, wages The Rothschilds have mad,
2 that wage and fare in Europe. and. b,
, the aid of John Sherman and Cleve
1 land, they will do it in this country i
they can.
The money lender Is greatly
alarmed over the absence of money
with which to move the wheat crop