The herald., 1894-12-29

pass o bill for the free and unlimited
coinage OF ell the silver produced in the
United States and territories, at the
ratio Of ~ to 1, aud TO be a full legal
tender for all debts, public and private.
OF course. this would be q compromise
on the silvor question. but 1t would be
better than de e. ..Jnetization, would start
up all the minee--put Thousands to work.
Congress should pass bill Immediately
for the government to build the Mica
ragua cannl, make the necessary ap.
proprations In full legal tender
paper money. Have the wo k done di-
rectly, under proper engineers and su-
perintendents, by the day. eight hours
for q days work. That would give more
men work. Give them fair wages and
board. call for volunteers to work. ems
ploy our own citizens, and the work
would soon be done. Then let congress
pass another bill to issue a reasonable
amount Of full legal tender greenbacks
to be loaned out to the states aud terri
tories at l per cent per annum, for 10
years, according to population, to make
good roads, make irrigating ditches and
carry Oh other public works, and do
away with the contract laws. Have all
the public work done by the day, eight
hours only for days work, and none
but our own citizens employed on public
works. Those who were not citizens, ii
they wanted to remain in this country,
should be required to become citizens
These things. if done. would stimulate
all kinds OF manufacturing and business,
40 that all could find work that actually
wanted it. Then ii men were found
tramping around without any means
put them to work on the public works,
minus the Oregon boots and chains.
Then pass strict immigration laws. to
prevent all the world from coming to
America.
Give all men chance to work al good
wages and If they wouldn't work make
them work, or not eat. aud you would
soon get rid OF the tramp and do away
with the strikers. The enforced idle
ness, the throwing OF Thousands out OF
employment and the cutting down of
wages below living prices and the fear OF
harder times and starvation is the prin.
cipai cause of strikes. and often make
tramps. Mon are not striking IA rule
in these times for the fun Of it, nor for
higher wages. nor to intimidate capital.
nor to be "war-like," but to hold their
own. SO they can live.
do not advocate strikes, but reason.
ballots and remedies. The government
should take possession OF the great
Pacific railroads and obtain other roads
and the telegraph lines as soon as posi-
bA under the right OF eminent domain.
or some other way If better way could
be found. Or proceed to build and equip
it's own railroads. telegraphs, telephones,
etc., and run them in the interests of
the people. Then railroad troubles and
strikes would be thing Of the pact. So
long as the railroads, telegraphs. etc, re-
main in the hands of private companies
trusts. monopolies and combines, who
charge the public ''nll the traffic will
BEAR" oppress. overwork, and constant
ly cut down the wages OF their EN-.
ployees, lower and lower. discharge
them and blacklist, boycott them. re.
duce them to paupers and tramDs, 80
long there will be trouble. strikes and
tramps. Neither do l believe, in so-
called "sweet charity; that is aims
giving, that is eaten up today, and the
poor victim left TO ask for more tomor-
row, and to be put in jail and in the
chain gang because he does ask. These
are olly some of the ideas OF working.
man alter years OF study on these qnes-
tions and frequent consultations with
thousands OF workingmen and women.
the toilers, "the producers of wealth."
those who actually work for living.
who have some ideas as we'll as those
who neither toll nor spin," who do
nothing but consume and live on the
earnings of their fellow human beings.
who produce nothing. / respectfully
submit to the readers OF The HERALD
my ideas.
J. D. BAILEY.
J3S TolucA street.