The sun., 1894-01-28

Contributions to pension account
GostytSatda. GSs yfsl' sn.fts'i ios is53 IA IA 81 81
Paid to pensioners 49, no
on hand Jan. !! 1894 s!2J4t O7
LIFE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
For NE lp:arn%s' n"1. 1y;ngg TS gr4 On -
Previously pad ...'.....' ''....'. '.-H2 ." o. ,, ~
Fifteen Il - new life insurance policies will
be distributed tonight increasing the face
value of policies now held 10y employees. on
which the firm pays the premiums. to Sld7.-
NOTHING could be credited to endowment
account this year. The unsatisfactory state OF
business prevented any one from producing
more than he was paid in wages. You will re-
member that for the year lS'l s3Oj4 was
credited to your endowment accounts, and Tor
lSs,, the last OF the Mckinley years ,2;i Is.
In other words, besides your losses on wages.
ITO sum up all expenditures the firm made
is.GI: * eS'ON"' - ~" 1'" '''' ''' 'N"
fSr fSr RS"ISR: E".afSRss 1ioS
for for SsSo,Ht, snGnTa.en' ~, 80
For school purpose. outsao q ..,oa
For parks .-.,,,,. ........,.. 800 40 ,- a.,
Previously paid l3i7"O on
Grand total 81 d53 ~
THE whole propaganda for FREQ trade has
been IRON the very beginning n cham ot the
most barefaceh msIepresentation~, one of
and consequently most persistent and sue
cessful office seekers. "allel upon mo some
ten years ago. Ii was about the timo OF ma
fret Cleveland campaign our friend. mis-
taking me for a tleveand man. and therefore
IA free trader, desired my assistance In getting
up an argument against protection l0r the
woolien Industry. lie desired especially TO
show that American manufacturers d.d not
pay any more for labor than the t4torean.
] called his attention to an error in his state
ments. He admitted the error. hut coolly re-
marked that facts hal To lie manufactured To
suit the theory II necessary.
II has been said that the workingmen voted
work Kin .nren Voted i"r it even the majority Of
you here Tonight voted Tor II; hut you are NOT
responsible for 1t, aud It Is cruel I" say that
misery which this change has brought upon
them and tho whole country.
" The change came, AMI we Nnl as Mr love-
land = Christmas present tu the American peo-
ps over forty per cent. ~ our railroads nanE-
age OF value unknown In history; stOpIago OF
mills factories. and mines every whore bank
ruptry staring the yOun. manufacturer In tho
face who ventured to start IN business, hellrN-
ing that protection would prevail starvation
the fate OF tho M9rSlngna,Hi anu his ihill,S ,
turn. and no hone Tor Tellcl, lecausc the toN-
ernmcnt Is H. the hands OF men who are con-
trOlled by the free trade element.
" 1t is tTuO that you must accept lower wages,
and yor have a foretasts now OF steady en-
ploy yment which you will ENJOY when Europe
can dump all it's surplus products upon our
markets What have We % eHpeet now yon
means retroGTessiun. because the purchasing
power OF the masses will he curtRiled. aud
| therefore the production Of articles nf use,
| comfort. and even the necessities Of life must
| be curtailed Values will be destroyed. Rents
become lower. because the Impoverished
wuTkingmen or clerks cannot AFFORD to live in
| comfOrtal 10 homes any longer and must seek
! cheaper uuarters. With the falling ot rents
! real estate values viii shrink, aud many n
poor man who saved q frw hundred dollars
! from his wages to buy "A home VIII lose his
euuity and he driven from his home.
| " But let Us not borrow trouble: We have all
| that We Fan h:ht now aud let us not lose faith
| In the good. hard common sense Of the AmeTi-
| can people They have been fooled, but as
! lircoln said: Allthe people cannot be fooled
! all the time
| Truth will prevail and when opportunitI
| demonstTate that they mean to proceed In
/ their onward march 10 higher pur poses. higher
| culture and greater freedom in spite OF thS
! men who now, as autocTatiN rulers. attempt (
| turn back ward the wheel Of progress"