The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-30
PERTINENT TOPICS.

A mechanic: well, the German bill is
now a law. 1t means lower wages in many
industries at once, and how are the Demo-
Gratis who voted for it going to explain it?
Will find a way? Oh, no; not this year.
In 1892 they were believed; but now to tell
us all will be right when a quarter of the
mechanics in the building trades have little
or no employment, and others are working
for under wages. will be like telling us
that the moon is made of green cheese.
Many mechanics and wage earners are not
saying anything for publications: but | know
what they are thinking and what they are
saying among themselves, and when the
ballots are counted the night of the election
Bynum and his supporters will know TO
their sorrow what they are thinking. l tell
you that the mass of the men / see are go
Ing TO give the Democratic ticket a black
eye. They may not vote Republican, but
they won't vote Democratic"
Member of the City Council: 80 long as
the School Board was made up of the most
public-spirited of our citizens, irrespective
of party. the permitting of it to vote the
levy for school purposes and to negotiate
loans and purchase property was all right.
But that period seems to be of the past.
The board is piling up debt, making large
expenditures which provoke suspicion, so
that il may be necessary to have the city
charter changed in order TO subject the levy
and the appropriations the purchases of
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pervision of the Council. as are the appro-
priations of the other departments of the
city government. Why should the School
Board be compelled TO issue bonds at a
higher rate of interest than Controller
Trusler has sold the regular city bonds
for"
Commander Of a G. A. r. Post: Few
of our members will go to Pittsburg; not
that they dc not desire to so to the en-
campment as ardently as ever. but they
have not the money 10 nav the expenses
The men who make up such excursions are
mainly those who work for wages. small
salaries end farmers. They have never
had an abundance. but this year they are
pinched. l can name a half dozen men in
my post who have not had employment OF
any consequence for months. So they can
not go TO Pittsburg."
Alexander Posey. barber: How is bust
ness? 1t is half business. Do mean to
say that | could do twice as much il | had
the patrons? l mean TO say just that. In
1891 and 1882 | earned. week after week.
twice as much as | do now. This means
that / have only half as much monty to
spend for my family. 1t means much less
money TO penn az az me grocer ; SUI less
societies or for amusement"
wholesale grocer: 4 don't know any
thing about the future Of sugar. The
American Refining Company can put il up
or down. L judge it is in their hands TO
advance il considerably. How much?
Answer for yourself; you have the tariff
schedules and can figure. No, the jobber
cannot make by the rise. nor can the re-
taller. because the trust keeps the stock in
hand."
A house owner: Mighty good time to
make repairs. Good workmen offered to
do a job for s2S7 for which they wanted $50
two years ago, and i contracted for a job
OF painting for Sl02; while / paid s1S6 for a
similar one In 1892"