The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-19
How THEY TRIED
TO FOOL Us!

Some Samples Of The Prodisious
Lying of the Dsns9,sie Pa
psrs About
RETURNING PROSPERITY"
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the people Of somS living faeta "a
hops tbese fscss vif BE- stsd,ed ana
anal ned In tbc fullest s~as~.
Let Ne r~mem h~s that Congr~ss hsa
Tor years absolutely r~fss~d 10 listen
To she farmers and Workins people of
the country; that p~tifion after p~si-
ton was seut there from the mas>~s:
that relief was asked through sh~ cob
treasury plan or something BITTER;
that every effort wss made by the hon.
est. hard-vosting. wealth producing
yeomanry and people Of the land TO
get hearing and s~curv oonsid~ra-
ton at the hands Of their national rvp-
res~ntatises- L~t ne r~m~me~s that
the practical answer to ali these
edorfs was:
Liquidation eanact hsip ror. Co bach
none, WORK hAspIa. nAGG sosn Asp
KEEP ouI OF POLITICS. Friends. citi-
aens, ieiiow-countrym men esery~here
do you r~m~mb~rs
LEris RxnkhsGs srill vrsruru
DO you Remember the beginning Of
the Rich Mans Panic In irc,- 10
you remember how bank.rs, money
lenders, spscuiators, gamblers, aud
shylocks every " here raised q CRY Of
hard times and distr~sss po you re-
member that they POURED p~titioa
on petition mot on Congress In
sessionD but on the President to
CALL An ExTaA sKssIoN OF COR
oRrss TO give them relief Were
they told that liquidation oaHnos
help rort Were they told to 20 hack
home: WORK nARpEa. nAAH nonH ASp
KEEP OCT or poLIIics. Friends and
feiio~-citisens do yos
REMINDER WHAT WAS poxIs
Listen! A special sess,oa pf Con-
gress Vas called. A Democratic Pres-
ident called q Democratic Congress
together 10 give relief TO the banks,
&C. Was ever such . thing dane for
the hard-working, wraltb-producing
people of the United stat~ss Are y.u
thinking about these things noWt
After Congress had b~en called TO
relieve the banks" by legislation,
even the Democratic party. which has
proven To be the champion liar Of the
universe, could not summon the aodac-
uy 70 longer assert that legislation
could not help the people. HUT they
resorted To another dodge. They be-
gan To howl about returning prosper
ity"--that
wAoKs wHns nEiH0 ADVANCED
everywhere. Their lying Was simply
stupendous. IL WAS and 10 beyond the
power Of description. They tried TO
back up their lying by telling more
lies. They organized themselves into
. lying machine and the machine 10
running full blast to-day. The New
Of their lies and We reproduce some
samples"
They said that while the Mckinley
law was In operation the Illinois
Steel Company, at Joliet. H., reduced
wages 70 per cent, and that since the
w Wilson bill became Law this company
has increased wages 10 per cent. Mr..
Pettigrew, the manager Of 'he Illinois
Steel Company; says that these state
ments are all lies."
They said that In October, 1891, the
Poland Paper Company, at Mechanic
in April, 1895, IL increased wages from
In q kan
treasurer Of the Poland Paper Com
pany, says that these statements are
not true.
They said that in September, 1881,
the Cotton Manufacturing Associa-
tion OF Fall River, Mass, reduced the
wages Of seven thousand operatives
10 per cent, and that In April. 1855
the old scale Of wages was restored.
G. G. Rounseville, secretary Of the
Cotton Manufacturing Association,
writes that no reduction Of wages Vas
made In 1891, and that the wages nov
being paid BY the association are 10
per cent less than in 1891.
They said that In December, 1880
the Washington woolen Mills oi
Lawrence, Mass, closed down, and
that In April, 1896, the wages Of near.
ly four thousand men were advanced
from 8 to 10 per cent. william II
Wood, treasurer OF the Washingtou
Mills Company, writes that the only
time since the organization Of his com.
pany when its mills closed down was
during the Cleveland panic Of lsSz
and that the employees Of the mill srs
receiving today less wages than tbey
were in 1897.
They said that In January. 1891. IN,
Trenton Potteries reduced wages SSh
per cent, and that in June, lsSs. tb~J
Increased wages from 10 TO 20 per cent
ID. X. Bayne, president of the Trenton
Potteries Company, writes that tb'
reduction Of wages which occurred u
the potteries in 1891 Was not x5h pei
cent, but only per cent. and tba
wages are fully Is per cent lower nov
than they were In 1854.
They said that In November, 1881
the Jones 4 LaUghlin Company O
Pittsburg, Pa, reduced wages 10 pr
cent and closed down In August, l6yz
throwing four thousand men out Q
employment, and that In Nay, 1sSl
thousand men from TO 10 PER c<ni
G. II. Lau9hlin, treasurer Of the Joae
4 Laughlin Company, writes that hi
works were not closed in August, l60.
except for repairs; that the only n
. ductiop in wages during the past ov
years has occurred since the CIevs
!: land panic Of 1893: that the wages NOT
paid are considerably loAer than tbos
paid in 1884.
They said that the Salem wiz
Nail Company Of FiDdlsy, Ohio, A
, gust, 1891, closed its esta 5lishmen
, but that In May, 1885, IN iDcrease Z
10 per cent in wages was given By thl
company 70 several tbossand mel
-w. &. Stone, assistant superinCeoder
Of the Salem Wire Nail Compan,
: writes that the shut down In lso7 ~
due 70 . change In motive power IN
that the only shut down they have hs
/ ON account Of poor business Vas sui
seQuent to the Cleveland panic Z
1893, and that the increase 0f wags
: granted last Nay was only . parfss