The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-22
. VORKlNGMEN
LIVB TOO HIGH
So Gel3bug Banker Writes to a
Lsvye. Abou. Labor Or
garizatiors.
GOLD BL0oDED PROPOSITION
Ras4s~ & Cor paay want io Taks the N
ssu a. - Tariff Qassiisas Out Of FOL
4flf s rfs >irain Too Coal, ypea the
NO rc~cs-The Isbor.pg C,ssss
Iis 100 'si=h and inaaigein Too Mae,

Exs sfoss
\ i aritten by J. Francis For
-IAe Nsu York banker, 10 Hon. X.
. Bel cilr-t Wayne, Ind, was read
-fors the pemocratic county copy-n-
CT z sstsy by A. /. Whittlr.ey. The
Eter as Published first in the For,
ia!s Journal and was republished ia
ie % aver Evening Post, which, in
'mD n,ing Ipon IT. says:
81 so rsraarkable IN its utter ah-
nee freal imericanism, and even OF
UNA ty, that il would be considered
for. > wee it not for the character
IN, IAN & whom it is addressed ans:
ho : 'ori. ID its publication. Judge
ell is ,ne oi The ablest lawyers Of the
ate, nd wa, at one time partner OF
s-Ui led states Attorney -G General
.iiyr. The Post has not come across
ayth,- u're so brutally frank since
le csaipaigu opened"
NO IL Wal street, New York. Aug.
. lSsf--Tc I on R.C. Bell, Fort Wayne,
ad.-D r Sir: The committee Of Do
ticai e4ucai on OF Wall street, this
=, Ia whici the undersigned has the
anor 10 b. ong, having determined
az "a, M lber should write person.
iiy to - i-a : one Ur more prominent
4Tty leader OF the silver cause. your
anne b"s h..1 handed to me. You are
escrib-- - ( a fair mind and large
':1geure in our state. therefore ad-
Sess 3cu IN he hope that you may be
ersGaded from your present course,
)r yGg arr leading the lower classes,
ne iaboTers, artisans, mechanics and
Of your state into a step
hIch will Cslse them great distress.
We, whose business il is to study e.
anceS. ard IRE therefore capable of
eterniGinS such questions, know
here as at this time too much money.
iiilions ar rOw ready in this city to
i1srsa u. all, with good collateral,
49, a. so, nment gold bonds, where
. is resliy needed, at remuneTatiye
ates. y our methods are such as 20
ri ghtan al money lenders (for moth
rg is . essily scared rs money! No
w csn tell what laws your candidate
u elected may suggest; while now,
yer now, toe laws are all against our
.-ople. " are forced to loan money
t such rat as We can get. IL We can
i0i get 10 Hsr cent we take 3; if We
aGrOt get we take 8 and in peaceful
lmea cysu lower, and it is difficult
wen tnen Z. keep our money at work.
5us That d. your wOrkingmen say? If
heY cannot get dollar day they re-
ise 10 wei while they ought to take
. ceECs so even 90 cents SO that we
LAY Keep lem at work. You ought
Q teach .Eem that 81 per day on a gold
asis Is enc fnous pay in this country
20 golG country pays more than 5C
cents for labor, while here living is the
;heapest u all countries, providing the
o~ef Glass will live as they should
i've. The .re really extravagant; thay
buy rurat taHr or five days in the weak
JGey even dulge often in pie, which
IS 40 kiuc Of food to be enjoyed by
working Cple, and does them nc
good. k.. is one of the most healthy
and nouri ing of foods: it is cheaI
and can oc raised in endless quaint.
les. IN kmen avoid it as genera
.u.l. Gosy eat wheat bread when rye
is much q IRE suitable. These ideas
grow out # wrong education, which
ycu, my ds4r siS, are assisting, only t.
Jheir future disaster.
Mr.. Hanra, if he wins the election
snd al II 5elligent men Of the Eas
nope ana kalieve he wilD, will certain
P = iIST z .!rare much better system TO
ta :gW-T iasses. He will try 10 tax
3e money question and tariff out o
politics, witch should have been don
.ong since. The law governing finan
IS can be safely left with the nationa
UaUks, 'usurance and railroad corpora
= nrnn0h q ~ a m N
tee with soIle well known and honOra
bic fnancier, such as j. P. Morgan o
Mr. August Belmont as chairman, wh
could formulate and have passed di
reotly such laws on money As would b
safe snd useful for the whole peopl,
Al laws governing the tariff could b
haraisi the same way by committe
ippcic:sd Dy the great manufacturin
1dd Ia9ustrial enterprises, and wit
suGD hcGorabie and charitable men q
t3- rockefeller or Mr.. Carnegie a
cDairman of such committee, the mo:
wise aud useful tariff laws could b
-peedily put in force, not botherin
those CT gagged in agriculture or Othe
rural work, or exciting them by frt
qneUJ elections, as is now the case.
Ae have talked with Mr.. Hanna 8
&c many things which are now wrons
tug the lower classes and divertiB
hem from their labor. He thinks thal
are too many holidays, and especial
excursions to somewhat long distance
-Fhare the ;e people meet and exchanl
exciting converse upon such subjec
IS we have referred to, and which the
re not capable OF understanding; b
sides ti,;s they should be at work; thu
pend too much money, often going
hotel ard laying out an entire day
leome On one dinner. Gentlemt
Ike Mr.. A-stor or Mr.. Rockefeller, wi
/ iy application and economy ha
nsssed q competence, never -wOu
, a'nk OF spending a days income I
. &c rnesi. How can workmen expe
/ indulge in luxuries, idle away the
NE and prosper? We believe for the
| 4 IN good, if some beneficent law cOu
b passed which would limit excursiO
! > nd .oOfine the lower classes to t
| wnship in which they live, tn
p ouid BE- much better off at the end
tie year. These local laws, We pI
- me. mast be put into effect by ca
: ate. ssy through the Governors, b
| - oCf CInOES COuiO UC 6PROiuscu
CO mmi Stees of local bankers and ma
VI acturers resident within the Sta
al d we think If the present election
ce Tied ~ the honest people and
II .pra lat by 1900 the people the
lse, YES yTould unanimously vote
s,s b chapges in their State CODsti'
tie rs as would relieve them from
20 mol and worry over electio
&C nmi5 could act quickly a
I. no selessly; in fact, bankers, NOR
pe pie q nd manufacturers are only
hsS Dy - be let alone, once they h;
&c d Avs and good men in control.
he people West should be impress
lwil the fact that our people here I
ta.se care of themselves, come "
M. We are only concerned for
: Glasses hat labor, whether in the
- >. oa the railroads, or on the far
Il 8 costing US . great deal Of I'll
De, rides several millions of dollars,
tes n these, and they should real
tf;' We cannot constantly subscr
D M lions OF money at presidential el
Q 10 for their cause, which outlay,
r agi atoms. Is constantly increased.
tai ing win Mr.. Hanna recently