Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-21

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iii the United States. His wages on
an average are lower, but / will
prove TO you that il cost him less and
that he lives better.
The breap in Mexico is The 'tor
tilla,' made of corn. For cent the
laborer can get three hot tortillas
the size of big American pancake.
enouegh for a meal. This tortilla is
by no means to be found OH the ia
bic of the poor alone, but the rich
and President Diaz has them served
regularly. The bean comos next
The good wholesome, nutritious,
brown "frijolc,' cooked in any style,
the laborer can get all he can cal for
2 cents. This is the potato of Mexi-
co, and everybody eats them, includ
ing foreigners, and they wind up the
meal at every hotel and restaurant
in the city. For 3 cents the laborer
gets enough meat to cook a fine sopa
(soup,) seasoned with vegetables
and rice (caldo) and otter he has
consumed that and wishes 10 be e1.
travagaut, 2 cents worth of fruit will
Oil him up.
Coffee and milk are as cheap us in
the States, but the laborer prefers
and drink pulque, the national drink
OF the country, and found on the tn
bic of the poor and rich alike. 1t is
medicinal beverage of inestimable
value i'll kidney dcseuses. For cent
large glass. and if tho laborer feels
like getting on SPREE five glasses
will put him to sleep for twenty four
hours. Pit three glasses in front of
n Mexican, one of pulque at 1 cent,
one OF beer at 10 cents, and one of
champagne at 81, and ask him to
help birnself and take his choice, and
he will jump in at the pulque every
time. He needs no luxuries import
ed from gold countries at IS per cent
premium and wants none. Thus for
Ii cents the laborer in Mexico can
get good wholesome food meal and
a jag thrown in, which the laborer
couldn't get in the States for $I3.
Will the New York World volun
teer to publish this for tho benefit of
American laborers? Will it take facts
and figures from the American bust
hess men i'll Mexico, who are on the
ground and know whereof they speak
or do they prefer articles from the
Minister to Columbia, who holds his
tenure under n gold standard admin
istration at Washington, and dare
not speak tho truth and upholp the
the silver cause? Let us hope not.
The gocatest American newspaper
says it is open to argument and in
vites discussion from the peopls of
the common ranks on this great ques
ton Of the day, and must and will
publish the truth, and we firmly be
lieved and predict that before tho
campaign has progressed much fur
Their, tho World will lie found on the
side of the people pulling for Bryan
and The platform he represents, not
only in support of the silver doctrine
but demanding as that platform, that
the wealthy as well as the poor shall
bear the just burdens of our great
government by paying an income
tax on basis of equity and equality,
and thereby avert an impending con
fict gaeater and probably more dan
gerous than the threatened conflict
with England over Venezuela, that
timely interposition of the Worlds
great power and influence for con
ciiatory stiAed and boliterated, and
may continue to permit its great
voice OF thunder in opposition to
trust md mohoples which never
hive and never will gain foothold
OH Mexican soil.
OTTo HEcKLEMAN.