People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-11

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to a fraction of what they were
while exports from Mexico in a
few years have increased seyen-fold.
4. Prosperity Of Mexico.-In the
last report Of the Mexican Central
road lOwned principally in Boston,
April Is, 1894, it is said that the re-
ceipts for the last year were sS,426. OPS
being an increase Of s445, 266, and the
report adds: THE continued depre-
citation in silver and the consequent
rise in rate Of exchange had the same
effect as 10 1898, OF cur Railing impOr-
tations and thereby stimulating the
manufacturing and other industrial
enterprises it the republic and 50 in
creasing the local transportation"
The report further states-shows the
decreased imports from the United
States and the increased internal
business under the stimulus Of the
protection given to Mexican factories
by the enhancement Of our dollar.
The earnings on through business for
year, decreased $23,272; while the
earnings on local business increased
s967, 527, also the local freight earn
ings for the past two years increased
81. 434, 1858, or 1854 per cent" Though
Mexican railroad rates, as measured
by our standard, are about half as
high as those ruling this country,
only one railroad in Mexico has ever
been in the hands Of a receiver, and
that only for short time, while in
the United States over half OF them
have been or are now in the custody
Of receivers, Factories and other in
dustries are Springing up all over
Mexico,
). Wages of labOr.-LabOr wages
have always been low in Mexico
owing tC the population being in ex-
cess of the opportunities for the
profitable use Of labor. But wages
have not come down as in this cOun-
try anG there have been no strikes
sgainst "cuts," as in this CouDtry.
On the contrary wages have some
what enhanced. Nothing is more
unfOuRded than to charge the low
wages SOuth Of US to The standard Of
value 1t is due to other causes and
the prices are increasing, EOt decreas-
Ing, as with US.
6. Cause of our financial trouble
The cause Of our financial trouble is
not the depreciation Of silver, but ia
the enhancement of gold, and this is
netdue to interpretation OF silver,
but to the legislation demonetizing
it. This is shown conclusively by
three facts;
1.) When silver was demOnetized
in 1873 it was worth more than gold.
~. )The report Of the director Of the
Omitted States mint for the last year
shows that the Quantity of gold mia
ed annually in the world is sl9G, 900,
1000, and of silverSlO6, 100000 at the
present bVilion price. Or putting
~Silver at le to l, as formerly, the val
Tue would be raised from sl06, Osa, 700
to 100000; 000-that is about the
same as gold. ~ In 1890, daring
the debate on the Sherman bill when
at one time it seemed that free coin
age would be adopted, silver went uI
Tor rather gold went down 50 that
silver was worth Sl.17 per ounce, that
is. withiR " cents Of par. Tbs was
merely in anticipation of free coin
age.
Ny observations in Mexico have
been sustained 10 all respects 10y ser,
wants Of the administration. This Il
to say, tN as to the price OF cotton in
Mexico being more than double the
lprice here; ~ aSto railroad fqeights
Fand fares being half Of ours; tS1 astO
IIthe prosperity of Mexico (Which
would fellow Of coursel under the
Estate OF things; and al as TO there
aaying been no OserprocRctiOr Of sill
ISer, but snly legislative enhance
uent OF she standard OF VALVE by the
EGemOnet& alton of half Of the mOneJ
metal.
The oScial reports of the servants
IF the administration constitute
unansweneble arguments against the
position Of the administration anC
ItthoSe whe accept its dicta because
they reverence its official acts and
sagings.-Gustice Walter Clark OF
tine North Carolina supreme Bench,
in the National Bimetallist.
Marvellous Results.
From a letter wnitten by Rev. J.
Gmdernan, of DimOndale, Mich, We
arc narmittnd m ,,eIyo . h;c 49,. -