New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-11

slxDence
cn- chilling. tn the days wnen me ~u'Io Zines
times" were synonymous with Democratic i,"e No.
esonomy and simplicity. When flour, not the ar
tcle use. but coarse ,n,sI,o', ub h a
complexioned brand. brought 81 barrel wnes ~
pair shoes not the kind we now wear 29 h n nav
| inferior article. worth 1880 and ~ me on,
DAYS were made inside Of the states prison for
shoe factories did not flourish then Brown susa 20
brought cents pound ioai susar wa" aas not on
the market. Beef and butter were the ON! al
icles that were cheaper than noW ana .noiline
articles could not be kept so long without spuli'I,s
as they now with the cid OF the refrigerator
SIMPLE" WAGES.
Turn to the other side of the allurng picture
| and note the wages that were paid when sdeho-
cratic simplicity" prevailed. The laboring man
| and section man received 60 and CZ1e cents uay'
for we had English shillings-siver shfllings they
were too-ln those days. and we kept pace win
Albion in including the halfpenny IN our - Ca' Of 20
lions The railroad brakeman received from 81 "
SO cents "A day. The laborer then WORKED fro,
! sunrise untll sunset that his employer, and he was
called robber baron ether nllSht s'l "
! full benefit OF his labor The monthly wage OF tie
! laborer provided he worked fun time ranged IRON
SIS 20 TO 81 o. while the skilled mechanic received
w ronf down on the last Of these old-fashoned
| Democratic days which men pirate so rnuch ABOUT ABOUT,
| Know from actual experience what prices and
| wages then. The majority OF voters are 700
tradict cheerful liar who tells them that plenty
reigned in the days when Democracy held sway
h rme fnw Of them were papered The house in
which was born had neither plaster nor siding on
| streaks of snow across the bed-coverng which
had been blown through the crevces during ne
| make spoons OF then sold for 80 cents dozen; a
dozen iron knives and forks sold for 81 EXCEPT II,
large cities there were waterwOrks. ana not ana
cold water coming through pipes into the work.
ingmans kitchen was unknown .., .. ma
! by living men VINO toilcd for bread In those days
and survived to tell tho tale. and they nave no DE-
pcity."
Now. take ont your pencils and set down s, the ne
prices paid to labor to-day; go over the Hst OF
| articles which have mentioned. ana others when
| do not recall and then carefully compare your
| surroundings. the advantages OF transportation,
| comfort and education that now come home 10
| every mans door and tell me whether YOU are VIII
| simplicity which is 10 be ushered In when Democ-
! racy enthroncs itself In power under the slogan
he benefited by coming silver bullion at that ratio?
! How many farmers have silver bullion to bring to
! or the labor Of the city workman will the owner
of the silver bullion of this or foreign lands BUY
If you give him the privilege OF coming his metal
| free of charge at the ratio OF 10 to !? Show me
workman whose wages VIII advance wnen 1 me
| owners of silver granted this privilege. Re-
member that the Government, and We are the
| Government gains nothing by free coinage we
| simply open minis and keep our machinery
| busy In stamping bullion into coin. which Wnen
coined will be worth more than the bullion We
| money, ana we the people will make nothing by
the transaction. but We will be coming money Tor
s"ss silver bullion Now. friends after the owner
OF silver bullion has tnousana ooaps w OF co o.
stamp of the Government will make 10 cents
worth of silver bullion worth 3 money. hut the
stamp OF the Government will not make 100 cents
or Of s0! 69@ w?rh % n1 n pa, make %
cents worth of labor worth more than a dollar.
WHAT 1T WILL BRING
Take the silver dollar from your pocket. melt it
into bullion again. offer it for sale tomorrow and
Won will get 50. d. 81 % cents for It, Either
that or after YOU melt it into bullion. to a store
with It and offer that piece OF metal in exchange
for butter eggs flour and the storckeeper will
allow you the market price Of silver and give you
20 or 50 cents worth OF produce If, indeed, he will
accept ii all Take your gold dollar. worth 100
cents. melt IT down to bullion. and the merchant.
the banker or the manufacturer viii give you 100
not iota to it's value either money bullion.
| it confers no favor on gold while 1t doubles
If free and unlimited coinage at the rate Of
men that silver dollar will buy gold dollar. If
that be true the foreign trader who imports his
mint will exchange it for gold the moment he gets
the opportunity and right here let me ask the
lars OF god coin In your possession when silver is
admitted to the minis free OF charge. will you part
with 1t to any who offers you one hundred dol
lars in silver for It? VIII you try to buy silver bull
it stamped into double the number OF silver dollars
or will you hoard 1t? Do you not see that the man
Moro s or monar whether he is pos
sessed OF a fi~e-dollar gold piece five millions in
or h.. viii speculate in the article and viii have
a Gold Board carrying on n trade in gold. as was
YER to the re mint and has it coined into dollar he
brings no gold to this country. but he VIII carry
| the gold away with him. and when are calleI
upon pay debts to foreign countries we VIII
be Obliged 10 pay on goa basis ana VIII 90 oG 0r Go
| lar may require I'm the payment OF our dept.
HOW WILL THE FARMER BENEFIT?
How will tina, benefit the farmer who has no sill
YER to mint or gold sell? How will it benefit the
workman who has only his labor to sci? And
when the prices OF farm products are advanced. If
they do advance how mach will that benefit the
farmer when he will not be able to sell his produce
to the workmen Of cities and towns who cannot az,
ford pay higher prices from wages which Will
not advance as rapidly or as much as ,hs prices OF
81 for his days work may buy twenty pounds
OF sugar for his dollar During, the war, and when
the price of labor was highest. when he received g
day for his labor. h" bought less than sixteen
market regulated by the gold standard. which holds
silver. copper. nickel and paper the equals or gold
paper currency are based on gold. there
to as the workmen themselves Will have II, for II
have no reasonable right to expect others to .ook
after their interests in that respect Not only Is
standard but wages are also based that stand
IT To- if esa a hy aw the of gold
will retire from sight, and If the fourth day
American people have voted for free coinage. every
dollars worth of the s6lSV7slS2 will disappear and
we will be on the silver basis in spite OF the arts.
the SOphstrcs juggleres OF our financial con
tortionists who now seek power on November
If silver wins. YOU wi. be working. II you work AZ
all for the same number Of cents per day that you
now receive Factories will close because II will
not be wise for men invest In enterprises until
they know how the adjustment Is to be made. You
will be paid in silver, and If silver jumps up in the
market a tribe rest assured IL Will go down again
beneath the load of deprecated silver from other
lands. Your wages viii not go UP so long as Idle
labor stands ready and anxious to accept positions
at any price and under any conditions DO you
the point now. my friends. and you willing to
allow yourselves TO &c Swayed and Influenced by
those who have something TO sell? Again what
right has Government to engage In the manu-
ufacturc of raw material for the proiit OF any
ndiyidlpii? For. bear in mind. the Government
does not make anything when 1t coins money for