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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19
@pTmtn9SDoQc 3ciMen.

Die SGitois Steel 60. bat gum eritea
Male felt bret Sa6ren cine Oibibenbe err
fldren tOnnen. SIN Sabre 1889 bertbeilte
fe 4 Pro3ent, 1890 3 Yro3ent in 8aar uno
5 pro5ent in Scrip, 1891 Bis 1892 1851
pro5ent in Scrip unb 5Yro3ent in 8aar.
Seitbefn bat iie ni9ts be5dblen %f0nnen, lnb
bds Sabr 1894 f6loB nit eirem Deficit BON
$318,865. 9as Sa6r 1895 basegen bru9te
einen l1eberi4ub BON $1,233,266, 10 bab
mad Qb3ablung hss Deficits bon 1894
$914,4o1 our 9ert6eilung bleiben, mas ltnz
gefdbr 5 pro3ent auf bas $~18,655,635 be-
tragetbe Aftienz&apital ausma9t.
9obei bat Die 8efeGi9aft nod cine W9enz
ge gontrafte, Die GIT guten pretien abgez
f6lofen tpnrben, aus3ufibren. Ser groBe
Nuff9pung, ben bos @ei9dft Der SGinois
Steel 60. i'm perfloffenen Sabre gebabt fat,
erbelt am 8eiten aus Der 9batia9e, bdB
fte in bieiem bur@f6nittfi9 10,380 @rbeiz
ter beI9Gftigte unb benfelben $6,533, 795
2D6n 3a6lte, geeen ntr 5000 Nrbeiter unb
1901, 1874 2obn i'm Sabre 1894. @s bat
at1o mebr als 8erboppeGung Itattgefunoen.
Mu9 bic SEEM gorf Biscuit Co., tpel9e
felt 1892 teite Oipibenbe geaablt bat, 1T
iebt ipieber i'm Stanbe, cine 0ipibenbe bon
6 9ro3ent gu 5ablen; ie bat Die f4mez
benbe S9ulb BON $477,50O, NIT tpel9er
bas Sa9r 1894 abf4lOB, getilgt, Bombs i'm
t8etrage BON $4,000 5uriidge5ogen urt5
100000 fir @nttpertbung abgef9rie6en.
9as Iinb bo~ffnungspoGe 3ei9en! 0as
@i1engef6dft 1T, pte Sebermanm tpetB, baS
Embellishments pie es ia in unierem
~eiiernen 3eitalter ni9t anbers fein fann,
8liibt bus Gifengef4dft, 10 geben au4 aqe
anberen GeI9Gfte. 3duAen bic @ifenf9lote,
Damn rau9en au9 ale anbern SdbrifI9ornz
feline. Sat Der @ii enarbeiter Nrbeit, 10 baz
ben au9 bic anbern Mrbeiter Mrbeit; Nrbeit
aber bringt 8erbienf, unb bes @rbeiter5
@erbienit febt ben 8Gder, ben Mebger, ben
Grocer, ben G9nittpaarenbGnbler in Nabz
rung, er tretbt bic Miiblen, bic @%ifenbd6nz
rdber, fur3 er febt bas gauge groBe Sc
19Gftsgetriebe in fr0bli9e 8epegung.
@enn bic gilenfabriten nod auF Elm
SSabr binaus fi9er limb, bolIauf Nrbeit az
baben, fDnnen mir inns nit Si9erbeit auf
Elm sutes Sabr 9efdBt MAIDEN.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19
The Passing of the Ring.

Inter Der uebcri6rift The Passing of
the Ring entbdlt ser scitrigc vSntcr
Ocean" einen guten @rtitel sesen Die &Gopfz
fe9terei, pprin nit 8s9t beroorgsbp6en
ipiro, bdB, mas INNER in friiberen 3eiten
bic 4nii4ten ii6er rpri5e fights" unb npri3s
rings" fein mo@ten, iebt cine entf9teDene
@bneigung gegen bieielben beftebt, baB man
tie fir oemoralilirenb uno fdle4t bdlt, baB
ibre Sage ooriiber Ieisn, pie bic Der 9a6z
nenz unb @tierfGmpfe.
8ie, ipenn Der uSnter Ocean" Ieine 8lide
BPM ~pri5e ring" meg auf ienen piel bemoraz
l%tfirenoeren, ndmli6 ben po1iti1 9e n
Sting tperfen poGte, in nelbem &lppfz
fe6ter ala Mabben unb 9erb, ala SSamieIon
.uno Peafe auftreten, unb benz 8iirgert6um
ni3t nnr blaue @ugen i@la9en, iOnOern bic
&lppen nit ben SiiBen eintreten?
Die 9ep0bnliGe Sorte Der 8lopffe6ter
pte Weuber, Sibfimmons, gorbett unb Sui
ltpan ftnoen in feinem Staate unb Serrito=
rum cine StGtte mebr, tpo iie i6re brutale
n&unIt" ousit6en %tOnnten, aber bic mod bel
brutalere politti9e &lopffe4terei 6eite6t nod
i6eraQ i'm 2anbe, u1b in g6icaao lit fe iebi
I9limn1er, als ie auopr.
Der uSnter Ocean" tpel9er tir3Gi6 ii6er
The Passing of the Horse unb geltern
lber The Passing of the Ring ees
i9rie6en, untertiibt mad &rGften ben poz
lttti9e1 &ing, in tpsl9em bas 8olf grin
unb blau gei6lugen pirb. @s eibt a6er iebi
ldon cine ~nna6bdngige prefTe, melde 9eseu
oteie 4rt politii9er 8lopffe6terei ebenfo au
5elae 3iebt, tpie ge9en 9abnenz nnb 6auff=
fdmpfe, bic nun nod BON Sport" z8Gdtteru
pte Police Netps, Police @aaette unb BAL
oertbeibigt perben.
Sn bieielbe &ategorie aber 9eb0rt aud
lene partetpree, tpel9e bic i6linm=
item politti4en praftifen unteritiibt, ia 10.
gar bds Sreiben bes r&ings", bic Operatio.
men Der yMaT6ine" 9utbetBt unb fDrbert
@lnss Cages pirb man ober audi BON
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19
Srt1tmenbatti8es attertfanii6eS
SGttUeitefleiiG1.

SIN beutI9en &ei9stage 6aben bic N9raz
rier einen neuen @6lag gegen bas amerifaz
niI9e S9peineffeif9 gu fiibren Der uht,
inbem @raf 6pensbroe9 Die 8ebauptunJ
aufftelte, unter ~finf5ig in Oeutf4lanb auf%
tretenben 5Glen BON Sri9tnpIe rii6rten
neltn ul1b bter3ig BON amerifanti6sm
S9peinefleif9 fer, unb Die Hegierun9 gu
%itrenger SnfpeftiDn bethlehem aufforberte.
@ir piiIen ni9t, ipelbe amtli6en 8elege
@raf9oensbroe9 fir feline 8ebauptung bat,
unb erlauben uns, bic Hi9ttgteit berlelbe1
aus betarnten @riinben in 3neifel 3u oiez
BEN. Selbit tpenn ite tpobr fem Iplte, 10
trifft uns bafir Die @9ulb ni9t. Wenig@
items min unfere 8egierung Die 8elege ba@
ben, buB in ben ~tpenigen gu ibrer &enntnlB
gelangten 5Gllen, tpo in 9eutf9lanb Sris
4inen in amerifanii9em S9peinefletf1
entbedt tpurben, bieIes iiber 8elgien impor=
tirt ipar, unb ba 8elgien feline mitrosfopiz
f4e unterfu9ung berlangt, 70 erbdlt es au9
nt9t tn1pictrte Wdare. 8on I'm Ierer Eegtez
rung mtfrostoptI9 unter1u9tes S9peinez
fleif9 entbdlt uuf Dem Sab pber Site niAt
nur eiten b~ioletten 3etteG, fonbern du9 cine
nit rot6er Sinte barauf bermertte 8ef9einiz
gung, ipd6renb ni6t unteriu9tes einen peiz
ben 3ettel bat. Die beiben Sorten Iinb dlIo
febr genau BON eindnber unterf 6eibbar.
8arum ni9t alles, ober pielntebr nur
Elm febr g~erin9er 3beil bes S6tpeinefleiI9es
mifrosfppif9 unterfu9t tpirb? @infa9,
neil Der 4merifaner, pelber Ii Iebr menig
S9peinefleii9 rob ber3ebrt, nidts burum
giebt, uno bic S9la6ter lelbtberitdnbli9
~lpeniger Die berbdltniBmdBig g~eringen Roz
item, Die Iid auf 5 bis 6 Gents per @9pei1,
befaufen, fparen als ben nit Der unter1llz
dung perfnipften 4ufentbalt permeiben
lpnQen.
8enn bds beutI4e 3ei9 Iih gegen Gin
fubr tri4inenbdltigen amerifaniI9en
S9tpeinefIeiI9es ii9ern min, 70 brau6t rs
nun etnfa6 Die @infu6r anbern, ais nit benz
amtli9en Stempel Der borgenommenen I'M
terfu9ung berIebenen Experimentation at
berbieten. Damn ntrb aud 8elgien, iiber
befen 6dfen Elm iebr GROCER She'll bes na6
9euti9lanb eingefibrten S9peinefleii6ss
gebt. mitrOsfopif3 unterIu9tes berlanqen,
ebenfo tpte Oeutf6lanb unb 5ranfrei9 es
beim brett eingefibrten tbun.
0eutI9ldnb tunn tri9~inenfreies Shpeiz
nefleii9 BON @merita BADEN, penn es ben
piertel nber balben Sent, tpel6en bic sSSnz
ipettton toItet, be5ablen min.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19
9as @abIfroI6 etttDtttt a1tf Oct
@inti@tMn9Sn6tte. .
Gin SerrbilS ocs gbinttas.

8eibe Neip Oorfer 8unbes1 enatoren, Sin
unb Murpbb, iinb Brobufte elmer beillo1en
bemofratil9en Ma19ine, Der tpeitalts 6efz
1ere bon 8eiben lit 0iq; benin er betbdtigt
oft einen belen unp lebenbigen 8eiit;
MurpbD oagegen 1T ni4ts ais Elm getpObnz
liber pOlititer.
Seine @e6urtsz unb Mobnftabt Srop be-
tra9tet Wfurpbp als feline 9ausmd@t; nno
fsin Mittel lit ibm gu rob, I'M bort feline
6errI9oft gu %bebaupten. go md9te er's
oltb bel Der o~ortigen Stabttpdbl I'M WGr5
1894. &epublifaner uno @lebelanb%9e Demo-
fraten batten ii9 in iener ami ebnli4en @tabt
auf einem ftdbttlden Reformtpabl5ettel ge=
einigt, um bic au9 an unb fir ft4 i9le9ten
aanbioaten Der MurpbpzM a 9ine 3u f9laz
gen. BOP" Murpbp aber ipollte UNI ieoen
preis bic @abl feiner &anoioaten bur6z
1eben. limb feline @abltrol9e iu9ten bic
@eaner mod am @abltdge auf ieoe Weile
ein3uT9i4tern.
Duff einem Der @timmpIdbe md9ten
@trol9e Waurpbp's etnen brutalen 4ngriff
auf Sreunoe bes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oabet
tpurbe Elm bo9gea9teter 8iirger gfamens
@pbert SOB bur9 GepolperI9ihe in brutal
tier @eiIe ermoroet; uls er bereits pertpun=
bet am 8oben lag, trat elmer Der Strol9e
auf i'm gu, i9oB i'm IN ben &opf nno
t0btete i'm babur9.
DIS 8eriiber bieIer I9euBli4en Morbtbdt
purbe Elm berii9tigter 8lppffe9ter Mur=
p6p's @amens bartholomew Shea bon ben
2ei9eni 9augef9norenen be3ei9net. Die
Granb SurD berieBte i'm in Nnflage3uItanb.
@uf @rlnb iiberpGltigenber 8%ela1tungs3eugz
rife, aug oenen namentli9 audi berborgtng,
baB es Shea mar, pel9er ben Morbf9uB
alf bas am 8oben liegenbe Spfer obfeuerte,
ipuroe Shea fpdter BON ben @ef9tporenen
oes Griminalgeri6ts f6ulbig befunben unb
barauf6in gum gooe perurt6eilt.
g6ea'5 nobl6e8ablte Mooofaten i6euten
fein riuriftiI9es" Mittel, Inn ibren Glienten
au retten. 3ulebt brabten Tie fiir3li6 no6
bas na9trGgli9e r3eugniB" zines i'm 3u9tz
bauIe' IiBenben anberen @oblftrol9s, Sea-
mems Sobn Mc@ougb, bet, pel9er II pl0Bz
lih bstbeuerte, baB er Der WOrber BON &oB
lei. 9Cber Ipr9fdltiee @rmittelungen burb's
Seem Norfer Nppellationsgeri9t ergaben, baB
bas r3eusniB" Mc@ougb's f%einerlei 9lau=
ben peroient.
Ser 8erl tt elm piberli6es 3errbiGb ienes
eblen 8bintias, tpel9er fi9 tn S9iaer's
r8irqf9aft" 6ereit 3eigt, fir feinen gum
Sob perurt6eilten Sreunb Damon gu fer
ben.
Mu@ @o1berneur Morton ii6er5eagte fi4
BON ber l1nbaltburteit bes na4trdgli3 fubriz
airten I'm 9ulba6epeifes" uno lebnte cine
Mtlberung bes l1rtbetls gegen @bed ab, tpie
bas Obergeri9t cine umitObnng bes nrtbetls
oertpeigert bate.
BARTHOLOMEW pber r8dt" Shea TT jebt
inn .3udt6als Su 0annemord mittelit Sletz
triaitdt, pie oas 8eieb bes Stadtes Neip gort
es porI6retbti binseri4tet. unmlttsDbar OOr
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19

Die &nopnptbtng=8 anbe Der
Mmerican 9rotectipe @ffociation 1T tput5=
entbrannt ge9en bic 3epubGttaner
2ouispt1Ge's, neil bieie ni9t ben 8anz
bioaten Der 8anbe, ionbern einen Neiht=
¬pnotbing gum einftpeiligen Na9fol9er
bes peritprbenen Mapors gema9t BADEN. Der
&entudp'er 3neig Der 8anbe, Der in cen
leBten Sagen in 2Ouispille berfammelt mar,
bat ba6er ben &epublifdnern ben Sebbebaloz
19ub %bingeporfen unb min es nun nit ben
b%ortigen 9emofraten erluden. Die .pet=
ben ibr boffentlih eleidfaGs ben bunbsr;=
fad perbienten SuBtrttt Deriesen,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19
25=iaDrt9er &rie9SfaIenSer+
10. bis %. Hebrmar 1871.

SIN 6ol9e Der ppn @rn. Sbiers am 10.
6ebr1ur nngetniipften 6riebensDerbanblanz
gen fpirb am q. Der @offenitiGftanb bis
gum 26, perlGngert. Sbiers f4ift ben Ser
8og BON 8rogIie na6 2pnbOn, um Die eng
Hide &esierung gu ipirtIamer 8erpenbnng
fir Srantrei9 BEL ben Sriebensnerbanoz
lungett 5u beItimmen; 8ismarf berbittet lif
dber iebe @tnmif9ung.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19

9IbomncntcntszVrciic:
&6aIi6e Woroen : @usoabs in Der Stapt kur9 Die
Srdosr ms Saus g%eIiefert.
%tt USoOe . . . . bV.l 10
Sdeli6e Museabe unS Scr geeften" per g8odbe 020
Scr g8etcn" per Sobr $50
g1o6sntliGe 9ussabe per Sabr $50
Guspdrtise abonnenten per gOR in ben Der. 6taatsn
iotpie GAMBIA uno Nleriep:
96oIife auseobs per Sabr i'm gOraus $500
,Ger Meiten" per Sabr 200
@D6eatli6e Gus9abe per Subr ...... 400
SINS @usIanD:
0onoba unb Nterico ousoenommen):
8deIide auseaDe per Sqbr . $500
0odenbIatt DDer Ser gSeiten' 500
Sooeblatt unO Ser MefteR' 1850
Illinois Staats . Zeitung Co.,
Gbicaao. 81.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-02-19
S69Iide n1b m0deutli6s
vSHtnoiS StnAtss 2c
uuo
u0er ~ c II ca"
9~lbomnente nj .Vreile:

offiss; ess of.anoisinoton.etr. unO orf.s up.nua
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

foreign nations can Be ob<ntned. Thope
who represented the minority senti-
ment In the Chicago Convention oppos-
ed the free coinage OF silver by the Cn;-
ted States by independent actioo ON
the ground thai In their judgment. Il
would retard or entirely prevent the
establishment Of international BIZ
metallism. 70 which the efforts OF the
government should be steadily direct
ed. When they asserted tina; the ef-
forts OF the government should be
steadily directed toward the establish
ment OF international bi-mesaliiEm,
they condemned mononetalliSm- The
gold standard has been weighed In the
balances and found wanting. Take from
il the powerful support Of the money
owning and the money-changing
classes, and It cannot stand for one
day in any nation in the world. It
was fastened upon the United States
without discussion before the people.
and its friends have never yet been
willing to risk verdict before the vot-
ers upon that issue.
There can be no sympathy or CO.
operation between the advocetes Of Q
universal gold standard and the advo-
Gates OF bi-metaIlism. Between BIZ
metallism-whether Independent or
internstional-and the gold standard,
there is an impossible gulf. Is this
quardennial agitation in favor of in
ternational bi-metallism conducted in
good faith or do our opponents really
desire to maintain the gold standard
permanently? Are they willing to con.
fess the superiority of a double stand.
ard when Joined iii by the leading ma
Il l. &
sist that gold is the only metal suita,
BILE for standard money among civiliz
ed nations? If they are in fact desir
Gus of securing bi-metallism, we may
expect them to admit the evils of 8
gold standard and defend bi-metallisn
as system. If, on the other hand
they are bending their energies to
ward the permanent establishment o.
gold standard under cover of a declara
ton in favor of international bi-metal
lism, am justified in suggesting tina
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

rot be paid until fixed charges have
been satisfied, the stockholders must
bear the burden of hard times.
Salaries in business occupations de-
pend upon business conditions, and
the gold standard both lessons the
amount and threatens the permanent
CIV of such salaries.
Official salaries, except the salaries
of those who hold Office for life, must,
in the long run, be adjusted to the
conditions of those who pay the tax
es. and if the present financial policy
continues we must expect the contest
between the taxpayer and the tax
eater to increase in bitterness.
1.-The professional classes-in the
main-derive their support from the
producing classes, and can only enjoy
prosperity when there is prosperity
among those who create wealth.
81 have not attempted to describe the
effect of the gold standard upon all
| classes-in fact. I have only had time
! to mention a few-but each person
will be able to apply the principles
! stated to his own occupation.
| sIt must also be remembered that it
is the desire of people general
ly to convert their earn
inps into real or personal property.
This being true, in considering any
temporary advantage which may come
from a system under which the dollar
rises in its purchasing power. it must
not be forgotten that the dollar canno
buy more than formerly, unless prop
: 'erty sells for less than formerly. Hence
it will be seen that a large portion o
those who may find some pecuniar!
, advantage in gold standard will dis
cover their losses exceed their gains.
cit is sometimes asserted BY. our op
.ponents that a bank belongs 10 tn
t debtor class. but this is not true OF AMI
solvent bank. Every statement pub
: lished by a solvent bank shows tha
5 the assets exceed the liabilities. That !
/ to say while the bank owes .larg
: amount of money to it's depositors
;. not only has enough on. hand in none.
: and notes to pay its depositers, bu
e in addition thereto, has enough to con
er its capital and surplus: When "a
; dollar II rising in value slowly. . ban
!. may, by making short time loans IN
!. taking good security, avoid loss, b.
j when prices are fa1liAg rapidly, q
? bank Is apt to lose more money. b
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

standard with ies& injury 10 the people
of THIS counsry: bui nC~. whes eorh
step toward . universal Gusd saaad-
-rsi enhances sh< purchasing pUwer
Of gold. 1rpsvsses prscxs and transfers
tn the pockets Of the creditor class m
un<arnwd increment. i he inau~ucc al thi.
nation must not be thrown upon thr
side Of gold unae~s we are prepared Co
accept the natural and legitimate con-
seqaeu~ex Of such an act Any s~gis-
lation which lessons the world. stock
OF standard money increases the ex-
ehang~sbIe vaizae Of the dollar: there
fore. the crusade against silver must
inevitably raise the purchasing power
Of money and lower the money value
of all other forms Of property.
'our opponents son.rtimes admit
that IL was . mistake TO demouetisr
silver, but insist that We shouid sub
NIT 20 present conditions rather thsD
return TO the bi-metaliie system. They
err In supposing that We have reached
the end Of the evil results OF gold
standard: we have not reached the
end. The injury is a continuing one
and no person can say how long the
world ID to suffer from the attempt
to make gold the only standard money
THE same influences which are now
operating to destroy silver in the Uni
ted States viii, il successful here. be
turned against other silver-using
countries, and each new convert to the
gold standard will add to the general
distress.
$50 long as the scramble for golt
continues, prices must fall, and a gen
eral fall in prices is but another de
finition Of hard times.
Our opponents, while claiming en-
tire. Observation-Disclosures for themselves
have appealed to the selfishness o
nearly every class of society. Recogniz
ing the disposition of the individual
voter to consider the effect of an,
proposed legislation upon himself, WI
present to the American people tn,
financial policy outlined in the Chicag,
platform. believing that it will result
in the greatest good to the creates
number.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
honest money cannot be expected at
the hands of those who deal dishonest
ly with the American people.

honest money cannot be expected at
the hands of those who deal dishonest
ly with the American people.
AN HONEST DOLLAR.
"What is the test OF honesty in
in the purchasing power of the dollar.
An absolutely honest dollar could not
vary in it's general purchasing power;
it would be absolutely stable when
measured by average prices. A dollar
which increases in purchasing power
is just as dishonest as a dollar which
decreases in purchasing power.
professor Laughlin, now of the Uni
yersity of Chicago, and one of the high
est gold-standard authorities, in his
| work on bi-metallism, not only admits
that gold does not remain absolutely
| stable in value, but expressly asserts
chat there is no such thing as
standard of value for future payments,
either in gold or silver, VI hich remains
absolutely invariable." He even sug-
gests that multiple standard, where
in the unit is chased upon the selling
prices of a number Of articles of gen
eral consumption" would be a more
lust standard than either gold or sill
yer. or both, because "a long time
contract would thereby be paid at its
maturity by the same purchasing pow
err as was given in the beginning
ct cannot be successfully claimed
that monometallism or bi-metallisn
or any other system gives an abso
lutely just standard of value. Unde
10Th monometa1lism and bi-metallGsm
the government fixes the weight an.
. fineness of the dollar, invests it witt
: legal tender qualities and then ea
: tends the minis to it's unlimited eolI
: age, the purchasing power OF the do
g lar to be determined by the number G
S dollars. Bi-metallism is better tina
O monometallism, not because it give
e us a perfect dollar-that is. a dolla
: absolutely unvarying in its gener'
r purchasing powerbut because
i makes a nearer approach to stabilit!
le to honesty, to justice, than a gol
e standard possibly can.
e aPrior to 1873, when there wei
T. enough open minis to permit all II
/ gold and silver available Tor coinas
~ to find entrance into the worlds vo
s. nme of standard money, the Cnlte
n states might have maintained go
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

\ usoeesasy sySsen vhscA = psruas-
asi.y sdvsnsaecyua 10 . sew syS<aicsses
has le~s to comm<ed 10 shaa . syuaeO
which would give ec5v and encoasAGe~
meat to fao~e - 30 crvsse shr aasioa's
wealth.
Our opeou~nsa lave made . syecAi
appeal 10 saose " no bold Grv ard life
insurance s-csic.-.. but sae~e policy
hoid~r< say ,has since ;sc total vrvms-
uns r,>ressed exr~~>i The loa>es pasd.
. rising standard must be OF more 6ra-
eft tn the ocmpans~s Man so che POD
ICY hoid~rs-
ALI. CLASSES SUFFER
much solicisu5e has been expre~.-d
by our opponents for the depusisors
in savings hanks- They constantly pa
rsde before ;hcsc deposisorS the I'D
santag~s Of gold standard. but thee
appeals vii. t.r in vain. because savings
hank deposiforx know that under q
gold standard there 10 increasing dan
ger fhs. they will lose their sicgsoeits
oecauss. OF the inability Of the hank 4
TO collect their assets; and they still
further know that IL the gosd stand.
ard Is TO continue indefinitely they
may he compelled 20 withdraw sheis
deposits in order fo pay living exp-n.
SEES
1t Is only necessary 20 note tne In
cr-asing number Of failures in order ..
! know that q gold standard In ruinou,
to merchants and manufacturers. Thu
business men do not make their profit
from the people from whom they DO,
row money. but from the people L
whom they sell their goods. II tn.
people cannot buy, retailers canno
sell. and il retailers cannot sell. whols
sale merchants and manufacture
must go into bankruptcy.
Those who hold ~ n permanen
investment the stock of railroads an
of other enterprises do not includ
those who speculate in stocks or Us
stock holdings As a means of obtainin,
inside advantage in contracts-arei In
jured by n gold standard. The risin
dollar destroys.the earning power O
these enterprises without reducing
their liabilities, and. as dividends car
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
GOLD AND THE FARMER.

The farmers are opposed to the
gold standard because they have felt
its effects. Since they sell at whole,
sale and buy at retail they have lost
more than they have gained by falling
prices and besides this, they have
found that certain fixed charges have
not fallen at all. Taxes have not been
perceptibly decreased although it re-
quires more of farm products now
than formerly to secure the money
with which to pay taxes Debts have
not fallen. The farmer who owed
81, 600 is still compelled to pay $1,000.
although it may be twice as difficult
as formerly to obtain the dollar with
which to pay the debt
Railroad rates have not been reduc-
ed to keep pace with falling prices. and
| besides these items there are many
more. The farmer has thus found it
more and more difficult to live. Has
he not a just complaint against the
gold standard?
HOW WAGE-EARNERS SUFFER.
THE wage-earners have been injured
by gold standard, and have express
ed themselves upon the subject with
rpreat emphasis. In February, 1895,
! pctlClOu dShIuS AOA Vic AAAACuIo "
restoration of the free and unlimited
/ coinage of gold and silver at 16 to ]
was signed by the representatives OF
all, or nearly all, the leading labor
= organizations and presented to Con
gress. Wage-earners know that while
i a gold standard raises the purchasing
! power of the dollar it also makes i
; more difficult to obtain possession o.
J. the dollar; they know that employ
J. ment is less permanent. loss of wori
f more probable and re-employmen
n less certain. A gold standard encour
s ages the boarding of money becaus
= money is rising; it also discourage
Il; enterprise and paralyzes industry. o.
e the other hand, the restoration OF b
: metallism will discourage boarding
IS because, when prices are steady or rls
ing. money cannot afford to lie id1
% in the bank vaults.
le "The farmers and wage-earners to
re gether constitute considerable ms
l. ;or;ty Of the people of th:. countr,
d IWhy should their interests be ignore
Id in considering financial legislation