Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-28
ASKS THEM TO THINK.
General Manager kendrick ADJ
dresses a Circular to N. P.
Employees. g..

dresses a Circular to N. P.
Employees. 49,
This following circular, which ex-
plains itself, was mailed Thursday
to the employees OF the Northern
Pacific Railway company. 1t IL
simply request that all employees
should carefully examine the question
al, issue in the present campaign,
that they may cast their ballots
knowing what they ire doing:
ITO all employees Ut the Northern
Pacific Railway company-The deep
interest that il manifested by all
classes Of people throughout the
United States In the present political
campaign ts due to the fact that
upon the decision OF the voters ut the
polls in November next will depend
the future prosperity and happiness
of millions Of wage-workers through
out the land.
"The advocates Of the cause OF free
silver claim that the enactment Of
laws which shall declare that an
ounce OF silver shall hereafter pos
sess u value OF $l.29. and that the
holder of silver may have it coined
free of cost at any United States
mint, and that resulting coins may
be used in payment Of all debts, ex-
cept,ng those. oi course, to which it
Is provided that payment, shall he
made ON gold basis, will bring
prosperity and plenty to all.
"The advocates Of the gold stand
ard claim that legislation or legal
cannot increase the value
of So cents worth Of silver to 81, or
Increase the value of silver bullion
from 81 cents t. $l.29 per ounce;
that free coinage Of silver upon this
basis will, temporarily and until
such time as prices can be SO ad-
justed az to meet the new conditions
result in making it profitable for peo-
pie within and without this country
Tin fact, in all parts of the worldl to
send their silver to the United States
mints and Immediately double it's
value by the process OF coinage; that
the result of this action will be to
largely increase the nominal value of
gold, and to make it command a
premium as a coinage metal; to
cause it to disappear entirely SO far
as its use as money ia concerned; to
greatly increase the cost Of all ar
ticles and staples. which were
bought upon gold, and must lie
sold upon a silver basis; to force in
to bankruptcy those individuals and
corporations who are borrowers.
and who, in accordance with GUS
tom. have promised to pay their
obligations with gold.
"This question is one OF great i'm
portance to every railroad corpora
ton in the United states, and it
follows, as matter Of course, that
it is equally important to the EN-
ployes of such railroads, for their
fortunes must vary with those of Il
railroad upon which they depend for
a money income given in exchange
for their labor.
ut is not the intention or purpose
Of the management to require. or
even request, the employees to act or
to vote upon this or any other ques-
ton otherwise than IN accordance
with the dictates OF their own judy
ment as to the course which will best
promote their individual interests
and those of the communities in
which they live. AS the matter is
one cfsuch vitalimportance to them,
as well as to this company, it seems
desira BILE that 1t should be carefully
considered during the time between
now and next November, and you
are earnestly requested to study the
question with all the care that it's
great Importance merits. 1T is
impracticable to consider
any question fairly without looking
at both sides: Men believing in the
gold standard should consider the
OF those who advocate
the free coinage of silver, and men
who believe that the free coinage of
silver would restore prosperity to
cake the place Of the period of de-
preston and care which has pre-
vailed during the past four. years,
should consider the claims and
of those who favor a gold
standard.
1.-THE management proposes to
furnish to such Of it's employees as
may desire to study this question,
and who, because of their location,
are prevented from having free access
to the current publications upon the
topics herein referred to, all of the