The morning times., 1896-10-26
MORE NUTS TO CRACK.
Single Takers Ask Questions for Poll
ticiauS to Answer


large and interesting ,pyn-air single
'uX meeting, hcld yesterday afternoon 1T
the intersection of Pennsylvania and Louis,
lana avenues, was addressed by Messrs.
a. X. David, ID. Webster Gruh, j. H
i. ESchlepp. j. A. Deacon, and others on
Promised Political Reforms
Tie speakers held that no permanent ad-
van,ages To American producers generally
would result from adopting the measures
advocated by either Of the two great poll
taal parties, and declared that the Pee
pie had, III disgust, for three terms alter
ndteiy, turned out each party after a
r"rr years trial, putting tie one in only
beca lse IT was the only way of getting
tie ether out, and that only by the Pro
purtionalPreferentialE Representation" cleo
tural system could new parties with gen
nine reforms supplaut the corrupt old
parties. By unanimous vote the follow
iiIG questions were respectively addressed
III the form Of an open letter, to the lead
ing politicians of both parties.
As money is simply the measure whereby
services lIHateriaiiZed into labor products
or Otherwisc) are exchanged. can changing
ms measure give some men more services
in exchange for theirs without Others re-
ceiyinS just that much less?
As fluctuation is the dollars purchasing
power is tie real evil, would not initiating
tie currency be equally as great Il crime
as contracting il? If not, why not?
AT inflated prices would not proportion
ately more OF tie deprec lated currency be
needed to handle the same business. thus
leaving enterprise generally relatively
where it is today?
Does the last thirty years decline in
average American interest rates Indicate
:, money famine? What does it Indicate?
III a tariff on articles cfeapcns them
'insht 1t not be put lightest on finished
products and heaviest on the raw material
ITO cheaper it,, and thus widen our manu-.
fhcturers' margin Of profit? Why did the
Nc kinley tariff invert this order:
But if the Mckinley tariff Increased
prices did it not thereby necessitatc n
larger volume of currency to handle .the
same products. and correslondingly increase
the financial stringcncy?
Can we protect laborers by making
dear Jthronsf tariffs what they buy
goods, and admitting free Through unre.
StrIcted Immigration what they sell-labor?
III the tariff is no tax, why refund to
exporting manufacturers 80 per cent of
the duty on-their imported raw material?
Why do so if the foreigner pays it? Can
we tax ourselves into prosperity?
'As foreigners expect pay involving
American labor-cOst. can imports displact
American labor? If they win accept pa
involving no labor-cost to us, why not
trade them as much Of this inexpensive
delusivc Willingness as We can for Their
substantial goods?
IF international trade is inpoveiishine
is not Interstate trade equally hurtful:
Why with gunboats blockade our
enemies ports, to injure them. and will
tariffs blockade our own to benefit our
selves?
Does not speculative land monopoly in
| jure both labor and capital more thar
either our kind of money or tariff?''
At the close Of the meeting all were
| cordially invited to the regular weekly
meetings cn Wednesday evenings in Typo
graphical Temple. -