The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-29
\ NORD TO RAILROAD MEN.

ZION agents, telegraph operators, trackmen
switchmen. machinists carpenters. etc.
receive. for the most part. payment Tor
'heir services week by week. The ques-
ton presented to them is, will their in
terests be best conserved by a return to
oiinetaiiism as is the case with other wage
carers or do they occupy a unique posi-
ton by the.nselvese
Tue gold contractionists are striving
strenuously to show these 500 900 railroad
employees that the opening OF our minis
10 Tree coinage would entail upon them
srleNous losses, and that. therefore. ii cir
interests demand that they give their ad-
hesion to Major Mckinley and the .pprc
ciatlng gold standard. The gold contrlc-
tlonists present their case in this way,
They assume that the immediate erect
oil opening our mints to free silver would
ne TO put gold to L premium Of 100 per
cent III other words, that our silver dol-
lars would be worth but so cents in gold.
Inc greater part OF the bonded indebted
ness oil our railroads being specifically pay
ape. both as to principal and interest IN
Soiu' II would take, with eoiu at tins great
premium, twice as many dollars to meet
thelr Indebtedness as now. ia short. Mncre
they now pay upwards OF S.5U. 900 as
interest, they wouli he obliged 10 part with
soVuuuo,uOO and as they could not mater
laIly increase either freight rates or passen-
ger rates under free coinage tsucn charges
being limited by law they could not in
crease their income. Indeed. their income
through general paralysis OF industry,
would likely fali of BuJ az the best It
could not increase, so that out of their
gross earnings OF say sl,-UU 400 600 there
would be left, after paylug these flNod
charges. but $10o.oOp0uu instead of SH51.-
ppVuUo as now to cover running expenses
and be divided as dividends In other
words, there would be $3.50 u0u moo less than
now TO divide between stockholders, en-
ployes. and those from whom supplies are
purchased. OF necessity. wages would have
to be reduced. for even II all dividends.
now amounting to something less than
500, 100000, were passed there would io-
main Sl5u, 200 600 less than now to cover
cost OF supplies and the wage roll But
this is not all OF this doleful picture which
the gold contraCtionsts are busily depict
ing fur railroad employees The cost Of
supplies would be Increased they tell MS
because being paid IN 30 cent dollars, the
locomotive and car builder the steel rail
etc. would charge double
prices. So, economic as hey would. rail
roads would have no alternative but TO ma
terially reduce wages. Thus TO sum up.
In addition to getting their wages IN 30
cent dollars, which would purchase hut
.ha ,oo 49, " ~. Al. 'S9'I VS. vi ''c IA
~, vV tont uo''"'s '"rS Eo" 81 "H'
thus eiectually cut wages IN half, thu 500.
200 men now employed ou the railroads OF
The United States would get fewer - cent
dollars than they now get Of lno cent dol
lars, and many Of them would be in danger
If losing their Jobs altogether
no, ,,, s'.' WV IN 40" ~, A"dt's
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' w-." u'"h CONTRACTION oi our currency,
,"'' i"'',h' ana rover prices would at
nv s'ot, 'h' "ralh' lot our foreign credit
49, ~ '""t event wouia prefer our com
'u''' ~ 10 f"'. W ny hcoause the eS-
w Va '"l sun U" i.uIope Nouiu max" Eolu
IVY pl'h'nui ana cheaper ana cnnSc-
'vi',f VaUSr prices 10 rise IN Europe.
Wv ~ "'','Sh tIdu'r uues noi want sold