The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-01
GIFT TO THE
RAILROADS.
Lions of Dollars Voted as a Free
elf. BY CoDgress-What
is The
YsTERIOUS INFLUENCE

Their Pay, willis at The sam. Time In
the Pay of Their officials
VIII, tho Railroads Went Into Politics
They We're tho ~ ,st Powerful, ALLIES of
tho Gold Tru.t-why This Ksekiess
vast. OF IN. Peoples Money to Help
m. shyI-ok Campaign Fund f-soms
st.rt,ins vacf. aud rignrss.
| ,Jon, nued from last week
N, resident, | was answering a
kr r.rtln-nt question propoUnd-d
fIu .,-uator from Illinois, and ex
isrr. Z to him why probably any
m seed as the managers Of great
.u.. corporations are placed would
ury do; certainly the average
,n r. he ma jority of men, would do
4 ..J Expect the Senator and |
kp..t lo just AZ they do; but that |
.., not Excuse those who allowed |
,'lr do il or made 1T possible for US to |
lna question i. not whether we
kpul do that, hut the question: il
neither it is public policy for us to
n. allowed to do il. The question is
kn.nrr or not the government, thi'
k4r,rr and II il Congress-, should take
k,,,lucp of such conduct in men
botIpg important franchises and
q tua4ug great public functions and
1n-rrumrnts Of commerce.
We not only have the oil trust, but
&ca,y trusts are springing up in every
bp.rrrr To curse and blight Legitimate
industry and enterprise These trusts
IT., the result of transportation mo-
bYroIy ard the gold standard. In
kbar, The money trust and the trans
burAtlon trust are the twin parents
AT other trusts. This is the chief
kontrution Of the Peoples Party. H.
n - conr ection I call attention to thu
brracr of the Peoples Party hand
book. 1t Is rs follows:
'rREFACE.
The monetary system and the lave
pgoatiug taxation are the two most
irsl questions of government in owl
bed nations. The Transportation
ut.ton TO the people Of the United
Atps on account Of the extent OF our
frItury, and the vastness of our com
prrcr isa question equal in imppr-
me-, to either of these Those VIII"
rudG by our perric,ous monetary
IVA ard discriminating system oi
aXatinn, tOgrt her with those who con
ruI eur transportation facilities, have
treated odtous trusts and mopopOlits
AIl ~ these are taking an active par'
N politics AID are placing their IN
lire power behind and in support o.
khp gold Standard. This makes II
klpAr that such tremendous aKencir'
5bf commerce a. our railways must b.
Itakpn out ~ the hapds of private mo
lnupol'st- before prosperity ano Jns
can be Restored. But ever
xgreat campaign must locus on on
gr-at issue, ard whatever other issue
may b. nc stake, the ballot or each w
t.r is cast in The election to represen
[h,- view on the one paramount issue
kThe focus If this campaign is tn
money question, and the voters VIII
Il tog. Their in the settlement or TN
kluestion on the side Of the people wi
81 be forced to act tOge'h her for Tn
roppr solution of all the other gr-s
ssurs contained in the Peoples Part
platform.
Behind the gold standard the me
hopnlies and trusts have massrd thel
korce4, making the real issue, nov
Thsthpr the mOnopoli-s and trus
eiI capture the government,
sh4th.r tn. people will be able to r.
loom the government from the Col
rot of those who have d-bauched al
plunderrd a great and once prospe
Du4 republic"
The railroads. entered into the la
ksmpaipn, asI have stated, and dI
H. uudrr false pretrnses They brcan
bart,,ans for the single gold STANDARD
khry contr, buted to the campa'a
Pond and they not only contribute
49, they tried to make their employee
shs,, - they wanted to do so or NJ
nt.,ho waY--a certain kind OF
rrlon nh " abused the tremendo
that, RIM. OrOple, in their frien
",' ,"a' t ,n railroads, had p
!, th.;r h.n1s and used it to try
haa-t Tho Mi, Of the American pc
Nv !" a" an o ,"e m. most vial issue.
government. Twas calling sttent;
- their conduct, and l was >. =
hat every argument they useu III :
ast campaign as to what tilose ~
you'd have to do under Tree silV
hey had already done under tue ~
ltaudard.
70 proceed. these tables show an !,
crease in mileage each year anu
early greater number OF men u'sn'
Fed. More than one tenth OF ne 10
humber Of men employed on the ra
ways of the country were dismiss
while the railway mileage was
Pcreasing and the pay of the 81
aired officers was increasing. In lie
this number Of men deprived OF "a
way employ ment in 1894 was only
creased by 5,i26, leaving SS,56S Pc
pms, or more than one-tenth ot III
having work on railways in 1913,
eble to return to their customary
Dor. Axaip. while from 1890 TO
pmber employed per 100 m',es
1 Increased from 40 70 Bio, 10 dW
TO 4A in 1894 and All IN II
than IN 1890, notwithstanding
vsy mileage had increased III
l7tnO miles. The notable
60. however, ia that between
- ~, when the 93,994 persons
10 ct of work. and the nun
w 'nn hi, ID per 100 miles of line
,;shsa frow SIS Z" 444 =,
u.s. sorsy,,SsS figures ana q
NC .s,.r ned rs the basis OF ca
!nnsa,s take, ron the repnr'
, 'Jus If RAILWAYS in the On
w.. Sor the wear .udibR Jnn'
* Istely published by the !.
&c. Commerce Commission. I'M
re gives the number Of persons;
wed for the years above menu,
the various branches OF raj
rvice, and the average oa"y
nay to such persons ,hrouan, "
n;tsd States. In 1898 cons'dr'
cr,as. d wages were paid tn u
nj CLASSES Of these employees,
mere we're slight increa.es TO
nh Idinate glasses in 1895 over
mt this wa, off Let by number
r-asrs also made in that year ~
A. than those receiving the o.,
.rsdr Of pay. The sign'ncs,HSoo , :"
Age If wages took place in 1874
EA with the great reduction IN II.
mploy.d d, above noted, and 'Io.
latest igur-s obtaiDat'e there 90
'a appear to have been any ma'rI"
crease since in rate OF pay 10 Tue
kH mass of railway labor q! In the
her Of persons employ A COZ
sop. therefore, of the fgar's 10
and in 1894 will n t. only sno~
\ - W.