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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Falling Prices.

Falling of prices is the result of the
increasing and rising power OF labor
to create with the same labor better
and more OF the useful things Of life,
or the same amount of such THINGS
With correspondingly less labor. As
we all exchange the fruits OF orr toll
for the fruits Of the toll of others. we
all share in the blessings of this in
cfeaslnS creative and earning power Of
labor alike. 1t means it takes less and
less labor to provide ourselves with
Ghe necessaries and luXuries of life
and becomes easier and easier to live
n accumulate capital every day that
we go onward in the direction Of lower
prices. When the mercury of prices is
falling the scale Of civilization is ris-
ing. The Injuries of the few of yes
terday have become the common hertz
age and necessities of the many to-
day. The poor of to-day will become
the WeH-to-do and the rich of to-mor-
row. h laborer of to-day becomes
the employer C. a few years hence.
The farmer who hauls his wheat to
market and gets less in price for il
now, as expressed in dollars, than he
formerly did, gets correspondinclv
o Of and better other things. for
the purpose of getting which he sells
his wheat, than he formerly did. He
does not sell his wheat because he
wants money. With it he cannot satis-
~ his hunger, shelter himself, clothe
himself, fence his farm or produce heo+
in his fireplace. But he can, and does
with it's ready power Of conversion into
groceries, shingles, clothes, wire n
coal, accomplish all these things. When
ne sells his wheat for none he merely
exchanges his wheat for other conmo-
dities which he needs; and the owners
of such commodities exchange them
for his wheat, which they need. The
owners of the commodities which the
farmer needs, when prices have fallen,
get more wheat for them than former
ly; and the farmer, on the other hand
gets more of the commodities he G
for his wheat than he formerly did. The
advantage to each is mutual. It takes
less labor to produce the same wheat
or more wheat is produced with the
same labor; and so, also, with other
commodities which the wheat mr.
chases.-Arena.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
MExlCO'S PROSPERITY.
Free Silver There Seems to BE Sound
Money.

Free Silver There Seems to Be Sound
Money.
The Mexican Herald of recent date
contains the following article, which
shows the advantage of using silver
money:
1T is interesting to note that just as
Mexico is spreading her silver-tipped
wings for a higher flight into the upper
air of healthy prosperity, great Ameri-
can journals are telling their readers
that the United States is no longer a
virgin country of vast and UNEMPLOYED
resources, and that the American peo-
pie must now begin to reckon with the
conditions that surround older civil
iZations.
Here we are looking for the DAYS
OF greater things; we have bigger
n than any in the United States;
we have more hopeful pioneers of in
dustry; our capitalists are planning
every day something new, and have
a habit of getting dividends out OF
their enterprises. The treasury is full
and a surplus confronts us. Minister
Llmantour finds the finances so salts
factory that he abandoned some of the
economies needed in our day of smaller
things. President Diaz' ample brain
is teeming with progressive ideas and
ne Is letting them out daily. You a
get good interest on your money here,
n combines of the United States
nave not all crossed the border vet
with sharp teeth set like a pack of
hungry wolves eager to fatten IN Mexi-
AN prosperity.
Mexico stands a great, big, lumi-
nous, solid silver example of sound
government, sound finances and
money"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
The Web-EOOtCd POEu!iStS.

Is it possible that the goldites are
going to organize another adjunct of
the Republican party in the Populist
party, after the manner and form Of
the Indianapolis convention? We no
tice some Of the middle-Of-the-rOad
leaders have gotten too conscientious
and good to subscribe to the leading
plank Ct the Omaha and st. Louis
platforms. They have come to the con-
clusiOn that the restoration of silver is
a matter Of no consequence, and can be
as we'll as not left out of the platform.
Having shaped their views in conform
ity with Republican ideas, why should
they not meet at some central point in
Observation-Disclosures would proba-
bly, be the most appropriate place-and
declare in a very violent manner for
something impossible, and further de-
clare that they will fight all other Or
CARNATIONS under all circumstances,no
matter what views or purposes such or
carnations might have? In other
words, they will fight on straight lines
Tor something until somebody else ad-
vocates it, and then they will drop it.
The patriotism and wisdom of these
men can hardly be questioned, nor can
their usefulness to the Republican par
ty be doubted. They did much for Nc
Ninley during the campaign, and for
the Republican party during the late
senatorial contests in several states.
They now propose to capture the whole
HOOlllSt marty mako q NOW v1oteo,o,
and run it pell nell and %haphazaru
against everybody and everything.
Their purpose is to get it committed at
once against any possible reform. and
thereby make it useful to the goldbugs
in the coming campaign. There is no
doubt that, financially speaking, for
individuals to get the dividends, their
scheme is a sood one. The Republican
party can we'll afford to keep Bynum in
the field to hOodO Democrats, and it
might be equally profitable to keep
such patriots as Van Dervoort, Park,
Tracy, Macune, Bateman, Dunning and
others like them in the field to operate
upon Populists. In this way the Repub-
llcan party have two wings with which
to fly, notwithstanding one of it's legs
was cut off at Chicago when the
Democratic party kicked the gold con-
tlngent gu of the convention. We
have this to say to our Republican
friends, that if they pay too much for
either of these two c%ontingents in ad-
vance they will have to pay over again
when the fight ONE on. We believe
that it has not been recorded Of either
that they are so vulgar as to stay
bought.-Senator Stewart Of Nevada.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Wholesale Robbery tho Cause.

Under the heading Why India
~Starves," the San Francisco Star says:
1T has a population OF 20, 200, 900, re-
ceiving an average income of 1915 per
head annually. They have to pay, by
,axation, 500, DOC, 900 annually to Of
ficials, mostly British, and the amount
is largely spent in England; besides
this they must pay $125, 000, 900 for in
terest and PENSIONS; all must be paid
in gold, and further impoverishment
has resulted from stopping the coin
age of silver. Thus, while they average
an income of little over one cent a day
nearly a fourth of that cent goes for
virtual plumber, which reminds one OF
Carlisle's celebrated expression as to
the cause of the French revolution
that the widow gathers three nettles
for her family, and the seigneur takes
one Of the three and calls it rent"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
RULE OF MONOPOLY.
NO DESnOTlSM WORSE THAN
THAT OF PLUTOCRACY.
1t Must Ee Broken and Power Restored
to the people-Henry L. Cant Issues
Some Good Advice to Our Yeomanry-
Municipal Ownership.

It is idle 10 talk Of taxing the people
prosperous, 1t is the quintessence of
folly to talk OF making the foreigner
pay the revenue through a tariff with
which to pay the running expenses of
the government. No one, but political
demagogues and arrant fools will waste
any time discussing these questions.
Then what is the trouble, and what the
remedy? The trouble is that the peo-
pie do not rule. The syndicates and
trusts run the government to suit their
Interests. Ninety-fve per cent Of the
people are robbed Of the greater por-
ton OF what they produce by rent,
usury and what great thieves are
pleased 10 call profits. The coal fields
n the oil wells Of the country are
m~onopolized by syndicates and trusts
and private enterprise is shut out. This
enables the trusts to make great pro-
TITS on these products, or rather, to re-
moTselessly plumber the people. The
land is fast passing into the control Of
monopolies. Already great tracts are
owned by syndicates and many thou
n Of people are robbed by rem
There are many other trusts and mo-
nopolies which are daily rObbing the
people. The result is that the wealth
OF the country is accommodating into the
hands OF a few and the highways are
filled with tramps, the jails are gorged
with criminals, the insane asylums
packed with the insane, the alm-hOuses
are overlooking with helpless paupers
and the life Of the great western re-
public is in great peril.
n lines of transportation and com
munication have always aided and fos-
tered the other great trusts and cor
porations. Rockefeller could never
have monopoliZed the coal oil but for
the railroads. He not only got cheap
rates for his oil, but the railroads
charged all other oil dealers excessive
rates and a part of that excess went to
rockefeller; thus he could make
money If he did not sell a gallon Of his
OIL. The failure of the United Press
has given an object lesson on private
ownership of the lines of communion
ton. 1t cost the New York Journal
$225 600 to get a franchise from the
Associated Press, which now has a
monopoly on news. Papers in little
county towns are mulcted $4,000 to
$4,000. This does not pay for the
news, but simply for the privilege of
getting it. This would be impossible
under proper conditions.
water system, street railways and
lighting plant. Millions Of dollars are
annually leeced from the people by
monopolies. They must be suppressed.
H. l.. Cant.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Keep the truth at the front.
Organize!
Necessary Qualifications.

Miss Chaflield--~Oh, Mr.. Van Bibber
why don't you get married? Mr.. Van
Bibber-To tell you the truth. Miss
Chaft1eld, I doubt if I ever shall. Miss
C.-Why SO? Mr.. Van Bill tell YOU
my future wife must fill three condi-
tons; she must be very rich, good
looking II very stupid. Miss c.
Stupid? Why stupid? Mr.. Van B.
"hv. YOU see, Miss Chafleld, if she
isA'3 rich and g~ood-looking I wouldn't
marry her, and if she isn't very stupid
lie wouldn't marry me.-NeW York
Tribune.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
State Ownership of Profits.

This plan of having the state share in
the profits of a railroad seems to have
been profitable in more states than H.
linois. The New Hampshire courts
have just sustained a law by which the
state is entitled to any excess of nro-
fits over 10 per cent earned by anv rail
road in that state. Under the decision
the state RECEIVERS $3.50, 900 from the
Lawrenceville and Manchester Rail-
road. The share of the ~ She
illinois Central Railroad CcMpaa,, NJ
lowed the state of Illinois is 3 IRE t>;,,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Magic in the Name.

Visions Of departed possibilities in
the way of office getting must be ex-
tremely narrowing. 1t is reported from
buxton, Me-, that only since Grover
Cleveland has gone out of Office has a
in that place discovered that
her late husband was an own cousin tG
Mrs. Cleveland's mother. Perhaps,
however, the little matter of relation
ship will come in handy with regard
to the Perrine land grant.-Peoria
Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Ignorance Down East.

The East will learn something some
day. Rev. Dr.. Mayo of Massachusetts.
declares that the sixteen southern
states are paying as much for public
schools every year, $40, 900, 900 or $780,
Oo0, 1000, as the British parliament votes
for the public school system Of the
British Islands. Yet these states are
the very ones whose inhabitants were
referred to in the last campaign as IL
literate, irresponsible and anarchistic
Peoria Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
When prices begin to fall people be.

When prices begin to fall people be-
gin to sell and to horde the money.
When prices are on the rise people
withdraw their boarded money and
invest it in property. Prices are now
declining and money is being boarded.
The increase of the circulating medium
would cause prices to rise. Then
owners of money would be falling over
each other to exchange their o for
that which is rising in value. Every
avenue of industry would be benefited.
The volume of money can be increased
by the reconciliation of silver only.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

We notice thai sixteen of the seven
teen %defaulting bankers recently ar
rested for stealing the money of thei,
depositors were conspicuous advocates
OF "honest' money in the campaign O!
1896. The seventeenth is an interna.
tlonal bimetallist. Honesty among
bankers seems to be at the ratio of six.
teen thieves to one ]hypocrite.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Keep the British money Democrats
out Of the party councils. They have
no right to call themselves Democrats
and rightfully belong in the Repub-
lican party. Even that party is much
too good for them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Afraid of Iaaua.

IarlH reform was the battle cry in
1892, and the Cleveland administration
began with work on the currency
question. Currency reform was the
campaign cry in 1896, and the McKin-
ley administration begins with work on
a tariff question.-Topeka Advocate
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

1t is amusing to listen to web-footed
Democrats say that the silver issue
alone defeated Democracy in 1896. Yer
lily we believe that Grove, Cleveland
on a gold standard platform. could not
have carried a single precinct in the
whole United States.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

When the Republicans find that thew
can not peat the Democrats on u
living issue they will not hesitare II
drag forth dead ones.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

for the people and the provision there.
for is one of the best pieces of specia.
legislation ever enforced in the West
Elk.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The Cleveland Leader uses a beauti>
1ul Dawn of Prosperity" head over
the new tariff bill. but its foreman
spoiled the effect by running a list OF
business failures in the adjoining col
~umn.-Washington Post.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

lave you G Bryan's book. The
First Battle II you haven't read if
at once and then prepare for the next
battle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The Democrats of the country nave
yet three years in which to rescue the
country from the despotism of the
British gold standard.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Have you any books on hand treat
ing OF the money question? If Won
nav distribute them where they will
do the most good.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The Democratic party is in favor of
a tariff for revenue, with Incidental
protection. This has always been it.,
position on the tariff question,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The Democratic silver c1,,hc will co,o
the country from a continuation Of
British monomctallism after 1900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Mark Hanna's days of prominence in
national politics are soon to end. This
information is not official, but it is
thoroughly trustworthy.-Ex.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

In the midst of the work of educat.
ing the people don't forget thai the
Democratic platform also promises the
abolition Of banks of issue,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Government ownership of natural
monopolies will go a long way toward
killing trusts and cOmbines.-NoncOn-
formist.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Ought Now to Be Rac,a,m..

oe9enty-eigl per cent of the great
fortunes Of the United States are s,id
to pc derived from permanent mono
poly PRIVILEGES which ought never to
have been granted.-Lyman Trumbull.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Keep up the fight against the Brit
ish gold standard.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The Chicago platform will be re-
adopted in 1896.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
UD-tO-Date.

DR.. Oldtime-How is it, DR.. Newly
hat you are SO awfully busy? DR..
Newly make bicycle accidents a spe.
slalty.-NeW York Tribune.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The Chicago platform is the test Of
true Democracy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Give no quarters to advocates Of gold
monOmetallism.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Property in land has ceased to be a
right and become a crying evil when
old a million acres against the natur-
al desire and right Of a million men to
occupy and use Jacksonville Enter.
prise.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Organize G. Democratic club in Won
vicinity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Keep the silver issue in the fore
ground.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
IOWNE ON MONEY.
NJ IN ESOTA CONGRESSMAN
MAKES A SPEECH. y"
lie Addresses the Massachusetts Demo-
cratic Club on the Issue OF the Day
Tribute to the Party's Patron Saint
Tho True Democracy.

Jefferson day" was celebrated in
Boston by a grand banquet given by
the Massachusetts Democratic Club;
the free silver offshoot of the Young
Mems Democratic Club Of Massachu-
sets. Over 500 members sat down to
the banquet. Philip Doherty presid-
ed, and after a speech introduced Con-
gresham Charles A. Towne of Mime
sofa as the guest Of honor. Mr.. Towne
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Labor unions Of Pennsylvania ar,
praying and beseeching Mckinley not
to appoint SO many enemies Of labor to
office. That is nerve. Enemies of la
Dor elected Mckinley, and they are en-
titled to the ofices.-Omaha Western
Laborer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Confidence is being restored.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

If Venice could carry on it's commerce
600 years without a panic or a currency
bottOned purely on it's credit and I'm
Gle Sam carrying on his commerce on
intrinsic money has had four great
panics and many lesser ones in 100
years, which has had the wiser finan.
clal policy?-The Better Way.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

In Nebraska corn is selling al s cents
a bushel. In Louisiana, in the drouth
district, for the poor and needy widows,
they ask 40 cents. The question arises
who they are, and who pays the
observation-disclosures.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-25
Cluag so the Old ssyle.

There has recently died in the east
end Of London IN old gentleman "a cen
tenarian) who 10 locally reported to be
the last person in England to wear that
curious fashion of headdress common
In George Ills time, a pig TAIL" With
hisqueer little queueof white hair, neat
lily tied behind with q knot Of blue rib
bon. his corded knee breeches and low
buckle shoes, a large lowered waist
coat down to his hips and ~plum-colored
open coat that showed the big frilled
skirt and tight stock, the old man was
quite a picturesque feature amid rather
squaltd surroundings. He had been
considered quite q dandy in his youth,
and the new fashions were none OF
them SO smart as when he played the
lady killer about Boney's time"
He was very vain Of his tail, and
often prided himself, in his weak, quav-
ering voice, Of being "the only gentle
man left that was dressed az . real
gentleman should be-" - Pearson's
Weekly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-25
The screw.

EEE.&EE AAA0
1.-THE small size Of the screw" says,
q noted shipbuilder, lis not due, as you
might think, to the perception Of any
inventor of its great effect as compared
to q larger one. When I first engaged
in the machinery business, screws for
steamers were made as large as posi-
bic, 1t being the theory that the greater
the diameter. the higher the speed. A
vessel was sent to sea with a screw SO
large that it vas deemed best to cast
each blade in two parts and then weld
them together. During a storm all
three blades Of the propeller broke at
the welding, reducing the diameter by
more than two-thirds. To the surprise
OF the captain. the vessel shot forward
at q speed such Us hadsnever been at.
taine1 before. Engineers then expert
mepted with small propellers. and ut
once discovered that they were much
more effective than large ones"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-25

afterward Coquelin received the follow.
! ing memorandum from the millionaire:
you have brought tears to our eyes
and laughter to hearts. Since all
philosophers are agreed that laughter il
preferable to weeping, your account
with me stands thus: For tears, six
times. six hundred dollars. For laugh
ter. twelve times, tw%enty-four hundred
dollars. Total, three thousand dollars.
Kindly acknowledge receipt for enclos-
ed check" The actor, it is needless to
add, found no fault with this assess
ment of his mimic powers, and duly &C.
knowledged the receipt of his fee.
Sir Isaac Holden, who died last
month in England, after attaining his
n~inety-first year, set out comparatively
early in life to live as long as possible.
In the matter of exercise his rule was
to spend at least two hours a day In the
open air. In the use of alcohol he was
decidedly abstemious, yet not a total
abstainer, and he smoked tobacco mod
erately. In diet his chief popularity
was that he avoided bread, thinking 1t
undesirable food for a person who wish
ed to live long, because Of It's excessive
starchiness and the amount of earthly
matter that 1t left in the system. His
chief foods in his later years were
meats, soups and fruits. He said, a
few years ago. that for breakfast he
ate a baked apple, an orange, about
twenty grapes and a biscuit made of
bananas; for midday dinner about
three ounces Of beef or mutton. and
sometimes a half-cupful of soup. When
he ate fish, he took less meat. His sup.
per was like his breakfast.