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The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
Fundamental Finance,

According to it's definition and to
common sense, money is medium of
exchange, but according to shylock-
Republicanism money is thing to loan
and draw interest on.-Pittsburg Kan
san.
The only reason in the world that
Cuba is not free is because Spanish
bonds would be worthless the moment
that this island was no longer tribu-
tary to Spain.-Chicago Sentinel.
A great many measures are being
ventilated in Congress for the improve
ment of the National banking system.
The death of the entire scheme af-
fords the only hope of a substantial
reformation.-Bee.
1t is as ridiculous to demand that mon
ey should be made of gold or silver as
to demand that slop-buckets should be
made of Harveyized armor plate
Cumberland, Nd, Uncle Sam.
l undertake to affirm, without fear
of contradiction, that paper issued
by the government with the simple
promise to receive it for all dues, would
be as uniform in it's value al the met
ais themselves.-John c. Calhoun.
The first issue of greenbacks were
redeemable in neither gold nor silver,
and yet they stood at par with the gold
dollar. France has purely fiat pa
per dollar. 1t Is irredeemable and is
not q promise to pay. 1t circulates
freely both in France and. bordering
countries; it has always been at par
with silver and gold, and it was with
this dollar that France lifted herself
SO rapidly out of her war debt and
into comparative prosperity as to ex-
cite the admiration of all civilized ma
tions.-Cumberland, Nd, Uncle Sam.
A st. Louis chemist announces that
he can make gold out Of clay. A short
time ago a chemist announced that he
could convert silver into gold. This
the st. Louis chemist also claims. Ver-
lily the chemists will settle the vexed
single gold standard yet. We hope
they will succeed in making both gold
and silver too cheap to be desired as
money metals.-Commonwealth.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
A Theory of Japanese Cuteness.

It is said the government of Japan
have concluded to have a gold stand
ard. Why not? In order to bring it
about, however, they have not con-
tracted the currency, but changed the
value Of their silver currency. That
is, they have passed a measure equiv
alent to changing the value of half dol
lars in silver to one dollar! Heavens,
how could they do that? Why, by an
imperial fiat. It is perfectly simple.
Some learned professor has told us that
the japanese and Chinese race have
bigger heads-heavier brains-than Eu-
ropeans. This may account for their
action.-J. D.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
POVERTY is UNNATURAL.
You Must Wish for the Solution of tho
Problem.

You Must Wish for the Solution of tho
Problem.
We seldom hear of any person
starving to death, though sometimes it
does happen. But life was intended
to be something more, something
highcr. than a mere existence. No
one can believe God to be good and
just and at the same time believe that
he intended that any man, capable and
willing to earn living should be re-
duced to the humiliating, miserable and
painful condition of dependence on the
bounty of others for the very existence
OF himself and his family. No one will
pretend to deny that but for charity
thousands and thousands would starve
every year in this land Of plenty.
On every hand is heard: Eyes, it is
plain there is something wrong, some
where. But what can we do? We are
not responsible for it. We give in aims
all that we can afford to. What more
can we dO?"
There is this you can do. You can
honestly and conscientiously study the
problem. You can give patient hear
ing to social reformers. You can keep
your mind open to conviction instead
OF meeting every proposed remedy with
a sneer or bit of sarcasm. You can
read books written by men who are
devoting their lives to this great So
clal problem. You can encourage free
speech and promote education. But
first of all you must get rid of the
idea that the problem cannot be solved.
You must tear out of your mind the
blasphemous thought that God intend
ed such conditions. You must wish
for the solution Of the problem, and
then it will not be long before you hope
for the solution, and then we are quite
sure it will not be much longer before
you find the solution and become earn
est advocates Of it.-York, Pa, Gazette.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
Unequal Distribution.

Philanthropist-Well, my little man,
what is the trouble; will you not con-
fide in me?
Little boy, crying-Trouble never
comes singly-there's another pair Of
twins at our house-and-and--we
didn't have enough to eat before they
came-I don't know what we'll do
now.
Philanthropist-The Lord will pro-
vide--God always provides bread and
butter for each mouth.
Little boy-Oh, yes, I s'pose so
but the trouble is that he sends the
mouths all to our house-and the
bread and butter to your house!
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
NATCETTOCHES, La, JUNE 49, 1897

below that level, that the Southern Pa
cific highwaymen might snatch from
them the result of their labors.
Of course Huntington could dreply that
If the systems are bad, the people make
them SO. But he very we'll knows that
one railroad magnate has more infu-
ence in legislation than million of or
dinary citizens, else the Union and Pa
cifc railroads would be today govern
ment institutions.
JAMES II. BARRY.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
The Evil IL In the system.

1t is mistake to direct opposition
against the prize winners and not
against the system which puts up the
prizes. The men will die and pass
away, but the system will remain to
tempt others into the vacant places.
It is monopoly, not the nionopolists,
that is to be attacked. Without the
opportunity, the latter would not exist.
Detroit. Mich. Justice.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
GOLDBUG GOOD TIMES.

The Frick piano case company, Of
Farley, Mass, has made an assign
ment.
r. B. Robinson, dealer in dry goods
at Fort Dodge, Ia, has made an assign-
ment.
J. G. Mansfield, dealer in dry goods,
Springfield, KY, has made an assign
ment.
Copeland & Marsh, general store, at
Ramseur, N. c., have made an assign
ment.
w. NJ. Burt, dealer in meats and gro
ceries at Greenfield, Miss, has made an
assignment.
W. L. Sanders, general store at
Frankfort, Kan, has given chattel
mortgage for $2O000
Brewer & Dodge, leather manufac-
turers at Gloversville, NY, have given
trust deed for $10,500
De Butts & Daggett, wholesale fish
dealers at Boston, Mass, have called a
meeting of creditors.
Execution has been issued against
Kulp Bros, general store at Graters
Ford, on a judgment for slO,396.
The Bennett and Columbia mills, al
lied cotton corporations of New Bed
ford, Mass, are reported to be in finan-
cial difficulties.
The Hoyt hardware company, OF
Brunswick, Ga, has filed mortgages for
$10,53O, and a receiver has been pc
titioned for.
M. Wasserman, dealer in dry goods at
Dallas, has given a tract deed He has
been in business fifty years and carried
a stock of $4,000.
The store of H. M. Harris, general
store, at Bennington, w.t., has been
closed, and creditors petition in in
solvency has been filed against him.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
WHY IS.IT7

Why are the monarchies of the old
world constantly buying gold and
boarding it for pretended war DUR.
poses? Because they are afraid that if
they do not buy it up, it may get into
the hands of the people and make them
anarchists.
Why has Cleveland taken the side Of
monarchy in every controversy we
have had during his term of office :?
Because he wanted to get even with the
United States for the wrong done him
in being born in America.
What effect will the antitrust deci-
sion have on railroad corporations? It
will compel them to keep agreements
out of sight or consolidate in one cor
poration.
How long will the Republican party
promise prosperity If they can be kept
in power? As long as anybody is fool
enough to believe them.
How has Mckinley equipped his ad-
ministration for the campaign for in
ternational bimetallism? BY filing
every place OF Importance at home and
abroad with .monometallists. Silver
-
KNIGHT Watchman
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
La Sale.

Industry is now wholly under the
control of capitalists, speculating for
profit. No one now makes things first
of all for his own use-as mythologiz-
ing economists relate-and then cx-
changes what is over for the like re-
dundant work of his neighbors. Men
make everything first of all and last Of
all for other peoples use, and they
make it at the direction and expense
of a capitalist who is speculating for
money, and, in the absence of system
attic statistics, is speculating in the
dark. Chances and social connections
make him rich-the same make him
poor.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Some claim that the wave of prosper
ity is now on it's way westward. The
eastern press and people think it must
have gone skyward, as it has failed to
show up'even in that favored region
Tacoma Sun.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

Banks loan money on certain securi-
ties and then not only favor, but insist
upon monetary system that squeezes
the value out of the securities and
breaks the banks! And that's what
they call Sound business policy. >
Farm, Stock and Home.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

Why is Editor Pulitzer SO anxious for
the ratification of the arbitration
treaty? Because the good opinion of
the money powers of England pays
better than advocating the rights ct
the American people,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

Why does Tom Reed want the Sen
ate abolished by the adoption of the
House rules? Because it would be
more convenient for the dispatch Of
business If the president, vice presi-
dent and the speaker were the only
parties to be, consulted with regard to
legislation,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18
OPINIONS OF THE RADICALS.
Swinburne.

Swinburne.
Lest, perchance, your reckoning on
some later day be worse,
Halt and hearken, lords Of land and
princes of the purse,
Ere the tide be full that comes with
blessing and with curse.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

There is not cent of eastern money
in Kansas that is not curse to it. But
for these interest eaters Kansas today
would be immensely better off than it
is. The loan pirates have staggered
and bullied our people long enough
let 'em go.-Pittsburg Kansan.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

Send this paper to one Of your neigh
hnrs i will du him good.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

Special United States Consul Corwin
thinks foreclosure of the Union Pacific
will be completed in August or Septem-
ber. But what then, and what next?
There should be loud voice raised,
especially in this state, for government
ownership and complete government
management of the Central Pacific and
Union Pacific as one route-San Fran
cisco Star.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

The Frick piano case company, OF
Farley, Mass, has made an assign
ment.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

The store of H. M. Harris, general
store, at Bennington, VT, has been
closed, and a creditors petition in in
solvency has been filed against him.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

M. Wasserman, dealer in dry goods at
Dallas, has given a tract deed. He has
been in business fifty years and carried
a stock of $4,000.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-06-18

The Hoyt hardware company, of
Brunswick, Ga, has filed mortgages for
$l0,53O, and a receiver has been pc
titioned for.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

Hon. Thomas F. Bayard in his speech
in Independence Square on Monday, in
referring to the currency wished them
'to reject all nostrums aud decisions
which induce the foolish and impious
belief in the power Of any Government
to create value by statutes" What is
Congress now doing if not creating
value by l~egislating on the TARIFF The
honorable Thomas may look wise and
appear pious, he may call others who
disbelieve him il~lusionists and impious.
wicked but that does not alter the fact
that it is the stamp of the Government
with a legal tender law behind it that
creates the dollar and the value Of each
is decided by the number in circulation.
The more there are made, like every
thing else, the easier they are to get.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
Where The Women Vote.

The first annual charter election Of
Lincoln, n. j., was held Monday. S.
E. Drake was elected Mayor. The
women OF Lincoln cast 27 of the O.
votes polled. Mrs. Oliver Hazard and
Miss Emma Egel were chosen members
of the Council. There are six members
of that body.
Lincoln is three months and five days
old. 1t was founded by Mr.. Drake on
April /. Its growth. Mr.. Drake says,
has been phenomenal. Not only has it
attained a voting population Of 81, but
sever families have become a part Of it
in the last sever days.
The male voters of Lincoln, who are
seven more than the women, will never
dare to go away from home on election
day. If eight men should fail to vote,
or II four should vote with the women,
Lincoln would have a woman Mayor, a
woman Street Commissioner and WON.
ell police,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
state Lines In Disnute.

The old boundary suit between New
jersey and Delaware has revived by the
peremptory demand Of the Supreme
Court in Washington. The officials OF
both States have been notified that arg
uments mnst he made at the next term
or the suit will be dismissed.
The suit has been hanging fire since
1877. IL was brought by New jersey
to secure al order prohibiting Del.
aware from exercising u Jurisdiction over
the New Jersey shore Of the Delaware
River.
Gov. Griggs las said that notice
from the Supreme Court had been re-
ceived, aud that he had referred the
matter 10 Attorney-Genera Gray, who
said that no argumtnts could be made
until Delaware had filed her pleadings.
Tie dispute arose in May 1872, when
% fishermen from New Jersey were ar
rested by Delaware officers for fishing
neal the New Jersey shore Of the DEL
aware River without Delaware licenses.
Delaware had never claimed up TO that
time title beyond the middle OF The riv
or. The tax the authorities sought to
collect from the New Jersey fishermen
was greater than that asked in Del
aware.
The title to half of the river is trac
ed by New Jersey from 1868, when the
territory WAS granted by Charles III. to
the Duke of York. New JERSEYS sec,
ond title began with II new grant in
1874, and the third began in 1888 by
the same letters patent which are the
whole basis OF the Delaware title.
Delaware based her claims on Penn
sylania's grant to William Penn, giving
him sail land bounded on the east BY
the Delaware River from IL miles
north of New Castle northward and
westward to the beginning OF the 10th
degree Of north latitude, and then by a
straight line westward"
AL the lower water of the Della ware
and a good portion of the New Jersey
coast Is taken in by the ~ mile circle
described in the grant. and the cOnten-
ton of old South J%erseymen was that
the Duke Of York, who made the grant
had no right to include crown land or
public rivers.
1t was in 1886 when the matter first
got into the courts, when Delaware
coded Pea Patch Island to the United
States. New Jersey claimed that Del
aware exceeded her authority in The
and since that time hardly |
year has passed when the fishermen OF
both States have not been at logger |
heals. Fierce battles have been fought
between them and lives have been lost, /
and unless the two States accept the
warning of the Supreme Cont the "a. |
nous question will probably long con-
sinue to be an open one.
When the case was taken to court in \
1873 New Jersey was represented by E. [
Stanton, jacob Vanatta and +. T. (
Frelinghuysen.
Delaware's lawyers were Thomas +. /
Bayard, G.. II. Bates and George Gray.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

The following Is o part Of ex-Oon-
gresham John De Witt Warmers criti-
eism Of the Dingley bill:
"As 1t stands the most brilliant part
Of the pending performance consists in
eating the words Of the same actors In
the Fifty-frst congress. The MCKINLEY
bill of that date was virtually entitled
"a bill to reduce revenues The Dinghy
bill is specially commended as a revenue
getter. The Mckinley bill pointed with
pride to the poor mans free breakfass
table. The Dingley bill puts upon sugar
"a single item Of tho breakfast table
one-third Of the total amount Of the
tariff tax proposed The items which
are supposed to help the farmer are good
examples Of so setting your trap IS 70
seotch 'em a-cumin and a-gwine.' For
instance, we have reciprocity in order
to give the farmers q market abroad for
what it is assumed they cannot produce
for home consumption unless they pre-
highly protected, as Is done by another
section Of the bill"
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
WOODEN MANUFACTURERS
URGE MODERATION.

Admit High Duties end Conseuusns
High Prices WI Restrict the Use Of
wooleas.
Some OF the severest criticisms not
only OF special duties and clauses, but
OF the whole accursed protective sys-
TEN, come from the protected manufac-
tuners themselves in their struggle with
opposing interests. Mr.. s. n. b. North.
secretary Of the Wooden Ma~nufaoturers'
association. is now and always has been
q stanoh protectionist, As such he be-
lieves that the 10000, 900 consumers. of
this country are legitimate subjects for
plumber and that the manufacturers
are b proper persons ~to'enjoy the pro-
lection plumber.
The free wool experiment which we
have been trying for three years, besides
being an object lesson in the way Of
cheap woolens, has taught the wooden
manufacturers that they can make as
much or more profit with free wool and
moderate protection. which permits peo-
pie of moderate means to wear real
wooden goods, than with high duties ON
both wool and woolens, which restricts
the use of woolens to people in good cir
cumstances. The manufacturers there
fore display more than their usual mod
esty and patriotism in the advice which
they are giving to congress. MI. North
is in Washington to voice the manufac-
tuners patriotism. Here is part of his
advice as taken. from the Washington
correspondence of The Dry Goods Econ
omist:
lam free to say the bill Is far from ~satisfac-
tory to the wooden manufacturers. The chief
fault Is to be found with the raw wool duties,
which are SO high that our manufacturers will
find themselves soreiy embarrassed. It Is true
the mi has provided compensatory
duties which are probably sufficient to Offset
the duties on raw wool, but the difficulty will
be, In my opinion. that the very considerable
increase In price which must be made to cover
the additional cost of raw material viii have
the eject of cutting down consumption to an
extent that will be disastrous to the manufac
turers. 1 do not contend that the rates on
woolen manufactures in the bill are not sufh-
cient to protect us against too severe foreign
competition, but the limit Of the consumers
purchasing power must control him in buying
woolen manufactures, and / fear the rates OF
the new bill will very materially restrict con-
sumption.
This is practically saying to Dingley,
Aldrioh and the other servants Of the
protected manufacturers at Washington:
go slow with your high duties and
don't try to protect too many. II you
let everybody into the protection ring,
there will be nobody outside to prey
upon and we will have to prey upon
each other. Don't make the mistake Of
taxing raw materials too high. We
wouldn't mind it il we could sell our
goods and charge the tax over to the
consumer. But when the tax is so high
that we have to make our prices almost
ont Of sight we have found that we can |
not sell so many goods, because the peo-
pie can't afford to wear clothes-that
Is, wooden clothes, which are the only
ones worth considering because they are
the only N which we manufacture.
Our solicitude for the dear American
consumer is such that we.do not wish
to compel him to clothe himself in the
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
The Tariff

At the final wind.up Of the tariff dis
cussion in the u. S. Senate on WedDes-
day, II. NJ. Teller, of Colorado, a Re-
publican rs old as the party, said that
In his judgment this tariff bill was the
worst that had yer passed. Trusts,
combinations and syndicates had alto.
gether to much to do with its eonstruc-
tion. Those who made it listened to
the voice of the trusts and syndicates
than to those who have always been
protectionists, but who have not always
agreed with them on other subjects.
Senator Vest submitted a table of
100 trusts with the tariff duties calcu.
lated to benefit each.
Senator Stewart proposed an amend.
ment limiting the treasury reserve to
500, 900, 900 and providing that when
an excess of S., 900, 900 was reached the
Secretary of the treasury shall purchase
and retire U. $. bonds to the extent Of
the excess of over 800, 600, 900. The
accumulation OF a surplus drawing
no interest, while the bonds were out
standing drawing interest was 'the
genius of ~imbeeility," he would not say
rascality.
SENATOR Morgan opposed Mr.. Stew.
arts amendment on the ground that it
gave Indirect recognition to the main
tenance Of the gold reserve now in the
treasury. There was nota shadow OF
law for it and he denounced the de-
iiance and usurpation by which this
reserve was maintained.
Mr.. Lindsey remarked that as there
was $780, 900, 900 now in the treasury
the effects OF the amendment would be
to Immediately purchase and retire
S139, 000, 900 of bonds. The amendment
was defeated 80 to 80.
Mr.. Stewart made a statement that
the passage of the Wilson bill has, in
his opinion, done agrsat good by show
ing the masses of the Democracy that
tariff legislation could not bring pros
perity, and, seeing that they had recog-
nized that in the silver question was
the only solution of the difficulty. Now
he wanted the Republican masses to be
convinced in the same way by the pas
sage of this DiDgley bill:
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

How tickle fame il. Four years ago
Grover Cleveland was the idol of the
Democratic party. On Monday his
name was Missed in the Tammany hall
celebration of the Fourth and W. J.
Bryan's name was cheered to the echo.
One year ago VIM. Mckinley was hail
ed as the advance agent of prosperity
but as time rolls the hope of the masses
sinks to despair. What will next year
bring forth Is to be seen.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
DIED

HARKER-In Penn's Grove July 3,
1897, Emma, daughter of John u. n
Emma Harker, aged 9 years.
GARRIsON-In L. p. Neck on
July 9TH, 1897. Rebecca, widow OF the
late Daniel j. Garrison. aged n years.
HUNT-suddenly, in Salem, july =,
Elizabeth T. wife Of William Hunt,
laged 81 years and 5 months.
81 rlLMAN-In Woodstown, July LIST,
II IN T. Gilman, widow Of r.. +. :. Gil-
IN, aged 81 years.
i ELWELL-suddeply, In Salem, on
ie 9th inst, John F. Eiwell, aged "
ears.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

Every advance toward o free ex-
change Of commodities is an advance In
civilization. Every obstruction to q free
exchange is born Of the same narrow.
despotio spirit which planted castles mp
on the Rhine to plumber peaceful COM
merce. Every obstruction to commence
is q tax upbn consumption. Eyeryfaoil-
ity to a free exchange cheapsHs oommod-
tiles, increases trade and population
and promotes civilization. -John sher.
mani IN 1893.