The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-11
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hands of foreign fiji 1.aciers and por-
mits few London bankers to con-
troll our standard Of money, Mr.. Gage
now proposes to give to the national
banks full and complete control of
paper money of the nation. In
November, 1896, $500, 600 electors
voted against the retirement Of the
greenbacks and 100000 supported
a platform which was silent. on tho
subject. Republican candidate for
President, in his letter of acceptance,
pledged the Republican party to
keep in circulation (and rs good rs
gold) all the silver and paper monies
now included in the currency of the
country, while only one party advo-
Gated the retirement of the green
backs and that party polled less than
l per cont. Of the total vote.
"Mr. Gage knew these facts, and
yet in""spite of that knowledge, he is
seeking to organize money trust
moro dangerous not only to the in
dustries but to the liberties Of tho
people, than all trusts combined. At
such time and under such circum-
stances the memory of the hero Of
Now Orleans ought to be invoked in
every State, county and hamlet to
arouse the people to a sense of their
danger
"Twelve months have elapsed
since wo celebrated this day Il year
ago and every month has borne wit
ness to the failure Of Republican pol
itics to bring relief to the people.
Just after the passage of the Dingley
bill, our opponents were boisterous
in thore announcement that prosper
ity had returned. The Republicans
were given full swing. They framed
just such law rs their hearts de-
sired and their brains devised and
what is tho result? Read tho daily
papers and you will find to the items
Of news arranged under two. heads
the formation Of trusts and the re-
duction of wages.
A fow days ago I picked up q
copy of the ST. Louis Globe Demo
crat and found under the innocent
and unpretendlng head lines Weav-
ers and Spinncrs" seven notices of
the wage reductions from four of the
six Now England States. Is this
the result which they promised would
follow the opening Of the mills in
stead Of tho mints? If our enemies
boast that they have buried bimetal-
lism, we point to these wago reduct-
ions rs the weeping willows which
have sprung up about its tenn.
porary tomb? Why is not some
court asked to enjoin the employers
from uniting together to reduce
wages? Can combinations among
employers be inrooent if cooperation
among miners is crimo9
ga few days ago an association Of
millers tried to Justify a reduction of
wages by laying the blame on the
laws passed for the protection of the
operatives. Their complaint is sig
nifcant because 1t emphasizes the
reastionnry tendency Of present con-
ditions. If this question grinding
process continues, the laboring class
es will lose all Of the advantages
which they have gained in tho last
quarter Of q century. Instead of
shorter hours for adults and moro
education for children and we shall
bo asked to lenghthen the hourso o.
labor and to dwarf tho intollects as
we'll rs tho bodies Of tho children by
manual labor during the years when
they should be in school. How
many plaques will be required to
soften tho hearts Of our financial
Pharohp Docs he not know that
now as Of old (bricks without straw
but presage tho coming of tho day
of doliverance?
"Since tho last celebration Of Jack
sons day thousands Of political prod
igals have returned to the old homo
and thousands more are growing
weary of tho husks. The reception
Of those who have returned has do,
pended upon the spirit which has
animated tho prodigals. Those who
havo come back acknowledging the
binding forces of tho Chicago plat,