Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-01
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OF tolerance for THEM.

VI tuACAduCC lDi lH5Iu.
At last the poets have tackled the
trusts, and in order to furnish Demo-
cratic stump speakers something good
to quote here set out in full few
lines from the pen of E. Bradshaw.
WE'LL OWN THE EARTH.
Let us cover up the sunbeams
Lying all around our path
Get q trust on wheat and roses
Give the poor the thorns and chan:
Let US find our choicest pleasure
Hoarding Dounties Of today,
So the poor shall have scant measure
And two prices have to pay.
Yes. Wen reservoir the rivers,
And well levy on the lakes,
And we'll lay a triding poll tax
On each man who partakes;
Wei brand his number on him,
That he'll carry through his life;
Wen apprentice all his children,
Get mortgage on his wife.
Wen capture cen the wind god
And confine him to a cave
And then claim through our patent
process
We the atmosphere will save.
Thus we Ii SO queeze our little brother
When his lungs he tries TO fill,
Put meter on his Windpipe
And present our little bill.
We will syndicate the starlight
And rnonopolize the moon
Claim a royalty on rest days
A proprietary noon;
For right Of way through oceans spray
Well charge just what Il S worth;
Wen drive our stakes around the lakes
In fact, We II own the earthl
McHanna Prosperity.
But to return briefly to the subject
Of McHanna prosperity. The Bryan
Democrat. published in New York, says.
IF people don't want prosperity. shoot
it into them Truth to tell, most peo-
pie don want a superabundance of the
brand of prosperity indicated by the
following dispatch
New York May 1.-THE Central FEEDER
ated Labor union unanimously adopted
resolutions today denouncing General
Merriam for ordering the disarmament Of
the miners union in Idaho and instruct
ing the secretary to ask the war depart
Merriams s conduct
Delegate Harris Of the International CT
gar Makers union said. President Nc
Kinley should be called upon to order an
inVestiga ton.
George H. Warner. business agent of
the New York city lodge Of the Interna-
tionaI Machinists union. said. "A confer
ence of all labor leaders in the country
should be called to decide on action TO be
taken at the ballot box;
Delegate Rubin Of the Walters union
said, All this is the outcome Of imperial
ism.
A yoice-Shoulder gum
Delegate Kelly Of the Theatrical Pro-
tective union said. Something should be
done by organized labor to prevent the
disruption of trades unions through fed
eraI Interference"
How Prices Go Down.
1t is claimed by Governor Voorhees,
of New Jersey and others that the for
nation of trusts helps put down the
price of commodities, but nevertheless
it is fact that in less than ten months
the American Steel and Wire Nail COM
pany has increased the price Of nails
100 per cent and has thrown thousands
of mechanics out of employment by
shutting down mills
Since the middle of March last iron
stoves have been advanced 10 per cent
to 20 per cent.
Gas and yapor stoves have been ad-
vanced ) per cent to 80 per cent since
April /.
Cast iron pipes have just been ad-
yanced IS ton, which is equal TO 80
per cent.
The Chicago brick trust has advanced
the price from $4. 75, last year. price,
to Sc and So 30 per l. 600.
Iron castings have been moved up
621s cents per 100 pounds.
The window glass trust announces
that higher range of prices will go
into effect in few days.
The tin plate trust has advanced
prices to all the tariff viii allow
These are only a few of the commodi-
ties that the industrial trusts have ''re-
duced the price of in the last few
weeks. A full list would require a
pamphlet. but even then the pamphlet
would have to be revised almost imme-
Iiately, for further reductions of the
Slnle kind are contemplated in the near
Eture