The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

EX-SecTetary of the Treasury Will
liam Window said in 1891: Let me
speak very plainly on this most imDor-
tant subject. Believing that there is
not enough of either gold or silver in
the world to meet the necessities OF
business, I an an earnest b!metallist,
and concede to no one & stronger de-
sire than | feel for The free Il unlim-
tied coinage of silver as soon as condi-
lions can be reached through internal
tlonal agreement, or otherwise, by
which such coinage shall he safe"
President Harrison, in his annual
message for 1891, said: Il believe it
is the earnest desire of a great major
lty of the people, as it is mine, that a
full coin use shall be made of silver
Just as soon as the cooperation OF
other nations can be secured and ratio
fixed that will give 4 circulation
equally to gold and silver. The bust
ness of the world demands the use OF
both metals" Il - Il
This year the same hypocritical de-
VI IL WIZ liuc ny
state Republican platforms that they
formerly uttered against the single
gold standard. Republican ~denuncia-
tons of trusts are now qualified by the
sentiment that the legitimate corpo-
rations must be protected When
they get this trust question as firmly
in hand as they fancy they have the
money issue (f they ever do), they
will openly declare in favor of trust
ownership and control CT everything.
1.-THE legitimate interests Of lesiti-
mate corporations." AS if there was
ever such a thing as a legitimate cor
pCration. A corporation is an artiti-
cal man, created by the legislature,
without a body to be kicked or a soul
to be damned. The creation of a cor
rorat1on, with limited debt liabilities,
while individuals are held liable for
all they owe, is the comforting of a
special privilege, which is abhorrent
to the principles of a democratic form
Of government.
POINTS FROM THE PRESS
Monopoly in private hands is infa-
1enslDle from any standpoint, so far as
the welfare of the people is concerned
Monopoly IN the hands of the people
would stop destructive competition and
become justitiable, because in such a
case there would be 10 robbery. for all
the people and not a few private indi-
Vlduals would share the profits
Georges Weekly.
Each American soldier in the Philip
pines costs the taxpayers $1,000 a year.
MS IS five times as much as the aver
age wages of American coal miners.
farm hands and common laborers. and
these pay their share and more than
their share Of that 81, 800 for each SOL
der. The men with the hoes and picks
and shoVels won't be able to straighten
up until the man with the gun gets off
their backs.-Johnstown Democrat.
The Republican party had a plank in
Its last platform ~denouncing trusts
ne Republican party is in powerfully
wait until 1900 to act? The truth OF
the matter is this: Such blanks are
put in platforms to fool the people.
and the people submit to being fooled.
The people in the various parties are
to blame for the conditions that exist.
Georges Weekly.
The Tribune thinks it no harm to
shoot Flllp1nos so long as tie Filipinos
are shooting at our soldier We would
Ike to suggest thai if orr soldiers were
at home following the peaceful ayo-
cations OF life. there would be nobody
shooting at them. Nobody would want
to shoot at ~them.-Salt Lake Living
Issues.
The Wardner bull pen Is a nice
healthy place. Last month abou. 200
men were imprisoned there, and the
medicine bill was over $500! One
prisoner has just died of typhoid fever
after 100 days Imprisonment. during
which time no charge was preferred
against him. This is the seventh death
in the pen.-Justice.
II we wish to see ourselves as Others
see US, we have only to contem-
plate England's aggressive movement
against the Beers. While proclaiming
the most virtuous i~ntents, humanity,
etc.. the people who are behind Cham
berlain In that affairs are actuated
wholly and absolutely by the basest Gu
pidity.-Monitor.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion, in its twelfth annual report, vir-
tnally says the act by which the COM
mission was created cannot be en-
forced. This is because under a Su-
preme court decision the board is utter