The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
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AGAIN OOoS mi. Ooo' ONAhAAoA
in lengthy article hold forth IN
these columns on the merits and
dement's of certain conditions as
thew exist in the mind of a man
who is blind in one eye and can
not see out of the other. 1t is,
and it is not, is the burden OF his
song. In one place he says the
country is prosperous and in an
other he says it is not. In one
place he makes the assertion that
one thing is to blame and in an
other place he has an entirely OPP
posite ailment. The old sayings
that "what is good for the goose
is good for the gander" and what
is good for the master is good for
the man" are completely laid in
the shade by this wise man who
saws the country is run solely by
the Republican party for the bene-
fit of the few-the rich, against
the poor. The Democratic party
on the contrary, we are sorry to
saw did not run the country at all,
ond two wears more of their "dO-
nothing, know-nothing" antics
would have completely put US all
into bankruptcy proceedings.
Mr.. Skinner does evidently not
see farther than his own nose, and
measures all of the American peo-
pie as they exist to him. No
others are doing great amount
of kicking, they have no time they
are busy raking in the 50 to % a
day vouchsafed them by an ex.
listing era of prosperity and VIII
in time join the army ne makes
mention of, the rich. Others Will
po about the same as before, like
horse, eat, sleep and work,
trusting to luck sto whether they
will ever be anything besides a
drone in the great beehive OF IN
dustry. Chances are strongly
against them however. We can't
for the life of us see how it could
be changed to suit Mr.. Skinner
unless an equal division OF 1.-The
riches in this world were to be
made per capita. We will also
wager our unpaid subscription
accounts against peck OF potatoes
that inside of five years, Mr.. Skin
ner would be s.belching" the same
as now. Some people have talents
and some have not. Some use
their talents and others do not and
like the biblical parable bury them
in the ground. We know OF al
most penniless acquaintance who
by dint of perseverance, industry
and push have amassed fortune
since 1896. We also know of
some who have joined with the
Demo-Pop contingent in denounc-
ing the Republicans; putting their
entire time to the task in lieu OF
being up and doing something for
themselves. Hobbies are the ruin
alton of many people and are hard
horses to ride.
Figures are what count. Mr..
Skinner in some his has shown to
the conservative that he is simply
preiudiced. How much lumber
does the poor man use9 Might as
we'll talk about the high price OF
diamonds. If lumber, labor and
everything was cheaper in '96
under Democratic rule, why did
not the poor man do his building
then2 Simply because he had no
job, could not get one, hadno mon
ey. According to statistics, he is
100 per cent better of now than at
that time. Then he had nothing,
now he has everything and is build
himself a house in the bargain.
This is why lumber has advanced.
The mills cannot supply the de-
mand. Lumbermen are paying
from 50 to IS more for timber.
Instead of paying men S10amonth
they are dishing up from $50 to
$50 a month to their laborers. The
same rule applies to everything
where mechanical skill and labor
comes into play. The cash which