The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-24
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tration now as much as they; did In 1896
and are as much opposed to government
by;injunctlons and the blacklist as they:
were then and upon these SUBJ ects!
they have as much reason for co.opera-i
tion with the Democratic party o-dny,
as they had four years ngo. {!
Democrats ind Populists alike favor.
the principle Sof direct legislation. II!
any. differences exist as to the extent to:
these differences can be reconciied by
experiment. Il - 3 "a N 5ttl.
Democrats and Popullsts agree that
Chinese and other, oriental labor should:
be excluded from the United States.
Democrats and Populists deslre,to SO
enlarge the scope of inter- state act as!
to allow the commission B to protect,
both Spersons and places from dlscrimi-!
nation and tho public at large y from
Excessive railroad rates. q
ASLabor Bureau. "
THE Populists approve the demand
set forth in the Democratic platform
for q: labor bureau, with a cabinet off,.
Ger at It's head Such an official would
keep the administration in close touch
with the wage earning portion OF the
population and go far toward securing
such remedial legislation as the toIlers
need. = n .;ts-.,.
I'm 1895. the Populists united with the
Democrats in opposing the trusts al,
though the questions at that time up
peared like n cloud scarcely larger
than a mans hand. To-day that cloud
well nigh overspreads the Industrial
sky, Tho farmer does not participated IN.
the profits Of any trust, but he sorcly
feels the burden Of them all. Hc.ls de-
pendent upon the seasons for his in.
come. When he plants his crop he.
knows not whether 1t will be blessed
with rain or bllghted with drought, he
knows not whether wind will blow, It
down. or hail destroy 1t. or insects de-
YOUR It, and the price of his cropsis as
uncertain as the quantity. II q private,
monopoly can suspend production and
fix the price OF raw material us we'll as
the price OF the finished product. Z, the
farmer, powerless to protect himself
when he sells. Is plundcred when he
purchases. Can any farmer hesitate! rs,
throw the influence Of his ballot upon
the side OF those who desire to protect
the public at large from monopoles? Il
THE fact that the trusts support The
Republican party ought to be sufficient
proof that they expect protection from
H. u Le IhcpuuilSui party CaHnOt ne re-
lied upon to eStinguish the trusts so
LONG as 1t draws Its campaign contri-
buttons from their overlooking vaults.
Farmer Cannot DO Deceived.
.The prosperity argument which the
Republicans bring forward to answer,
all complaints against the adminlstra-
ton will not deceive the farmer. He
I'm hp ttt.n 70 IA, l.,
Income, first, the size OF his crop. and.
second, the price which he receives for
the same. He does not return thanks to
the party In power for favorable wca-
Their and q bountiful harvest. and he
knows that the Republican party has
no policy which insurcs permanent
increase In agricultural prices. Since
he sells his. surplus in n foreign market
he is not n beneficiary of the tariff and
since he produces merchandise and not
money, he does not profit by the appre-
citation Of the dollar. He knows that
the undetermined prosperity, OF which
he has never had his share, Is on the
wanc In spite OF the unusual and un-
natural stimulation which 1t has re-
ceived during the last three years. He
knows that each month OF 1900 shows
larger number OF failures than the
corresponding month OF 1889 and that
there Is already a marked tendency to-
ward n decrease In the output OF the
factories. He knows also that d!scov-
cries OF gold, famine abroad and war on
three continents have not been able to
raise the price OF farm products = MS
rapidly as trusts and combinations
have raised the price OF the things
which the farmer buys.
81 TX q Appear Inconsistent,
Our opponents have tried to make it
appear that We are inconsistent when
we desire n general rise in prices. and
yet oppose an arbitrary rise In protect
ed manufactures or trusts made goods.
There is no conflict whatever between
these two propositions. II general
rise In prices occurs because OF n per-
manent increase In the volume OF mo-
ney all things adjust themselves to the
new level, and II the volume OF money
then increase In proportion TO the de-
mand for money, the price level re-
mains the same and business can be
done with fairness to all. II. however,
the rise Is arbitrary and only affects n
part of the products Of labor, those
whose products do not participate In
the rise suffer because the purchasing
power of their income Is decreased. Ifa
bad monetary system drags down the
price OF the farmers products while
monopolies raise the price OF what he
buys. he burns the handle at both ends
and must expect to suffer In compare
son with those who belong to the
classes more favored by legislation. 3,
ut Is sometimes urged by partisan
Populists that four years more Of Re
publican misrule would so aggravate
economic conditions as TO make re-
forms easier. No one can afford to aid
in making matters worse in the hope Of
being able to make them better after
wards, for In SO doing he assumesre-
sponsbilities which he may. not be able
TO remedy. No Popullst however san
guine, believes It possible to elect
Popullst President at this time, but the
Popullst party may be able to deter
mine whether n Democrat or Republic
can will be elected. Mr.. Chairman, the
Populist convention. which your cdm-
mittee represents, thought It better to
share with the Democrats In the honor
of securing some Of the reforms de-
sired by your party than to bear the
odium of remaining neutral In this
great crisis or OF giving open or secret
aid to the Republican party, which OPP
poses all the reforms for which the
Populists contend" :5,sj. ID
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