The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-12-18

program" continued Mr.. Clark. was
the oft-repeated declaration that the
Aldrich monetary commission has ar
rived at no conclusion as to what It
desires to do, statement which should
be- taken cum grano. That they in
tend to foist central bank on the
country is taken and accepted aP a
fact by all close observers. Whenever
that is done it will increase the in
fiuence of the eastern money changers
amazingly, for >they would not be in
favor Of central bank unless they
believed 1t would be located in New
York. II they thought for one moment
that the central bank would be located
at st. Louis, Kansas City or Chicago,
where it ought to be located, II 1t is
to be really central, these eastern high
financiers would one and all be dead
against it. What they are after is to
strengthen their hold on the finances
of the country and in that effort they
never let up. -
"If the western and southern bank
ers are roped into this scheme, the
chances are that they will never re-
gret it but once and that will be az
long as they live.
"tAndrew jackson was a great mar;
but he is dead said Senator Aldrich
in one Of his speeches during his perez
CARNATIONS in the West. He might have
added with equal truth that 1t Is Il
great comfort to the Aldriohes and all
like unto them to know that Old Hick-
ory' is safe under ground. If he could
revisit the glimpses of the moon, what
he'd do to the Rhode Island senator
and the rest of the central bank BOOM
ers would be a-plenty and then some;
for next to licking the British at New
Orleans, General Jackson's most not
able achievement was in staying Nick
Biddle's central bank-the old United
States bank. No doubt If the Iron SOL
der were reincarnated, he would fight
Aldrich and his cohorts in the same
savage manner in which he pounded
Biddle and his gang. for at all times,
in all places and under all circum-
stances the old lion Of the Hermitage
stood the peoples friend. No wonder
the Rhode Island boss feels sense uf
relief that the warrior statesman has
shuffled of this mortal coil.
General Jackson was a great man;
but he is Dead is, SO far as l know
Senator Aldrich's most famous cpl
gram. 1t may prove as unfortunate
as the celebrated epigram of the schol-
ar in politics. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, when he remarked that The
consumer is a myth
1.-The consumer proved a very lively
sort of myth in Massachusetts ON
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November when he cut Cover
nor Diapers majority from 10000 to a
beggarly 5000. Yes, General jackson
was a great man; but he 'is dead but
while HIS body is in his grave at the
Hermitage, his spirit still survives and
may prove potential in the fight to
revive Nick Biddleism." 5tS
Eleven per cent ia the amount Of in"
crease in the cost of living during the
last year. THIS figure represents thu
average increase in cost of ninety -six
commodities.
Marked advances in the last year
have taken place In breadstufrs, pro-
visions. livestock, hides and leather
and textiles. One Of the noticeable
effects Of increased cost of living has
been the forced demand of labor for
higher wages. Wages, however, have
not advanced in proportion to the cost
of living. The natural conclusion, and
the only conclusion to be reached ls
that the workingmen and their fam
lilies have been forced to a trifle lower
standard Of living.
Dealing with wholesale prices, Brad
streets shows that on December the
average price for ninety six commodi-
ties stood at s.12s2,, against s.213s on
the same date last year. Here is a
price advance Of little over II per
cent. This increase has enriched thu
benehciaries of high tariff rates, in
Guiding manufacturers and all en-
gagged in productive enterprises. chief
", ana 1t Is commended has. been a
hardship on the railroads because of
the fact the vast army Of railroad
employees have been forced to demand
higher wages. , u
The increases above dealt with re-"
fer to the upward tendency in prices
during the last year. To appreciate
what a II per cent increase in the
cost of living during the last year