The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-07

as could be reached, but likely moi
more than half was arrived at, es.
pecially miners and unskilled la
borers. Even so it does not include
the previous army of the unemploy'
ed, which numbered nearly 5000, ,O0C
most of whom were seeking work but
could not get it, even in the Mckln'
| ley prosperity boom.
It may be noticed that about one
third Of the employees tabulated
"lost their job.' Carry out the
proportion to the 3O,OOO,OOO work
ers in the U. S. and the full re-
men and ehildren) and the full re-
suit of the panic amounts to the ap-
palling number of 100000 OF
workers thrown out Of employment
It appears incredible; yet figures In
this case do not lie. They are not
like figures Of great inanciers in
watered stock.
The public should see to it that
the like should never again occur
But what do we see? Business
big business being pushed on the
same old lines. Yea, worse. Greater
! speculation than ever is on foot;
thus the revision Of the tariff up
ward-to enable the big interests
the better to fleece the little inter
ests. labor in particular.
What can we dos May be asked
Answer: The great financial ma'nap-
ulators (alias the Taft-Aldrleh-Can-
non eombine) do as they pelase be-
cause the people do nothing. It has
recently been proven that when a
large percentage Of the people gel
aroused and meet and act, then the
"powers that be" stand up and take
notice, and obey-as in the ,extradi-
ton move Of late. AS to the present
tariff swindle-which only precedes
other schemes ahead, the Success
Magazine has set a good example:
Taking a straw-vote of its sub
scribers, shows a large and varying
minority of Republicans opposed to-
or dissatisfied with the Taft policies
and a small minority of Democrats
pleased with his administration. But
on coming to the question of ap'
] proval of the Taft-Aldrich-Cannor
combine, the majority of Republa-
cans was overwhelming against It.
A small minority of. Democrats ia
voring even that. T.,
"Well, what shall We do?' ask:
the average citizen. Write In the
papers; speak out in meetings, on
every occasion that offers. You be-
lieve in your congressman as guar
dams of their constituents interests
Let them know what YOU want-and
also that you want to hear from
them in Congress, in congress, moi
lecturing over the country while AL
drieh and Cannon are fixing you.
Monuments have service also
Get a covering put over the statue
"Liberty Enlightening the World, .
and erect one in, Washington to Geo.
III. Though he did blunder In get
ting an infnitesimal tariff on tea,
etc., for pocket money!. Yes George
3rd as a reminder to our William
the First. May a Patrick, Henry
arise to enforce the reminder!
"Caesar had his Brutus, Charles
I his Cromwell, and George HI'-
'.Treasons! Treason!"> resounded
through the Virginia House Of Com
mons; but the willy rebel continued.
-"and George III. might profit by
their example,
There are loyal subjects Of King
William in every state, perhaps in
every town, who will cry "treason'
I-treason to the enthroned agents
Of the Trust.
We need the eloquence Of many
Henrys, and the pen of as many
Paines, to arouse America to-day to
the resistance of tyrants, and to a
New Declaration Of Independence.
.. Justice.