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Show I SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY. MAY VOL. 4. 27, Successor to THE 1898. - Vice-Presiden- II $500,-ooo.o- oo ducts of their labor to purchase gold coin When a government issues a bond for from the bankers to pay interest to the bank$i,ooo, to run thirty years at 5 per cent., it ers on the bonds. attaches to that bond $1,400 in coupons. the and most The only The issue of a bond then for $1,000 at once perhaps powerful means of interesting men in the welfare of creates an obligation for $2,500, because the the country is to make them partakers in government debt includes the body of the the government. Alexis de Toqueville. And the only way to make them partakers bonds with the coupons attached. Carry this in government is through Direct Legislation. up into higher figures, and every $t.cco 000 the government will obtain, it issues obligaMOVED AT LAST. tions for $2,500,000. Assuming that a war For the last week we have been delayed with Spain will cost $1,000,000,000, in order by rain and mud so that it was not till yes- to obtain that amount of money the governterday that we got through moving. We are ment must issue obligations amounting to all right again, and after this week Living $2,500,000,000. These bonds are always purIssues will resume all its former vigor. chased by the rich. The are exempt from AN EPICURES APPETITE taxation, and including this exemption they is politely catered to and he dints sumptu- pay the highest, when the character of the ously amidst all the surroundings of luxur- security is considered, that is known. War ious comfort in the dining cars of the Union means that the poor will do the fighting, Pacific R. R. No other line out of Utah car- make, all the sacrifices of life, endure all ries them. Ticket office, 201 Main Street. the hardships which war necessarily entails, and at last pay the entire cost. Santa Cruz HALLS CANKER REMEDY. (Calif.) Surf. Possibly no remedy ever offered for sale has given such universal satisfaction as has The papers still teem with criticisms of Halls Canker and Diptheria Remedy. The the administration regarding its war moveeditor does not hesitate in recommending it, all of which, we think, are much out having used it in his family for the past three ments, all it does canker for of a As place. Who is there who knows anything specific years. that is claimed lor it. For sale by all drug-gist- of the facts in the case? We know a3 much of what has been done as any other careful THE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF reader of the dispatches and we are frank to say that we are not in possession of facts RAILROADS. that would warrant an opinion, much less a The editor has accepted an invitation to Owner-Shi- p criticism. Certainly those in charge are in a give a lecture on The Government of Railroads to the Y. M. C. A. Pol- better position to judge of what ought to be itic Club on the evening of Friday. June done, how it ought to be done and when it 3rd. The rooms are located on West Second ought to be done than do those whose only South Street, near the Atlas Block. The source of information is the press dispatches, public is invited. very few of which amount to more than A NEW COAL COMPANY. vague. rumors. Nothing seems plainer to us Articles of incorporation of the Bamberger than that these reports are purposely garCoal Company were filed a few days ago vith bled. To our mind, it would be the height the county clerk. The capital stock is fixed of folly for those in charge of the war to at $10,000, and the company succeeds to the make their plans known. business of the Halm Bamberger Coal ComJohn pany. Simon Bamberger is president, Money is a method of acconnt. It is the Joseph Obendor-fe- r S. Critchlow national ledger, upon which are recorded the secretary and treasurer, and the other directors are James H. Kirk and Harry W. credits of independent citizens against the Early. nation, and each citizen carries his page with him. A man holding money holds a ticket WILL ISSUE A LOCAL PAPER. the national storehouse. His money is In about two weeks we expect to begin the to facia evidence that lie has deposited this publication of a local edition to call paper. prima it the commodities or rendered services to' the exOur intention at present is to News tent of said Davis County Issues and Living money, and that he has not as In the local edition we will use the same yet received commodities or services in reeditorial matter as appears in the current but stands credited. Money is, I repeat, number of Living Issues, supplemented by turn, to an evidence of credit against a nation. G. 2 page or so of matters of local interest Davis and County. B. de Bernardi. of the people Farmington the sense of in local be a every will It paper term, thus making it suitable for publishing Liberty of competition for him who posall kinds of legal notices for both city and sesses nothing lor him who is not able to county. save on his daily earnings cannot even imiMONDAY. LAGOON OPENS tate a competition is a lie, even as political will all Utah liberty is a lie for those who for the want e most popular resort in is a There of education, instruction, time and material Monday, Decoration Day. and interesting program arranged for means, are unable to exercise their rights. lay. The thousands who frequented Joseph MazzinL on iast year will hardly recognize it as the ameplrce, so many and great are that The mistake of the best men, through res in the way of improvements after generation, has been that been made. The lake has been enlarged generation a con-ice its original size. The menagerie great men helping the poor through preacha and birds, animals of rare collection patience and hope, and every other added during the ing many having been means, emolient and consolatory, except the The gardener has by no means been one 1 thing God orders for them, Justice. as can be seen by the beautiful arrange-Ruskin. that greet of rare and beautiful flowers' from round the for fere trip The ye. The fact that tramps cfo exist ought ol the to admission Lake City, including rate , itself to inspire thinking men to ask why ids, is only 25 cents. The 'they exist? into effect Sunday. s. -- vice-presiden- f. ' A i A t, t, 25-ce- nt N ADVOCATE. NO. 20. IB II, THE TWO PLANS, WILL HANNA BE EXPELLED ? The following two plans are going the The Southern Mercury, Dallas, Tex. The charges against Mark Hanna in conrounds of the reform press. Please read with his election to the United nection and compare them: The ' fool peoples plan: Issue $500 000,-00- 0 States Senate, made by the State of Ohio, have been received by the of treasury notes and will be probably laid before the Senate. greenbacks based on the H$failh of the United States, in denominations of $1, $2, The interesting documents will naturally go into the hands rf the Committee on Privi$5, $10 and $20, a full legal tender in the leges and Elections. The report passed the payment of all debts, the same as grid, to Senate by a vote of 19 to 17, and concludes be put in circulation by paying them to all follows: as employes of the government for services and "Your committee finds, from the evidence for materials, and redeem them by accepting A. Hanna is them in payment of all taxes due the govern- taken, that Senator Marcus guilty of the crime of attempting to bribe ment C. Otis, a member of the House, to John The wise banker's plan: Issue vote for him for United States Senator. The of interest-bearin- g treasury notes evidence, which bears the infallible test of gold bonds based on the &faith of the herewith United States, in denominations of $500 and proof, and which your committee returns in writing, sufficiently proves this upward, to be absorbed by the bankers, and the findings in this report. The placed in their iron safes, and quarterly (in charge ef Mr. Hanna from the United advance) draw from the people of he United expulsion is demanded by public justice. Senate States States millions of dollars worth of the pro- INTER-MOUNTAI- 17 7 If this number Is on the label con- FROM THE REFORM PRESS. tainintr your name, you had better as that lathe Millions to help Cuba, but not a cent for number of renew issue. quick, the nextmighty the bond sharks. Appeal to Reason. What is the use of our nation going on THE GENTLEMAN FROM MARS. when V. C'arey, iu Santa Crux Spectator. bv Dr. UiHirftu we credit, issuing paper money In the course of his journeying on the could be on a cash basis? Tacoma Sun. A man who makes a boast of never chang- earth the gentleman from Mars came to a and wonderful country. Through it ing his opinion may not inaptly be likened great to man who never changes his shirt. The majestic rivers ran, and its soil stretching awav for unkaown leagues, was of remarkCommonwealth. able fertility. Here he wandered for a time, The masses will not get justice uatil the whis'.ling "After the Bill softly to himself, people make the laws. Direct Legislation is when he met a citizen of the earth whose the solution rf the social problem. The face was very sad. Wyoming Freeman. Mornin', said the Martian. "Mornin. Leaving politics to politicians, whether in Whats the matter? Hungry. national or municipal affairs, is as fatal to a "No money. Why dont you eat? country as leaving the defense of its territory Work and get some. Cant get none. to mercenaries. Joseph Chamberlain. Work on this great tract of land; raise Government affairs will never be shaped to wheat, corn, potatoes, and such things the liking of the people until proxy repre- see? "The owner wont hire me. sentation is abolished. We must have Direct The WHAT? Owner wont hire me. Legislation. The Los Angeles (Cal.) Labor Whats the owner? Why, them that World. owns it. Does one man own this land? Direct Legislation is the key to all reform Of course. Well, Ill be bio Say, didnt God make and must be the leading issue if the people this land? are to rule. It is the only promise of relief Ive heard so." from a political tyranny as infamous as any Didn't he make it for all his children I Ive heard so that they .night live? monarchy. The Chicago Express. I dunno. Keep up the fight on the bond question, I guess so it happen that one mas owns does IIow war or no war. If this government can make "Why, the law gives it to him, of a bond that is good, it can make a legal ten- it ail? Who makes the law? "We do, course." der treasury note that will answer the same of course." purpose. Mesa County Mail, Fruita, Colo. Whos we? "Why, the voters me and Government ownership of railways is no of us the sovereign people. rest r new theory nations of the world the And yos make the law giving one man own all or part of their railways We are lerlile trr.ct ef land like this, while as far behind our work as would be a farmer a great he can lie idle if he chooses, while you beg with plow handes a hundred miles long. Ye-efor work aud starve for food? People Advocate. "Would 'cisdly take off your hat and It is kn utter impossibility for a cammou, 1st me see you the shape of your head? thief to steal as much from the every-da- y And the gentleman trom Mars cut the peoplem a thousand years as a nice, pious anchor of bis airship and sailed away, rethief ej 'the. plutocratic stripe can legally peating: "What fools these mortals be! steal frnjn he people in one day. Rights of Man, linneapolis, Minn. The Tampa Tribune wants to know, says Gainesville Sun, if the greenbacks were the The education of. the workers upon social and political questions is the only thing that honest enough to make heroes of Lincoln will prevent a terrible revolution. More and Grant and save the Union, cant they and make the stars on Old money is not what the people nceed, but punish Spain more opportunity and more leisure. Rights Glory twiakle just a little? Yes, if our present lawmakers were not the tools of of Man, Minneapolis, Minn. The same guarantee would What pastor in any great city can put his money sharks. be br hind the greenback that is now behind hand on the causes of sins and not say that bond the resources of ttie country and tbe of these sins come from frightfully one-hathe earaing power of the people. The bond ful poverty or an overabundance of is preferred by the shark because he can wealth or from efforts to escape the one or manipulate it in such a way as to exploit the acquire the other? John Brisbane Walker. to get something for nothing. The Land monopoly pushes the people from people, greenback presents no such opportunities. the. country into the cities, and labor-savin- g Easy when you see it, is it not? The Ocala machinery pushes them from the shops into (Fla.) the streets. New York Commonwealth. And the Single Tax would slide them back Railroad coaipanies charge all the traffic San and to Francisco gently plenty. peace will bear for all they do. Do you blame Star. it? Would for them you not do the same Uncle Sams green- thing? We would, we can assure you, and backs are pretty good things to have around we know that you would. The fault lies not out in this part of the country, and if a few with the companies but with the system. more are turned out to prosecute the war we The remedy will not be reached by abusing will undertake to redeem our share of em the' men, but rather by changing the system. at one hundred cents on the dollar. Facts Railroads are public institutions and should from Denver. not be given over to private individuals to I When the debts of the present war are to operate for private gain, but should be be paid, they should not come lrom the earn- owned by the government and operated for tke benefit of all. ings of the poor. They are now doing the fighting, and that is their share. Our nation To restrict the issue of money, which is should make the burden equal, by adopting a creation of law to make exchanges and pay an income tax, so that the wealthy shall pay debts, by a government delegated by the the cost when the poor have done the labor. people to issue their money, and then allow The Southern Censor, Richfield, Utah. the enforcement of law to collect debts when The Wall Street banker who wants to the people are unable to get money by any draw gold from the treasury can use national legitimate means in their power, is one of the bank notes just as well as greenbacks, and most cruel acts that can be perpetrated by a every banker who understands the law government claiming to be of the people. knows this to be a fact. They make a great Again do we impress upon the minds of howl about greenbacks and the endless of patronizing your chain, but never say a word about the part reformers the necessity let devotion to the daily Dont your papers. the national bank notes play in this game. papers cause you to forget the struggling The Chicago Express. reform papers. You will need these papers When men become possessed of the deafter the war is over. Remember that the mon of and the craving for positions of the issues with Spain has nothing of what the world calls honorable ease they settling the land, transportation or money with are the most dangerous persons in the world to do to be entrusted with the responsibilities of questions. the official positions in either Church or By spending a half day in a cemetery State. They may become dangerous enemies reading epitaphs, one cannot but be imwhen thrust out of office, but their ability to pressed with the degenerate condition of the do harm is not a tithe of what it is when in present generation as compared with the one office. The Wesleyan Methodist. past. fifty-fou- s. lf m . self-lov- e |