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Show HARMONIOUS UNITY. AN APPEAL FOR JOINT POLITICAL ACTION. Tb Kitloul WEAUH AND WAGES. thing, net only the Instruments of commerce and our industrial system, but also as far as possible the pen of the editor, and the voice. If not the intel- HOW RICHES DO NOT REACH THE WORKERS. lect, of the university professor. HavIn succeeded the this ing conspirators will not only completely dominate the As the Wealth of the MosepoUetle of the FopnlUt, executive and judicial legislative, Free Silver Repub-Ilee- a branches of our government, but will Forties Imae Addrasses Ursine be solidly entrenched against resistance and retribution. ties. Briefly stated this Is a part of the scheme. We do not aroutrageous Following is the full text of the apany political raign party on partisan for peal harmony, Issued recently by grounds. We a system and dearraign Chairman Butler and twenty-fiv- e other nounce a We condemn Inconspiracy. Populist senators and representatives. dividuals and organizations that supChairmen Jones and Towns of the free this and aid the conspirasystem port silver Democrats and Republicans simcy. A party, that Is the mouthpiece ultaneously issued similar circulars to and agent of this conspiracy Is just as the members of their parties. The under one name as under dangerous Populist appeal Is as follows: another. Democratic, Committee labor ra tion. In the pursuit of this purpose of committing the country more thoroughly to the gold standard, the plan of this administration, as of the last, is to retire the greenbacks and other bearing paper money of d the government, to Issue to Increase the and bonds, gold powers, privileges, and profits of national banka The achievement would turn over the duty of supplying the of peoples money, the very business, to a selfish, heartless, and Irresponsible foreign gold syndicate and Its American agents and alliea It must be remembered also that this foreign gold syndicate and Its allies have, with the connivance If not the assistance of our government, captured and today control every Instrument of In framing commerce In the nation. the constitution our patriotic, forefathers, with zealous care and with prophetic wisdom, provided that commerce should be regulated by congress; but this tremendous power has been abdicated by congress in favor of the gold trust and the banking ring. Money Is the first great Instrument of commerce, but the gold ring, not satisfied with controlling our financial system, has captured the other Instruments of commerce, to enable It to keep the gold standard yoke upon our necks, and to more thoroughly subjugate our people and dominate our government All history teaches that those who have controlled the Instruments of commerce in any country have not only controlled the commerce of that nation, but have aleo controlled and domThus the inated that government gold syndicate and its allied monopolies in our country, having seized the great Instruments of commerce, have used this tremendous power to discriminate against sections and Individuals to destroy competition, to breed business stagnation, and to create "hard times, in the midst of plenty, Thus the organization and maintenance of great Industrial trusts have been promoted, which operate to aggravate the evil conditions which gave them birth. Thus they are making millions of paupers to create a few millionaires. The Inevitable result must be to con vert our government Into an oligarchy of sordid wealth! In the accomplishment of this end these evil Influences must shackle opinion and muzzle discussion. They not only subsidize the press and atd attorneys tempt to seat their In our legislative halls, on our benches of justice, and in all other departments of government; but wherever college faculties are susceptible to pretended generosity or Inverted philanthropy they carefully maneuver for either service or silence. The divine right of kings Is to be succeeded by the diviQe right of millionaires, who propose to run every- non-intere- st Interest-burdene- life-blo- od . well-pai- I the supply and the demand; the more Employers Increases the Wages of Their Employes Tall to KU Life's ud The conspiracy of gold and monopoly Is nearing Its culmination. Every advance It has made during the last twenty-fiv- e years has been by adroit and stealthy processes. These would have been Impossible If ft had not had Its agents and confederates holding positions of public trust In the legislative, executive and jud'lclal branches of the government Neither the beneficiaries nor the tools of this conspiraIn cy have any particular politics. name the last administration was Democratic. The present administration Is called Republican, but It has practiced and defended the perfidious policies of Its predecessors. At length the selfish and brutal Interests behind this conspiracy deem themselves strong enough to dispense with the caution and duplicity hitherto necessary to their success. The ad' ministration boldly avows Its Indorsement of their scheme against the liberty and prosperity of the people. Within a few weeks it has formulated and sent to congress a bill the leading of purpose of which Is, in the words ' the secretary of the treasury: "To commit the country more thoroughly to the gold standard. This country has, during the past twenty-fou- r years, suffered enough of the blighting effect of the gold standard, so far as fraudulent legislation and executive usurpation have been able to establish It It Is now boldly proposed to legalize what has been done In defiance of law and to use the power secured by false pretenses from a long suffering and too trustful, people to put upon this infamous design the stamp of alleged popular authoriza- wages of the workingman dont depend ORIQIN OF THE COTTON GIN. upon the wealth of the boss or on ths Wohism Perfected Mr. Whitney's climate. The wages of the working- How Invention. men are the price of his labor; the The youngest daughter of Gen. Na- of merchandise all upon price depends In every campaign the gold syndicate and all the allied trusts and monopolies combine. They select the conventions they desire to control; they elect the candidates that they have selected. Of course, they cuutrol them after they are elected. Therefore, those who are not their agents and who would not submit to their tyrannous spoliation should strenuously oppose the allied combination of gold and monopoly. The only hope of the enemy Is to divide us. Therefore, let us be more united and harmonious than ever, and further let us organize without delay a vigorous campaign In every state and congressional district, county and precinct. There are but two sides to this mighty and portentous conflict All of those of whatever party who favor the conspiracy of gold and monopoly, who favor Industrial slavery, widespread poverty and national destruction, should be on one side; and all those of whatever party who oppose this deadly design, who love truth and right who love their country, who love their homes and firesides, and who believe In the sacred principles declared by Jefferson and reasserted by Jackson and Lincoln, should be on the other side. On this side we solidly stand. Then let us, maintaining at all times party integrity, Invite the harmonious of all seeking the same end. The ominous dangers threatening the Institutions of the republic make this the highest duty. The line of battle la clearly drawn. We cannot avoid the conflict If we would. Therefore let us appeal to all citizens and to all organizations and parties that oppose this conspiracy that oppose a government of the trusts, by the trusts, and for the trusts, that oppose and will not submit to the despotism of sordid wealth to come to the rescue. Patriotism and manhood are not dead. A large part of the American people realize the wrongs and comprehend the dangers, and are ready and anxious to fight this system to the end. The spirit of 76 Is abroad In the land and the friends of liberty everywhere are awaiting the patriotic call to fight a common battle Let this be against a common foe. done and we can crush .every traitor as did the men of the American revolution; let this be done and we shall drive every Tory to Ignominious defeat Let this be done and we shall reestablish what la almost overthrown: A government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Signed: Marlon Butler, W. A. Harris, Henry Heltfeld, William V. Allen, R. F. Pettigrew, John C. Bell, J. D. Bot kin, Jerry Simpson, W. F. Strowd, W. L. Greene, J. T. Callahan, E. R. Ridgely, James Gunn, John El Fowler, C. H. Castle, N. B. McCormick, M. S. Peters, J. El Kelley, C. A. Bar-loA. C. Shuford, W. D. Vincent, Samuel Maxwell, Freeman Knowles, Charles H Martin, W. L. Stark and R. D. Sutherland. w, A Greet Revulsion of Sentiment. The great bulk of the men employed by the Wheeling Iron and Steel company at Benwood, W. Va., are Republicans. as is the case in most of the PicWheeling district Iron works. tures of President McKinley and cartoons representing the opening of the mills as against the opening of the mints were numerous about the plant In the 9fl campaign. Since then the mens wages have been cut twice anc another cut Is pending. During meeting In the big machine shop recently some of the men In speaking pointed to a picture of President McKinley and spqjie smilingly of returned prosperity. Instantly the big picture was pulled down, torn to shreds, and trampled under foot amid a rouni of cheers. Silver Standard and Prosperity. El Mundo, of the City of Mexico, says, reviewing Mr. Bryan's article on Mexico and Its present condition: Mr. Bryan has done justice to the financial work of the government of Mexico. The credit and firmness of the ad ministration, together with the prodigious vitality of the country, have placed us in a very advantageous position among the nations which are marching unhampered to their com The article con plete development eludes by emphasizing the determination of Mexico to adhere to the silver standard, "which Is bringing prosperity to the country." Lost. With monopolistic control of the natural sources of wealth, the means of transportation and communication, the medium of exchange and the markets Is it any wonder that the trusts which thus command production and exchange should rapidly grow rich and that those who have only their labor to sell should, under such system, find themselves becoming poorer and poorer? Prof. Deleon makes the actual situation clear In the following dialogue: Brother Jonathan looks bright and happy, and rubs his hands. Uncle Sam What bit of good luck has fallen to you? B. J. I am going to Hawaii U. S. Is It that that makes you so happy? B. J. Tee; I cant help feeling happy. Here Ive been these last seven months without work. That In Itself s bad enough. But It wouldnt be so bad If before that I had had good wages, and had been able to lay by something. It happens, though, that before that my wages were so low couldnt get along with them ran in debt. On top of that I was laid off. Pretty tough, I tell ye. I never went through such hard days. U. 8. But what la It that makes you happy? B. J. Now after all this suffering I am going to have good times. U. S. Where? How? When? B. J. Where? In Hawaii; when? when I get there; how? because I cant miss good wages. U. 8. Me seems you go too fast. Where have you got that certainty Jat Vd from? B. J. Dont you know that President Dole of Hawaii Is in the country now? I do. B. J. And havent you read what he said to a labor reporter In WashU. 8. ington? U. 8. No; I haven't. Life Is short; to spend that shortness In reading tom- foolery were too long. B. J. (throws his arms up, tips his hat back, and looks wild generally) Now, there you have It again. Here comes a good man, with good news to the workingmen, and you call that tom' foolery. Oh U. 8. Give us a rest with your whimperings, and lets see what that 'good news to the workingmen" Is. B. J. I have learned the passage by heart; so well did I like It; I can give It to you literally. U. 8. Do, by all means. B. J. He said: The climate Is subtropical; that makes the conditions of life easy; then also the planters are rich and growing richer. Taking these two things Into consideration there is nothing to prevent white labor from finding at all times profitable employment, work and high wages." There, now! U. 8. raps with his knuckles on B. J.s forehead. B. J. What are you doing? U. 8. (raps again) Hollow! hollow! briefly stated were about as follows: While spending the previous summer at Newport, R. I., my mother became acquainted with Mr. Whitney and grew interested In the outcome of the experiments he was then making in the interest of his projected gin. To as- An association has been formed In New York city for the public control of franchises. Incorporated under the laws of the etate. The object of the association is set forth In Its platform as follows: 1. All franchises which depend upon exclusive rights in publle property should be granted only for public purposes and for limited periods, and should be made to contribute from their value, created by the community, their full share of public expenses, thus relieving personal property,' buildings and other Improvements from the increasing burden of taxes. 2. Monopoly, the result of special privilege, rather than capital or production, which are the creation of lndl vldual effort, should be the primary source of public revenue. 3. The government must control natural monopolies (those public services which, from their nature, do not admit of competition), otherwise these monopolies will control the government. 4. Such public services as are not natural monopolies should be preserved to free and open competition. This is the single tax platform In brief. When the people govern and plutocracy has been driven from power and banished. Populism will have fulfilled Its mission. We like high wheat prices as well as the Republicans; better, probably, as Populists have more wheat to sell than Republicans. That la why we all shall object to the low price at which wheat will sell next fall, and every succeeding fall when there are no great crop failures, as long as we suffer from the single gold standard. In the meantime, cotton for the farmers of the south, together with cotton high prices for fabrics and reduced wages for the cotton mill operatives, are fair samples of the workings of the present linen clal policy. There will have to be i B. J. What are you at? In this policy before many change U. 8. Poor Jonathan! Because Hahave years passed. a waii has climate, and because the planters are rich, therefore Getting Oat of Debt.' you believe you are there sure of work Perhaps the most attractive feature and of high wages? of the sound money theory Is the B. J. Why not? U. 8. Man alive, you dont need to proposal to get this country out of climate debt" go to Hawaii for a How do the able financiers of the or for rich employers; we have both right here. iBnt Louisianas climate Republican party propose to get this nation out of debt? Simply by redeemenough for you? notes B. J. Well, It Is ing all of Its U. 8. And has labor there steady with Interest-bearin- g obligations. The and good employment? theory is beautiful In its Ingenious B. J. Darn it, no; It is just the low simplicity. What would be thought of the bust wages paid down there that our bosses ness as a lowernow for are ability of a merchant who, having giving ground creditors ours here. perfectly satisfied with his up ing U. 8. Well said. And are the bosses notes of hand, bearing no interest, South not should say: Gentlemen, It la true here and In the every bit as rich as the bosses in Ha- you are finding no fault with my notes, and are. Indeed, anxious to get more waii? of them, although they bear no InterB. J. Guess they are richer. U. 8. And yet that does not Insure est, yet I have resolved to call all of permanent work or good wages, does those notes in and to give you interest-bearin- g it? paper, which I agree to redeem, or which my children or great grand B. J. falls Into a brown study. U. 8. Now, Jonathan, you have been children will redeem In gold?" Such a course of conduct would be and still working almost a you have not yet got hold of the lesson considered foolish, unnecessary and that your daily experience teaches on unbusinesslike. But It is exactly such wages. You have not yet learned that a course as that which Is advocated the wages of the workingmen do not by the gold clique, who wish to retire depend upon the wealth of their em- government paper by refunding it in gold bonds. ployer, In so far that their wages do Interest-bearin- g not rise with his wealth, but that, on Every dollar of United States money the contrary, the only relation that Is just as good for all purposes exists between them Is that the richer this country as every other dollar, and the employer the poorer the working- 100 cents In gold will buy no more than 100 cents In silver, or In paper. man hat? Who Is It, then who wants gold? The B. J. 8. Are you better off than twen man who deals In money alone, the gold speculator, the exporter and the ty years ago? bondholder. B. J. I'm worse off; butThese are the men who have evolved U. 8. Is your boss richer or poorer the brilliant theory of paying a debt B. J. Immensely richer. U. 8. There you have It. Now the by making It larger. Chicago matter la this wise lu a nutshell. The "sub-tropic- al Daniel Greene used to relate a story of her life at Dungeness, where a circumstance occurred of some historic and scientific Interest, and In regard to which much erroneous statement has been made, says a writer In the Century. I refer to the Invention of tne eotton gin by Ell Whitney, and my mothers connection with it The facts trust-produc- ed sist in his enterprise my mother Invited him to Bpend the following winter at Dungeness, where an abundance of cotton and quiet could be assured. Mr. Whitney accordingly came to and Dungeness, diligently pursued his experiments, a room In the fifth story having been specially fitted up for his use as an Inventor. One morning he descended headlong Into the drawing room, where a number of guests were assembled, and excitedly exclaimed: Ta deep symThe victory Is mine. and hostess with him the guests pathy went with him to his workshop. Whitney set his model in motion. For a few momenta the miniature saws revolved without hindrance, and the separation of the seeds from the cotton wool was successfully accomplished ; but after a little the saws clogged with lint, the wheel stopped and poor Whitney was in despair. Heres what you need!" exclaimed my mother, In ler clear, decisive way, and she Instantly seized a clothes brush lying on the mantel and held It firmly to the teeth of the saws. Again the drum revolved and instantly the saws were cleaned of the lint, and the last requirement of the great Invention was satisfied. Madame, said Whitney .overcome with emotion, and speaking with the exaggeration of gratitude, you have perfected my Invention. DIED FROM FEAR. Frederick I. of Frusta Fatally by Ills lawn Wife. The English surgeon Gen. Francis tells of a drummer In India across whose legs a harmless lizard crawled while he was half asleep, says an exchange. He was sure that a cobra had bitten him, and It was too much for his nerves, and he died. Frederick I of Prussia was filled by fear. His wile was Insane, and one day she escaped from her keepers, and, dabbling her clothes In blood, rushed upon her husband while he was dozing In his chair. King Frederick imagined her to be the white lady, whose ghost was believed invariably to appear whenever the death of a member of the royal family was to occur, and he was thrown Into a fever and died In six months. Perhaps the most remarkable death from fear was that of the Dutch painter, Pentman, who lived In the seventeenth century. One day he went Into a room full of anatomical subjects to sketch some death heads and skeletons for a picture he intended to paint The weather was very sultry, and while sketching he fell asleep. He was aroused by bones dancing around him and the skeletons suspended from the celling clashing together. In a fit of terror he threw himself out of the window, and, though he sustained no Injury, and was Informed that a slight earthquake had caused the commotion among his ghostly surroundings, he died In a few days In a nervous tremor. sub-tropi- sub-tropi- cal sub-tropic- al. sub-tropic- al life-tim- e, J.-W- Women of Foreign Lands. a wife la never seen by herj China In future master. Some relative bargains for the girl, the stipulated price Is paid and she is afterward a submissive slave. The women of ancient Rome were treated with the greatest respect. Still they were not allowed to inherit property and could be divorced by their husbands for counterfeiting their keys and for drinking wine. In Turkey a woman Is held In the most rigid seclusion. She must always appear veiled. With pigs and dogs, she Is forbidden to enter a mosque, and the koran declares a woman who Is unmarried to he In a state of reprobation. Siberian women are raised as abject slaves, untidy In dress, and are bought with money or cattle. The most capricious whim of her husband Is law to the Siberian woman, and should he desire a divorce he has only to tear the cap from her head. Exchange. What She Uses. What yeast does your wife use to make her bread rise? asked one young married man of another. "Why, I dont think she uses any kind of yeast," was the reply. "I think she uses an alarm clock. Yonkers Statesman Old Brats. "Darling, please answer me, he moaned, as he stood in the center of the parlor. "I am on the rack. So Is your hat, shouted the old gentleman, who had a gallery seat on the stairway. Detroit Free Prev- . |