Show GIVE US ACTUAL FACTS the herald and tribune ae halinea tetto tet to now over railroad earnings the herald claims that the railway earnings are increasing etc w laile lie tribune claims that such statements are manir for purpose aad specially ally to deceive the public etc the herald is right alie railway earnings are not fall ine oft any in fact the railroads did not buffer much during the recent hard times while it is true that the rail toads did lees hutinett bu yet at he game time it must be remembered that the lall roads pay their employed emp loyes for hie miles or trips made on alie road and when there was no business alie em aloyes were not called out and hence tle railroads were to no deify expense every railroad in the united reports to the interstate commerce commission and we before us the re porth of 1892 03 and 91 of that coninis rion and from it no learn that AIL the railroads of the united states combined after all the running expenses interest on their debt and dividends on alie stock including watered stock and after paying the princely salaries and expenses of whatsoever nature alie til roads of the country made a clean clear profit of over two hundred and sixty beven million collais for the ear 1893 and for the year those profits increased over million ing over a half billion dollars profit for the years 1893 and 1884 yes the herald is right the gigantic railway corporations ere making money eo are the bankers and coupon clippers the whisky and buyar trusts and all other people who deal in gold and mort bages cut if the herald wants to make the people believe that the limes have improved very much id cache county wheat grotter on the witness stand and see what lie farmer have you noticed any prosperity in wheat up your nay well e democratic prosperity we were promised dolar wheat and not it three bushels fora dollar then ask tin Wae hington county wool grower did you any prosperity in down in dixie he would answer well ie voted for tree trade on wool and we came very near came within 6 cents per pound of it then ask the sanpete county fanner follows say sanpete San pete do you notice any prosperity in potatoes down your v ay lately the reply would be ve used to get fram 40 to 60 cents per bushel but 15 to 20 con tele great no and go on the answers would b the to same all over the country among le 1 poor people of course the rich are satisfied because we are having an administration under which the rich grow richer and the poor poorer this has been going on for some years aver binco silver was down in 1873 of course under republican rule the limbs on the tree of prosperity were only lending over but under cleveland the entire tree has been broken down what s the matter with telling the people just how affairs are and let bliem judge for themselves TUB feels much relieved in its independent position no longer must ve color the acts to party advantage and no longer y fear we the party lash let the herald throw tho party chains of democracy tree and independent istl aper so long as the herald is a partisan paper EO long ia its judgment warped |