Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 12, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 August 1893 — Page 7

OUR -FINANCIAL TROUBLES. Ihqr Are Da* to the Sherman Sliver Parchase Act-A Political Makeshift. We are cursed with a law which compels the United States government to purchase 4,500,000 ounces of silver each month of the year. ~ Practically we have to pay for this silver bullion with gold. The drain on the supply of gold, continued since 1890, has exhausted all of our available gold and has forced the treasurer to trench upon a reserve fund. A financial crisis is pending and may break even before congress meets in extra session to prevent, if possible, the great evils of our foolish policy. According to Senator Sherman and Congressman J. H. Walker, two of the great republican statesmen who were most prominent in drafting it, this law, when it was passed in 1890, was recognized to be unsound and unsafe as a financial policy and was put through only as a political makeshift. The republicans then had full control of every law-making department. Even If they could not hold together in both houses of congress to' defeat free coinage bills the president, unless he disregarded all of his public utterances, must have vetoed such a bill; and surely it could hot pass both houses over his head.

wny, then, am not me repuoucans five us a comparatively sound and stable currency at once? It was because as politicians they were looking’ ahead to the presidential election and were trimming their sails for votes. Some of the rich senators anil congressmen floin a few western silver states were rebellious and threatened to withdraw their support from G. O. P. if it should not treat one of the interests of these states with special favor. After consultation it was considered best to compromise in some way with these diver representatives rather than risk an open offense to them, and perhwpe put the president under the painful necessity ctf vetoing a freeooinage measure. As Senator Sherman says, “it is said there was no danger of free coinage—that the president would have vetoed it. We had no right to throw the responsibility upon him.” Hence to retain the votes and influence *©f the silver states the republicans decided te “compromise” by agreeing to purchase the silver product of these states. This was all the silver mine owners eould have asked for. They wou\d have been no better off if the United States had undertaken to coin the silver of the whole world. Indeed they would not have been so well off then: for the job would have proven a failure sooner than the present one. What use the United States would have for several thousand tons of pig silver, and what great loss the nation must suffer when it should attempt to sell this bullion did not trouble the “statesmen” after sibver votes. That their scheme for vote-getting failed ignominiously ia 1890 and 189*2 was due to their under-estimation of the intelligence and patriotism of the American voter. In the face *df the present financial danger brought about to please the sii-; ver voters, these same petted and? spoiled children of this republic aret ‘holding meetings in the differentsilver states and threatening to boycott east* era products to get up a bloody revolution and even to assassinate the press-, dent of he persists in his determination to prevent national bankruptcy by ceasing to make our treasury department a nufjeet for all of product of silver.—HvromvV. Holt

GIVE PATRIOTISM A CHANCE. Confrm $hw ld Torn a Deaf K>r to tke Selfish interests Which Are Coaspkring he llefeat the Will of the People. There ispreat activity in the camps of manufacturers and importers since President Cleveland's call for an extra session of congress on August 7. The trade papers are sounding bngle alarms calling their patrons to arms before the enemy—the consuuyrs—has built fortifications around the committee of congress which will construct a new tariff till. I The protected manufacturers want to save as much as possible of McKinleyism. They are busviug themselves* by holdiug meetings, drawing up re so-: lutions asul petitions and collecting • long tables of wages in this and other: •countries .Notwithstanding the un-: eqffivoeai declaration of the Chicago I platform that protection is tu unconstitutional fraud and that duties should be levied for revenue only, the manufacturers still imagine? or fancy that they can make others believe, that the principal Tluty of the ways and means eammittee will be in this, as in many previous congresses, ta listen to the resolutions, demands and threats of the beneficiaries of protective tariffs, and that this (Committee must he as subservient to the wealth of manufacturers, concentrated in trusts and combines, as were republican committees. The manufacturers forget or ignore the facts that the committees of the present congress sexist in spite of, and - not because of, the moneyed interests of any one class; that these committees represent the omasumers' of the country and can perform faithful service only by levying duties which shell bear as lightly as possible on the whole people; that statistics of wages and cost of production, showing how necessary protective duties are to certain in-, dustries, are of no use to committees! engaged in solving the problem of how! to raise sufficient revenue; and th&t; it is the duty of the present congress/ .l?ot to wapte time listening to persons <who represent themselves ttr some privileged class, and do nut -speak in the interests of the consumers, .who include • classes. , < The fact Is that, considering the conditions imposed upon the present congress, it would be an insult to this body for selfish interests to appear before St to ask for special legislation of «sy land They would not expect to get the ear of this congress if they had not for so long been accustomed to spend several mouths telling each congress, upon which they had many claims, just what legislation their interests demanded. The only persons whom congress should consult are those who are known to be pnblic spirited Sttd who will spefck is tte

interests of the people at large and not In their own selfish interests. What the country wants, and what congress should attempt to give it, is a system of taxation which shall rest lightly upon industry and upon the people. Con* press should not sit still and wait for comparatively ignorant representatives of the little industries to present long arguments; it should only permit these industries to send in their statements to be considered when necessary, and should invite well known and aide patriots, who have for years been students of social and economic conditions. to present the needs of the people before the committees. Such a course would be ridiculed as “impracticable” by the pearl bntton, tin-plate, jack-knife and piano-felt men who figured so prominently in the McKinley bill, but it is time that this country turned its back on these narrow, selfish bigots and give ear to the broad-minded men who are recognized as authorities on public questions. We should take advantage of the learning of this age by adopting some of the economic principles which are about as firmly established as is the fact that water always seeks ' a level. For example, the most unanimous opinion of authorities for the last fifty years has been that trade is a blessing and not a curse, and that direct is preferable to indirect taxation. Yet here we are trying to kill trade and using an old fogy method of taxation because it is highly satisfactory to the few manufacturers who have taken the trouble to make our taxation laws for us. The present congress should legislate for the whole people, to whom it owes its existence. If it shirks its duty and legislates for any class or party it may expect the fate of the McKinley congress.—Byron Wj Holt.

A GREAT FRAUD. All Protection a Fraud. So Matter by Which Party Advocated. “Republican protection is a fraud, a robbery of the great majority of the American people for the benefit of the few,” says the national democratic platform. This is undoubtedly true, as it has received the official stamp of tfie people. But we will go the platform makers one better aad say that all protection is a fraud, etc.—democratic, prohibition, populist or republican protection. The Samuel J. Randall protection to the iron and steel industries of Pennsylvania; the New England protection to its woolen and cotton mills; the New York protection to its barley and potatoes; the south's protection to its sugar and rice: Michigan's protection to its lumber and copper; Ohio's attempted protection to its wool: Colorado's protection to its silver; all protection, un-der-whatever name or guise by whatever party or class, is a fraud and a robbery. Why? -Because no one industry can be protected except at the erxpense of other industries, and if all industries could be equally protected none would receive any protection. But as only a few industries can be protected all “protection is a fraud, a robbery of the great majority of the American people for the benefit of a few. Such being the case, what are peqple going to do about it? There is but *<>ne sensible and patriotic course—deny to each claimant what cannot possibly be granted to all and notify the privileged classes—the iron, copper and silver mine owners and the proprietors of woolen mills 7and protected industries of all kinds—that hereafter eaeh tub must stand on its own bottom. This will hurt the feelings of some ulf the big tubs that have been util icing , the bottoms of other tubs, but it. is the only just solution. Until senators and congressmen can broaden their sentiments to include the whole country and the whole people, and are willing, when they meet at Washington, to sink for the general good toe narrow, selfish in terests of their own particular districts or localities, we cannot expect the stoppage of this fraud andirabbery. The main trouble, hovrever, dies with the people themselves and ean be cured only by a more liberal education on economic and social questions^ If the great masses of voters understood thetr needs as well as the few protected manufacturers understood theirs, anc^ if the masses would work and vote, even, on the low, selfish grounds ef Ahe-vtqw who are protected, every politician who serves only the rich of bis district ■would soon be retired in favor of one who should represent the interests ot a majority of voters in the district, and «wia protection would be to amende It will be in order at the .next; national democratic convention to strike out “republican” and leave “protection” are unqualified fraud. , B. \Y. U

uarrtsou's Lame Exeat«e. Ex-President Harrison has (been in Sew York, and to a question from a reporter who asked: “After the passage of the Sherman law, silver sold at 129; now it is at 62; how do you account for the shrinkage?” Sir. Harrison replied: “I would prefer not to discuss that subject now. But everybody knows that the Sherman law was only an expedient. Sherman, Aldrich and many other republieamsrrecognizecl that fact and the Sherman -silver bill was passed in preference it© something worse.” <Of all laasentahle excuses this is certainly itfce lamest. Was mot Mr. Harrison pres id ?a t, and had Slot he the power .through his veto to present any had.legislat ion from becoming law? Where is&he patriotism Mr. Harrison has flattered so much about vsfiien he knows the Sherman act was signed by him to save the wet tern votes dor himself and ] tarty? The “worse” he alludes to was the prospect of the .votes going democrat. ; What cared he tor ,tfje condition of the j country if he could retain his office for ; another four years. The American i people, however, have a practical way of acknowledging such perfidy toward its iatorects, and right well they did it last November.—American Industries. —Gov. MeKinley hi the eery last pen son who should find fault with the ad ministration. He placed himself in the hands of an assignee daring th« administration of Mr. Harrison and his debts were paid off under the administration of Mr. CJewhuA-N. V- World.

AGRICULTURAL HINTS. FEEDING MANGOLDS. Grrnu Farmer* Mare Fed Then SueeeeefillF for lean. All kinds of cattle are fed extensively on mangolds in middle and south Germany as well as in France and England, and they are one of the most important and safest crops we grow. We aim to make turnips last from November 1 until Christmas, by which time they begin to get bitter, and then we start on the mangolds, arranging the daily ration so as to make them hold out until May 15. When the supply ia plentiful, 1 feed 40 pounds per day to each cow m milk and 50 pounds to a steer. They are cut into fine strips. I hare fed them for the last SO years and never known any damage to arise therefrom. They are fed with advantage to yq>ung stock, sheep and horses. Mangolds do best the year after the land has been manured. I haul my barnyard manure on clover stubble and

SUBSTITUTE FOB A BU.O. seed down the middle of September to rye and winter retches which give me a heavy crop of green fodder the coming spring, before anything else is in sight. Whatever is left of this on May 15 is cured to hay, the land is broadcasted with 300 pounds of basic slag and 300 of kainit and turned under to be ready on June 1 for the planting of the mangolds. The Eckindorfer :is tu-da> by far the most profitable kind to grow, perfectly cylindrical, smooth and flat at the top, with scant foliage and but one root. Then it is easily harvested and has no woody part about it; even specimens 20 pounds in weight are to-day— May 8—fresh and soft all through. We consider 29 tons per acre a good crop. We plant at 24 inches between the rows and keep the ground well stirred and free from weeds. Mangolds are never given alone, but always in combination with hay and straw cut into IK'ineh lengths. As we cannot have the silo, we contrive to get a palatable food in the following manner; A box, shown in cut, is built out of pine scantling and lK-inch boards, with the top and front open, the whole divided into three equal compartments, each to hold «,n entire days feed for all animals, space being calculated on the basis of two cubic feet for each cow. A S-ineh layer of chopped hay and straw is mow spread evenly on the floor of the first compartment; then follows a thin layer of sliced mangolds, which have previously been mixed with the •daily allowance of oil meal and bran; then another layer of chopped hay and straw,'treading down firm as it grows •up and setting in tfae front boards as •needed. When full, «. board covering is put On. On the second day the next compartment is similarly filled and oa the third day the last one. • On the third day we commence to feed from the first compartment; this has now become thoroughly heated and has ec’tered into a sweet fermentation giving an agreeable od«r to the whole mixture, and the avidity with which it is consumed proves that it is relished. ' The increased flow of milk shows that •the cows are grateful for our having "Toots on the brain.”—J. F. Sarg, in -Rural New Yorker. Maua^.u^ u ±ry * arm. The business of dairying should mot fi»e mixed with other branches of farming, but should be made a specialty. ’The farm can then be laid out in three •equal fields for the three-year rotation —clover, corn and wheat. Any portions -of the farm urdesirable for cultivation •can be seeded to permanent grasses for pasturing young stock, dry cows, etc. The tillable portions of the farm, then, will furnish clover for hay, cora for ensilage, wheat for a money crop and the straw for bedding. The u^eat money can be reinvested on the farm, in the shape of wheat bran or oil meal, which will make the business self -sustaining, and give, with the sale of surplnggStock, a source of income which is •constant and reliable. All fertility remains where it belongs, on the faria, sand like the widow’s Oil Us hidden re--sources are ever ready to respond to /oroper demands. — Colman’s Kxral vWorld.

, • Salting tk« Dairy Coots. We used to know careful farmers yho made it a practice to salt cows every Sunday afternoon after return from church. Once a week is better than leaving the salting to accident, but if salt is placed where cosvs can get it,all the time they will not eat too mneh<of it. Roek salt is best. Leave large lumps of it where the cows can licit them and you will soon find that they will visit them daily, taking a small amount at a time. Thus fed there is .no temptation to,get more salt than is lor the animal’s good. Salt m quantity cannot be digested, and, of course, acts as a powerful purgative. Eaten in moderate amounts it .makes the digestion* ■better.—Calm an’sfiural World. Dan't -Be Ateld to Spray. The danger from .the daily abso> ption of small quantities of popper salts with foods has been greatly exaggerated, .drapes spraysd with thesBordeaux mixture according to the directions of the department of agriculture cannot possibly contain more than 35-1000 of a grain of copper per pound of grapes in the bunch, which is less than one-tenth as much as is contained in one pound of Uief liver and is absolutely inoffensive to the human system. The insoluble fora in which the salt of copper occurs upon the clusters, and the fact that the stems and skins are not eaten, places the Bordeaux mixture still further from suspicion.—Farm and Rome. Skxd the best fruits in the best order to the best market,

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