People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1893 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Bland says, Cleveland is talking against silver to keep from talking about tariff reform. The Democrats’ shriek for ’retrenchment and reform has changed to a prolonged Democratic howl for plunder. Fellow workers, shall we provide ourselves with a circulating medium atcost, or shall we employ the bankers to furnish it and pay them a percentage four times greater than we can make in any industrial pursuit? ‘•The man who dies rich is disgraced."—Andrew Caregie. Yes, and it is neither creditable nor comfortable to live poor. In a world of plenty can't it be so arranged, Andy, that men can both live and die respected?

Last fall the People's party devoted much time to the discussion of the railroad question, but were told never mind, you Just vote the Democratic ticket and you will get all these reforms. The people did vote it and now only ten days more of the reform Democratic legislature remains, and the committee on railways have not reported a bill. Repeal every charter confering upon individuals the exercise of public functions, such as banking, railroads and street railways, gas and electric light companies and companies organized to furnish water for cities. All these are public functions and should and must be exercised by the people themselves so as to have service at cost, and thereby avoid this enormous expense known as profits. We have often said there was no difference between the leaders and policies of the old parties. The latest evidence is found in dispatches from Washington in which it is stated that Carlisle, the incoming secretary, spends most of his time in consultation with John Sherman discussing the treasury matters. Just think of it, that old Kentucky humbug taking reform lessons from reprobate Sherman. e gods, what times of reform we have fallen on.

The congress shall have power to coin money and regulate the value thereof.—Constitution of the United States. Under that, congress alone has tue l'jght to create money. No one else dares to. But when congress has created the money, its duty is only half performed. To discharge its whole duty it must not only create money but see that it goes to the people at cost or if at a profit, that profit goes to benefit the whole people. We believe with Jefferson that banks of issue are unconstitutional, an usurpation of the people’s rights and should, be prohibited. # Transmission of intelligence, transportation and money at cost. Be it said, to the credit of Senator Gilman, that last week he voted for a motion which favored doing- away with the publication of the official ballot. The man who has not informed himself upon candidates and parties, two weeks before a general election, will never get any information from reading the official ballot in a county paper. Newspapers