People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1893 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Which shall it be, bonds or money? That’s the question. The only way to abolish usury is by government loans direct to the people. The plutocrats want more bonds, the people want more money. Watch and see who wins. The State of New York seems to tax a man heavier for dying than for living. The inheritance tax on the Gould estate is $750,('OO. If Hoke Smith wants to come west as is reported we can assure him that he won’t be egged as General Weaver was in Hoke’s state. Grover Cleveland is reputed to be worth $250,000. Mrs. Cleveland is worth more than that and holds her property in Lor own right. If all the investigating committees had a Donnelly to lead t hem the trusts would not find it such smooth sailing. He got after the Minnesota coal combine and that institution don’t know now where it is at. Agriculture is the greatest single interest in the U nited States. It furnishes three fourths of our exports, yet the appropriations it receives from the government is less than 1 per cent of the total appropriations. It must require an unlimited amount of gall on the part of the Kansas stalwart Democrats to face President Cleveland and demand of him the federal patronage to be allotted to that State, after having worked for and voted for Ben Harrison.

The panic scare didn't scare the people worth a cent. The masses have reached a point where a panic wouldn’t hurt them much. It is a chronic complaint with them which they would be glad to see "Wall Street afflicted with occasionally. The Cleveland gang have formed what they call a “circle.” Lt would hardly be safe to call it a ••court,” the people might not like it. so we will just call it a “circle” now, and when used to it the change to “court” will be easy. Oh, dear me,. how we do advance. The first thing that took place after Cleveland's election, involving any expense to the people, was the innauguration ball, which cost over £IOO,OOO. For Democratic simplicity and economy in government expenses this takes the cake and a good large hunk of the pie. Oh, for a chance!

Grover Smith contributed £71.65, tines and costs, at the January term of court, for selling liquor on Sunday and running a gambling house. It seems rather curious that a “man of good moral character” should be thus imposed upon by the state. The commissioners should give him license, in order that he may get back some of this forced contribution to the state. And then he should be rewarded for publishing his notice of application in the ring organ. Some people have rather queer conceptions of what constitutes a good moral character. For instance, in all seriousness