People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1894 — People's Party Ticket. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

People's Party Ticket.

Stfite Ticket Secretary of State, C. A. ROBINSON. Shelby (lounty. Auditor of State, E. A. PERKINS, Marion County. State Treasurer, A. B. KEE PORT, Cass County. Attorney General, C V HOLCOMB, Gibson County. Clerk Supreme Court. 0. H. MONTGOMERY, Lawrence County. Sup't Public Instruction, ,f. H. ALLEN. Vigo County. State Statistician. * W. P. SMITH, Marion County. Geologist. EDWARD KINDLE, Johnson County. Judge Supn ne Court, 4th Dish. D H. CHAMBERS, Henry County. Hi ■><■■< l liepre.-eniative in Congress, S. M. HATIiORN, (kurol l County. For Senator. PERRY WASHBURN, of Hentou county. For Joint Representative, DA\ ii> It. NOVELS, of Jasper county. For Prosecuting Attorney, J. D. RICH, of Newton county. Conutu Ticket-. For County Clerk, john a. McFarland, of Jordan Township. For County A editor. THOMAS 11. ROBINSON, of Giliam Thovvnship.

For County Treasurer, JOHN L.' NICHOLS, of Barkley Township. For County Sheriff, ELLIS JON ES. of Carpenter Township Fpr County Sima /or, WALTER- lIA R . cl' witioii J'owmuip. For County Coron r,' M. Y. SLAHGKT; E, of Marion Townshm. I For Commissioner, Ist District JOEL SPRIGGS, oi Walker Township. For Commissioner. 2nd District, JOSEPH A. ROBINSON, of Marion Township. For Commissioner, 3rd District, GEORGE G. THOMPSON, of Carpenter Township. 4| —|. inn ‘•The story of the commonweak" by Henry Vincent, the official historian, is full of interest and throws more light on j movement than all that can ; obtained from C,e subsidized j pr- Jr is reliable, send for it, ; * L cents, for sale at this *,4 * i

We are sometimes told that we are a “debtor nation,” and cannot do as we could if we were not. We are not helping matters by issuing more interestbearing bonds. n+-rr. nwiww—i «■«•» If the government could issue greenbacks to pay men for killing each other in 'ml, why can it not issue g. i -■ to pay men for making good leads arm advancing civilization in PHI Thk interrogator now-a-days is nut at all satisfied when a man says he is a Democra:. or Republican; that is a very broad indefinite answer, and the question invariably comes ba ;k “'whai kind of a one?" Tub contest between gold and silver can only be settled, by dropping both, ami recognizing the wealth and ini • riyy of the nation as a basis for our circulating medium, the Quantity being governed by population.

If a high protective tariff protects labor, why are J'.Oi’-.yJUO of men out ol' employment and seeking work? Why are 40. u; o now marching to the nation’s capital to petition our law making power to enact laws that will enable them to find employment.— Ex. The senior libs of ti e Michigan university have adopted il e Oxford cap and gown. “It's English you know,” b it there is some consolation d* rived from the fact that the hmovai ion. was not male without a vigorous protest, horn the -friends of Aiueric; u institutions. When our standard silver dollar of 1124 grain , of silver was worth 100 cents and the trade deli r of -12 ' grains was worth but cents, wind had I>. - come of the theory of intrinsic value in ih 1 material of which money is nude? Is it the stives in the <! Mar, or is it the silver out c.-f h > dollar that has depreciate i hi value? arwe-ar.r - i»v; jem * *-«i.vimmu*-<** fks who believe alike in Ii c:d d? :tcrs s'-ould gel. togetli- ■ i■. however in i h tin y may differ v-n huiional u ;s. No good Citizen should stamp the head of 111-; township thd.vf unless lie honestly'thinks it is to the best internes of bis township and county that ids party's, entire ticket be elected.

Society learns its lessons as stupidly as the dullest school boy. But it has learned that there is no'rational way to help the reedy who are well in body, but to give them work. If several thousand starving persons are kept alive by mere charity, what they consume vanishes and yields no return; hut, if they are allowed to work for what they receive, society not only keeps them alive, but lias what their labor produces. Is it not villainous economy to have an army of idle persons draining away substance and producing nothing?.

Bryan, the young brainy, eloquent Democratic congressman from Nebraska, in speaking of the recent Oregon, election says; “The Oregon election shows how easily the. Republicans can win if sliver Democrats and Populists tight among themselves. The combined

vote me Democrats and Pupil' is! in Oregon would have defeated the Republicans in the state and both congressional districts. Both the Democrats and Populists were for free silver and yet they fought each other, and were thus defeated. A gold standard Republican will represent Oregon in the United States senate for the next six years. This lesson may not be wholly lost if it convinces the friends of silver in other states that they should be as earnest as the gold advocates. Wo hope other states will profit by the defeat in Oregon. We must thr \ our votes to the man who: ha a chance to win, and uol 1

wait until we find a man who agrees with us in everything, because when, a large number of issues are presented, thinking men are apt to differ. An honest man who agrees with us in essentials is a be; ter man than one who will swallow everything for the sake of o • ■. Dissensions mean defeat ami elevation of party above principle gives the advantage to the other." One of our greatest needs as a remedy for the present depression, and as a basis for future prosperity, is a paper money issued directly by the government, not bast'd upon any metal, and not a promise upon the part of tin g vernim nt to pay, but, instead, a promise to receive, as 'axes, revenu.'.\ customs and all other obligations, public and or-rate. Of course, sufficient guards as to quantity would be necessary. That could be a limited amount per cay: it a, the total amount increasing according to the showing of the census every ten years. Also a certain amount extra each year, to make tp for reasonable contraction cau.M b by acuMent-al destruction.

as by lire, etc.; the entire amount to-be ];> pt in constant circulation by bei: g immediately re-issued as soon as received by the Government. Let the present coin cireuhuon remain just as. it is. Intake care of itself according to natural laws. The fact is. the metals would find their natural places in the arts. Perhaps the first objection would be that horrible word “inflation.” Well, we have had so much eontration that relief from it, called by whatever name, would be welcome. But the “inhatiou’’ need not be sudden. It ould bo extended over a period of years. For example, let us see what an issue of five millions of dollars per month of the above mentioned currency would produce. This would make sixty millions per year—less than one dollar per capita; requiring more Bum fifty years to reach the fifty dollars per capita on the present population; and by that time the population would have so increased that the amount per capita would be much less: and also the accidental destruction, as by fire, etc., would be very great in fifty years. So while five millions per month would be very inadequate, still it would be a beginning, and allow plenty of time to test the system.

Twenty-five millions per month would be much better, and this would require between twelve and fifteen years to reach fifty dollars per capita. g—BU -cr; XX.TT 13-.1 II ■■in —— If the phrase “the wealth and integrity of the nation as a basis’' seems indefinite and intangible to anyone, just, think of the wealth in the form of real estate, buildings, public lands.

ships, valuable franchises, etc., now owned by the government. But these will never be required to redeem the currency above described, for the people will always need.it, and this currency itself will become a source of wealth to the nation and and aid. Jo the creation of wealth by the people. Just think of the waste every day at the present time by hundreds of thousands of idle [hands. They are anxious to I work and create wealth, but ! those needing them have not the [means with which to effect their i exchanges.

Gold has arbitrarily been chosen as a money metal on account of its scarcity and the difficulty of getting it. It has very little intrinsic value above other metals; its use as money is the chief thing that gives it value; take that away and it will decrease in value, as much if not more, than silver has, by limiting it - use as money. The supply of gold does not increase witii the growth of population and the increase of Other forms of wealth; therefore, it is not a

rational medium or basis of exchange of wealth between man and man. Population is the natural basis of a medium of exchange. the amount issued per capita bearing a reasonable relation to the total wealth of the community or nation.

If a vemkyek, the great sugar Id nr. under oath before the senate bribery committee said the sugar trust contributed to the campaign fund of both parties. He said they always gave to the party in the majority: in New York it was given to the Democrats, aud in Massachusetts to the Republicans. In Democratic states the trust wants senators friendly to its interests, in Republican states it wants men it can use. It matters not to Mr. Havemeyer and his trust what the politics of an U. S. senator is, just so they get his vote when they want it.

The New York World is responsible for the preposterous yarn that Gen. Weaver is going to move to the sixth congressional district of Kansas, in order to be elected to congress. This is not only a slander on General Weaver, but it is an insult to the sixth congressional district. General Weaver can employ his time to better advantage than undermining Populists. It is not necessary for him to go away from home to ••hunt a job," and as to the sixth district it has plenty of congressional timber in its own right and title.