People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1894 — Page 4

The People’ Pilot. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE PILOT PUBLISHING COMPANY (limited)., OP Work Western Indiana Luther L. Ponsler .. President. J. A. McFarland. ..Vice Pres. Lee E. Glazebrook .. Secretary Marion I. Adams. ..Treasurer. L. E. CLAZEBROOK, / Associate J. A. MCFARLAND. ( Editors. C. B. HARROLD, C L Bu Ma"a ? er. The People’s Pilot is the official organ of the Jasper and Newton County Alliances,and J» published every Friday at ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM If paid in advance. If not paid in advance, £1.25 per year will be e.harved to all subscribers. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Displayed Ad vertisemeuts 10c inch Local Notices 5c line. Entered as second class matter at the post office in Rensselaer, 1 nd RriwHefrcr, Friday, Any. V-£. tMV4

The.only platforms the old parties can make that mean anything is their work in congress and the legislatures. On this last let them stand or fall. If you approve what they have done, vote for a continuation of it; if you disapprove it, vote so that your ballot will show your disapproval. The People’s party may point toJas. A. (larfield as another witness by whom to prove the correctness of their position. Mr. Garfield said. “I am persuaded that the next groat question to be confronted will be that of corporations and their relations to the interests of the people, and to national life. The fear is now onfertained by ii'iiny of our best men, that 1 and stab' legisla 1 ureTttMHvatiug these vast corporations, have evoked a spirit which may escape and defy their control* and which may wield a power greater than the legisla tures ill unselvos.”

If you want the parties'to do d ffe.rently at Washington and in the state legislatures, you must loach them so by voting against them. This is the only way yon can make them pay any attention to you. Ido long as you keep voting for them they will think you approve of what they are doing, or else that you are so- completely in their power that you are. afraid to vote any other way. Show them once. The million and a quarter votes cast for the People’s party two years ago attracted more attention in the upper political circles than did all the speeches and resolutions of the campaign. Should that vote he multiplied by three this fall, you will see a very different feeling in congress toward the people. • For the bon bit of our Republican friends, we propose to prove by James G. Blaine that the People's party is right. No Republican will dispute that he is a competent and credible witness. Here are his words: “I believe that the struggle now going on in this country and in other countries for a single gold standard would, if successful produce wide pread disaster 'inanl throughout the commercial world. The destruction of silver as money and establishing gold as the sole unit of value, must have a ruinous.effect on all forms of property, except those investments which yield a fixed return in money. These would be enormously enhanced in value, and would gain a disproportionate and unfair advantage over every other species of property. If, as the most reliable statistics affirm, there are nearly $7,000.000.0J0 of coin or bullion in the world not very unequally divided between gold and silver, it is impossible to strike silver out of existence as money without results which will prove distressing to millions, and utterly disastrous to tens of thousands. Civ . Kcbt. G. I.w.EKSor.E is an ardent .Republican. Iu 1887 he wrote an article for the North American Review-on ••Labor and Capital.” It was highly commended at that time by the Republican party. But in J 894,

when Populist speakers and Populist papers have declared the self-same facts, the Republican papers of to-day call them “anarchists.” Here is a part of what Ingersoll said: “Capital has always claimed and still claims the right to combine. Manufacturers meet and determine prices, even in spite of the great law of supply and demand. Have the laborers the same right to consult and combine? The rich meet in the bank, club house, or parlor. Workingmen, when they combiue, gather in the street. All the organized forces of society are against them. Capital lias the army and the navy, ihe leg islature. the judicial and executive departments. When the rich combine it is for the purpose of “exchanging ideas." When the poor combine it is a “conspiracy.” If they act in concert, if they really do something, it is a “mob.” If they defend themselves it is “treason.” How is it that the rich control the departments of government? In this country the political power is equally divided among men. There are certainly more poor than rich. Why should the rich control? Why should not the laborer combine for the purpose of controlling the executive, the legislative and judicial departments? Will they ever . tind how powerful they are? A cry comes from the oppressed, from the hungry, from the down trodden, from the unfortunate, from the despised, from men who despair and women who weep. There are times when mendicants become revolutionists— when a rag becomes a banner, under which the bravest and noblest battle for right.

In the days of cannibalism the strong devoured the weak-—ac-tually ate their llesh. In spite of the la.ws that man has made; in spite of all advances in science, the strong, the heartless still live on the weak, the unfortunate, and the foolish. True, they do not. oat their flesh or drink their blood, but they live on their labor, on their selfdenial, their weariness and want. The poor man who deforms him self by toil, who labors for wife and child through all his anxious, barren, wasted life—who goes to the grave without ever having had one luxury—-has been the food of others. He has been devoured by his fellow men. The poor woman living in the bare and lonely room, cheer less and tireless, sowing night and day to keep starvation from a child, is slowly being eaten by her fellow men. When 1 taka into consideration the agony of civilized life—the failure, the mxiety. the tears, the withered hopes, the bitter realities, the hunger, the crime, the humiliation, the shame —I am almost forced to say that cannibalism, after all is the most merciful form in which man has ever lived upon his fellow man.”

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FROM WASHINGTON.

An Interesting Batch of News From the Capitol. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, August 17, 1894. What is President Cleveland’s game? Close observers have little doubt that he is playing one of some sort. A man doesn't advise his own defeat, as he did when he had his party in the House throw up the sponge and accept the Senate tariff bill which he had previously denounced as everything that was bad and vicious, without haying some object in view. It has always been difficult to get at Mr. Cleveland’s intentions in advance of his acts, and notwithstanding the many positive assertions that are daily printed as to what he intends doing, I doubt whether there are three men in Washington who actually know. Quite by accident I learned that Senator Viles who was a member of Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet in his first administration and who is supposed to be in his confidence to as great an extent as anybody is, is entirely in the dark as to what is to be clone with the tariff bill, now in the President's hands.

If he would follow the wishes of nine people out of every ten to be met here there woukl-be no doubt of his action—he would sign the bill, let Congress adjourn, and give the people a chance to see how much of an actor in the “hard times" the tariff really is. There is one curious thing about this tariff bill. The democrats publicly defend it as a good one, and privately swear at it as a bad one, while the republicans just reverse it by publicly abusing the bill and privately congratulating each other on getting so good a measure. Meanwhile the sugar trust and the administration are working shoulder to shoulder to prevent the Senate passing the bill for free sugar.

ihe only one of the House bills passed as con science • easers that could possibly pass the Senate. Secretary Carlisle has written a letter to Senator Harris which, while not saying so in so many words, is against those bills, notwithstanding the supposition that Mr. Cleveland wants free coal and iron.

The conference of the Ameri can Bimetallic League, which began here yesterday, is fairly well attended and its members seem to think that the outlook for silver has greatly improved since their last Washington meeting. While no official action has been or will be taken there are reasons for believing that friends of Senator Cameron in the League have been quietly sounding other members to ascertain how the candidacy of Mr. Cameron for the Presidency would be received by the silver people in their States. The principal business of the conference is secret and relates to the Congressional campaign. • • • Speaking of Cameron, a Maryland politician mado the prediction here this w-eek that the republican national convention | would adopt a plank for the free coinage of silver and w r ould | nominate Cameron, and that his j democratic opponent would be Adlai Stevenson. There’s no tariff on predictions; everybody is free to indulge in the luxury of making them. e • • i If there is truth in a current ! rumor, Senator Voorhees may j discover in the near future that : consistency is a thing of value, : even in politics. Mr. Yooi’hees ! has never been forgiven by many of his party colleagues for his somersault on the financial question during the silver tight at the extra session last year, but his present trouble, if it really exists, has no direct connection with the silver question, but is all on account of the tariff. Mr, Voorhees is charged not only

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with having agreed to the attack made on President Cleveland by Senators Gorman, Jones, Vest and Harris, in connection with Mr. Cleveland's letter to Chairman Wilson, but with having prepared a speech much more Hitter than the one delivered by Mr. Gorman. Instead of delivering that speech Mr. Voorhees went to bed, and it was given out that he was very ill. Later, he gave out an authorized interview, taking sides with Mr. Cleveland and advocating the surrender of the Senate and the acceptance of the Wilson bill. Had he changed to the winning side, as he did in the silver tight, nothing would have come of his action, but he Hopped to the losing side, and now it is stated that the men he deserted are going to humiliate him by depriving himof the Chairmanship of the finance committee, generally regarded as the best place iu the Senate.

Senator Vest eased his mind tbis week by making 1 a somewhat embittered speech in defence of the Senate and in favor of passing a hill before adjournment repealing the duty on relined sugar, in order to clear the Senate of the charge of being under the control of the sugar trust. He also gave President Cleveland and Senator Hill a rap or two over the knuckles. His indignation came too late, however, to do any good, as the absence of a quorum would prevent the Senate doing anything, even if other reasons did not 'xist. A satisfied customer is a permanent one. That’s why we recommend De Witt's Little Early Risers. They cure Constipation, Indigestion and Biliousness. A. F. Long & Co. We don’t do much blowing through the papers, but we do expect our prices to talk very loud. Porter & Yeoman. Say, have you tried one of those stylish rigs at W. E. Overtons’ livery barn? No Griping, no Nausea, no Pain, when De Witt’s Little Early Risers are taken. Small Pill. Safe Pill. Best Pill. A. F. Long & Co. What is the use of baking when you can buy fresh bread at your door every day of Lakey &’ Saylers’ bread wagon. The Nonconformist and the People's Pilot from now until after the election, both for 35 cents. Can you beat that. If’you want a nice lunch, call at Lakey & Sayler's. Reynolds’ railroad show will exhibit in Rensselaer, on Saturday, Sept. 1. Porter & Yeoman can and will sell goods cheaper for cash than on time. The Pilot from now until December Ist, for 20 cents.

BYNUM'S FALSE PRETENSES.

Farmer Stanley’s Proposed Suit Against the Congressman. Chicago Mail. Farmer Stanley, of Indiana, has struck the right plan. He is talking of suing Congressman Bynum for damages caused by the failure of the Congressman’s promise that under Democratic administration his wheat should bring $1.25 a bushel. Taking stock in this promise, Farmer Stanley sowed plentifully and voted the Democratic ticket. He got as high as sixty cents for some of his wheat last year, but this year he had to be content with finding a market at 45 cents. In his proposed suit for false pretenses Bynum is merely the nominal defendant. The real culprit is the Democratic party. The farmers were receiving a pretty fair price for their wheat in 1892, but the Democrats made them believe it would command a great deal more if the Republicans were turned out of office. Wheat at $1.25 was only of the many boons promised under a Democratic administration. In In 1892 no laborer had to seek employment. Wages were good and work was steady. The Democratic party promised that both should be better if it was intrusted with the administration of the government. Business was stable and prosperous. The Democratic party promised greater stability and more prosperity if it ' should be put in charge of national affairs. In its wild crusade to regain power Democracy appealed to passion, prejudice, falsehood and worse. Every man who had saved enough to find means of employing other men was a plutocrat and an oppressor of labor. Every man whose capital was engaged in industrial enterprises was a robber and an outlaw and so on. All these things were to be changed by putting the Democratic party in power. The country was fooled. It sowed the wind and it has reaped the whirlwind. The coming suit of the Indiana farmer will meet its hearty sympathy. The country itself would bring suit but for the knowledge that no damages could be recovered. Bankrupt in principle, with nothing but incompetency behind it, the assets of the Democratic party are noncollectable. Judgment was long ago entered without the formality of a trial. The jury was the whole American people, and their verdict will not be changed by any plea that is hereafter made.

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People’s Party State Piatform.

In general terms'we endorse the principle* and declarations of the Omaha platform. I and herewith submit the platform prepared I by your coinmittae on resolutions. THE FINANCIAL ISSUE. We demand a national currency of ?.V) ;> r capita, including the free coinage of siher at tlie ratio of Ja to 1. issued by the general government only, a full legal tender for all debts l<oth public and private distributed to tiie people direct without tiie intervention of banking corporation- in payment of all obligation* of the government, and demand Ihe i-sue of non-interest bearing treasury Doles of small >1: nominations. We declare our unalterable opposition, as a party, to banks of issue, state or nation;) 1. We also denounce tiie past anti continued use of ti e government fiat by congress to create interest-bearing bonds. We charge that the crime of demonetizing silver in '73. by the Republican party, further consummated by tlie joint action of both tinold parties at the extra session of congress in <l3. has fully accomplished the purpose of tiie monied aristocracy of the United States and England, in placing American producers of our great staple crops on a level with the poorest paid pauper labor of the world under English control, by changing through this crime against American producers and laborers, the pricing instrument for all products ami wages to the single standard of gold only. We demand a national graduate incometax on salaries or incomes in excess of reasonable expenditures for the comforts and necessities of life. W t pledge the i cople s party, when given control of the government, that the gunholders. who put up life to save the Union from secession, shall be equalized with the bondholders, who speculated in human life and the blood of our people, and their pensions shall be treated as a vested right. We favor the election of United Statesenators and all postmasters by direct voto of the people.

STATE ISSUES. We believe the people arc yet capable of self-government and home rule, and demand of the next legislature the repeal of the metropolitan police law anplied to cities. W e also denounce the present unfair and uii- 1 just law that forbids minorities represental ion on election boards or witnesses to count of ballots, as a violation of the natural rights of the people; the entering wedge to the destruction of free government; tlu> very essence of party tyranny and taxation without representation, laws that no honest man can defend. W'e demand a constitutional convention to revise our state constitution and include therein reform in the methods of taxation and the initiative and referendum system of legislation, with the veto power of all the important laws in the hands of the people. We demand such equitable adjustment of the statute for the listing us property for taxation that will permit the deduction of ail bona fide indebtedness from sum total listed, \\ e demand a reasonable homestead law that no process of any court can touch. We demand a lav, taxing all inheritances coming to citizens of Indiana, both direct ind collateral, at 5 per cent, above •jf’.ot'ti, fae the benefit of the state sinking fund. We demand that most liberal educational facilities for the masses within the power of < tue state to provide, and a more efficient administration of the public school fund. W'e demand that convict labor shall betaken as far as possible away from competition with honest, free labor in conduct of tiie state prisons, recommending that counties w ( /rk their convicts building and improving public roads. W e demand a law at the hands of the next legislature that will make it optional with debtors in tiiis state, to' pay any legal obligation in gold, silver or other lawful money of the United States. We demand that ouv.statc naturalization laws conform to our national laws upon the subject. W'e view with alarm the evil influence of the liquor traffic. We heartily endorse the initiative and referendum system of legislation. believing by this means the people can suppress this and other evils more effectually than by any other mode. W e demand an effect ive enforcement of the aus prohibiting the employment of child labor. W e demand that a system of arbitration he established, whereby serious difficulties between employer and employes may be speedily and impartially adjusted, before either party resort to measures detrimental to one and to both. W'e favor a reduction of the working boors ! Y law 111 mjnes aud factories in conformity with the progress of industry. We demand that cities be specially empowered to assume ownership and control of public water, transportation and lighting plants, in such manner as to operate wholly m the interest of the people, without imposing burdensome taxat ion, i We are against the giving out, of public works under contract to the lowest bidder, state and the communities should carry out such work themselves under the supervision of experienced officers, W e favor an efficient employer’s liability law and the inspection of mines and factories for the protection of life and limb of the workingmen. The right to vote is inherent in citizenship irrespective of sex.

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