People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1895 — NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. [ARTICLE]

NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.

To ths work. IVK mwt win in ‘O<J. A bond is simply a mortgage on labor. _ How long since you have handled any gold. ABOLISH the geld reserve and let it stay abolished. Everything for the bankers, and nothing for the people. The money that patriotism fought and Lied for must not be destroyed. The gold is not in eirculktion. It is handled in the banks to buy bonds. The rich anarchist is as much worse as lb i is more powerful tnan the poor anarchist. It seems to be no trouble at all foi Congress to pass appropriation bills for the standing army. United States legal tender greenbacks and patriotism vs. European gold and-the banker’s rebellion. SUPPLY and demand, applies to the amount of money in circulation as well us to the amount of wheat produced. Until every man has an opportunity to earn a living, and get what he earns, the labor question will not be settled-. „ AdaAi was the first mah, and the man who don't care A-datn for the people is still first man in the councils of the nations. New we see tiiftt the issuing of bonds to keep Up a gold reserve was a part of Ihe conspiracy, to scare congress into destroying the greenbacks. Whatever plan of currency the present or the coming special session of congress adopts, .it will be, for the benefit of the bunkers only, The People’s party is the one th:? .stands oetween rich tu'iarchy and poo;* unaiv,iy» Xh.o only eoUseuthitor of the, ’nation.-; equilibrium is Populism. The royalists ' are”planning to put stt g-.a kipgUn i-Tanqc—gtidd plutdcraey ah«s catlike object- in > Atq. rica, with tibbttt the shine prospecteLsueccss. ' ’* ' i -r—: . Sl'lLifiA iTb-iing catled-out iigain ’it • the-easU^,. lt seems ,t.»'fcq’ui're lots jightlhg tO.keep pence .in tnis gloriou. land of freedom; tqua ity and.justice. In .every point where - (1 rover Cleveland is opposed by his own party he i. ,supported by the. • leaders of .-the republican party. Can you see a l.iio' hole? .- . . ’ If ±ile congress don't declare its independence of the eastern bunkers the people will declare themselve' independent of the republican flirty forever. The average American laborer doe not receive as much for hisentire Tfe'labor as Grover Cleveland has spent <>i fishing excursions since lie was electee president. The idea of sacrificing the d tuglite . of one man to save the daughter o unother is the refuge of the man wh: proclaims the bawdy house >a tafet;. valve. Rot. The constitution of the United h • is good—but the fellows Who 1. monopoly of misinterpreting - benefit of plutocracy need r, ... and a general beating. If the Nicaragua canal would be o. nny benefit to the United States le the government issue money and build it and reap the profits. No bonds, nc subsidies, no “cahoots.” Poverty coaxes e imand logisln tion in th? interest of the money power Van, <•■> poverty. About twe thirds of nil’ crime i - « this comili, should be charged to legislation. IsTtiKi::: any belter reason for help ing gold mine owners than silve: mir owners? Give Its government leg tender greenbacks, redeemable na . useful comnn.di-y that tl.e r.ati-. a p.-u duces. ■ ■-W II -!■■■■ —II , Since <nr A met i an govern -icrt i interested in th >. Armenian aiitriip“sim'piy o.i groin t oi' hum mi: v," uh', c in't iv master upcn.i-.’ch grounds i,-. l.mrunity to lake a friendly interest in the oppressed wage c;::i> rs c! America. The republicans will support an-, measur.e that is O. i-."d by John Sher man- —ami John .will (». K. anythin; that Gtover Cleveland proposes, am, Grover will 0. K. anything that, bankwant. Of course ti e. President wjj call the republican <■< ngr< s in .-■f.cclui session to destroy th-.- greenbacks. Every Ih.-.miist piper should l>>? lead by the preachers. ' They are tr---ing to preach the gospel, and :f study’ of. •.he Populist paper; would help them to understand the meaning of practical Christianity. Send your local paper to your local preacher.

DEMONETIZE gol-L Ye slaves of Vatnmon, would ye be free? Ye must tree yourselves. Co-operation of laborers at the ballot box will bring co-operative business. ‘‘money la the root of all evil "- 30 - what makes evil so much worse wheil money is scarce? The Havemeyers are in politics purely for business— but cf course th« bankers are in it for the gbod df the people. Since Debs wds imprisoned for an Alleged conspiracy agaiiist interstate commerce, why not imprison Cleveland, Carlisle and the bankers for conspiracy against United States commerce? The three messages of Govern- r White, Levelling and Aligfild Will (?“ into the history of the present struggle for American industrial freedom, and be quoted by the orators of the future years. The republicans need not worry about the Populists approving anything Grover Cleveland does—unless he should fall in BuZzard bay iiild get as tvei as Metiiiity did whed hfe Went to the bottom of the sea. Now Gp.oveh is to offer a substitute for the Carlisle-Springer- Balt’more Currency bill. Grover should hire a substitute to do his fishing and g-o up in a balloon timed to explode at the height of sttVen liliids in.the air. There i almost ar, much sense in a farmer refusing to own more than six hens because l.e is afraid they will lay too many eggs, as being gs-aid tha> free coinage will flood the country with too much money.—Nonconformist. * ■

Now that Dr. Parkhurst is on the popular sid« all the great dailies of the Country are lauding .him to tin skies. Put it will be remembered that they denounced him a futia ie when he his Investigaticn, an Nev York. .< .

.NoT-wrnigrANiHNG the fiiei there lisa great’natural demand far: wheat in this- .'country—tljov, .ends of people starving for Lrca.l-ythe price does not. pgy the-yost of pi - < dr.cimn. Scarcity ib£ mom y ft tbe trouble, ’ BlVCis everyth lag’ -is ■ stagnated irf 'Ambriva. ho doubt Presidon tUldveland'. "will be.plcj.ised t'> know that there, 4 is another uprising .in .Honolulu., Thiswill givediim an opportunity .to exercise his ext raord''h:i.i-y diplomacy, aiid thus preserve it from ro’ting.

. It costs the people of the United States $25,000 a year to have cannons fired to salute the ris’pg and bid the setting suit good by in tile military camps bt the country. A s‘aid old custom that miist not be disturbed, though it cost half ns much as the : salary of the automaton hi the President’s chair.

The telegram from Washington today'deinonstriites the fact that Bill Springer is a fit sulject 1-r a lunatic asylum. He prates about Jefferson <-nd Jacksoh. The e .ur-e he is pursuing would cause thvin to turn over in their graves, lie makes the Americah eagle scream in piiih, and Unde Sam looks on in amazVinellt SLl'd Wonders if it’s not ini Bn'gil-.1. man he hears Springer is advocating a measure opposed by. nine out of t n of Lis Con.iluents.—Li‘tle Rock Press (Dem.)

The New York state railr >ad commissioners' rep >ri shows that the per eentage of dividends dech red during the year IS'.U rema ins 2 Ur. he same as in lb'J.l, no: witiist n.liag ti e fact that the capital stor e has Leon -.atered to tl.e extent oi S 'I.'HM o'sa. ail of which earns a dividend the sum ■ a ; though it represente I actual capi al. it seems that white busme.s ian u : sh *>. In some lines, the Ne v Y raltr >.t.l . are not -er.ously affe •ted.