People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1895 — Page 2
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The People’s Pilot. BY F. D. CRAIG. (Lessee ' PILOT PUBLISHING CO . (IMeL Proprietors. David H. Yeoma.v, Pit-'ident. V.'xt. U ashlit'its. Vice Preside'!!, l.r::-: E. Gi.azePKOOK. Sec'y. .LA McFarland. 1 rea> The People's Pilot . s the official organ of the Jasper and NewtOL County AUi.iucts.and is published every Sat urday at ONE DOLLAR PKR ANNUM F.utered as second cla-s matter .t the post office in Ren—eiaer. Inu . Rensselaer, tiatunlay, March 0.
People's Party Platform.
FOUNDATION PP.INCI PLES. First. ~T'nat the union of the labor forcenf the United State- till- day consummated .-hall be permanent ai d perpetual: may itspirit enter into all heart- for t lie salvation ot the republic and tin- uplifting of mankind. Sec ini».- Wealth belongs to luni who creates it., and every dollar i.a hen from industry without an equivalent i- robticrv. ‘ If any will not work, neither snail ic eat. The interests of civic and rural Labor are the same; their interest.- are identical. Third -We helh-ve tie.! t }.-■ time lias come when the railroad corporation- will either own tin- people or the people niit-t own tic rail loads, and should the government enter upon the work of owning and managing any or all railroads, we -iiouhi fa vor an ameiKtment, to the cotist.itut.ioti by which all person- engaged in the government service shall be placed under a civil service regulation of ! lit- most rigi-l : i -ter. mi as to prevent an increase of tin* powerqf tin- national adininist ration by the use- of such additional government emp*'"*fU! NANCE First —Wc ilemami a national currency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the general government. only, a lull legal tender for all debts public and private, and that without the Use of banicing corporations, a .ju.-t. equitable and efficient means of distribution direct to tin-people at a tax not to exceeds per cent, per ainmm to be provided as set forth in the suh-l*rt-a>itry plan of the Farmers’Alliance or a better system; also Inpayments indisi’liat ge of its obligations for public improvements. We demand free and unlimited coinage of stiver at the present legal ratio of lii to 1. We demand that the amount of circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than *SO per capita . Wo demand a graduated income tax. We believe that the money of the country should lie kept a-* much as possible In the bunds of the people, and lienee we d ‘mand that all statu and national revenues shall be limited to Die necessary expenses of the government, economically and honestly administered.
We domand tint postal savings hank be established by the uoverniiient for the safe deposit of the eurnhitjs of the people and to facilitate exeban.se. TRA N>I'(>RTATIp.N. Second—Trun«pdrtat ion beinj{ a means of exchange and a publte necessity, the Kovernment should own ami operate the railroads in the interests of the people. Tin' telegraph and telephone, like the p< stoffice system, being a necessity for the transmission of news, should he owned and <iterated by the Government in the interest o'-lhe people. LANDS. Third —The hum, including all the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should not lie monopolized for speculative purpus**s, and alien ownership of land should lie prohibited. All lands now held by railroad- and other corporations in excess of their actual u ir Is an 1 ail lands now owned try aliens should he reclaimed by the noveliimen: and held for actual settlers only. SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, Other questions have been presented for our consideration, we hereby submit the following, not as a part of the platform of tiie People s Party, hut as resolutions expressive of the convention. Resolved. That we demand a free ballot .-nid a fair count in all elections and pledge ourselves to secure it to every legal voter without federal intervention through the adoption'l>y tin 1 States of the tin perverted Australian or secret ballot system. Resolved. That the revenue derived from a graduated income tax should be applied to the reduction of the burden of taxation, now ti-vied upon til-- domestic industries of this country.
iiD. That we pledge our support to fair and liberal pensions toex-Uoion soldiers and sailors. I’KSoi.vi.o. That we condemn the fallacy o; protecting American labor under the present system. which opens our ports to the pauper and criminal classes of the world and crowds out. our w age earners; and we denounce the present ineffective laws against contract labor and demand the further restriction of undesirable immigrat ion. lt;;sot.VEi>. That we cordially sympathize v.ith the efforts of organized workmen to shorten the hours of labor and demand a 1 i .id enfor em-nt of the existing eight hour law on government work and ask that a penalty olai;-” lx.- added to the said law. Hksoj.vkd. Tiiat we regaid the maintenance of a large standing army of mercenaries. known a' the I’inkcrton system, asa menaco to our liberties, and we demand its a noli! ion ttird we condemn the recent invasion of tin* Territory of Wyoming by the hired assassins of plutocracy, assisted by fedcrat officers. ItKsut.vKii Tiiat we commend to the thoughtful consideration Of the people and the reform press the legislative system known as tin* initiative and referendum. Ih.soiA'Kl). Tlint we favor a Constitutional provision limiting the office of President and Vice President to one term and providing f.g the election of senators of the United S'Acs by a dir *et vote of tin* people. hfisAf.yEi). That we oppose any subsidy or national aid to any private corporation for any purDose.
American gold is no more money in Europe than American silver. The difference between those who teach that it is and those who believe it, is one is a liar and knows it. while the other is a fool and don’t know it.
Our statesmen are very anxious to get an American dollar that will go in England for a dollar, but the Englishman don’t seem to worry much about getting a Pound Sterling that will go in America. Perhaps he has too much sense,
American gold and silver coin does not go in Europe as money but as stuff at so much a pound. Our golden eagles would be worth just as much there if they bore the image of a turkey buzzard. and our “In God We Trust’' silver dollars would sell just as well if we declared our confidence in the other fellow.
\\ hen $5,000,000,000, which is 5,0*>0 million, or 100 times 50 million, when that is the size of our bonded indebtedness, all drawing interest six months in advance it will be a good time to f>ay it all up in greenbacks. ». o ; interest and burn the bond*. It would give us just, r Vujr..#7s per capita of money of > kinds, gold, silver and green- . u*ks, just about enough to uakc us a prosperous nation.
THE PEOPLE'S PILOT, RENSSELAER. IND.„ SfAß'Cfi' $ 1695. WEEKLY, ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
What nonsense to talk about coining money to trade with Europe. Justus well expect the brand on the barrel of—The-Star-Spangled - Banner In - God-We-Trust—pork would raise the price over plain “sow belly,” as that any inscription or stamp we might put on our coins would have anything to do with their value abroad. It's the stuff that counts abroad and not the stamp.
The function of money is. to facilitate barter. No nation does or can carry on a.one-sided trade with any other nation. All trade is barter and the swapping of goods is effected with the use of the current money of the country where the trade is. made, or its exenange value in bank drafts, and gold or shiver coins are neither a basis of the trade or used in the transaction, except it be incidentally.
With one mad bcuxid the producer will one day seize the reigns of government, and with the iron muscles of a Hercules, set the wild steeds of the money power upon their haunches. Then with thesame whip will he wheel about and lash them, blood flecked, and dripping with the gore of the past, back over the gastly trail, and their deadi.y hoofs will crush the masters that trained them so well, and forever w.iiL bonds and interest cease.
Reader please read this state ment over twice or three times; it contains a whole argument which you can easily apply. This: The dollar, be it gold, silver or paper, may it contain ’of intrinsic metalic value 100. cents, .”0 cents or nothing, so long as it buys a dollars worth of produce in this country, pays a dollar’s worth on taxes on a dollar's worth of our debts., it will purchase a dollar’s worth: of the product of any country.-on earth or a dollar’s worth oLthe. money of any nation.
Let the bonds come; Ibtt the satanic thirst of the geithgamblers be fed to the fullest;, let the iiood of usurous bi-sod po»ur down the'.r red throats, unrestrained; let the fires od'their insatiable greed devour bonds, and bonds and bonds, until the limit, of burden bearing, shall b© readied and passed,, and \yith mad exultation the nation awakens to the infamous- imposition and tramples the institution to death. Bonds, bonds, bonds, let the millions now given be followed by pillions and millions more; while the people can do nothing to stop the roll of the [nesses, they can look quietly on and bide their time..
Equal Coinage.
There is. free coinage of gold 1 at the- government and! there was of silver too previous to 1*73. Now, brothers- who do ;not understand our jlieu. all we ask is equal opportunities for the coinage of both gold and silver. l)o not think the government is the loser bar coining gold! and silver into money. Ou the contrary it makas a. handsome profit, as it makes a charge which, under free coinage of silver, would pay v federal taxes to a large amount* 5
Tail to The Populist Kite.
All this talk of a new sikver party is r.©t. There is. a silver party now., which cast 2,.000,00(>! votes last fall, more thaor one- 1 fourth of all the votes, counted. That party is growing: it isi drawing to itself the true friends. 1 of silver of all other parties, l with a rapidity that absolutely 1 makes it too formidable to b"e headed off or captured by a news silver party, and especially byj the few lonesome leaders of thej silver remnant of democracy. Democracy today stands-, squarely for the gold standard,, and it is conceded by all its silver advocates that the next' great convention will declare sor 1 it.
Republicanism is* equally as pronounced for the*yellow' metal scales of Britain, and their next, platform will not straddle the fi - nancial question, as Tooth parties did in 1892. The one consistent friend cjff the tree and unlimited coinage of silver on an equality with gold, is the People's party. But sill-; ver is not all it is a £riend of.. The great Omaha jplatfecrm asks) for a per capita circiatation of SSO, which is less by kalf than was in use in 1865, the period of greatest prosperity. It asks, that national banks*be abolished;; 1 that all money be issused by the government only, whether it be paper or metal; tbafi the telegraph shall be added to the postal system; that sh*l}
be owned and operated by the government. The pQatfo rrn demands other reasonable things for the people, but in no part does it breathe one word of soci allsm or anarchy,. If there is a reader who is not - f&tniliar with that great declaration of principles, don’t let another minute pass without reading it,, as it stands complete at the head of this page. There will be no silver party this year non- next except the giant people’s party. To it all friends of the white metal must come; there is no other haven for them, and dispite the array of all the great newspapers against it, all the power of corporate wealth and grasping raonopoly can not stop the spread of populism; it is the true political faith, and of not one plank shall its broad platform be profaned.
ADDRESS TO POPULISTS.
People’* Party CongreMstnen Outline The notifies of Their Constituents. The populist members of the senate and house have issued the following address to the members of the people’s party: “As early as 1865-66 a conspiracy was entered into between the gold gamblers of Europe and America to accomplish the following purposes: “To fasten upon the people of the United States the burdens of perpetual debt; to destroy the greenbacks which had brought us safely through, the perils of war; to strike down silver as a money metal; to deny to the people the use of federal paper and tsilver, the two independent isources of money supply guaranteed by the constitution; to fasten upon the country the single gold standard of Great Britain, and to delegate to thousands of banking corporations, organized for private gain, the sovereign control for all time over the is.sue and volume of all supplemental paper currency. Thus they doubled the demands for gold, forced upon the country an appreciating money standard,, intailing an indefinite period of falling prices; robbed enterprise of its just profits,, condemned labor to idleness, and,confiscated the property of debtors. “For nearly thirty years these conspirators, have kept the people quarreling over less important matters*, while they have pursued with unrelenting zeal their one central purpose. At the present moment every device of treachery, every resource of state craft, and every artifice known to the secret cabals of the international gold ring are being made use of to deal a final death blow to the prosperity of the country and. the financial and commercial independence of this country. They seek to accomplish their fell purposes before the blow can be averted through the ballot. Their plans have been long matured and their line of action is fully chosen. They address themselves to the one subject—the money question—in all its breadth and magnitude. This brings the country face to face with a perilous issue, which calls for immediate and united action on the part of the people. Every behest of patriotism requires that we shall at once meet the issue and accept the challenge so defiantly offered.
“To falter now is to invite disasterous failure. We earnestly urge the populists throughout the country to concentrate their entire force and energy upon the tremendous contention presented, and thus meet the enemy upon his chosen line of battle. Invite the aid and co-operation of all persons who favor the immediate free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1; the issue of all paper money by the general government without the intervention of banks of issue, and who are opposed to the issue of interest-bearing government bonds in time of peace, In a word, to extend the hand of fellowship to all w r ho agree with you upon the money question, which is certainly the mightiest and most fundamental controversy evolved during the present century.” The above is signed by Lase Pence, O. M. Kem, T. J. Hudson, William Baker. W. A. McKeigan, William V. Allen, John C. Bell, James H. Kyle, H. E. Boen, H. E. Taubeneck, J. H. Turner, and J. B. Weaver.
Sold for Pieces of Silver.
I The campaign of 1896 is already begun. It is sure to be the most bitterly fought contest •ever experienced in America. j'The time has at last arrived when jthe money power can maintain but one of the great political parties and the order is being passed down the line for the faitltful to unite under a single
PORTER & YEOMAN, Hi? Bkack I iijßt. Near McCoy s Bank. Grand spring opening of fresh new A DDIITQ We have in stocK the UMnrL 8 best line of carpets in Northern Indiana. They are made by the Lafayette Carpet Company, whose name is an absolute guarantee of unequaled excellence. The Lafayette Carpet Co. use 1080 threads of chain to the yard. The Lafayette Carpet Co. put 22 ozs. weight; eastern makers 19 ozs. The Lafayette Carpet Co., surpass all competitors in beauty of design. The Lafayette Carpet Co. have no equals in harmony of colorings. " The Lafayette Carpet Co. use finest imported Australian and domestic wool. Porter & Yeoman have purchased this splendid line at such a figure that they can sell at prices below what other dealers asK for inferior goods. CHINESE MATTINGS. fashionable, durable, labor saving, handsome floor coverings will be opened to-day, and will be sold at 15c and upward per yard. As cheap as they are sold in China.
banner. The republican party has been chosen the natural sur, vivor, and the democratic organization will fall of its own innate weakness. And this is the price the Dictator pays for his victory, the bargain he so faithfully keeps, the destruction of his party. But in this crisis of parties the people are the ultimate gainers, for in this disruption of this corrupt old.political machine the new and clean movement of the people receives its fertilizing body to, stimulate its growth. The der.th of silver was th e death of democracy. The masses of that party have always be»en true friends of'the white metal, and when Grover Cleveland signed the infamous act which cast it unreservedly aside, they quitiy, sadly, witndrew from the treacherous leaders who had stolen the party’s principals and disgraced the fair name of democracy.
The Bushel vs. the Dollar.
The vital point of all this currency question is simply one of volume. The creditor class demands that the volume of money shall be decreased, that the purchasing power of dollar may be enhanced. The debtor justly objects to contraction which makes his labor and products of less purchasing power. The one deals in gold and says, “Give me a dollar of high purchasing power; down with silver, down with greenbacks.” The other produces corn, and should echo his demand, “Give me a bushel of high purchasing power.”
All Free.
Those who have used Dr. King’s New Discovery know its value, and those who have not, have now the opportunity to try it free. Call on the ad vertised druggist and get a trial bottle, free. Send your name amd address to H. E. Bucklen <&Co., Chicago, and get a sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and Household'. Instructor, free. All of which is guaranteed to do you good and cost you nothing. F. B. Meyer, drug store.
Cash subscribers to the People’s Pilot can have Harper's Weekly or Bazar for $3.20 additional. See club rates with all periodicals.
Austin & -Co. have unlimited facilities for placing farm loans at the iow T est rates of interest and commission. There is no red tape about these loans. If your title is good you can get your money in 48 hours. Address Austin & Co., RonßKol aer, Ind.
Creviston Brothers malce their market a desirable and satisfactory place to trade by keeping only the best meats and selling for the lowest prices.
The highest price is paid fa,? corn at the Nowels elevators.
CP. MITCHELL.. Attorney at Law, Practices in all the courts of Indiana and Illinois. Uoal estate bought and sold. Ag’t for one of tlie best Life Insurance companies on the globe—The North-western Masonic Aid of Chicago. FAIR OAKS, IND. S. PARKS. DRAYMAN. All kinds of hauling done in the most careful and prompt manner. Pries the very lowest. j B. WASHBURN. I PBYSILM AND SWF* RENSSELAER, INDIANA. SPecial attention given to diseases of the eye. ear, nose and throat, and diseases of women. Tests eyes for "lasses and treats rupture by the injection method. A. McCoy, Pres. T. .J. McCoy, Vice Pres. E. 1.. Hollingsworth, Cashier. A. it. Hopkins. Assistant Cashier. 1 ICO?«CO'.S Dai Does a general bunking business. Money loaned for short time at current rates. We make s specialty of FARM LOANS on long time, privilege of partial payments. F. J. Sears, i>res. Vat. Seib. Cashier F. 1.. Chii.cote. Asst. Cashier. The Citizens State bank. Capita) Paid in Ss3O,oo(>. U: divided Prolits #8,500. Organized .as a State Hank Jan. 1, 1888. Poes general hanking business. Interest allowed on special deposits. Thishankis examined quarterly by the Auditor of State. There lias never been a failure of a bank organized under this law. Money loaned on short time. Exchange ’nought and sold on all banking points. Collections made and promtly remiited. J. C. THRAWLS, Surveyor and Engineer. Office with the County Superintendent, in Williams & Stockton’s block, Rensselaer. 8-23-94 i JAMES W. DOUTHIT, LAWYER, Rensselaer - Indiana
MORDECIIF. CHILCOTF, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, IndJ Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second storv of the Makeever building. Farmers, haul your grain to Hartley Bros, and receive Remington and Geodland prices. A Household Treasure. W. D. Fuller, of Canajoharie N. Y., says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery in the bouse and his family has always found the very best results follow its use; that he would not be without it, if procurable. G. A. D.ykeman Druggist, Catskill, N. Y.. says that Dr. King’s New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough remedy; that he has used it in hiv family for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy solongiried and tested. Trial bottles free at F. B. Meyer’s Drug Stoii . Regular size 50c. pad Sl.lXi.
Postal Savings Ban! S
New Meat Market 9 CREVISTON BROS. 1 Shop located opposite the public square. I Everything fresh and clean. Fresh and salt jfl meats, game, poultry. etc. Please give us a ■ call and we will guarantee.to give you satisfaction. Remember the place. Highest ■ market price paid for hides and tallow. I [ IVC'RV ™ ASI) SALE STABLF, I LlVCilll, M. L. SiIANABAKGER, I'repr. I First-class Rigs at Reasonable I Prices. Special Attention given il to Transient Trade. Patronage | Solicited. The Brick Barn. I Terms Cash. Rensselaer, Ind. | J. W. lIORTOX, I DENTAL SFRGEOA, I RENSSELAER. INI). V All who would preserve their natural teeth il should give him a call. Special attention I given to filling teeth. Gass or vitalized air ■ for painless extraction. Over Laßue Bros. ■ H. L. BROWN, I). D.S. I jjm \ \ Jjng Gold Flllii >ffn, Crotrn and It rid a<_ I Work. Teeth IP itheut Plates a Spec- I iulty. Gas or vitalized air administered fur H the painless extraction of teeth. Give me a H trial. Office over Porter* Wislin, id’s. H W. L. Douglas - I $3 SHOE I §And other specialties for ■ntlomen, Ladles, Boys H id Jlisses are the Best in the World. I See descriptive advertiseent which appears in this Take no Snbstitnte. sist on having W. 1,. DOUGLAS’ SHOES, H with name and price imped on boitora. Sold by ELLIS & MURRAY. ■
Closing Outs Sales. 1 5 gal. galvanized oil cans, *1 Is* Steel spiders. 831 Forest Clipper buck saw, Mrs. Potts’ irons, (nickel B plate) per set 1 0(H 8 day clocks, 4 hr. strike, B 22 inch 8 Bsfl Nickel plated, copper tea B kettle 1 108 Dried fruits and fine groceries!* at bottom prices; also Dr. Dam’l* medicines, and barbed wire as* the right price. Closing ousß sales on stoves. B C. E. i Hershmanl Call on Melvan Kenton at Surß rey for gas burnt tile. Any size* good quality and reasonable* Creviston’s market is a desirß able place to order that .Sunday* roast. „ B