People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1895 — Page 4
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The People’s Pilot. BY F. D. CRAIG. (Lessee.) PILOT PUBLISHING CO., (IMed,) Proprietors. Catu> H. Yeoman. President. Wm. Washburn. Vice President. Lee E. Glazebbook, Sec’y. J. A. McFarland. Treas The People’s Pilotls the official organ of ■he Jasper and Newton County Alliances, and .s published every Thursday at ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM. Entered as second class matter at the post office in Rensselaer. iDd. Rensselaer, Thursday, July US.
People’s Party Platform.
FOUNDATION PRINCIPLES. First.—That the union of the labor forces of the United States this day consummated shall be permanent and perpetual; may its spirit enter into all hearts for the salvation of the republic and the uplifting of mankind. Second.—Wealth belongs to him who creates it. and every dollar taken from industry without an equivalent is robbery. ‘Tf any will aot work, neither shall he eat.” The interests of civic and rural labor are the same; their interests are identical. Third—We believe that the time has come when the railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own the railroads, and should the government enter upon the work of owning and managing any or all railroads, we should favor an amendment to the constitution by which all persons engaged in the government service shall bs placed under a civil service regulation of tbs most rigid character, so as to prevent bb increase of the power of the national administration by the use of such additional government employes. FINANCE First—We demand a national currency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the general government only, a full legal tender for all debts public and private, and that without the use of banking corporations, a just, equitable and efficient means of distribution direct to the people at a tax not to exceed 2 per cent, per annum to be provided as set forth in the sub-treasury plan of the Farmers’Alliance or a better system; also by payments in discharge of its obligations for public improvements.
We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1. We demand that the amount of circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than 160 per capita. We demand a graduated income tax. We believe that the money of the country' should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all state and national revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the geverament. economically and honestly administered. We demand that postal savings bank be established by the government for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and to facilitate exchange. TRANSPORTATION Second—Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interests of the people. The telegraph and telephone, like the postoffice system, being a necessity for the transmission of «nqws. should be owned and operated by the Government in the interest of the people. LANDS. Third—The land, including all the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should not lie monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of land should be prohibited. All lands now held by railroads and otlier corporations in excess of their actual needs and all la nds nnw owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only.
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTIONS. Whekeas. Other questions have been presented for our consideration, we hereby submit the following, not as a part of the platform of the People’s I’arty. but as resolutions expressive of the convention. Resolved, That we demand a free ballot and a fair count in ail elections and pledge ourselves to secure it to every legal voter without federal intervention through the adoption by the States of the unperverted Australian or secret ballot system. Resolved. That the revenue derived from a graduated income tax should be applied to (h* reduction of the burden of taxation, now levied upon the domestic industries of this country. Resolved, That we pledge our support to fair and liberal pensions to ex-Union soldiers and sailors. Resolved. That we condemn the fallacy of protecting American labor under the present system. which opens our ports to the pauper and criminal classes of the world and erowds out our wage earners; and we denounce the present ineffective laws agaiast contract labor and demand the further restriction of undesirable Immigration. Resolved. That we cordially sympathize with the efforts of organized workmen to shorten the hours of labor and demand a rigid enforcement of the existing eight hour law on government work and ask that a penalty clause be added to the said law.
Resolved, we regard the maintenance of a large standing army of mercenaries. known as the Pinkerton system, asa menace to our liberties, and we demand its abolition and we condemn the recent invasion of the Territory of Wyoming by the Hired assassins of plutocracy, assisted by federal officers. Resolved. That we commend to the thoughtful consideration of the people and the reform press the legislative system known as the Initiative and referendum. Resolved. That we favor a Constitutional provision limiting the office of President and Vice President to one term and providing for the election of senators of the United states by a direct vote of the people. Resolved. That we oppose any subsidy or national aid to any private corporation for any puroose. Nearly every reader of the Pilot has a friend some where who would like to hear from Jasper county. It costs but 2c a ■week to send them all the news, beautifully printed; why not do it? Twenty-five cents for three months including Coin’s Financial School.
SPECIAL NOTICE. All persons who are entitled to premium books and have not received them will kindly advise us of the fact and they will be sent at once. The People s Pilot. Justice, simple justice, to all mankind.
A well-intending advocate of human rights asks for a constitutional amendment limiting individual property holdings to a million dollars. Without question he is striving to right a wrong, but why not ask for reform on the broad plain of absolute justice to all that shall limit the possession of property to just what the individual can produce by his own exertions.
Jabs From Your Uncle Jasper.
To the Editor of The People’s Pilot: Every phase of the economic question can be traced directly to the one disturbing element—interest. When justice is accorded every individual, interest, rents, profits, dividends—all forms of gain without labor—will have disappeared. Usury is any part of one individual’s production taken by another individual without equivalent recompense in labor production. It is any rate of interest. The whole social problem hinges on interest, and the rate per cent has nothing to do with its merits, for the smallest per cent is wrong and will eventually absorb the whole capital. Government banks, rightly organized and operated on the humane principle of charging for actual cost, only, on the business transacted, would entirely remove the power of the money-lender to extort interest from the borrowing securitygiver.
Now listen, friends, and weigh this basic truth with calm consideration: Justice gives the laborer all he produces. Justice compells everyone to produce all that he shall possess. Justice forbids any scheme of financeering by which one class shall derive sustenance—much less luxury and magnificence—from the labor of another class. Justice limits the use of the natural elements of production to equal opportunity for all. Your Un,cle Jasper.
DATES FAIRS ARE TO BE HELD.
Following are names, places of holding and dates of state and district fairs for 1895: Platte County. Platte City. Mo.. Aug. 27-31. Tri-State. Toledo, 0.. Aug. 2t>-31. Canada., Toronto. Sept, 2-11. Illinois. Springfield, -iept. 23-2 k. Indiana, It dianapolls. Sept. 16-21. lowa, DesMolnes, Sept. !t-13. Michigan. Grand Kopids, Sept. 0-14. Minnesota. Hamline. Sept. O-il. Nebraska. Omaha. Sept. 13-20. Ohio, Columbus, Sept. 2-6. Wisconsin. Madison, fsept. 10-21. Washington, New Whatcom. Sept. 23-27. Atchison County. Robkport. Mo., Sept. 3-6. Berks County. Reading. Pa.. Sept. Inter-State, LaCrosse. Wis.. Sept . 2-7. N. M. C. A. & 1.. Trenton. Mo.. Sept. 10-13. Spring Held. Springfield. Mo.. Sept. 2-7. S. D. Agricultural. Cape Girardeau. Mb., Sept. 10-14. Stoddard Contuy. Dexter, Mo.. Sept. 17-21. Western Fair. London. Unt.. Sept. 12-21. South Dakota. S'.oux Falls, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Hillsdale, Hillsdale. Mich.. Sept. 30 t*> Get. 4. Kansas, Wichita. Oct. 1-6. Texas. Dallas, Oct. 10 to Nov. 3.
Following are names, places of holding and dates that county fairs of Indiana occur this year. Others will be added to this list as soon as dates can be ascertained: July and Aug.j Sept. Henry.MauisonA Gibson. Princeton.o-14 Delaware. Mid- \Huntington.Huntdletown 30- 21 ington 10-14 Putnam.Bainb’ge3U- 2'Jay. Portland 23-27 Ripley Osgood.. .30- 2|Kentland, KentAug. land io-13 Boone. Lebanon.. 10-23] La Grange. La Bridgeton,Bridge- Grange 17-20 ton .26-30 Lake. Crown Pt.. F -13 Clinton. Frank- LaPorte. LaPorte.24-27 fort 26-3CMiami and Fulton. Dearborn, Law- Macy... 11-14 renceburg 20-24 j Mon roe. Bloom ing-Delaware.Muncie.2o-23j ton 24-27 Grange Jubile. Montgomery. CrawWirt Station.... 13-15 fuldsvilie fi-13 Grant, Marion... 27-3 i; Pike. Petersburg.. 3- 7 Hancock. Green- Porter.Valp’raiso27-20 field 26-30]Rush. Kush ville.. lu-13 HarrU’n.Corvdon26-30|Slielby. Shelbyv.. 3- 7 Henry. N. Castle.. 13-16 Spencer. Cbrisney 2- 7 Howard. Kokomo.l2-i6 Starke. Knox 17-21 Jefferson.Madisonl3-10 St. Joseph, New Johnson. Frans- Carlisle 24-27 lin 26-30 Tippecanoe, LaMaxincuckee.Mar- favette 2-7 mot 20-23 Tri-State, EvansNewtoii, Morocco.2o-23 ville 10-’M Oakland City. Oa- Vermillion. Newland City 26-31 port 24-2 S Jasper.Remingt’n27-31 Vigo.Terre Haute 11-13 Scott. Scottsburg.27-31 Wabash. Wabash.l7-20 Spencer.Rockport IU-24 Warren Tri-county Tipton. Tipton... .10-23 Warren.. . 3-7 Warren, West Leb- Washington,Salem3- 6 anon 21-24 Sept, and Oct. Wayne. Hagerst’u 6- 9 Eastern Indiana. Sept. Kendallville... .30-4 Agricultural & In- S. E. Mich. & N. dust..Plymouth.l7-20 1., South Bend .30- 4 Benton and War- (jet. ren, Boswell .... 2-0 Bourbon District. Bremen. Bremen.. 24-27 Bourbon s-12 Cayuga. Cayuga.. 16-20 Fulton. Rochester 2- 5 Daviess. Washing- [Knox. Vincennes.l4-19 ton 9-13!N. E. Ind.. WaterDubois. Hunting- ! 100 7-11 burg 16-21 j Poplar Grove. Poplayette. Conners- | larGrove 1-4 ville 24-27! Randolph, Win--1 lora. Flora 23-27] Chester 1-4 Fountain. War and Steuben. Angola.. s-ll Velmil.Covingt’n 9-131
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The Remington Fair Association offers $4,000 in cash premiums this year.
THE PEOPLE’S PILOT, RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY JULY 25, 1895.
JOURNALISTIC JABS.
Cleveland, Carlisle & Co. have made a failure in their attempt to muzzle Senator Blackburn in the Kentucky campaign. Mr. Blackburn says he will speak for silver all over Kentucky without anv regard to what the goldbug crowd may say.—Tipton Union Dispatch.
The business of the country is on a gold basis, but the business is not done with gold—it is done with bank notes, checks and drafts, every use of one of which pays a tax to a Rothschilds If we must do business with these makeshifts, let the government furnish the makeshifts, instead of driving the people to foreign plutocrats for them.—Progressive Farmer.
Senator Sherman says when he became secretary of the treas ury, which was during Hayes’ administration, a contract existed between a syndidate of bankers in this country and Europe for the sale of $300,000,000 bonds. “I wrote a letter to the Rothschilds shortly after I became secretary,” said Mr. Sherman. So the Rothschilds had financial control of the country as early as the time of President Hayes!—Progressive Farmer. Money is the creation of law. The legal-tender stamp of the government whether on metal or paper constitutes money, and any money which the government accepts for taxes is always good money and never below par.—Chicago Express. The government can make money “sound” enough for the banks to loan, but has not got the power to make money for the people. Lots of people believe this.—Wheattield Sheaf.
Quite a number of free-silver democrats and republicans have their eyes opened since the Kentucky democrats nominated a free silver candidate on a gold standard platform, and the national meeting of republican clubs at Cleveland ignoring the silver questions, and are talking populism in true style. By this time next year the issues will be fairly on and the landslide to populism will be immense. There will be no sluggishness in the campaign of 1896. The straddlers will be snowed under.—Logansport Advance. The gold dollar continues to sell for about two bushels of wheat and maintains its price stiffly.—Farmer's Voice.
The Emperor of Germany applauded President Cleveland, whose praises were sung by a speaker at a banquet. That is proper. If the Emperor of Germany and the Queen of Great Britain cannot applaud the President of American Republic, we should like to know who could. —Farmer's Voice.
Harvey, of Coin’s Financial School, has been downed by Horr, in the silver debate. The Tribune says so. Horr asked him if his book was not an allegory? He said it was, and the Tribune says that settled the debate, from which we have another evidence of the powerful arguments with which the goldites batter down opposition. —Farmer's Voice.
It seems strange that Senator Voorhees. after an early proclamation that he w r as in favor of free silver, withdrew from a further discussion during the present year. Perhaps the Senator thinks the times are changing, and sagacious politicians in both parties appreciate the fact. Senator Voorhees is a candidate for re-election in 1897. The legislature will be chosen next .year. It is superlative wisdom to let next year take care of next year’s issues.—Delphi Citizen.
At any time before Aug. 20th, the People’s Pilot will be sent to new trial subscribers, in clubs of ten, for ten weeks at 10 cents each. The names need not all be atone postoffice, or confined to Jasper county, but may be in different states if desired. It is hoped that friends of the paper will forward clubs as above and at once increase the circulation of the paper by at least 1000 new names. It is believed that a large proportion of the new ones will become permanent subscribers after they have read the paper for a few weeks. If it is not convenient to send in a club of ter. send a less number, even one name will be appreciated. Remember that the offer holds good only until August 20th.
A coupler by which two bicycles can-' be attached side by side is being introduced in New York.
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JOTS OF THE AGRICULTURIST.
Now theinerry. merry farmer getteth up at four o’clock. And he goes out a-feeding and a-watering his stock; And he flgbteth grubs and insects all the bright and smiling morn. For the worm is in the cabbage and the bug is in the corn.—Chicago Tribune. And the while the farmer fights the little bugs and worms. Lest the pesky nuisance steals a bit of what be earns. Another band of villians. made legal by the state. Are laying for the portion that the bugs don’t take.—The North West. And some farmers keep a votin’ jest as their fathers did. And the truth from their dense biain is forever from them hid: For they "cotton” to their meanest foe, no matter what they’re told. And never seem to realize that the worst "bug” is called “gold.”
A CALL.
The State Central Committee of the People’s Party of Indiana, will meet in Room 35, Hotel English. Indianapolis, 8:30 a. m., Monday, Sept. 2, 1895, for the purpose hereinafter indicated. To assist the committee with their presence and advice an earnest invitation is extended to the editors of all reform papers, the chairman of county committees and others, whose credentials are approved by the district committeemen. The present organization based upon the old congressional districts, will be observed. The business of this meeting is strictly administrative and is to determine methods of organization, and devise ways and means for effectually forwarding the principles of the People’s Party. To expedite this business, each district committeeman will observe the following: 1. To see that meetings for every township, county, representative, senatorial and congressional district be held at the earliest practical dav, and reports thereof forwarded for information of the State Central Committee.
2. To name, by and with the advice of the district, a member to represent the district on each of the following committees viz: 1. Address and resolutions. 2. Organization. 3. Ways and means. It is desired and very important that each and every district and county committeeman see that the name and postoiiice address of one person in each locality, who will act promptly and efficiently upon all matters communicated to him from county, district and state headquarters, be selected and forwarded at the earliest day. The executive committee is in very urgent need of money for current expenses of state headquarters. All receipts and expenditures are of record and will be carefully audited. The assessment upon each county is small, and if promptly forwarded will meet current expenses. Let each committeman see that hjs county and district respond immediately. Efficient work can not be done unless this is at once attended to.
This call is issued after extended correspondence and careful consideration of the situation. Our people are in splendid spirits. They see the fruits of what they have already done. The foundations of political prejudice and party tyranny are rapidly breaking up. They realize more fully than ever that victory is coming, but it will not be accomplished by “lying supinely upon or hacks, hugging the de-
lusive phantom of hope until our enemies have bound us hand and foot and a British guard is stationed in every house.” N.T. Butts, Gh’n. By the Executive Committee.
At Knox. Starke county, Lawyer H. R. Robbins’ $5,000 libel suit against the Democrat was dismissed at plaintiff’s cost, Editor Gorrell to furnish plaintiff the paper one year gratis.— Newspaper Union.
Austin, Hollingsworth & Co., are now the proprietors of the only complete set of Abstract Books in Jasper County, and are prepared to furnish Abstracts of Title on short notice and on reasonable terms.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS— A Sale of fifty fine Musical Instruments. Guitars, Violins, and Accordians, at less than one third regular price. At Frank B. Meyer’s Old Reliable drug store.
ALLIANCE WORK. Directory OP THE IXDIAXA FARMERS’ ALLIAXCE AX It IXIPUS TRIA L, UXIOX. J W. Apple. President, Oaklandon. Thos. G. j. ay. Ist VicerPres., Correct. Lola Vincent. Sec’y-Treas.. Indianapolis. C. Vincent,Lecturer-Organizer,lndianapolis. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ,N. W. Webster. Chairman. Oicero. L. A. Stephens. Secretary. Anderson. A. G. Burkhart. Treasurer. Tipton Degree lodge, n. a. a., no-bene-iiciary Department K. A & I. A..) meets on the second and fourth Saturday nigh Is of each month at the Centre School House in Onion township. Jasper County. Irid. L>.-.. Hudson. S. T. Hamacher. Pres. Secretary. CENTER ALLIANCE. No. 75. JASPER County, meets regularly every second and fourth Saturday nights at Center School House. Onion township, Geo Casey. Secretary.
Time Card.
The Indiana State F. A. and I. U. will meet in annual session, the second Wednesday in Dec. 1895.
National Alliance Aid
This is the title of the aid degree of the F. A. and I. U., and is the most perfect and economical insurance yet devised. It carries out fully the fraternal features of the order. The expenses are as follows:
Membership Pee. s ! n - e p°li c y #s.eo SI,OOO .iomt policy 7 ,50 $2,000 joint policy ’ " " <*"00 Registry fee. single policy j'oo Registry fee, joint policy 1.50 Annual dues, single policy, 50 cents per *1,000; annual dues, joint policy, 75 cents per *I,OOO. In all cases where application is rejected all money paid on membership fee and advance assessment. shall be returned or held subject to applicant. Joint policies are limited to husband and wife, and loss payable to the survivor.
$l,t)00 Single Policy SI,OOO Joint Policy Age. Assessment. Age Assessment. 18 to 25 SI.(K) 18 to 25 $[ so 25 to 30 1.10 •# to 30 l.fio 30 to 35 1.20 HO to 35 1.80 35 to 40 1.35 35 to 40 2.05 40 to 45 1.50 40 to 45 225 45 to 48 1.75 45 to 48 2.05 48 to 50 2.U0 48 to 50 3.00 After joining, assessments do not increase in amount with increasing age. Assessments aie officially ordered six times a year, viz: Jan. 1, March 1, May 1, July 1, Sept. 1 and Nov. 1 Can I join the aid degree without joining the Alliance? Certainly not. You would not ask to become a 32d degree mason without passing through the lower degrees. Just so, you cannot join the second degree of the Alliance without first becom-
Coin’s Financial School (price 25c) is given free to every new trial subscriber of The People’s Pilot. Twenty-Jive cents for three months.
ing a member in the regular way. Organize an Alliance and then form an Aid Degree lodge. Parties can write to C. Vincent at Indianapolis or James Welsh at Rensselaer regarding the establishment of a Degree lodge and we hope the farmers will generally engage in this work.
Comparative Cost of Life Insurance.
Official reports show for 1893 the following in regard to the three classes of life insurance in the United States. Fraternal Societies, including the National Alliance Aid, have 1,801,000 members, carrying SB,000,000,000 in risks; paying $31.000,000 in losses, at an expense of 12,413,000, or a total average of 19 for every 11,000 insurance carried, of which only 62 cents per SI,OOO was used for expense. Ordinary Assessment Companies had 1,676,000 members, carrying $4,170,000,000 in risks, paying 128,655,000 in losses, with $18,305,000 for expense; or total cost per SI,OOO, of 111.70, ’ of which $4.50 went for expenses. Old Line Companieshad 1,167,000 members, carrying 13,213,000,000 of risks, paying $57,192,000 at an expense of s4s,636,000 or total cost of $32 per SI,OOO carried, of which 110.34 went to pay the expense!! You pay your money and take your choice. The expense of conducting the old line company is more than the entire cost of Insurance in the Fraternal Society.
The fraternal orders furnish the cheapest kind of life insurance in the world, and the farmers live longer than other classes, accordingly the death rate is lower than in other occupations —therefore, it naturally follows that life insurance furnished in our own order will be cheaper than in any other order—the cheapest in the world. The following counties in Indiana are now represented in the Aid Degree: BooDe, DeKalb, Green, Hamilton. Henry, Madison, Marion and Tipton.
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