People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1895 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

•MB DOLLAR PER ANNUM. ■atered as second class matter at the post office in Rensselaer. Ind. Neither one of the old parties ever keeps its promises. Massachusetts democrats want the greenbacks burned. By keeping out of politics the farmer has got “in the hole.” Laborers pay for the standing army that shoots them down. The constitution of the bankers’ association appears to be supreme. President Debs reports great progress in the organization of the A. R. U. The man whose work renders no service to humanity, is worse than idle. Neither one of the old parties has any sympathy for the poor and unemployed. The gold-bug daily press is engaged in educating its readers for monarchy. Neither one of the old parties wants to have all the people educated equally. Neither one of the old parties dares to oppose the millionaires and trusts. Neither one of the old parties believe in this government issuing its own money. If the masses of the people could do their own thinking there would be blood on the moon. The republican party will not give the people relief; then what will the fool voters do? “Gone democratic," is now the appropriate way to announce bank and other business failures.

The long prayed for has happened—the country’s enemy, John Sherman, has written a book. The worker would find It much easier to make a living if everybody else also earned their living. The Supreme court made it necessary to keep the demand for an income tax in the Omaha platform. It is predicted by financiers that the October report will show the largest treasury deficit of the year. Neither one of the old parties wants enough money in circulation to enable the people to do a cash business. Since Harrison’s own town, Indianapolis, has gone democratic, he seems to be out of the presidential race. Neither one of the old parties favors letting the people have a direct vote, upon important national questions. About thirty new labor and reform papers were started during the month of September. The cause is growing. Neither one of the two old parties has time to fight the other. It is making them both hustle to keep from being snowed under by the Populists. The necessity of having two great parties is what led to the organization of the People’s party. The democratic party has become republicanized. Why is the penalty for embezzlement less than the penalty for any other kind of stealing? Have officials passed a law for the special benefit of themselves? If the leaders of the democratic party had any political sense, they could see that their party was bankrupt and ought to go into the hands of a receiver. The most remarkable thing about Cleveland’s "sound money” views is that they have many indorsements from republicans as well as democrats. Neither one of the old parties dares to advocate the principles of the Declaration of Independence under which our forefathers fought for their freedom from England. Hon. S. B. Crane, Populist candidate for governor of lowa, has challenged both the democratic and republican candidates to meet him in debate —but they cannot face the music. “Treasury experts,” whatever that means, think that the worst is over, and that there will be no new issue of bonds in the near future. Perhaps not, until after the fall election. Carlisle is too busy to speak in Kentucky—but tie finds plenty of time to talk in New England. He wants to get better acquainted with the fellows who control national conventions. England “docks” the tail of her fine carriage horses; Americans follow suit England adopts the gold standard; Americans follow suit. One is as appropriate as the other. Now some Americans (?) want an international .silver congress. Why not have an international horse’s tail congress?