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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
August 16, 1900
Ctl& wfccn w b4 tt9 CMw bund
le anw&ala acd Eo4en erdsapcg and
tfcklsc UL 2ld o141t. A few
yr axo UtriUli fca4 Garcia taa.au
frtsrr of or&iA-e fcouLt Chla &
a taarkrt. ax.J la order tfcat thty ml&X
ditto of ttlr war ect Instructor
to "n-rb tl CLlu U. art of war.
wor!J Is now rt-api&c tb whirl wl&d.
orSi Lt tiew rraplcx tl whirlwind.
But U. wtlrlwtsd of China, a a war
joer U Lei a drop In the tmeket to
tbm wtlrlwia4 tLat will follow ttm rail
road, tmm ext& a&4 Um factory ia
Ostaa, iHrata lL Chl&araaa may not
tooa taa It lrto his to start
tit fa pursuit f coa;aet. but th
wart fruza hi factorle mSA aLops will
a3 UiJr y Into every carl of trade
fa th drUlacrfl world aooa after that
country adopts U dtia eaiae. the
dynamo. aid the Labor- vis machine.
Tb ttera law that ha dTelo4 the
Ctlaaaaa 1st the perfect aaitaal, that
ha dTlc4 aad provided Lla with
th Sseat kalt hose howa la the aai
zaal world. La aio 4etek)pd in hiia
brala call that are eual to all condi
tion. A people that are capable of
perforxair lahor la tae tropic, the
tt5perare. a.t.3 the fntud xoat aad
dJttaadcc the aUe of each, aad
whom. .aittoah tLey wear ao starched
Ilaea lhen;elfe pe&etrat itsto every
tatioa aad excel all competitor la
atarthi&c Uaea. will iw fuuad danger
ous rotspetltors ia acy field they eater.
Why are w la the PLllippia? I
lt bcact of the rich prize olfered by
the rhll!ppla Ulaad themle or i
it beeaa they fona a haae for operat
ItC aalrxt Chiaa. We pity the poor,
alssple-iaiaded Atarkaa who believe
that we are ia the Phillppiae potirlax
ot tlood aad tr-aore, trarspllac the
Xclaratka of Iadtpeadeace aad the
rocrtitatioa c&3r foot aad making
oar profesaloc of ChrUtiaaity a by
word aad a hlatiax. for the Philippine
S!aads thrajeie, Tae Americas who
1 so lC3ple-niia4d that he caa be
ll that our roTeraaeat 1 nialatain
t&M a eret alUai5c with Great Brit
aUa. mxlZlzx the tyxapathy of the I
American people for the Boers la their I
rmad aad heroic truaX" for liberty,
aad desyinaT the great priaciples cpoa
whtca ocr aatioa ha t;ved aad crown
great for Ckore thaa a ceatury for the
sake of the n.lljpp'ae lalaad or for:
jm mac o cwc( asy gooa xor ice - , , ,.e . .
niipiao. u an ob-ct of pity. saentious but doubtful voters we
We are la the ItiJippine ialacd be-1 ha-e made arrangements to give a
cacae aa Axaericaa syadicate secured GCAlfcAXTEED WATCH OR OTH-
tSf. 9! 5Te" ' EK VALUABLE PREMIUMS to everv
meat to bttlld a raiiroad ta Chiaa. We ; .... , ...
are ia the KhiiSppia islaad beaa ; maa woman, or child who will as
the Aiaerlcaa-Chiaa Ix-Telopsieat com- i sist in increasing the circulation,
pasy. with it Brtah partaer. fona- ( The watch is a nickel plated, stem-
Waahlartoa aad ccatrolled the action i "T
of oar oonitsiasioaers at Parli. We ! one year. It is a watch that re
ar la the Ililippla Ulaad conduct-1 tails at all jewelry stores at from
i.ttl14 curV-u w 5 six to seven dollars. We can make
caiat aa cao?esdlag pop!e because , ... , a . , ,
the great Aalo-Araericaa Chlua ie-!thc beral offer we do only because
velopoeat ectspaay deairea to oaite the (io connection with another pub
power of the trailed Stat with that lkher) we have bought them in
IS,.118, i Uu2 R.rU,4 lots of looo watches at a time,
other natioa aad secure the lioa s ... . . . ,
asre of tie fpoil hea aa they up- get a cheaper watch than
Pe4 the ior:l Chiae aation would 1 the one we offer, but we prefer to
peacrf clly s-tzait to the iaraJer. The I give A GOOD ONE OR XOXE.
Tlft prtrl1I j To make along story short, it is a
,w rcrce aad extjortioa la Chiaa. aad! . , ! . '
the rbeilioa 4 the chin- nctAk 1 splendid watch, neatm appearance,
w. a riUMa aad reslsUace ha viae Its
w, v.'.jr a pan oi inn
aaaacs ia -aeral to prere their re- i
iiitioa. ni a the part of those edo- i
eald ia siatrraft It 1 to prewrre the
political faucrlty of the ea:pire. While i
ta ralasioaary is teachiaf the heatbea
Calaese th haUtsde. Bieje4 are the
sseek for they ahaH irherit the earth."
tb poor fceaiaea looks up aad finds'
the gszm of ail Chxlsteadosj poicted at '
feist. He 1 ake4 to sarrender his
cjouatry to the faTader. aad threatened
that If be doe tot do It that the aa
tioaa who hare seat taiasioaarie in
taa aacie of tbe Pritca of Peace will
shoot tlcj lato eternity with a thir-!
tet-!ach can.
9 Ttm Chlaese know Eaf land, who tot
oa o since waged a merciless war I
to cor; pel the peaceful aad core para.-1
tirely unarmed Chiaeae to opea their
atatea that opium might eater to de- :
baach the catioa. Tbey e ezarsples
of AcserlcaJB phllaatbropy in Porto Rl
cso and tie PhiUppiaea. la lt to be woa-:
dered at t-ea that they o2er reslstaace '
to tal new reMrloa aad the laraders f
-who bear It came with such credea
tiat mm Easlaad brisjcs from Jadia
aad the Caited State briars from Por
to IUco aad tie Philipplaea?
It waa thoexst that the docile, pa-1
tleat. ladactrioas Chlraaaaa voald '
taoely tabmlt. Tha lesaoa of his re
Utacea aad Lis adaptability a a wsr-
rtor shonLl cot be lost, but should be
, takea seriocaly to heart, becaose it is !
aoc aa a war power that China laea-i
acea taa driUted world, but aa aa ia- I
dsstrUl power. Whea railroads la-J
trsct Chiaa aad labor-aartac nia-
.chlaery !s fatrodaced lato that coaa-j
try ft will spotdly beeotae the work- I
wooa. i c wait niaa
ahmM tvt. A 1 (
r - . mr wu mm pvi
a; tic r axaosai watctmaa.
Prlrsts SnltS ia lit Flili;;izn
For a eleaa. brtrtt Ciscaasioa of the
position we are oceapyir' la the Phil- i
pptais, aad lu bearlajp 03 the jaea-;
tioa of tcperlalisia. the book "Prtrate !
Smith it the PaSlippia.- Is as rood!
a tela aa we hate real. The follow.
it subjects of the aeTeral chspters '
show tba lias dlctsd: j
Caa AJtiericacs socresjif ully colon -;
x tbe rtilipptaear j
Would aaaetatkJts open a aew nssr-'
Stet for Araericaa p rod act T" ?
"Ar lha FliJpiao lacpb of self-1
SOTerxtstr !
"Charrea of bribery nd cruelty I
a&Eiavt Aralaaldo. '
"Had tl Flllpiao n richt to regard
ths Aeaerlcaes a tbeir allier
Wfco wa repoaible for the begin-1
tits; cf aostllltirs?
Hr the Aasericaas a mora!
to coacer the PallipplarsT
rtstt
la ord-r fo tasiatala aatlonal hoaor
'Ssast th Arsertcaaa force the Flllptaos i
to StibfflltT
"A larje Kisntinz array a eseaace to;
liberty. Inter t of labor." ?
'lato tbe at of the Orteat."
It i mm. a tfall arrameat. tut a nap
py dlacusatoa la fona f a dialogue, la
irhlca both aliea are circa aad nan
ercs pertlaeat e.ta&tatioas from 11 rice;
sad dead stats5ea coade. Tbe car
tAoa tilustratWi are excellent aad
err e-rtlrejy to fasten tbe Ideas
tf.ta la tbe letter pre. This hook Is
for sale ty The ladpadit at 25
teats. Isr I:i prej14; or !t will be
sat as a preadssas for a club of tour
tmpig9 stacrlt-erf t 15 rests eacti.
e3a ia JOW vrumr,
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REPUBLIC OR EMPIRE
Imperialist Arguments. It I Following;
Jefferson. A G:eat Departure and
a liew Policy.
A certain man borrowed a kettle, ac-
cidentlly broke it. and returned the
fame to its owner without making due
amends. The latter promptly sued the
recalcitrant, who thereupon secured
the services of an able attorney. In
his plea, this exponent of the law con
cluded: "Gentlemen of the Jury, the
defense has by reputable witnesses
proved three propositions: (1) That
the defendant never had the kettle; (2)
That it was perfectly sound when he
took it back; (3) That it was broken
when he got lt. Therefore, we asli a
verdict of acquittal.'
So the McKlnley marionettes, as they
go before the American people asking
a verdict of confidence in the present
administration, contemporaneously ex
pound three varying views of the par
amount issue.
First The evasive view: There is
no such issue as imperialism. No such
danger ever threatened any nation,
much less the United States of America
and kingdom of Porto Rico end the
Philippines. Expansion is the time
honored policy of our fathers, promul
gated by Washington, resorted to by
Jefferson, formulated by Monroe, up
held by Jackson, insisted upon ty Lin
coln, given Its widest application b3'
McKinley. Empire' is an issue raised
by workingmen and chronic howlers
to cloak over with the pure robes of
justice an atiocious assault on Industry
and national Integrity. Workingmen
beware of the dog we, your kind em
ployers, seek to muzzle.
Second The straightforward view:
Territorial expansion is accompanied
by increased material prosperity, high
er rank among world powers, all that
makes a nation strong and great, in
which each artisan and tiller of the
toil shall share. It means multiplied
employment ir. ship-building for our
merchant and naval marine, wider op
portunities for usefulness in the milli
tary and diplomatic service larger
fields for the exploitation of the enor
mous capital accumulating in the
hands of our captains of industry. Im
perialism is progress and advancement.
From it will ensue material benefit and
higher ideals.
Third The consistent view: Imper
ialism is a "new departure." The paths
are "new, strange and untried." Yet
every nation, true to its canine traits,
has its day. Province, republic, plu
tocracy, empire, dissolution such Is
the inevitable evolution of a people.
The United States must sooner or later
go down, ?s have the monarchies of old
and the Rorsan republic. Nor can we
flinch "There must be no scuttle pol
icy." Only a coward wovld desert a
s inking ship, even - though she be a
pirate. God and destiny point us to
new and distant seas, where brave
brown men "shall strike for Mberty
and die, slain by the heirs of Bunker
Hi:l." Would we be false to our hea
venly trust, even though our "new de
parture" shall lead us through uncer
tain, though certainly fatal, paths?
Empire bids us leave ease, indepen
dence of action, ..: spleadid isolation,
marvellous progress at home, t seek
world power and to solve policies as
God would have them solved. We are
reluctant to enter rpon t!s "new de
iarture.' bat we must. At any late,
imperialism is good old democratic
policy! It is an evil that Jelferson
fastened upon the republic in its in
fancy. We cannot now elude its grasp!
Of course, democracy is to blame for
it all.
Cau such consistency need Delter
refutation than itself. If vou h i! ny
tny one of the propositions, vo:: must
needs be overwhelmed by the other
two. Yet I have yet to read 1 s'r.gle
repu')jKan speech in wr.ich all three
propositions were not made prominent.
Do not take my word for this. Read
and listen yourself. Lodge cloaked in
consistency with phrase and elegance
of diction. McKinley sourht efi;g in
cant and prattle. Roosevelt s utter
ances are freest from this paradox, be
cause until this precoc'ou political Il
legitimate was abandoned on the white
house doorstep, he outspokenly cham
pioned View No. 3 Could any lawyer
convince any jiry by such absurd and
oi.vi'us contiadictiois? Can the, Han
no second-term syndicate fo.l the peo
ple with many hooks?
Just a word regarding each proposi
tion:
First This is thrown out as a
'feeler" by lesser satellites in the hope
of fooling a few of the people until
after November 6. It is done at the
instigation of the leaders, who recog
nize the weakness of two and three, yet
dare not stand openly on One. The
voter need not rely on the evidences
on every side that such a position is
untenable, but may take the words of
Henry Cabot Lodge in notifying Mr
McKinley of his renomination, "This
great new policy," "A great departure
and a iiew policy," are phrases used
euphemistically of entrance into em
pire. "We have been moving in new
and untried paths. There must be no
scuttle policy," says McKinley in re
ply. The Times was sagacious in ask
ing, "Whence the departure? Has any
republican sought to indict Mr. Bryan
for proposing a departure from our
previous principles of foreign policy?"
Second Eveiy reader of a newspa
per knows what imperialism costs.
They know what it has wrought for
Rome, France, Spain, England; they
behold what difficulties "our new de
parture" has brought upon this repub
lic. Without narrating in detail, is
the game worth the candle? Are sor
did considerations supreme? Who does
not feel the taunt as a stinging slap on
the cheek in the lires penned by the
greatest of English editors?
"Pile on the brown man's burden
To satisfy your greed;
Go clear away the niggers
Who progress would impede.
The screaming of your eagle
Shall hide the victim's sob,
Wade oa through fire and slaughter
There are dollars in the job!"
Three This is a sensible position.
It is a logical position. Its conclusions
are exact from its premises. Yet, is
this the future? Shall we take a step
that leads to inevitable disintegration?
Does God summon the American nation
to that fate? If bo, why? Whose is
the fault? Is it too late to turn back?
Is it not rather a false prophet that
speaks? We have an Issue, empire vs.
republic. ' If the latter wins. Is annihil
ation certain? "Oh," but you say, "I
cannot vote for free silver." Do you
prefer a gold standard empire to a
bimetallic republic? The money of our
fathers might cause panic and financial
disaster. Sixteen to one could be re
pealed. It would not change our gov
ernment or our ideals beyond the pos
sibility of restoration. "All ye who
enter here leae hope behind." Such
is destiny.
Who proposes a scuttle policy? Does
the Kansas City platform Indicate any
thing of th kind? Americanism is not
cowardice. VTould we scuttle and aban
don our principles and our ideals?
Furthermore, on the very day when
McKinley was inveighing against a
scuttle policy, his deparment of state
was negotiating with wily chinks to
withdraw the American troops from
the allied forces, on condition that the
American legation be given safe con
duct to Taku, and that when the world
knew that every American in Pekin
had perished under the most ignoble
circumstances. On the very day that
Lodge was prating of the potent in
fluence for civilization of the Anglo
American alliance, the foreign consular
representatives of England and Ameri
ca were dying like dogs, and the streets
of Pekin were reeking with Anglo
Saxon blood, without a word of protest
from either country.
A vote for Bryan is not an expression
of lack of confidence In God. If free
silver is dead, we are only carrying a
corpse in our procession. If it is a live
issue, do you prefer a gold standard
empire to a bimetallic republic? The
triumph of Mr. Bryan could have no
terrors for the man with money hon
estly accumulated or an income hon
estly derived. We declare unceasing
war on special privilege, the bane of
both capital and labor. It is monoply
rather than the corporation against
which we contend. The success of
democracy must bring with it amelior
ation of economic conditions, the adop
tion of such reform measurs as the
peope want. Yet the paramount is
sue is concisely expiessed in the title
of a remarkable book:
"Republic or Empire Which?"
WILLIAM L. RANSOM.
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Got Nothing, Yet Went in Debt
This country has incurred a large
Indebtednes, public and private, in for
eign countries since 1860. The very
best authority has put the amount at
not less than $5,000,000,000. There is
practically no difference of opinion
concerning this as the minimum. Some
investigators have placed the amount
as high as $8,000,000,000.
There can be no doubt that if this
country has incurred so large an in
debtedness in foreign countries, the ex
cess of the debts we have incurred
over the credits we have extended
ought to be the measure of our excess
of imports over exports. The reports
of the treasury department shows,
when the calculations are made as set
out in the table, that from June 30,
1860, to June 30, 1899, there is not a
single dollar of Imports to account for
the existence of this vast debt. Not a
single dollar has been added to our ag
gregate wealth by it. Every dollar of
it has been and still is a draft upon our
national resources without a single
dollar of benefit in the past or to be
expected in the future. It must be paid
by exporting the products of our shops,
qur fields and our mines.
Under the head of debts are included
of courfee, all dividend paying stocks
and investments. To these must be
added as an additional draft upon our
resources the large sum collected each
year by foreign insurance companies
for premiums, and the exportation of
our products resulting from the alien
ownership of land, every dollar of
which is manifestly a loss of our
wealth. Flavius J. Van Vorhis.
Scheme to Corner Wheat
The current number of McClure's
Magazine contains an article entitled
"An International Wheat Corner," by
J. D. Whelpley, in which is made pub
lic for the first time the facts regard
ing certain overtures made by Russia
to this country looking to a method
of raising the price of wheat. It seems
that on November 4, 1896, Mr. Kotze-
bue, the Russian minister, acting un
der instructions from lis government,
proposed to Secretary of State Olney
that Russia and the United States
should enter into a combine to corner
the surplus wheat of the world for the
purpose of raising the price about 100
per cent. Inasmuch as the subject
matter of this proposal properly con
cerned the department of agriculture,
It was referred to our own J. Sterling
Morton for an opinion. This worthy
made one of his Mortonesque replies,
which the Russian government took as
a rude repulse, and the matter was
dropped. For four years less than
twenty persons have known of the pro
posal, but it is now given to the public
by Mr. Wnelpley.
Briefly stated, the two governments
were to enter the markets as buyers of
wheat at one dollar per bushel. They
were to sell at a price which would
cover the original outlay, interest on
investment, and cost of doing the bus
iness. .
NOT IN POLITICS.
Oh, no! the railroads are not In poli
tics this year! Listen to Brother Kim
mell of the McCook Tribune:
"General Manager Hoidrege was over
the Imperial branch Wednesday In his
private car. Nebraska's next governor,
C. H. Dietrich of Hastings, accompa
nied him. Car was attached to the reg
ular branch train No. 175."
'Nuff ced.
ISSUES CLEARLY DEFINED
Bryan's Indianapolis Speech Lines Up the
Opposition to McKinley. Re
publican Solicitude.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 14.
(Special Correspondence.) Since Bry
an made his speech at Indianapolis the
administration forces realize how
puerile has been their defence of im
perialism. The voice of the people is a novel
proposition to Boss Hanna. He does
not understand this wave of popular
sentiment which sweeps all minor is
sues aside and will carry Bryan to the
white house on its crest.
Hanna has been down in Massachu
setts trying to devise some means of
choking off the anti-imperialist senti
ment at the fountain head. All he
gained by that was the conviction that
the people of New England are as rea
dy today to put patriotism before par
tisanship as were their forefathers who
fought to establish this republic, Han
na also begins to realize that imperial
ism is a national and not a sectional
issue.
Bryan goes at imperialism in a sim
ple and sensible fashion; he wisely re
frains from obscuring the reasoning by
figures of rhetoric or flowers of ora
tory. Any day laborer can read his
address and readily grasp the simple,
vital and impressive truths set forth.
Bryan very carefully points out that
the effect of imperialism on our own
people is the major consideration. A
republic cannot have subjects. The
principle of self-government in the
United States will be weakened if it is
repudiated in one of our possessions.
The platform is quoted with approval
where it declares that the Filipinos
cannot "be citizens without endanger
ing our civilization and cannot be sub
jects without endangering our form of
government."
Referring to the Bacon resolution
Bryan shows that if it had been
adopted by the senate or carried out
by the president either at the time of
ratification of the treaty or afterwards
it would have taken the question of im
perialism out of politics The vice
president gave the casting vote which
defeated the resolution and a republi
can congress has since voluntarily per
mitted the president to establish a
most autocratic imperialist policy. The
republicans will have to submit their
record on this issue to the popular ver
dict. Bryan shows the utter hypocrisy of
the republican platform in holding out
the promise that the Filipinos shall
have "tbe largest measure of self-government
consistent with their welfare
and our duties."
He pertinently asks In what respect
such promises differ from those made
by the English to the American col
onies in 1776.
"What king ever promised a bad
government to his people?"
"Did not the Spanish government
promise to the Cubans the largest
measure of self-government consistent
with their welfare and Spanish du
ties?" "It is not necessary to own people
in order to trade with them" is Bry
an's pat reply to the commercial argu
ment. His review of our trade devel
opment amply supports this argument.
No man need vote for Bryan in doubt
as to what his policy will be toward
the Filipinos. . He declares that if
elected he will call congress in extra
session and recommend an Immediate
declaration of the nation's purpose;
then the establishment or a stable
form of government and protection of
the Filipinos irom foreign aggression
just as we have protected the republics
of Central and South America under
the Monroe doctrine and as we are now
protecting Cuba.
Such a declaration would end the
war in the Philippines. The people
would be released from the burden of
a big standing army and a stop would
be put to the awful sacrifice of our
soldiers' lives and health in that cli
mate. More than that it would be the first
step toward good government on con
stitutional principles.
The republicans may bluster all they
please. They know that Bryan has
acted as the spokesman of an irresist
able popular and patriotic sentiment.
The open expressions of approval are
many and earnest.
In addition to that there is the ele
ment which was already disgusted
with the administration policy. It will
accept Bryan's analysis as a good rea
son for staying at home and allowing
him to be elected. This stay-at-home
element is worrying Hanna and mak
ing him grumble that the country has
not waked up to the campaign; that
"the people need stirring up;" that "it
Is vital to success that they be
aroused."
The democrats find no such trou
ble The country is keenTy alive to the
issues cited in the democratic plat
form. The campaign starts with en
thusiasm all over the country.
Every day witnesses new accessions
to the democratic ranks. The single
tax club of New York Headed by Henry
George, jr., wheels into line for Bryan
and Stevenson with an appeal to the
thousands of earnest and intelligent
sincle taxes all over the country to
joint with it in rolling up a democratic
victory. In a manifesto just issued
this club saj-s:
"We ally ourselves with the demo
cratic party of this country in this
presidential contest with a deep and
fervid conviction.
"We solemnly pledge ourselves for
this struggle and we urgently call upon
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tive. The administration doesn't know
and nobody else does. But one slgni
ficent fact is noticeable. The war de
partment is making contracts for sup
plies on a more lavish scale than dur
ing the Spanish war. These supplies
are all to be sent across the Pacific.
It is sent to Manila and It is under
stood that Manila will be the base of.
supplies in case of prolonged hostili
ties with China.
"No one knows how great this move
ment may become," says Secretary
Root. "We must be prepared." Pre
pared for what? Another unauthorized
war?
The administration is just beginning
to realize that it missed its opportunity
in not rushing a sufficient force into
China to rescue our minister at the
first intimation of serious danger. It
now faces the unpleasant idea that the
country will hold its vacillating policy
responsible for all the complications
that may hereafter result.
Secretary Hay has played at diplom
acy until his nerves have given out
and he has been forced to take a rest.
Now his subordinates take their dally
turn in showing the barbarous Chlnpse
official how easy it is to fool a civil
ized American government. The wis
est statesman would be unable to say
what will be the outcome of the Chi
nese complications, but one fact stands
out very plainly and that is that the
country as a whole has very little faith
in the ability of the administration to
deal with the matter wisely.
A few weeks ago the republicans
were certain that prosperity was to be
their leading campaign issue. Later
they veered somewhat to the silver
question. Now they are not quite cer
tain what man of straw they had better
put up.
Their statistics on prosperity are al
ready prepared and printed. They seem
to forget that each wage worker will
judge for himself what degree of pros
perity he has. Statistics which he
knows from observation and experience
to be untrue will not convince hira.
The republican handbook contains a
list of trades in which it is claimed
wages have been advanced from 10 to
30 per cent in the last three years. It
is said that the information was fur
nished by reports of labor organiza
tions. This is untrue. Many of the trades
mentioned have no organization. Those
which have do not make a practice of
letting their wage statistics lie about
for the use of Mark Hanna and his
friends.
It is true that the labor unions have,
mainly through expensive strikes,
forced the combinations of capital
which employ them to pay a somewhat
higher rate of wages in the last two
years.
In scarcely any case has the advance
been over 15 per cent. In many cases
this was merely a restoration from
some previous cut. The republican
statistics will only excite the derision
of wage workers : because the alleged
advances are too great and not credited
to the proper; utrades. The workers
know that they may credit their unions
and not the administration with any
advance in wages which they have.
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