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ft W v r . . - t) THE VOICE OF LABOE. 'NO CROWN OF THORNS, NO CROSS OF GOLD." The Rinplre State of New York Stnm pedlnc to the CttiRo of Humanity Letters to tlio New York 'World from "WEO'lInrner. Tho New York World, which has seen lit to holt the Democratic ticket and platform, has opened Ha columns to the discussion of the stiver question from the standpoint of tho wago-carn-ers of that state. The letters now being printed on Its editorial pago must provo poor consolation to tho editor. Here are a few of them: Wauti More of u (ioocl Thine To tho Editor of the World: I have been a subscriber to your fearless Jour nal since its birth under its present management (1883), both dally, evening and Sunday, and have tried (successful ly) to shape my moral, social and po litical standing by its teachings. There Is no such coin as a 50-ccnt dollar in this country, nor is there any Intention of circulating such by the free-silver advocates. It is beyond question thrt the present administration believes Ir. gold standard, yet it authorizes the minting of 371 gralna of Bilver in a standard dollar and calls It a legal ten der. If It Is legal to-day (which it Is) the Chicago platform only asks for more of this good thing. What a ter rible howl those trust magnates and Sold manipulators set up, always about election time, for the beneilt of tho workingman, and after election, what ever is tho outcome, cut his wages down 15 to 25 per cent under tho plea jf retrenchment or over-production. The gold standard men have had full swing for many years. What have they done for the workers and consumers? On the files of the World can bo found many object lessons, which, unfortu nately, the laborer neglects to husband up, of manufacturing companies send ing their products to Europe and sell ing them cheaper than the home con sumer could buy them. Iu conclusion, allow me to call tho at tention of your workingmen leaders to an article in this day's World (July 17), entitled "The Causes of Discontent," and for every honest reader of that ar ticle I will guaranteo a silver voter. JAMES J. MEADE. Free Coinage Would Help. To the Editor of the World: In grant ing that tho free coinage of silver would help the farmer by raising the prico of his wheat, corn, cotton, hay, pork, beef, chickens, eggs, butter, po tatoes, etc., you have in fact pointed out tho red string which leads to the solution of the whole question. The farmers and agricultural work ers are tho backbone of the country, being In vast majority of all the other producers of wealth. By raising tho prices of farm prod ucts the farmers would be benefited di rectly, thereby enabling them to pay hlsher wages to their help. This would again have a tendency to Increase the wages of "laborers, me chanics and artisans" in two ways: 1. Being more money in agricultural work, a great part of tho oversupply of "laborers, mechanics and artisans" that depend solely upon the wages they cannot get a chance to earn In tho clt fes will turn to agricultural pursuits. 2. The laborers, mechanics and arti sans left In tho cities will get higher wages by an increased demand for their products from their fellow-workers on the farms, and also by having steady work bo more able to meet their gro wers' and butchers' bills than they are now with farm products cheap, but work only for half the time. N. HOWESTOLL. ISnoms lluilnem. To the Editor of the World: The ralue of silver and gold as mediums of exchange Is dependent upon the fiat of the people, nnd while It does not follow that wealth is thereby created, yet It Is a fact that Increase In tho volume of ex changeable money has a reviving ef fect upon business. Immediately after the government es tablishes free coinage at 10 to 1 the price of silver would at once jump to that figure, nnd If, as we are told, sil ver would pour In upon us from all parts of the world for colnago at our mints, why let It come on, for tho re sult would be that as they could not ex change It for gold they would have to pay It out for our commodities or use It for other purposes in this country, which would bo beneficial to us. There would be no such thing as n 50-cent dollar unless we yield to foreign dic tation, which is un-American and trea sonable. RUNNIE REIGH. Illchrr rrlrea, Higher Vt'nei. To the Editor of the World: Higher prices for tho farmer means an In creased capacity to purchaso for him self and family tho articles which we workingmen are engaged in producing. A greater demand for oui products means a greater demand for labor, which results In either the employ ment of more hands or higher wages eventually both. I shall vote for the Democratic nominees because the nom ination of candidates and adoption of platform wero done fairly and squarely hy two-thirds of my party. This to mo is law, and Inaamuch as I should obey any legislative enactment, even though I did not personally approve of It, so do I fM, though I was not In sympathy with party's action, I should bow to its (kv..te, work for its suoeess and then try legitimately to reason iy Ua$mffiSmk&WP T-W&fO Wi IWwkwi7t NriWfVTSr- jttsvw' yt- v!i',uJ'tv'iL'n -" -srv. . .v Rfc J mm rTV W "Mdh WW2&fflm w . , ri . . cj p J i J f Iwnwrf if ft RraMl i l&r r4 "" "I iKJii eL GZjt2s - - " yi . "I say, Jim, what does 10 to 1 mean?" "I guess you're right, Jim; thero wero "That thcro will bo sixteen Jobs to "It means that thero are now 1G men Just sixteen men in lino looking for ono man from Maine to California." to every Job that tho company has to that Job yesterday. But If Bryan is (With apologies to Chicago Times give out." elected, what will 10 to 1 mcun?" Herald.) brothers to my Idea of right. But bolt never! "God hates a quitter." JAMES BENSON. For Ilryan and Sounil Money Home To the Editor of the World: Every Democratic newspaper beforo tho Chi cago Convention denounced McKinley. Did ho chango since? Do you not think that a man like Bryan Is more for the plain people of the country than Mc Kinley? Don't you think that If a free silver hill would pass Congress that McKinley would sign it? Let every Democrat vote for sound money Congressmen and the silver ghoat would never be heard of. And then with a man like Bryan In the White House trusts and monopolies would not dare to ask favors, nor would the country have to fear any high pro tection bill. M. LANG. Silver Menu rroperlty. To tho Editor of the World: From the minute the farmer becomes prosper ous by an increased income for his labor his purchasing ability of Indus trial products will Increase and the workingman and artisan will have more work. If there Is a sudden Increase in the demands for Industrial product, labor will be plentiful and the number of unemployed will correspondingly di minish; hence an increase in wages. We have in this country about ono me chanic or industrial laborer or artisan to every four engaged in agricultural pursuits; hence four in prosperity can and will easily elevate the one les3 prosperous. Ergo, wo should all vote for Bryan and silver! AGRICOLABORIUS. I'arniloxlcal but Common. To the Editor of the World: Tho free coinage of silver and gold Is in tho interests of labor because the gold sup ply of the world is cornered and con trolled by n few hundred men who havo forced Its price far above the normal. In labor and In all commodities repre senting real value gold Is now at an actual premium of not less than 30 per cent., and It has been forced up not less than 20 per cent, during the Cleveland administration. WAGE-EARNER. To Smiuli the Trmtn. To the Editor of the World: We seo in this silver a something to smash iron and other trusts. Men who haYO formed coal, Iron, oil, sugar and other trusts have had their fling with every administration too long. The evils of freo coinage aro problematical, but Uio evils wo have been suffering are real, undeniable. If by adopting freo sliver we can rid ourselves of the leaders who havo so betrayed us well. They say It is dishonesty! The sudden saints! THOMAS II. POTTER. ffernmrnt Vi(. Corporation. To the Editor of tho World: Every man who knows anything at all about the currency knows that there is not gold enough In the world to do 10 prr cent of the world's business. The Isstio is not between gold nnd silver, but whether wo shall have a Government currency of the precious metals con trolled by the people or n currency 00 per cent, corporation notes and 10 per cent, precious metal. If wo are to havo a paper-note currency Issued by private corporations it will bo controlled In Europo, and Europe will control our trade and labor. As an American I am In favor of home rule for American labor, and thereforo I favor money of tho mints, a currency of tho precious metals freely coined. There Is no other honest money. B. I't.rnieri Will Get Double 1'rlce. To the Editor of tho World: I doubt if you will print this against your opin ion and interest. Shouting for your 50 cent dollar has no backing. It is sim ply throwing sand in the people's eyes.' It is misleading. Gold would not have Its present value if it was not used by nations as money, and the same Is tho case with silver. As soon as silver is re-established by this nation It will at once Jump up In value. As soon as the farmers, who constitute the large mass of our Inhabitants, receive doublo .he prico for their products will it not on ablo them to buy twice as much mer chandise as they can do now, because there Is little or nothing loft them after paying Interest, taxos and goneral ex penses? Would not business spring up all over tho land? Tho greater de mand for labor would holp the work ingmon to regulate wagos, FREDERICK KOEZLY. ACTUAL CONVERSATION IN A RAILROAD FRE1QHT HOUSE. AS . II lM I " A5I1 -..- c-0-acag' HE SILVER BRIOADE. Tho Capture of New York State Is Al ready Foreordained. Among tho features of tho campaign, ns outlined by Chairman Jones, will be tho sending of a Sliver Brigade into New York city and state. This brigade will consist of three hundred picked orators from the west and south. Tho result of their work is already fore ordained by the following poem, after Tennyson's famous "Charge of the Light Brigade." I. On to the fight, on to tho fight, Brothers, march onward; Against the Wall street horde, Charged the three hundred. Forward, the Sliver Brigade, Threo hundred men arrayed; Into the enemy's lair Charged tho three hundred. II. Forward, tho Sliver Brigade! Not a single man dismayed; For well they all know That Jones had not blundered. 'Twas theirs to reason why, 'Twas theirs to make reply, 'Twas theirs to do or dlo; Into tho enemy's lair Charged tho three hundred. III. Curses to the right of them, Curses to the loft of them, Curses in front of thom Volleyed nnd thundered; Stormed at with rebel yell, Boldly they fought, and well; Into the Wall street hordes, Into the lairs of hell Charged tho three hundred. All Wall street schemes laid bare; Freo silver rent tho air, Bryan and Sewall there, Charging the Wall street hordes, while All tho world wondered. Into tho battle's smoke Through party, lines they broko, Democrat and Populist, Until reeling from truth's stroke, Shattered and sundered, Wall street's lines wero broke, But not tho threo hundred's. Glory to the right of them, Glory to tho left of them, Glory all around them Volleyed nnd thundered. They had stormed the walls of hell, While not a hero fell Of them that had done so well. Back from Wall street's lair, Back from tho walls of hell, Came every one of them All the three hundred. V. When can their glory fado? Oh, that grand fight they made! All tho world wondered. Honor the fight they made, Honor tho Silver Brigade Victorious three hundred! P. J. D. Ilryan on Former l'reildenti and the I'nbllr. Now that Mr. Bryan expects to live in the White IIouso himself It is inter esting to recall what he wrote on March 31, less than four months ago, on tho subject of former Presidents nnd a proposition to pension them. Theso are his words from the editorial pago of tho World-Herald: Ex-Presidonts ought to take care of themselves as ordinary citizens do. If It should ever happen that ono of our cx-Presldents should be In need of pub lic or private aid, said aid would bo forthcoming. In recent years our Presi dents havo retired In comfortable cir cumstances. Gen. Harrison la earning fat fees at tho bar, and his dignity doo3 not suffer one bit because ho is eating his bread in the perspiration of his gray matter. When Mr. Cleveland re tires he will not bo in Immediate want. Tho sevoral millions which ho is cred ited with accumulating will help to keep the wolf from the door for a while and whenever his reserve fund gets be low one or two millions the people will help him out cheerfully. This govern ment will attain more to tho purpose of its founders when tho notion that tho people owe their officials anything is entirely eradicated. To be sure, wo owe tho faithful official our apprecia tion and respect. Wo havo paid hlra for his time, and ho loses nothing in dignity If ho steps from official place to tho ranks of tho laborers. If ho is brokon down in health or should ho othorwiso unfortunate, the American people would not permit an cx-Prel-dont to suffer. IT 15 NOW nSS ri fat t if lr I III A.I fcMlMJMB :d liV t Vr WILL BE 1 n T V i If r- -I . I tf ' " I MN MUX M I fc,N c"iXJ wtgi w BSCS MM FROM THE OPPOSITION. WALL STREET'S DESIGN. Hon' Thin? New York Times: Wo will glvo our hearty support to tho republican party. The democratic party Is no longer tho party of Cleveland. I.Uten to Thin. New York Sun. Wo cannot support the democratic nominees. Volro From I'liglnncl. London Times: The democratic party has created a gravo error by adopting freo sliver instead of freo trado. Wo hope McKinley will ho elected. Another. London Standard: Tho position of tho democratic party on tho flnanco question will lose to it tho sympathy of Its friends on this sldo of tho water. Still Another. St. Jnmes Gazette: Should tho United States adopt freo colnago of silver, England would bo forced to adopt a plan of retaliation that might startle the world. As wo have, timo and again said: "Anglo-Saxon union, with the United States Iu consideration, is an Idle dream." llerr Mott Aculmt It. The arch-anarchist says: I cannot support the democratic party on the silver Issue. From n I'ro-llrltUh Sheet. Now York Post: Between protection and free silver wo unhesitatingly tako the former. "Sound-money" democrats should vote for McKinley. From Another I.cmllnjj Annrehlnt, Henry Clews: If ignorant suffrage makes tho silver cause successful at tho polls tho east (Wall street) has another card to play (secession). Chlc.ico Tribune: (Owned In England. ( "This is not tho democratic party at nil. Call it tho popocratlc party. That's a better name for it. But whatever namo It goes by It shall not fasten its (American) financial sys tem on this country." There aro thousands of opposition thrusts like the above that will mnko good campaign material for the demo cratic party. Editors should mako u&o of them and show that thero is n gigantic conspiracy being hatched to fasten tho British gold standard on this country forever. As soon as tho patriotic people of this country under stand tho situation properly they will get under the American banner re gardless of former party ties. Government Iteculxtlon of Wealth. On Jan. 14, 1S95, tho World-Herald contained an editorial from Mr. Bry an's pen on the subject of "vast wealth." He said: "It is posslblo for one citizen to in jure another with a club or with n wea pon, but that Is not the only way. Tho gamblers on tho Board of Trado may Injure the farmer by decreasing the price of his grain, or they mny lnjuro the porson who buys farm products by increasing the price. Whether their manipulations of the markets hurt tho ono class or tho other, they do an in Jury. Trusts crush out small competit ors, and, then having a monopoly, ex tort higher prices from purchasers. There aro many indirect methods by which one person can lnjuro anothor, methods by which ono person virtually takes the property of anothor porson without his consent. If the government properly restrains each citizen lntont on wrongdoing nnd fully protects every cltlzon In the 'enjoyment of life, liberty and tho pursuit of happiness,' many groat fortunes will bo prevented." In the public schools of Germany the bright pupils aro soparatod from tho stupid onos. Modleal men do the 1 sorting. " THE LATE E. H. RUHD. CAREER OF ILLUSTRIOUS EX CONQRESSMAN OF OHIO. Ipnptexy li the Cnnte of IIU Dentil HI Many Cnntetti for tho National I.ecltlntiire Aspiration for OHIoe IU cantly tnhl Atldo. RANK II. Hunl, tho eminent states man nnd lawyer, died in his apart ments In tho Boody IIouso, Toledo, Ohio, rccontly nt tcr a fow days' Ill ness. Ho was able to walk about his room until tho pre vious day. when ho waB stricken with apoplexy. Tho recurring nttnckB rondcred him uncon scIoub, In which condition ho lay until death. Frank Hurd was born at Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1841. Hla father, Jmlgo Hurd, took great pains with his education, and at an earlier ago than 1b usual ho was sent to Konyon collcgo, at Gam bler, whore ho graduntcd when but 17 years of ago, taking tho highest honors of his class. Tho next four yenrs wero spent in his father's office, in tho study of tho law. At tho ago of 21 Mr. Hurd wbb admitted to prnctlco, and from tho beginning took a high rank in his pro fession. In 18C3 ho was elected proso cuting attorney for Knox county, and In 18CG was sent to tho state scnato, whero ho served ono term with distinc tion. In 18G8 Mr. Hurd wni appointed to codify tho criminal laws of Ohio, which commission was ably executed. In 18G9 ho camo to Toledo and formed a partnership with Judge Chnrles H. Scrlbner. During thoir partnership Hnrvoy Scrlbner wna admitted to tho firm, and when Judge Scrlbner retired to go upon tho bench, Mr. Hurd re tained his connection with Harvoy Scrlbner until Jnn. 1, 1891. In 1872 Mr. Hurd was first nominated for congress, and his curcer as a na tional character began from that tlmo. Ho was defeated in that canvass by I. R. Sherwood. In 1874 ho again ran for congress, nnd this timo was success ful. Ho was re-elected In 187G, but was unseated by J. D. Cox. In 1878 ho was again elected, defeating J. B. Luckey in a close contest. In 1880 he was again defeated, Judgo J. M. Ritchie being elected. In 1882 he was again elected, but in tho campaign of 1883 ho was defeated by Jacob Romcls, FRANK H. HURD. Since 1884 Mr. Hurd has been out of politics In tho sense of being an as pirant for any public ofllco, but his in fluence has been felt In his party at all times and on many occasions his voice has been the strongest in shnplng its policy in Ohio. Jan. 1, 1894, ho formed a law partnership with O. S. Brumback and C. A. Thatcher, which continued to his death. HE WAS A YANK. tVhy the Southern Army Decided to Surrender. Governor Matthews is telling a good story ho heard In tho South recontly, says the Indianapolis Sentinel. In a valley In the northern part of Goorgla, between two mountains which shut out all communication with tho outside world, there lived an old planter, who, while an ardent adherent of tho south ern cause, was too badly crippled by infirmities to shoulder a musket and march barefooted. But ho had a son whom ho sent, and after tho boy had disappeared down tho road the old mnn waited for tho news of tho Btrife. Oc casionally rumors of southern victories would float ovor the mountains and the old man Uncle S he was called would eejolce and tako an unusually largo doso of mint Julep. At other times, when reverse news camo and it was roported that tho gray had been turned back, tho old man would bitter ly lament and uso the same remedy for grief and sorrow that ho used to quiet his Joy, Through it all he had abund ant faith In the ultimate victory of tho Confederate army and any doubt ex pressed would meet with a stern re buke. Tho years wore on and news failed to arrive. Tho valley was deserted and thoro was no ono to learn the course of ovents. Tho old man smoked hlB pipe and waited Impatiently for news. One morning as ho sat on his front porch with hl3 pipe, far down the dusty road appeared the form of a solitary pedestrian. Gradually he approached and tho feeblo vision of the old planter recognized his long absent son. The puffB from his pipe came thick and fast, but this wns tho only sign of eagerness or nervousness displayed. The gate swung open and tho soldier walked up and sat down on tho stops. "Mornln', Jim," said tho old man. "MornlD, pap," was tho quiet re ... e w "Shot?" "No'p." "Sick?" '!".' "No'p." Tho old man reached behind him for n stout club which ho used aa a cane. "Jim," ho naltl, nervously, "Jim, yo didn't desart?" "No, wo'ro whuppod." "What!" "Yes, wo'ro whupped. Leo haB sur rendered with his army nnd wo laid down our guns." "Jim, how did it hnppon7" "Well, pap, wo all fought our best an long as It was an ovon shako; but wo un8 nil found out 'at tho Lord wnB a Yank an' it wnB no uso. Wo tins laid down our guna an' cum homo." A Famnn KnglUhmnn. Georgo Tlnworth, whoso rnarvoloua pnuols representing sacred subjects havo made him tho most famous artist in terra cottn of his gcnorntlon, was born In London, Nov, 5, 1813. Tho bou of n poor wheelwright, bo culti vated wood carving In early life, first nB n diversion nnd afterward, having taken lessons of Lnmbem, pursued tho art us an nvocatlou. In 18G4 ho en tered tho academy schools, soon do- GEORGE TINWORTH. velopcd a high order of talent, and hla exhibits of figures, solitary nnd in groups, challenged such marked atten tion that ho obtained a pormancnt ap pointment in tho great Doulton art pottery In 18G7. Tho grnco and dig nity of his compositions havo been pro nounced by competent critics as beyond praise. An important examplo of hla work 1b tho reredoB in York Minster. Ancient JournalUm. At a recent congress of Journalists held at Heidelberg, fac similes of tho first newspaper over printed wero dis tributed to tho members. It Is a sheet published at Strasburg In 1609 by Jo hann Carolus. In a letter from Ven lco, dated Sept. 4, in the first number, Galileo's discovery of tho tolcscopo la announced. "Tho government haa add ed ono hundred crowns to tho ppn slon of Master Galileo Galilei, of Flor ence, professor at Padua, because ho has Invented an .Instrument which en ables ono to seo distant places as If thoy wero quite near." A. Deadly Itlile. Italy has a new magazine rifle, which holds only six cartridges, but can bo filled and discharged in fifteen seconds. Tho bullet has an outside covering of German Bilver with a caso of lead, hardened by antimony, and will go through a brick wall three feet thick nt a range of a quarter of a mile. Tho bore range of a quarter of a mllo. Tho boro Is 0.25G Inches nnd tho trajectory is so flat that tho rifle can bo fired up to a range of G50 yards without using tho folding sight, which is set for a3 long a range aa 2,200 yards. Japan' New MlnUter. M. Hoshl, Japan's new minister to this country, is a statesman nnd scholar of prominence, Mr. Hoshl tho namo means "star" has long been a promi nent figure in tho political arena of Japan. Ho studied law in England, nnd was one of the first Japanese to become a barrister at tho Middle Tern M. HOSHI TORRI. pie. Ho Is an ex-president of tha Lower- House of the Japanese diet or congress. Similar. Squlldlg Campaign Ilea remind ma of mosquito nettings. McSwillgen Too thin, eh! "No." "Then how do they remind you?" "Made out of hole cloth." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. A Monopoly. At Rcddltch, England, 20,000 people mako more than 100,000,000 needles a year, and they aro made and .exported so cheaply that England has no rival and practically monopolizes tho trade. ' A man without enemies may not be I much of a man, but he has a soft Um Www sponse. . .. at IU
