THE SCH ANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1896.
11
POLITICS BREEDS
NUMEROUS THEORIES
Bat Our Interest la the Subject tin a
Beuellclal EHect
JEM0CRAT1C GOVERNMENT ON TRIAL
lome of Itt Wont Danger Arise
from Itt Early Suecesses"Tet of a
Scholarly Paper Read Last Krenlnj
by Howell Harris Before the Robert
Morris Lodge of True Ivorite.
It li hardly necessary for me to offer
in apology for the choslng; of a theme,
t subject, that today overshadows all
ithers, unless It be that you are al
ready weary of political discussion and
txpect, at this, our evening- entertain
ment, something of a different order.
In seasons like the present it would
teem that we are devoting an amount
If attention to politics that is entirely
tut of proportion to its importance.
Yet such a .conclusion la the result
If superficial observation; for man is,
is Aristotle says, "a political beltiB by
nature," and the earliest and wisest
' records of his existence emphasize this
(ruth. The opening chapter In human
history records a political revolution.
Dur first parents, yielding to the ora
torical blandishments of Satan, became
imbltlous to share with the powers of
heaven the authority of government.
For those among us who sturdily cham
pion democracy, it may not be pleasing
to rellect that democratic principles
were first Introduced by his Satanic
majesty. In the midst of a great num
ber of good people, Satan is still an Im
portant factor in the world, and a pro
lific source of Inspiration for many of
pur modern political movements. How
ever true this may be, the fact remains
that man has always manifested a
deep Interest In politics, an interest
Which no form of government could
wholly suppress, although It might
prevent any active participation In its
(flairs. In defiance of great penalties,
and even at the risk of life man has
scrutinized and criticised the acts of
his rulers. This was the case In the old
Hebrew theocracy. It was the same un
der the Imperial despotism of Itome.and
It Is the same today in our enlightened
land, where we are accorded the fullest
liberty, and sometimes paid a hand
some salary for doing It. Through the
labor and sufferings of an Innumerable
multitude of martyrs, man has finally
succeeded In making good the proposi
tion, "that governments derive their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed."
POLITICAL FREEDOM.
Political freedom is the birthright of
every American. It would argue a
monstrous unworthtness on our part,
were we, as a people. Indifferent to the
obligations which that birthright Im
poses. The great work in which the
people of the United States are now en
gaged Is the development of demo
cratic government. For the last one
hundred years, we have been occupied
with the world's first experiment In
this work on a large scale. Before our
time there have been attempts at es
tablishing governments called demo
crat!?. There have been, too, In the
government of some' great nations
other than our own, some single dem
ocratic features, but It was reserved
for the framers of the American Con
stitution to lay down the fundamen
tal principles of a government that Is
Intended to be thoroughly democratic.
The experiment has been a great suc
cess. We have demonstrated for all time
that a stable, vigorous government for
a great people, can be formed on dem
ocratic principles. But the growth
of this government is not fin
ished; we must go on with
the experiment. The conditions under
which our progress has thus far been
made have been exceedingly favorable
to the healthy growth and development
of the nation.
A virgin soil of extreme fertility yield
ed rich rewards to labor. A varied cli
mate and an abundance of mineral
Statistics which
WAGES PAID ON A SOUND MONEY BASIS.
Average weekly wages paid to the general trades in countries with currency on
a gold basis. Complied by the Department of State from the United States Consu
lar reports published September, 1895.
Australia. France.
n
J. . v
u , a "3
iM h i i h I $ ? I 4 !
"as "i I a sg a i 3 jj a a I l
a 9 a ;q z o w a & a & S o
1891. 1894. 18S4. 1881. 1884. 18W. 1894. issT J8sT 18ST "1884J188T IM 18847 "1884": TSt
BHyer $16.32 $14.60 $7.90 $4.58 $7.00 $7.82 $5.74 14.21 $7.86 $7.22 $7.55 $4.20 $3.80 $5.21 $18.00 $21.18
carriers 9 20 9.60 6.00 3.22 4.30 3.13 2.92 4.94 3.48 4.50 1.7(5 2.99 S.40 1S.J8
Masons 13.W 16.30 6.85 5.22 5.36 7.25 6.33 4.67 7.68 7.12 7.10 8.00 3.30 6.27 13.50 21.00
Tders. . 9.20 9.60 3.28 3.00 4.30 3.23 $.16 6.07 165 4.70 1.70 3.60 8.40 1.60
Pterers 15.00 15.30 8.30 4.66 6.97 11.00 6.31 4.43 7.80 7.12 6.73 6.04 5.10 5.05 13.50 23.10
Tden 9 20 9.601 3.2$ 3.02 3.86 3.22 2.91 6.27 3.53 4.95 1.70 3.40 8.40
Slaters 16 75 15 30 8.25 4.98 9.00 6.65 4.20 7.10 6.85 6.86 4.20 4.35 21.00
Hoofers' 6.34 4.98 8.00 6.65 4.2s 7.35 6.57 7.13 4.20 2.99 13.60 17.30
ders 3.28 3.28 6.34 2.81 4.24 3.40 6.10 1.70 3.18 8.40
Pbers .. 13.35 13.40 7.92 6.46 6.70 6.10 4.25 7.90 7.47 7.00 8.60 8.25 6.18 13.50 19.00
Assist
ants .. 9.20 9.60 8.60 2.93 4.30 3.61 2.72 4.69 8.38 4.10 1.70 3.36 8.40
Carpen-
ters .. 14.15 14.60 7.13 4.07 7.00 8.00 6.20 4.11 7.G6 6.97 6.91 4.00 8.90 4.74 11.60 16.25
0ters.. 13.30 13.40 7.02 6.00 6.90 6.07 4.08 7.C6 7.47 6.86 3.40 6.0 13.50 11.90
Bakers 12.65 11.65 5.73 4.28 2.25 7.15 3.50 6.17 6.53 6.51 4.00 4.50 3.88 10.50
Black
smiths . 12.65 14.60 13.42 6.38 4.82 6.00 5.81 4.00 7.37 7.07 6.56 2.60 3.90 6.20 1 0.50 16.02
Strikers 9.20 7.65 3.29 4.82 4.72 2.94 6.30 3.79 4.61 3.40 4.40 7.00 10 32
Book
binders 10.25 16.54 3.58 6.35 4.12 6.75 4.20 6.77 7.22 6.70 3.80 4.68 10.00
Brick
makers 10.48 10.00 4.23 5.00 6.00 6.33 3.98 7.00 6.41 6.97 6.00 fi.40 4.40 8.10
Brew'rs 23.00 11.90 4.5i 4.87 3.75 4.43 5.00 6.85 7.30 6.8-1 2.70 3.78 15.00
Butch's 13.07 9.07 4.31 4.37 3.22 5.50 6.81 5.95 3.90 4.66 9.60'
Brass-
found'rs 16.35 16.00 7.0o 6.02 4.82 6.64 4.38 7.47 7.34 6.31 4.00 4.92
Cabinet
makers 12.25 12.20 6.01 5.00 4.58 8.10 6.14 4.25 7.68 7.22 6.73 3.40 5.25 6.59 11.40 13.32
Confec-
ttoners . 33.40 9.75 7.86 5.03 12.00 4.85 3.40 6.84 6.46 3.75 3.55 6.84 11.00
'Cigar
makers 11.45 7.30 7.00 6.28 6.00 6.90 4.C5 3.03 6.07 6.11 8.00 4.80 3.00 9.00
Coopers 12.90 13.86 6.45l6.17 4.82 6.22 5.58 3.97 7.50 6.81 6.GB 2.60 4.78 9.00 16.08
Cutlers . 9)75 5.28 6.70 6.16 3.90 7.50 8.03 6.73 3.80 4.50 4.93
Distil
lers 9.75 10.48 6.00 8.90 6.96 8.56 6.00 6.11 4.20 4.25 4.02
Dray
men and
team'rs 8.25 10.94 854 8.77 8.22 7.92 6.57 2.96 6.37 4.26 6.28 1,60 S.40 10.80
Drivers:
Cabs &
can-g 9.25 3.86 8.92 4.80 4.82 J.21 5.15 4 26 5 161 2 60 7 70 8 40
St. car. 12.00 6.89 4.09 3.3U 4.47 3.44 ..... 4.26 6.161 si 300 3.84 WOO
Enl " 6.16 4.80 5.40 4.88 3.45 .i8 4.86 60g J00 3.30 4-9I 7-00 ,,M
P,"?," " ft? J-Jg 6.12 8.38 8.27 8.46 6.00 7.65 6.25 15.00
Sard- VM 8,82 8 03 1M 4-40 3 00 4-63 UM
H"e: ,n! Hi ISS'k' li1, 3 78 6 80 4-86 4 8 4.00 4.95 3.83 8. J 13.60
Hatters 13.83 10.32 4.59 4.00 6.50 6.0O 4.30 6.10 7.30 7 88 6 25 3 84
H orse-
"hoers T-02 5.63 4.12 7.80 6.89 3.61 6.32 6.21 6 88 8 20 4 50 4 63 12 00
Jew'ers 22.80 13.10 12.90 6.94 6.3610.30 6.2 6.21 iM sioi ZOO iM I) M UM.. "Y.
labor- I
ers. por-
Llthol" 9,20 9-80 lK lV 430 6,00 4 00 3,11 4'70 100 M 8M 173 363 7- ,SS
grap'ers 13.35 18.40 12.90 5.86 5.50 12.00 7.17 5.C3 7.07 7.71 7.33 3.00 6.51 12.00
Mill- I
wrlghts 15.00 15.00 6.00 5.87 7.00 6.74 4.81 6.97 7.30 6 76 6 30 12 00 16 80
rrinfrs 14.10 12.00 4.86 6.36 8.22 6.64 7.17 8 52 7.27 4 60 4 50 6 92 ... KM
sMi.6" K 387 488 4,82 636 4-78 8 60 szo 4:38 6 if?
8hoke!r 10 83 10S2 4 M 4-82 6 W 285 8 03 6.50 2.80 190
glL -80 4 82 t S0 600 8.00 8.30
fidores . 14.60 17.52 7.75 4.36 6.00 6.72 6.70 S.S1 5.40 6.07 2.00 8.30
cutters . I 12.60 8.00 5.13 4 . w m
S; if S 12 -w? Ill 600 vn iw'isiii ftttiio i m -is.?:!?
Toleg tM 1M TO s" 4 00 4 90 6 30 9M
$nVr" SB 0 6.11 11.00 8.87 12.00 6.20 7.00 7.50
tq'?!?lJjPj!Ltt40 7.02 4.40 7.00 6.50 3.55 6.50 0.04 6.67 6.60 X 00 4.03 6.00 14.35
JVl V Paperf which 1.
that labor Is paid In paper currency, It
KIEL' WIt'iyJ'" l only about
- . . ' ... iiiu 11117 uutviiBBiiig uuwvr ui ine rates
K?tlut!li.ta,rt'W l th" . W
wealth gave to each man ample scope
for the exercise of his physical or in
tellectual energies which should at last
be crowned with alhuence or prosper
ity. TOO SUCCESSFUL.
But these conditions are rapidly
changing. The population becomes
more dense and the struggle for exist
ence, more severe. Under the changed
conditions a democratic form of gov
ernment is peculiarly adapted for breed
ing all manner of strange political the
ories. We spoke a moment ago about
the success of this great democratic
institution. Perhaps we have been too
successful. The people have wielded
the sceptre of government with such
marvelous results, that now a great
number look upon it as a wizard's rod
that will remove mountains, divide ths
seas, transform human nature, or re
verse the laws of trade and commerce.
The people are conscious of their power
but not conscious of its limitations.
This misapprehension of the nature and
functions of state is probably at the
root of many of the new political the
ories of these latter days, the growth
of which is a menace to the whole
social fabric. Though the present aga
boasts of its practical turn, it is dom
inated by some of the wildest vagaries
that ever hair-brained specutytors con
ceived. A natural anxiety therefore
prompts the thoushtful to Inquire,
whether conservative democracy will
be able to ride the storm that is every
where rising around It. Political crit
ics of the highest order regard the out
come with doubt and uncertainty.
It Is not my Intention tonight to
gratify or offend the party bias of any
one by discussing the issues of the
present campaign. Yet It may not be
time wasted to note briefly a few of the
theories that animate many of our mod
ern political movements.
POLITICAL CLASSES.
Among the swarming masse of our
fellow-citizens who participate in those
periodical though peaceful revolutions
called national elections, can be found
every variety and shade of political
opinion. If we should attempt to class
ify these opinions and form those who
hold them Into separate parties the fol
lowing dUlslons might be the approxi
mate results:
First, and perhaps numerically the
strongest division, would be, the party
that has for its political creed the de
basing sentiment that "to the victor
belong the spoils." The adherents of
this party are very conspicuous In each
of the great political organisations of
the day. They have been potent In de
termining the result of many elections,
not on the ground of principle or party
policy but for the Bole purpose of per
sonal nggrandlzment. This party looks
upon the state as a stupendous machine
for the distribution of offices and official
favors. Like Esau, they will sell their
birthright for a mess of pottage. To
tliein the privilege of having a voice In
the government Is worthless unless in
some manner It brings immediate re
turns ranging from a cabinet portfolio
to a night's debauch at the expense of
Borne candidate. Fortunately this par
ty cannot attain any permanent power.
It Is at war with Itself. It will, how
ever, be an Important factor in shaping
the ultimate results of democratic
government.
Another class of opinions might be
formed Into a party that could appro
priately adopt for Its platform the
words In which the old counsellor, Gon
zola, in the Tempest, draws his imag
inary state.
"I would by contraries
Execute nil things; for no kind of traffic
Would I admit; no name of magistrate;
Letters should not be known; riches, pov
erty And use of service, none; contract, suc
cession, Tlourn, bound of land title, vineyard, none.
No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil.
No occuintion; all men Idle, all;
And women too.
All thlnKs in common, nature should pro
duce Without sweat or endeavor.
Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any
enplne
Would I not have, but nature should bring
forth
Of Its own kind an abundance
To feed my Innocont people."
This party at present is in a hope
less minority. It manifests Itself oc
casionally by Inflammatory pamphlets
and speeches, and sometimes by throw
ing dynamite bombs at organized so
ciety. In contrast with this party that
Show that Wages are Highest Under the
the gold nitlreJfl 1m worth G4.8 cents.
follows that the purchasing dow. i
one-third the purchasing power of tr
most likely
DWi r of th
would strip the state of all power there
is another class which demands that
the state shall do all things. This
party Is growing more formidable
every year. In its train you wilt find
the preacher and the vagabond, the
philosopher and the fool, all of whom
unite In declaring that society as it is
now constituted Is a failure. It has a
multitude of political theories, each of
which is a specific remedy for some
ailment or other of the body politic. It
proposes to bring about a social and
Industrial millennium, by the abolition
of private ownership of property.
The state, they say, must control all
railroads, telegraph lines, steamships,
mines, mills, etc. By this means they
claim there will be an equal distribu
tion of wealth and each member of so
ciety shall enjoy the maximum of com
fort and luxury In exchange for the
minimum of labor. The old notion that
formerly prevailed was that the bless
ings of life were obtained by the prac
tice of certain simple but di ill cult vir
tues, such as industry, thrift, skill,
economy and .patience. But we are as
sured on the eminent authority of the
state socialist that under the system
they would Inaugurate, these qualities
are not necessary; that everyone shall
partake of the comforts of 1'fe with
out exercising the same difficult vir
tues, or manifesting the same degree
of ability. This alluring programme Is
not likely to commend Itself to practi
cal Americans, however inviting It
may appear to political dreamers.
There are, no doubt, nodal questions to
solve, but these questions cannot be
settled off-hand, by ready-made solu
tions deduced from abstract socialistic
principles.
HOBBY RIDERS.
In addition to this there Is a multi
tude of other reformers, each bearing
a hobby that they are anxious to fasten
upon the shoulders of the state. Some
there are who would transform the
government Into a vast reformatory for
the purpose of enforcing upon society
their own particular moral or ethical
code. In connection with this, I regret
to notice that It has b?come exceeding
ly fashionable tf lute years, to lower the
pulpit to a level with the political plat
form. Christian ministers Instead of
instructing their people In the truths
of a holy religion arc frequently found
lecturing upon current topics of mu
nicipal and national administration, or
advocating the adoption or enforce
ment of civil law. It Is the glory of
Christianity that the Ideal It offers to
mankind is a righteousness which Is
above the restraint of law. To incul
cate moral truth into society Is certain
ly the duty of the church, and for this
work It has received a divine com
mission. The church and state, how
ever, are two distinct and separate
communities. When the church at
tempts to use the machinery of the
state to enforce upon society Its own
particular principles of morality, It Is
stepping entirely beyond its legitimate
sphere. The mission of the church may
be to the whole world, but Its juris
diction is limited to Its own members.
The clergyman who uses his ministerial
office for political ends is guilty of a
great breach of trust. He creates and
stimulates the sentiment that the
Christian religion is mere conformity to
outward rules. The church received
the Holy spirit, with which to conquer
the world, and when it depends upon
any other weapon It acknowledges that
it has lost that which gained it former
victories. When the church ceases to
lean on God, and asks the state to fight
Its battles, It confesses to a weakness
which will never gain the submission
or even the respect of the world.
Then again, there is the prohibition
ist with his hobby, but there may be
some among us tonight, so 1 shall re
frain from comments.
In a treatise on Morals and Legisla
tion Bentham discusses the elements of
time and place, in legislation. It Is just
In neglecting these elements that the
most delusive employmentof new-fledg-d
ethical and economical propositions
takes place. I shall now dismiss this
phase of the subject trusting that the
political cranks of the nineteenth cen
tury will be ridiculed into oblivion by
the cynics of the twentieth.-
TRUE AMERICANISM.
Let us now turn for a moment to the
true American party. A party that
has EUldcd our destinies in the past,
WAGES PAID ON A SILVER CURRENCY BASIS.
Average weekly wages paid to the general trades In countries with currencies on
a silver basis. Complied by the Department of State from the United States Con
sular reports published September, 1895.
" "Austria. China, Ecuador.
. :
a .
9 . a
i S S 4
f d o S a p, s
" 1891. 1884.11891. 1884.1 18S4. lgirnmlSsTTRSTTssTTlM. 1884.1 18T
$3.58 $1.64;$1.20 $ 7.41 31.44!$ 7.5,) J2.oi!$10.00 $2.40 $ 9.00 $4.32 $ 9.00
2.05 1.13 8.90 72 4.50 1.14 3.60 1.00 6.40 1.45 4.63
. $2.63 8.73 !. 7.74 1.44 7.50 2.1S 10.8(1 1.80 14.76 6.72 9.74
1.92 75! 3.90 72 4.50 1.14 3.50 i.ju 4.90 2.8S 3.81
4.00 1.6UI 7.74 1.44 7.60 1.56 4.25 2.40 9.00 4.00 9.40
TRADES
AND
OCCUPATIONS.
Bricklayers .
Hod carriers.
Masons
Tenders
Plasterers . .
Tenders
Slaters
Hoofers
Tenders
Plumbers
Assistants
Carpenters
Gasll Iters
Bakers
Blacksmiths
Bookbinders
Brickmakers
Bre wws
Butchers
Brass founders...
Cabinet makers...
Confectioners ....
Cigarmnkers
Coopers
Cutlers
Distillers
Draymen and
team? teis
Drivers: Can and
carriage
Street car
Dyers
Engravers
Furriers
Gardners
Hatters
Horveshoera
Jewelers
Laborers, porters.
Millwrights
Potters
1'rlnters
Bailmakers
Shoemakers ....
Stevedores
Stonecutters ...
Tunners
Tallora
Telegraph opera'
tors
Tinsmiths
4.00 7.74 1.44 4.201 13.20
4.20 1.60 7.74 1.44 7.50 1.80 8.40 1.80 3 75 8.70
2.80 75 3.'J0 72 4.50 8.25 1.20 2.00 4 82
4.11 1.66 ll.iiO 1.44 10.00 4.32
2.41 75 7.14 72 6.00 2.3'J 9.60
. 2.85 5.10 2.15 7.74 1.441 10.80 1.50 2.40 9.00 3.3U 9.S4
6.00 11.50 1.44 8.U0 3.70 18.00
4.72 2.80L.... 4.M 1.44 10.M 7.C0 3.72 3.0) 2.95 12.00
. 2.67 8.18 1.25 1.25 9.06 1.44 9.00 1.S3 8.00 3.01 16.30 3.72 12.83
4.00 4.84 1.44 7.50 6.50 13.Su 3.12 10.25
. 2.24 3.10 1.04 1.00 4.84 1.44 7.60 6.00 3.78 9.0 2.601 9.10
, 3.09 5.87 8.5u; 7.50 6.00 20.00 4.00'
3.00j 2.25i 3.84 1.44 6.40 1.6S 12.30 2.9! i 11.75
. 3.31 4.40 1.621 1.41I 9.00 3.00 10.00 4.20i
. 2.85 3.00 2.251 1.80 7.74 1.44 10.001 10.00: 14.70 o.76' 14.45
. 3.20 3.041 2.W 1.32 4.84 1,441 io.ijo: 5.00 2.88 4.20 3.30, 10.3-4
3.04 1.401 4.84 1.4 H 8.001 4.50 1.68 7.5 6.M 12.59
3.90! 1.631 1.00 1.44 8 00' 7.23 7.501 3.0G
. 2.20 3.00 2.13 10.00! 3.01 .. ..
. 2.30 3.00 3.50 3 S4i 12.UO' 4.00 1.25 4.00! 13.50
2.00! 3.S4 I
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4.00! 3.84 9.00 1.50 8.W 1.75 3.:.0' 3 .')
3.08 4.S4 li.uu 3.U0; 7.40i. 2.93 8.50
. 2.42 3.80 1.75 2.00 1.44 3.I0 2.40 3.1 10.W
1.75; 1.44 9.00 1.52 4.6iil 3.00 19.75 4.0'J!
3.67 2.50 9.00! 3.00! 3.(!'J 12.ii:)
1.50 3.SI 1 3,(kiI 1.48 fi.uo 3.uj (j.Ju
3.85 1.50! 3-84 1.44 8.001 5.10 3.81 9.00 5.10;
3.43 LB, 9.00 1.44 12.00! 3.75 1.68 3.75
4.74 1.881 1.9S 9.0-i 12.001 4.13 6.3ol 13.00 4.1ii
. 2.37 3.00 1.00! 1.20 3.84 72 8.0)1 1.44 2.90 1.92 3.50 2.8a. 7.S3
3.101 1.88! 2U.W 3.30 1 3.0j
, 2.80 4.85 I.881 1.44 4.81 1.44 2.751 1.80 6.701 3.00 5.701
a -J!i -1 ill y i K4 I 1 II la mkl 17:1 E ?.! 1 u a J-i r i.
Uo I 1.44j s-wl ---vl S.St I I 10.00
7.40 1.881 6.92 1 9.001 O.lftl I 4.92 2.8S
4.151 1.73 I I.411 2.181 : I I
. 2.41 3.001 1.50; 6.1I2, l.Jij 8.O0! 1.701 3.00 3.54' 4.931 4.90, 12.00
4.03! 2.5o; 4.S4; 1.44( 10.00! 2.93 I 7.11, 2.88; 4.821 3.42. 12.50
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6.75i U.00; I 12.00 i 27.00 li.." ! 12.00 5.2.V
3-70jUO.-... 5.9.'! 1.41, 10.0o! I 7.50j 1.821 7.50 3.S,Ci
Although the gold standard now prevails In Auxtro-Hiingary. the sliver stnrtnrd
prevailed up to August, 1892. As will be noted In the tables prini-..l In Cor.subir re
ports, showing the value of forc-:),-n coins, t ho Austrian Hllver florin, the ul I money
unit of the Kinplre, fluctuated in value from 47.6 cents In 1871, to 32 rents In Julv,
1892, when It was sujpressed by the gold crown, with a fixed value of 20.3 ci-nts. The
downward course of the old silver ftorlti must be taken into account In the Austrian
wage rate, thus scaling still further the very low rate which prevulled In that country.
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
For Eight Year It Has Decreased,
Eipaanlon Bciug I'nnrccssnry.
From the Railway Age.
For eight years the mileage of an
nual railway construction In the Unit
ed States has been steadily decreas
ing. From nearly 13,000 miles of track
laid in the wonderful year 1887 the
totals have gone down by thousands
and hundreds, until 1895 touched the
lowest round for twenty years by add
ing only 1,803 miles to our railway sys
tem. Hut this does not mean that the
demand for railways Is nearly supplied
and that construction will continue to
decrease. On the contrary, there Is
room and will be need for additions for
greater than the entire present mileage
of the country. We have now some
thing over 181,000 miles of road. To
and which we sincerely hope will tri
umph over all opposition In the future.
A party that will not sutler our coun
try to be betrayed Into the hands of a
plutocratic ollglarchy nor to plunge
impulsively Into the abyss of anarchy,
nor to be misled into the labyrlnthian
mazes of socialism. A party that be
lieves In the normal development of
democratic government, but will re
quire that every forward step we may
take shall be dictated by slow com
mon sense. Under the direction of this
party our country will take on new
glories and wield a power that will
dominate the civilization of the world
It was for such a country and such a
party that the illustrious patriot whose
honored name this society bears be
stowed his love and service, Kolert
Morris, he who "sandled the feet of
liberty with the silver from his own
purse." In him we have a type of the
Ideal American citizen. I commend to
you his lofty example.
It is after all in the personal char
acter of Its people that we find the
roots of a nation's life. Institutions,
laws, manners and customs are the
outward manifestations of national
character. There is a deep political
significance in the words of the poet:
"What constitutes a state?
Not hbfh raised battlements or labored
mound.
Not cities proud, with spires and turrets
crowned.
Not starry Biflnt'lert court
Where low-browed baseness wafts per
fume to ;rlde.
No! Men. hlmh-mlnded men!
These constitute a Btate."
A stream cannot rise higher than Its
source. "Men do not gather grapes
from thorns, nor figs of thistles." These
facts In the material world have their
analogy In the world of politics. The
nation's progress or decay is deter
mined by the personal character of its
citizens. This Is the power that guides
Its history and is at work beneath all
surface movements shaping its career.
Here, then. Is a field where all can labor
and render to their country the highest
political Bcrvlce. Let the church, the
school and the family each perform
their legitimate functions In the forma
tion of character; then will emerge
through the clash of parties and the
haze of old political traditions a truly
democratic state whose functions
shall be established In righteousness
and whose years will he measured by
the span of time.
WORLD'S t:OLl PRODUCTION.
The United States Leads in the Pro
durtion of the Yellow Metal.
The officials of the Mint Bureau ex
press the opinion that the world's gold
production for 1896 will equal the ag
gregate production of gold and silver
prior to 1873. The Iron Age .has the
following to say on the subject:
The gold production of the world has
been steadily climbing upwnrd Blnce
1S90, when It stood at $118,849,700. The
figures of 1892 were IH5.815.100; of 1893
$157,287,600, and of 18.H $180,626,100. The
figures for 1895 have not been fully
verified by Director Preston, but a pro
duction of $203,000,000 is considered a
conservative estimate. The production
of 1896 is still, of course, a matter of
conjecture, but the Increases reported
from nearly cvety countty over 1895 are
regarded as a safe basis for putting the
production of the year at not less than
$220,000,000. The United States Is ex
pected to show an increase this year
from $47,000,000 in 1S95 to $50,000,000.
This Is regarded as the lowest prob
able production, and $54,000,000 is con
sidered a not Improbable figure. This
will keep the United States at the head
of the gold-producing countries.
True Liberality.
Old Millionaire George, I've just sent a
dollar to the "Veterans' Home."
His Only Son and Heir A dollar, father?
Why, I've sent more than thut out of
my miserable half -pay.
O. M. Ah, but you've got great expecta
tlons, George; I've got none. Exchange,
An Apprehension.
We've called you "new woman" quite fre
quently now;
We have studied and sung you the best
tv knew how
Till we fear that you'll be and our hearts
It leaves sore
A misnomer complete In a year or so
more. Washington Star,
Gold Standard.
1US
11.00
equal Great Britain lit Its ratio of rail
way mileage to equare miles, we should
have a total of 492,000 miles: to equal
the abundant supply of Illinois we must
have 522,000 miles, while If Massachu
setts, with Its mile of railway to every
four square miles of territory, be the
standard, the United Btates will even
tually boast of 772,000 miles of lines.
That there is much railway building
yet to be done, the records prove be
yond a doubt. When It will be done
depends on conditions yet to be de
veloped. A considerable amount of
work Is already under way. During
the first three months of this year
253 miles of track were laid on twenty
lines, and including these our books
already show sixty lines on which It
seems reasonably certain that 1,750
miles of track will have been laid by
the end of 1896, with a possibility of
much more. It all depends on the
times, not on the question of finding
room or demand tor more railroads.
1.82 75 8.90 72 4.60 3.50 1.20 6.40 2.55 4.63
3.80 4.50; .'..!.. 2M.. tLMl UM
WHY SILVER DECLINED.
It Has Been in Direct R:ponss to the
In roducllon of Improved
Methods of Mining.
From a Letter by Q. Wilfred Pearce In the
New York Sun.
The annual consumption of sliver In
the United States during this year will
amount to a sum $7,000,000 in excess of
the gross value of all the sliver coined
in the world fifty years aso. In 1876 re
fined silver cost tiie makers of silver
and plated ware $1.20 per ounce. At
thut time the best mines In the country
were plodding along with antiquated
machinery, and were far from lines of
railways. The cost of conveying ma
chinery and food from the east to the
west was greater than the present cost
of sending freight from Halifax, X. S.,
all rail to San Francisco, Cat., thence
by water to Melbourne, Australia, and
by rail to Hallatat. Twenty years ago
the mining of silver was hurt by pro
moters who worked the foreign inves
tors with false reports of the condition
of mines, and who worked exclusively
ns stock-Jobbing schemers. They cared
nothing about running mines as legiti
mate industries, conducted by educated
mining engineers familiar with the pro
gress of Inventors in the making of Im
proved machinery for producing large
quantitieo of metal ut low cost.
In 18S0 the bottom dropped out of
mining speculations, and the foreign
nnd domestic Investors would not in
vest save in gilt-edged and well-managed
mines, of which there were hun
dreds run on business principles. Then
the engineers began to equip the mines
with rock drills instead of hand "Jump
ers" pounded with sledge hammers,
steam hoists Instead of rope windlasses,
ah- exhausts, minnture railwnys Instead
of mules, nnd miles of lisht mine rail
way were built to run to and from the
trunk and local railways which were
built all over the west In the prosper
ous decade from 18K0 to 190. Vs a mat- i
tcr of course, the cost of producing all-
ver was lessened, a'nd the mine owners ;
wisely gave the makers of silverware
the benefit of the reduction In cost In
order to stimulate the demand for largj
quanties of stiver. ,
nB:TTER METHODS USED.
The makers of plated ware from 1S73
to 1880 hud been adopting the deposition
of silver by electric dynamos In place
of the liquid batteries which had been
In use since the time when close plat
ingsilver applied to hard metals with
a soldering Iron became obsolete. The
superior finish nnd economy of dynamo
plating drove batteries out of use In
factories, and the falling prices of sliver
made it possible for makers to reduce
the pi-Ice of sliver-plated ware, so that
makers of britanln, 'spelter, and bur
nished copper nnd brass wares Installed
plating plants, and then silver-plated
wares were sold for the prices former
ly asked for unplated wares. All the
while the makers of mining machinery
were adding Improvements and making
it possible for miners to produce silver,
copper, lead, building stone, and coal at
prices shading downward every year.
It began to be the case that silver
mines equipped with proper machinery
turned out products at prices ranging
from thirty to sixty-five per cent, be
low the cost of production In mines
working by antiquated methods. It
was as Impossible for the mine with old
methods to compete with new as for a
man with n hand cart to compete with
steam railroads in carrying cotton hales
for the South to New England. Still,
Improvement of machinery nnd build
ing of railroads went on, and silver
came to a figure which Induced the
makers of silver-plated ware to put In
presses, tools, and machines for mak
ing solid silverware for domestic and
foreign trade.
The great Increase In the output of
silver and silver-plated ware in the
United States In ten years is a triumph
of industrial development without par
allel in the world. Since 1890 the total
annual output in that line of manufac
ture has been octupled. An army of
highly paid and intellectual artisans of
both sexes has been added to our In
dustrial enterprises, and the exporta
tion of the products Is going on to every
country In the world. There are more
men and women making silver end
plated wares In the United States today
than were employed in all the gold
and silver mines of America, Australia
and Africa twenty years ago.
FALL WILL CONTINUE.
Every mining expert who Is connect
ed with a good silver mine and every
manufacturer of silver and sliver-plated
products Is of the opinion that the
tendency of silver will be downward for
years to come. It must be so, for the
reason that mine owners, railways,
makers of machinery, and workers of
silver are willing to work on very close
margins for the sake of increasing out
puts and thereby adding very material
ly to the value of their plants. If all
the nations of the earth should get to
gether and back their credit to boom
the price of silver, that metal could not
be sustained for any length of time, be
cause not more than three per cent, of
the. silver veins of the earth have felt
the touch of the rock drill. Before the
first decade of the next century shall
have ended, It Is almost certain that
silver will be more plentiful than tin,
nnd ns chenp as copper. We are mak
ing steel, iron, and copper products
cheaper than any other nation on earth,
and within five years we will be selling
solid silver culinary utensils at about
the present price of stamped nnd re
tlnned Ironware. If our free-coinage
friends want to do something practical
townrd raising the price of their favor
ite metal, they would better start In and
buy out and shut up the rock drill,
holst.nnd other sorts of mining ma
chinery makers, and mining engineers
out of the country; they are the men
who have hammered down the pi-Ice of
silver, and who committed the "crime
of 1S7.1" and rtf every other year by us
ing their brains, muscle, and money for
the promotion of the general good of
millions of men and women who have
found steady york at good wages In
hundreds of Industries which depend
upon silver sold at n low figure which
enables makers to produce salable
goods suitable for all sorts and condi
tions of men.
While theorists, orators, lawyers,
editors, philosophers, and persons un
familiar with the Fubjicls of mining
nnd manufacturing have been writing,
talking, nnd arpuihg about the fall in
prices of nil kind of products, the In
ventors, engineers, and machinists si
lently, without pound of trumpets or
pounding of drums, have kept upward
and onward In their work, administer
ing to the welfare of nil mon by mak
ing it possible fur the laborer today to
enjoy creature comforts and luxuries
beyond the reach of kins In the bad
old times when the Inventions of Watt,
Arkwright, Stephenson, KM Whitney,
nnd Robert Fulton were In the womb
of time.
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FOR "THE IIIDEPEIIDEIIT."
He Tells of His Recovery from an Illness that
Threatened to Incapacitate Him. Is now Able
to Attend to His Duties. Has Nothing but
Words of Praise for the Remedy Used.
Vom thi Independent, Auburn, IV. Y.
It having come to the knowledge of the
editor of the Cayuga County Independent of
Auburn, that Eer. N. Wsyne Wolcott. Pas
tor of tho Baptist Church, of Fleming, N. Y.,
had been cured of nervous prostration by
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statement of bis coso and how he bad been
benefited.
The reporter found Mr. Wolcott to be a
gentlemen some 40 or 45 years of age, in
good health, and active in his ministerial
duties. lie is highly esteemed as a pastor
and a citizen, and is a gentleman of strict
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relied upon as truthful in every respect and
devoid of exaggeration. In reply to que
tiom as to the truth of the report that he
had been benefited by Pink Pills he made
the following statement : " Eight years ago
while pastor of the Baptist Church in Covert.
N. Y., I was stricken with nerve. ns prostra
tion. During the winter of 1887-8, I had
conducted revival services and delivered a
series of lectures in addition to my work as
pastor, and became completely run down.
I oould not work, and felt as though my
days were numbered. I tried a doctor, but
did not receive much aid from him.
At this time I received a call from the
church at Tally, N. Y. At first I determined
not to accept it, for I knew that in my weak
condition I could not do the work. But hop.
ing against hope, I finally decided to try and
accordingly went there, iiy health continued
to fail and I grew weaker, and I thought I
would have to give up entirely my work for
Ood which I love. Just then, however, the
sun broke through the clouds. Mr. Tall
man, of Tully, whom I shall always remem
ber at a lienemctor, recommended me to try
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. He had tried
them and they had done him good. As a
last resnrltol tried them. The effect was
wonderful and immediate. From the very
first box my system began to tone up, my
blood became rich, and once more I became
the strong and vigorous man I was before
my health failed.
" My labors, if yon know of the labors of
a country parson, you can readily believe,
were very heavy. I had not been able to
work, ana was losing my interest in the
cause of Christ, but like magic ray old vigor
returned and for three more years I labored
there and raised $4,000 toward building up
the Church in addition to my regular duties.
All my friends say of me that I am a very
hard working man, but in Covert I could
not work. After I went to Tally, and the
pills had restored my health, I think I may
ay that I merit that name. For three or
four yean after I left Tully I did evangelistio
work. Two years ago I came here. Since
then I have never had any return of my old
trouble, bnt am in good health, Mrong and
active, with no symptom of nervous pros
tration, which was caused by overwork. It
is a homely expression, but I felt like a
"wrung-out dish-cloth without any starch
in it."
I owe my present good health to Pink
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the magio remedy to every one troubled with
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As a parting remark Mr. Wolcott said : '.' I
have often thought that in return for. what
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have done for me,
I would like to become a medical missionary
to make known their merits."
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from the Sentinel, Home, X. I".
One of the well known mechanics of
Oneido County is George Kochersper, of
Hecla, N.Y. lie is thirty-seven years old and
has had extensive experience as an engineer
and machinist at Rome, 1 lion, Oneida and else
where. For some time he was employed by
the Atlas (Inn Company of Ilion, and he
holds a certificate from the foreman of this
establishment which testifies to bis capabil
ity and efficiency as an engineer and general
machine hand, familiar with milling and
drilling machinery, pipe fitting, soldering
and general shop work. A few years ago Mr.
Kochersper was employed in the Home Lo
comotive Works and later in the copper mill
in that city.
Mr. Kochersper now enjoys good health,
but this has not always been the case with
him. Like many other mechanics he hss
suffered with rheumatism, and at times this
has incapacitated him for work. One winter
he was so afflicted that he was confined to his
home at Hecla for three months. Ilia doctor
aid he suffered not exactly from rheuma
tism, but something very much like it.
Mr. Kochersper did not care what the
disease was called, bnt he was, of course,
chiefly interested in having it cured. It felt
like rheumatism, being in the form of very
severe paint in the muscles and joints of his
limbs. He doctored more or less all winter,
and although he felt somewhat better in the
spring, he was not entirely cured. Later,
while working in Home, he had a relapse.
He then tried other remedies, but they gave
him no permanent relief. - While working
in Ilion about a year ago he ranght eold
through exposure, and soon had another
attack of hit old trouble. Like all in.
telligent mechanics, Mr. Kochersper reads
the newspaper!, and in one of them he saw
a statement regarding Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills. He determined to give them ft lair
trial and did to.
Whatever Mr. Kochersper does he does
thoroughly. So in taking the Pink Pills
he was careful to follow the directions
implicitly, to diet as directed, and alto
to continue the use of the remedy long
enough to give it an opportunity to lie effec
tive. His condition improved from the start,
and when he bad taken twelve boxes he was
again a well man.
A year hat passed since then, and during
that time he has not had a tingle attack of
hit old complaint. The critical months of
fell and spring came and went, with their
attendant cold and dampness, bat as he has
felt no twinges of rheumatism, he feels safe
in asserting that he it permanently cared.
He attributes his cure entirely to Dr. Wil
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strictly followed, and that the remedy must be
used for a sufficient length of time to effect a
cure. After a fair trial he it convinced that
Pink Pills will do for other tufierers what
they have done for him.'
Mr. Kochersper is well known not only in
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Ilion and Dolgeville, in all of which, places
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