The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1894 Page: 7 of 16
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OCT. ,4 1894.
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When the nine million mortgages shall
all beoome due,
What will become of the farmer?
When the earth and the money shall
belong to the few,
What will become of the farmer?
Oh, the farmer is a "hayseed," only a
common "mud sill;"
His home Is in the poor house, just
over the hill.
When the combines get a corner on
manufacture and trade,
What will the laboring man do?
When wealth is the standard of all so-
cial grade,
What will the laboring man do?
A serf and a slave is his mission to fill,
When no longer of servioe he'll go
over the hill.
When garments are all made by a'sys-
tem of sweat,
What will the sewing girl do?
When trusts still more greedy, money
harder to get,
What will the sewing girl do?
Be a mistress or beg, 'tis a sad, bitter
pill;
When unfitted for either, she'll go
over the hill.
When the few get the wealth and the
masses have none,
What will become of the people? •
When as serfs to goldocracy their race
has been run,
What will become of the people?
To the poorihouse they'll go and a pau-
per's grave fill,
In the charity potter's field over the
hill.
iMPEACH CLEVELAND AND CARLISLE!
Mr. Cleveland has always been, as
far as known, an avoWed enemy of sil-
ver. He has used his official patron-
age, personal influence and veto power
against silver on every occasion.
Just at this time, when the political
battle is on, he appears to have chang-
ed his tune, and is coining silver dol-
lars, or ordering his secretary to do so.
Such are the reports' sent out from
headquarters.
In an Associated Press dispatch of
Sept. 17, the following appears from
Washington:
"Since the democratic administra-
tion camo into power 1,597,223 standard
-silver dollars have been coined, of
which $520,079 have been ^seignior-
age."
,In view of the fact that there is no
law authorizing the coinage of silver
dollars, and especially so of the seign-
iorage silver, it is rather remarkable
where Mr. Carlisle gets his authority
for this action, if such reports are true.
During the session of congress just
closed a law was passed providing for
the coinage of the seigniorage. This
hill was promptly vetoed by President
Cleveland. Now It is reported that
#320,079 have been coined out of the
seigniorage. What a lot of ignoram-
uses our congress must be composed of
to pass a law authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to do something that
he already had the power to do.
Evidently there is no law on the
statute books authorizing the secretary
to coin the seigniorage. He does so in
defiance of law if he has coined this
class of silver bullion, and should be
promptly impeached for it when con-
gress convenes.
Under.the Sherman law he had pow-
•er to coin sufficient to redeem the
treasury notes, issued in the purchase
of silver, if he chose to redeem them in
silver. He has been redeeming these
notes in gold according to his own
statements, and therefore he had no
right to ccoin this silver, as the law
only gave him authority to coin silver
to redeem the treasury notes.
Mr. Carlisle now comes out and says
he is redeeming the treasury notes in
silver, but a few months ago he stated
that he was redeeming them in gold.
Mr. Carlisle asked congress for au-
thority to sell bonds, but when refused
authority he sold bonds without au-
thority. Congress passed a law au-
thorizing the secretary to coin the
seigniorage, and Mr. Cleveland prompt-
ly vetoed the bill, Now Mr. Cleveland
says he is coining the seigniorage,
without any law authorizing him to
do so.
There would appear to be no need for
congress, as Mr. Cleveland pays no
more attention to It than the moon does
to the baying dog.
Mr. Carlisle is the servant of Mr.
Cleveland. He dare not turn his hand
over unless ordered todo so by Grover.
The only blame resting upon him is
for cowardice and lack of manhood In
permitting himself to be made a dupe
of, and to appear to the world as a
yascillatlng idiot. It is Mr. Cleveland
that Is defying the laws and the con-
stitution, not only in the administra-
tion of the cabinet duties, but in his
own official conduct.
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle
should both be impeached. If a presi-
dent is permitted to set laws and con-
stitution at defiance, then there is no
further need for law or constitution.
If Mr. Cleveland has not violated his
oath of office and transcanded bis au-
thority, then there is no further need
for the people to support an extrava-
gant legislative department of the
government. The next congress should
promptly file a bill of impeachment
against him.
THE "CZAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS" NOT
IN IT!
The federal soldiers are now being
concentrated near the large cities, for
what purpose only those on the inside
can tell. The policy of withdrawing
the United States troops from the In-
dian reservations of the far west, the
only places where they are needed, If
needed at all in a time of profound
peace, and concentrating them at St.
Louis, Chicago, and other large cities,
not beyond ordinary comprehension.
Strenuous efforts are also being made
to increase the standing army. Great-
er Inducements are now being offered
to secure recruits to the standing army
than ever before. The term of enlist-
ment has been shortened, the pay In-
creased after a certain period of ser-
vice, and various other inducements
never before offered. The following
from the Chicago Headlight Is sugges-
tive of the military despotism which
threatens this country under a demo-
cratic (?) administration though this
country is at peace with the world:
"Taking advantage of the passing
wave of popularity, certain prominent
military men are interesting them-
selves in plans and recommendations
to congress, whereby the national sol-
diery may be largely increased in num-
ber, and the business of killing by
authority be rendered more impor-
tant.
"Among these is General Curtis,who
proposes to put the country on a war
footing at once, and make soldiers of
us all at one fell whoop of congression-
al enactment. His plan-—which is re-
ported to have met the endorsement of!
the house oommlttee on militia—is to
establish a national militia organiza-
tion, to consist of every able-bodied
male citizen between the ages of 18 and
45 years, to be known as the National
Guard of the states. Those who do
not actually join this body are to be
known as the Reserve Militia, and
those who do, are to be regulated and
governed as closely as possible by the
rules and regulations of the rugular
army.
"It Is provided, also, that the presi-
dent shall have power to call upon the
governors of states for the needed quo-
ta of the guard 'In case of invasion or
danger of invasion from foreign foes,
Indian uprisings or rebellion against
the authority of the government/
"All this Is very Innocent and patri-
otic in appearance, no doubt, but it is a
form of militarism which should meet
with prompt and emphatic condemna-
tion. The federal government has a
standing army which has proved Itself
equal to every emergency thus far pre
sented. Each state has Its mllltla,sub-
ject to the call of the governor, and It
has never yet failed of Its duty. There
Is no necessity, therefore, for begin-
ning now the construction of federal re-
serve corps, which would be a contin-
ually menaclng¿danger to our Institu-
tions.
"It was no less a personage than Gen-
eral George Washington who warned
every part of the country that they
must 'avoid the necessity of those over-
grown military establishments, which,
under any form of government, are In-
auspicious to liberty, and which are to
be regarded as particularly hostile to
republican liberty; in thiB sense it is
that your union ought to be considered
as a main prop of your liberty and that
the love of the one ought to endear
to you the preservation of the other."
HOW THE NEW TARIFF WORKS.
A Washington dispatch of Sept. 11
says:
"The statement of the monthly re-
ceipts of customs from the port of New
York for the last ten days, practically
the first ten of the new tariff, shows a
total of $2,884,219, as against ¿8,283,030
for the preceding ten days. Not one
dollar in gold coin or gold certificates
was received during the ten days at
New York."
The above Is copied from the Dallas
News, and, therefore, is true beyond
controversy. Here, then, is a fall off
in the customs in ten days under the
new tariff of over $5,000,000. How is
that for tariff for revenue, or revenue
for tariff, or free raw material for hum-
buggery? Not one dollar of gold was
received, either. Roger Q. Mills, is
this the silver lining of your dawn of
prosperity that was to result from the
passage of the tariff law? Humbug-
gery, thy name is Roger Q. ¡Democ-
racy!
The New York Sun publishes three
questions it desires propounded to can-
didates for congress before the elec-
tion. They relate to the Income tax.
If a candidate for congress is in favor
of the income tax, he should be de-
feated, according to the Sun.
The eastern money lords, who have
been robbing the west to fill their cof-
fers, are Informed that the Income tar-
Is the most popular measure in this
neck of the woods passed by congress.
In fact, it was about the only meritori-
ous measure passed. The west is sol-
idly in favor of, the income tax. If a
congressman should declare his opposi-
tion to income tax, he would have lew
followers west of the Mississippi.
POPULIST RECORD IN KANSAS.
Old party speakers are busy telling
the people of the calamity that befell
Kansas when the state went populist.
The following figures will show how
much the populist administration of
Kansas has saved the people of that
state:
By reorganizing the state
mllltla $ 12,000.00
Excessfof feo9[of secretary
of*8tate turned in under
a popullstilaw 3,788.92
Excess of fees 'of auditor
turned in under same law 948.92
Excess of fee of bank com-
mission turned In under
8amela\v 3,240.48
Fees of chief clerk of the
house'less than. republi-
can chief clerk, for ..same
time 1,118.60
Fees of senate secretary
less than republican 471.00
Increase *ln .railway taxa-
tion 723,854.40
By reduction of state tax
by populists law 71,324 36
Populist • legislature ap-
propriations less than re-
publican appropriations
for same time 15,093.47
dame in secretary of state's
office 1,052.15
By reducing (salaries and
fees in county offices 244,650 00
Total savings $1,156,984 81
Nor is this all. The populists In 1893
turned Into the treasury unused
money from appropriations $315,143 56,
and there will be quite as returned
this year at least, making a total of
$630.287.12.
SUMMARY.
Total republican deficiency
bills $ 170,650.38
Total other items 4,792 80
Total appropriations not
made on ordinary years.. 213,022.07
Total appropriations for
public improvements.... 171,600.00
Total saved by populist ad-
ministration 1,156,984 81
Total $1,716,949.66
Deduct credits to republi-
can's approproprlations. .$ 63,000.00
Populist deficiency bills... 70,000 00
And sundry expenses 71,313.33
Total 204,312.33
Net saved by populist
administration $1,512,636 23
Democratic stumpers are making
the statement all over Texas that the
present congress and administration
have reduced expenses. Lot us see
now how they figure this out.
To begin with there Is an admitted
deficiency for the fiscal year of 1893 of
$74,000,000.
There Is a reduction of the gold re-
serve of $£0,000,000.
Then comes the Cleveland-Carlisle
bond sale of $50,000,000.
Here Is a lo38 of $174,000,000 to start
with. Now take the increased appro-
priations of the present congress over
the billion dollar congress, and add
this $174,030,000 to it, and see how
much has been saved.
The New York State Federation of
Labor adopted the following resolution
at their recent state meeting: "Re-
solved, that every delegate here be in-
structed to recommend to his organi-
zation that its members be requested
so join the people's party organization
in the assembly districts."
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1894, newspaper, October 4, 1894; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185581/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .