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EQUAL IUGIITS TO ALL; SPECIAL PKIVILGES.TO NONE.
Vol. .
FAYETTE VILLE,
IV. C, MAY jll.
No. 3,
OFFICIAL OKGAX OF XORtH CAROLINA KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
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THE CLIMAX OF INFAMY,
Now that both th senate and house
have passed resolutions approving the
"law" permitting the government to
buy bonds the machine has been started
up again.
On the strength of the movement
bonds have already advanced more
than one per cent.
It is now a struggle between the
bursting treasury and the greed of the
bondholders.
The government will have to pretty
nearly pay the future interest on oat
standing bonds in order to get them.
This is decidedly a fat thing lor the
bondholders.
It will 'be a straight clean donation
of more than 8200,000,000 to the sharks
who have been picking Uncle Sam's
pockets for the last twenty-five years. 1
It is a fitting terminus of the damn
able scheme of robbery which was in
augurated by the bond thieves away
back in 1&62 when ,t.hev got that
memorable, senate amendment passed
making import duties and the interest
on the public debt payable in coin,
and pnttincr the little word "except" on
the back of the greenback.
Let ns briefly recapitulate the scheme.
Bondholders purchased 82,000,000,-
000 of bonds for 81,360,000,000 of
eoiu.
Here was a "shave" of $640,000,000
to start on.
They hare paid no tuxes. , This has
been an indirect robbery of every tax
payer in the cOnntrv.
The sum of 8350,000,000 of these
bonds have been nt-ed for twenty-five
years as.a bans for bank note ciicula
tion. is cj.n't be counted les than
a donation of 100 per cent, or a total
of $350,000,000.
Bv a contraction of the enneeev and
a reduction of prices, tbt increased pur
chasing power of the present' unpaid out
standing bonds amounts to SI, 000,000,
000 more.
Then to cap the climax of infamy a
bonus of ten per cent on the 91 bond
and about 30 per cent on the 1907 bond
is added to the coffers of th robbers.
Counting up all these benefits shows
more than $2,200,000,000, over and
above the legitimate interest!
Think of it!
More than 82,200,000,000!
This is a straight, square, ont-and-ont
steal, if there ever was one since the
time when God himself wrote the ten
commandments on Mt. Sinai! Chiqago
Sentinel.
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AN EXPENSIVE VICTORY.
The Mall Street JVeivs, which no one
will cons'der other than a corporation
lonrnal shvs: "lhe liurunorton and
Quincy thinks it is winning the figh
because it is running more trains. I
claims 'a victory but it is more expens
ive than a defeat. France was the
richer lor paying the indemnity to
Germany. The company has alienated
its associates, has lost support of faith
ful employes, has antagonized the rail
road system of the cc ntry by trying to
involve ail other roads in the inevitable
results of the pig-headdness of its
managers. It is to-day a bonower of
money to pay its dividends. And yet,
they expect, or seem to, that other roads
which are satisfied with fair returns on
capital, will support them in their in
sane attempt to keep up S per cent div
idends by squeezing employes."
THE VLB L1C DEBT,
Republished by request.
Q. What was the National debt in
18G7?
A. The public debt (exclusive of
the guaranteed Pacific R. R. bonds,
am't not available) was as of June 1st,
180r, 82,773,236,173.69.
Q. What was the price of wheat in
gold and greenbacks in 1867?
A. Price of wheat June 30, 1S66, in
greenbacks 82.25, or an equivalent of
S1.46 in gold per bushel.
Q. How many bushels of wheat
would have paid the debt in 1S67?
A. Upon greenback basis it nonld
have required 1,232,544,447 bushels, or
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upon the gold bisis 1,892,392,071
bushels of wheat to discharge the pub
lic debt(exclusive of the Pacific R. R.
obligations) as pf June 30, 1S66.
Q. How ranch have we paid on the
debt (interest and principjl)since 1867?
A. $3,201,194,344.15.
Q. What is the amount of the debt
now t
A. The total amount of public lia
bilities outstanding as of Jan. 1st.
1SSS, 81,614,557,000.38
Add Pac. R.R.debt 64,623,512.00
Total Jan. 1st', 18S8,$1,679,180,512 3S
Q. What is the price of wheat
and how many bushels of wheat would
pay Our debt now?
A. To discharge the whole of the
public debt as of Jan. 1st, 18SS, would
require the amount of 1,822,7 16,S77
bushels of wheat at 92 J cents per bush-
ei, isew lorK quotations as oi tuat
date.
WHEN WILL IT END?
Some four Tears ago Mr. Philip Ar
mour, the millionaire meat itrkcr. cur-
nered the market of the world upon ,.n,- i
combination which raistd the pricrs of
the necesitit s of life to everv la'-ou r,
not only in CbicAgo, but the Unbed j
Statt-s, ar d by ad-'insr a fictitious .value
to the product of industry, forced the
wage-workers to pay him and his as
complices, by the action of a binsc
transaction, " S7, 000,000 For this
enormous forestalling, this criwie .'g linst
society, neither he nor his con fed- r..ts
have been compelled to ftand lef ie
the bar of justice, nor whs the inil.ti.i ot
the State ot Illinois called ou; to pie-
vent this gigantic robbery of the j.e
Yet the monopolistic papers imi.c a
great bowl against the twenty thousand
laborers who coinltintd to better itu-ir
condition, to get a corner, as it were,
on Armour, but not a woid did the in:c
ubnt pap rs have to suy.agMii.M tlie
capitarit's transaction, mere!' no c!
as a "phrewd deal" and consratu a.ed
him on bis success, ratber than cfiiMirc!,s iivsii ;is
i : i:. niL... ,i , . :.
ijjiu ior UMamv, 1 uus u.siDMicni v
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b ickid by money an i sustained by a
debased public sentiment, goes nn-
n.iitn mnmiv lipn
whippd ot justice. Menomonc Hirer
Laborer.
OPPOSED TO FREE TRADE.
The Xational iron roofing associa
tion has petitioned congicss not to. re
move the duty on tin plate, as pro
posed in the t iriff bill, but to increase
it. The increase, it is claimed, would
create the business of tin plate man
ufacture which docs not now exist in
this country and benefit labor SI 5,000,
000 yearly. Independent Citizen.
What is that is specially threatening
republican institutions ?
All organizations that are founded
on human selfishness and greed, micb
as corporations, consisting of debt fund
ing and banking syndicates; presiden
tial candidates. Then we have the
corporation of j. corporations, the
"trusts." Its satelitesare legal privi
ege, profit, rent, usiiry.
What is a trust?!
It is a sicker of the life-blood of
labor. Trust and monopoly are the
upper and nether stones between which
is ground'the life oif the nation's wealth
producers.
What are the principal objects of
trusts!
To fix the price on all products of la
bor necessary to the welfare, comfort
and happiness of human life; to aibitra
rily control tha amount of any one
th ing produced bv labor, and to fix the
pi-vmjouuau yuv iui r. ci y w i i
uressary losnpporjt nuiuan me. n H
a damnable cmspiracv to enslave the
man flesh. Working IForZ, Atlanta'
VISIT
'THE LIVlEFwYMAN,
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Rt.vu HoTEt LaFayjette-
Wlien yon wan to buy, sell, board
or srop horse?, mules or oxen. I
buy or sell anything in the stock line
from a billy goat to an elephant.
Xicc teams and buggies, and car
riages for hire at hard time figures.
Respectfully, 1
AV. I).j CASTER, Ag't.
SllHIlVSitlC FlOI'al jlirSCrY
FAYETTEVILLE, X. C.
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NOW OFFFRS FOR REDDING PURPOSES
Colons. Vren?is, tjp.n'anap new varic-lii-p
l'au-iH--, Geranium, Ageratnms,
1J)S";, Ileliotrqp.'f, AlttniHnihe
le.is, tSic, .lj.OO ppr dozen,
SM.OO per lOO.-s
W
new
have
new Cieraniuni!, new Ro'
Fuschi-jp
Ziloon Flowers, new Lan-
t:uns new O n 1 1 i 1 1 ! i
All ;ire invited to fc rnie to Sunnysiclc.
li'.'snectbilly.
James 31. IjAMu.
Pcmbcrton & Prior
AVo invito overy reader of TheMesstn
gur to come to our place and select tbeir
Yv'e will oiler yoij none but first qual
ity and freshest of Seeds. Fresh Seeds
are the "safest and! best," and our stock
tbev make 'em. And we
can lurnisu von
JLaxiclretli'si
TOR?
Clevclncl's heeds.
Call or send votir orders to
PEMHFJrrOX &;PKIOK,
Dealers iiijb'rt'sh Seeds.
Eayetteville, X". C.
"Will 1. nits5
11AXDLEMAN, N. C,
Practical Tin Knd Copper Smitii 1
Iron, Tin and Slate roofinir done with
neatness and despatch, i GUTTERLXG
and ROOFING a pecialty. Best mate
rial, lowest prices. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Give him a trial.
To The Workingmen
And my friends generally, I with to re
mind you all, that I am sull in the mer
cantile business, and keep constantly on
hand a good stock of,
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
CONFECTIONERY, CROCKERY.
TBYAlE & CBILKY
Raiford's Fresh Sausage,
Kaiford's Fresh a Pure Candied
Slyron k Co.'s Fresh GrocaJ Flcar
HOME-MADE SYRUP.
The above Sausage. Candy, Flour and
Svrnp are beyond comp.-.rison with north
tm or western goods. TRY THEM.
Kesp'y. . S. G. Aykr, At
UNO FOR SALE.
Uv aercs of tHsirable farm lan, well
implored, with dwelling aud all necessary
Mt: h. v.a iu splendid repair, Fourctaell
m h.ues on th place. Good Cot ion Gin
convcniontiv situated.
t: . : , j i -
UrV( I S Urcek toWllKliin. on Art cM.nf
Cape Fear river. aUmt 17 miles from Fay
etteville. Land is well watered and tira
bered. havim; pine, oak. cypres and other
ximoerd oi virm -rowtli. ltis-rartory ar.
rancmeuts. about purchase xnovex will be
na.lc with parties meaning bnines.
For further information call on or ad
dress me at Little Uiver Academy. N C
A Hatcher.
VAXN BROS, have just received
25 Bb!s. Early Rose,
Goodrich, and Peerless
SEED POTATOES.
And they have more coming direct
from New Vtrk fiiiint'iv T.iv nvo Ka
miildienian's profit, lu-iue tbev can sell
at New York prut's. Tbev have control
of the Funucis Alliam-o uiul Stnndanl A
Flour, tbo lust in t!i t ity for t!io money,
3They also hamilo RUTilEnFOUD,
FAIRFAX, Bid LOAF, & FLOUR,
SUGAR COFFEE, MOLASSES,
SALT, TOIUCCO, It R. SNUFF.
HARDWARE. .S:c.
Tboy want Fiv.- Tbr.usnn.l Por.cn Eg-rs
to Jill t onti-u r. Tliry hi-rln'st mar
k t prit o for all iaiiitry"oix liice. Givq
tll'!!l a f.lll.
YAXX hROS.,
.Tm-: FA-K'tr.ns Stoke,
Raleigh Marble Works,
41 5 and 410 Fayettevillo St.,
HALKIGH, X. (L .
Branch Yard
-XniTiloisi old stanD
Faykttkvikle, N. (
I Manufacturer of ail kinds of Monumenli.
anu tondstones in Marines or Granite.
Also contractor t..r all kinds f Building
Work. CurLinjr, Posts, Steps, Silt, dc,!
of all
all descriptions Vei: im lu?id and eent
to any address upn i.pplle .tio.. v-
(has. a. coomvix.
PHOPKIF.TOR. j
AV. IX. Lockainy,
FA YETTE VILLE N.C.
Practical Tix .Smith
Iron. Tin and Slate rooting dne with nwN
ness and dejpatc!i. GU'lTEUINO AaA
ROOFING a sri.dty. Re,i matcril.
lowest prices. Satisfaction ruarntcd.:
Give him a trial. All ordi rg left at C. M,"
AVattous tere will have pompt attention