Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1900 Page: 4 of 16
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SOUTHERN MERCURY
Thursday, September 13, 1900.
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Populists of the State of
Idaho:
Although some details are not yet
fully known, the political situation
confronting the People's party in this
state at the present time may, with
considerable certainty, he described as
follows:
Fusion leaders parading as Populists,
but proving themselves by their ac-
tions to be Democrats In disguise,
have lately been busy making new
deals with the Democratic leaders, and
as a result the state ticket nominated
by the People's party convention at
Pocatello, in July last, has now been
virtually sold out. The Bryan-Towne
presidential electors have been with-
drawn in favor of Bryan-Stevenson
electors nominated by the Democratic
convention, and a combination state
ticket has been made up under the
name of Democratic, consisting of a
majority of Democratic candidates, to-
gether with a few Populists, so-called^
and with F. DuBois, silver Republi-
can, as the endorsed candidate for
United States senator. This fusion tick-
et the Populists of Idaho will be ask-
ed to support and vote for, in spite of
the fact that the People's party State
Convention at Pocatello decided
against fusion and nominated a Peo-
ple's party state ticket (although the
convention had been called for the
very purpose of effecting a fusion with
the Democrats.)
Will the true and honest Populists
of Idaho quietly submit to such treach-
ery, and permit scheming politicians
to sell the People's party out in order
to destroy it or make it simply a side
show of the Democratic circus? It
has been tried before, and with some
success, and if it is allowed to pass
again this year, without being effect-
ively counteracted, it will be the final
death blow to the People's party in
this state. Now, then, let us make an
earnest effort, no matter how hard the
times or how busy the season, to save
our noble party from destruction, and
our grand principles from being bar-
u away. Let us rally around the
banner of true Populism and fight for
it to a finish—be it a glorious victory
or an honorable defeat. A call for a
mass convention of the true Populists
of this state will be issued within a
few days. Let us get together in said
state convention, as many as
can possibly attend, members of
the People's party as well as
other true reformers who be-
lieve in the fundamental principles
of this party, and foremost among
these the principle of direct legislation,
the iniatitive and referendum, the im-
perative mandate, etc., for the pur-
poses to be set forth in the above men-
tioned call. Let us consult and reason
together, and although we may not al-
ways agree as to details, if we can get
together in support of our fundamental
reform principles, our movement may
yet become an important factor in the
political affairs of this state, and the
integrity and honor of the People's par-
ty will be saved, in spite of those
scheming political hucksters and pie-
hunters who are always ready to "sell
out" and sacrifice principles for spoils.
. « * ....
The People's party was born to live,
free and independent, and not for the
purpose of establishing an annex to
the Democratic pie counter.
Populists of Idaho, and all other
friends of true reform in this state,
attend the convention or see to it that
your county district will be represent-
ed by good and true reformers, men or
women, and help us to make this
movement successful
Yours Fraternally,
Johannes Hansen, Chairman
People's party, State of Idaho, and
member of People's Party National
Committee, Southwick, Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
August 25, 1900.
Other papers please copy.
creased the cost $3.17 per house for
the 7,500 new houses annually erected,
and this increase of cost attaches to
the 18,333 houses of the state annually
repainted, by which the trusts secure
$58,115.61, which added to their pillage
on new houses, makes the total plun-
der secured by the trusts, $81^890 a
year. But this is not all. The re-
painting of factories, warehouses,
school houses, barns, churches, stores
and other buildings, approximately*
equals the residences of the state, and
therefore doubles the spoil the trusts
annually secure by invading Indiana,
amounting to about $17,000, at the
same time securing from the whole
country about $6,000,000.—Indianapolis
Sentinel.
LINSEED OIL AND WHITE LEAD THE COLLEGE WOMAN IN STA-
TRU8TS. TISTICS.
The linseed oil trust has a capital of DoeS a C°llege education help or*m-
thirty-three million dollars, and the der the colleSe-bred woman m hfe-
white lead trust twenty-eight million In the answer t0 thiS <*uestion hes the
In painting houses there are no sub- sclution o£ one of the imP°rtant Prob"
stitutes for white lead or linseed oil lems of the age' esPecIally imP°rtant
The trusts control the markets and in this country> which leads the world
fix the prices to suit themselves. There in higher education of women-
are two reasons for painting houses- As a beeinninS of the answer to
it improves their appearance and pre- this <luestion> Mary Roberts Smith, as-
serves them from decay. Hence paint socia^e professor of sociology in Leland
administers to rational pride and econ- Stanford, Jr., University, has collect-
omy. To what extent do the white ed some comparitive statistics of col-
lead and linseed oil trusts impose bur- le^e and non-college women, especial-
dens upon the people? The amount is 'n ration to marriage, childbirth^
known to be enormous, but what the ^ealth and prosperity. These statistics
grand aggregate is it is difficult to ev- bave been published by the American
en approximate. Under the influence Statistical Association of Boston in its
of the linseed oil trust, oil prices have March-June issue, -and though they
been advanced nearly 100 per cent, and cover the records of only 343 married
white lead about 20 per cent. college women, the accuracy and com-
In statistical calculations it is held pleteness of the compilation lends un-
that, for instance, the State of Indiana usual value to the results given. It
requires 500,000 houses for the homes should be mentioned that the non-
of her population, and that buildings college women are sisters, cousins and
all told, erected annually, equal 7?500 intimate friends of the college women,
houses, averaging seven rooms each. In so that both classes represent the same
painting such average-sized houses,sev- socal condition.
en gallons of linseed oil and 100 pounds Briefly summed up, the conclusion of
of white lead are required. Linseed the carefully compiled tables are the
oil, 52,500 gallons, and 750,000 pounds following:
of white lead. The linseed oil before 1. The college women marry two
the trust advanced prices, could have years later in life than the non-college
been purchased at 33 cents a gallon, women (at 26.3 vs 24.3 years of age),
costing $17,325; under trust prices it 2. The age of marriage -of both
has been advanced to 64 cents a gallon, classes has been growing later dur-
increasing the cost to $33,600, the trust ing the last thirty years.
robbery amounting to $16,275. In white 3. The college women have a high-
lead, the quantity required for 7,500 er percentage (55) of male children
homes is 750,000 pounds. Before the as compared with non-college women
trust advanced prices this lead could (47.7).
have been purchased for $45,000. Un- 4. The percentage of births of
der the advances made by the trust children per years of marriage is
it costs $52,500t the trust pocketing slightly larger among the college wo-
$7,500, making the combined plunder men than among the non-college wo-
for linseed oil and white lead for new men.
houses aggregate $23,775, an average 5 There is no measurable difference
of $3.15 per house. If this were all between the two classes in regard to
the spoliation to which Indiana is an- health before or after marriage, or in
nually subjected, the people might be regard to the health or mortality of
able to bear the burden with some- children.
thing akin to composure. But it will ^ Before marriage more than one-
be remembered that at a low estimate ^ co^ege women were engag-
tliere are 55,000 houses in Indiana, ^ jn teaching and nearly tliree-
aud these it is estimated by piactical four^.jls were engaged in some occupa-
painters, are repainted as often as once ^on ou^aj(je Gf their OWn homes, while
in every three years, or that one third than one-fourth of the non-college
of them, say 18,333, are painted e\eiy women were teaching and only slight-
year. iy more than one-third engaged in oth-
The advance in the price of linseed er outside occupations. In other words,
oil and white lead for the quantity re- college training promotes economic in-
quired to paint an average house in- dependence.
7. Three-fourths of the college wo-
men married college men, while only
one-half of the non-college women mar-
ried college men. (Co-education pro-
motes matrimony among the "co-eds.")
8. Sixty-five per cent of the college,
as compared with 37 per cent of the
non-college women, married profes-
sional men.
9. From the financial point, the col-
lege women married better than the
non-college women.
In other words, the test of figures in
a fair comparison shows that while the
time spent in college postpones the age
of marriage by two years, a college ed-
ucation neither impairs the health of
woman nor unfits her for marriage or
motherhood or economic independence,
nor diminishes in any way her pros-
pects of marrying well and suitably.
There is every reason to believe that
these conclusions will be confirmed by
later statistics on a more extensive
scale. They cannot fail to be grati-
fying to the friends of the higher edu-
cation of women.—New York World.
The Democrats in the Northwest are
using Bradley, our dishonored ex state
chairman, to induce those who once
honored him to fall in line with the
Bryan column. Bradley Knows he has
no more influence in Texas than a Fil-
ipino or a Chinaman.
Bailey and the Waters Pierce Oil
gang are hiding in the brush since the
people began to enquire into the deal
Bailey very suddenly had business out-
side the State, and the statehonse part-
ner has been so engaged in business
that he can not find time to answer
queries.
POPULISM IN 1850.
On December 16, 1850, Colonel Ben-
ton introduced in the Senate a bill to
"Locate and construct a great nation-
al highway from Saint Louis, on the
Missouri, to the Bay of San Francis-
co, on the Pacific Ocean." In his ad-
vocacy he said the bill conformed to
all the ideas of a national highway.
It is central, as it begins and ends be-
tween the 38th and 39th parallels. It
is national, as it combines a railroad,
a graded wagon road and a turnpike
oi- paved highway, and a telegraph line
all parallel, and to be built upon the
right of way, of one mile in width
in the public domain. It would have
a branch to Santa Fe, one to Salt
Lake and beyond to Oregon. It would
be national, as the work was to be
done and owned by the government."
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC LIE NAIL-
ED.
The editor of the Missouri World
having noticed the statement going the
rounds in Democratic papers that Tom
Watson of Georgia is supporting Bry-
an and Stevenson, cut the statement
out and sent it to Mr. Watson, asking
him to state whether it was true. On
Monday, September 4, the World re-
ceived the following reply:
"Yours received. The statement that
I am supporting Bryan is untrue.
Yours truly}
THOS. B. WATSON, Populist. (\
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