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more burdensome than when first given ; that the man who 

 has worked hard and economized closely during all these years 

 to pay one-half or two-thirds of his indebtedness is no better 

 off, and in nearly every case more in debt than when he first 

 began, measured by the remuneration received for his own 

 efforts, is there any wonder that wide-spread distress and 

 discontent obtain among the wealth-producers of the country ? 



In order to show that money has become dear and the prod- 

 ucts of labor cheap during the past twenty-five years, attention 

 is called to the following statement. Two neighbors had each 

 $1000 in 1866, which they desired to invest in some kind of 

 speculation. The one bought wheat and stored it, while the 

 other locked up his money and let it remain idle. Each allowed 

 his investment to remain until 1890, when the matter would be 

 about as follows : 

 1866. 



Mr. A, cash $1000 



Mr. B, wheat bushels 500 



1890. 



Mr. A, with his $1000, can buy, at 60 cents per bushel, bushels 1666 

 Mr. B, with 500 bushels of wheat, can buy only $300 



These two statements present a subject for consideration well 

 worthy the attention of every American citizen. If idle money 

 can increase so alarmingly in its power over the products of 

 labor, what may not money loaned at ruinous rates of interest 

 bring about ? Something must be done to even up the condi- 

 tions between those who can command the use of money and 

 those who cannot. 



This can be done only by unity of action, unity of purposes, 

 and an. unselfish desire to promote the general good. To this 

 end, the Alliance is doing its perfect work. The people are 

 thinking, studying, and investigating. This will soon lead to 

 action, and then, the end. The people are saying : 



" Swing outward, oh, gates of the morning ! 



Swing inward, ye doors of the past. 

 A giant is rousing from slumber ; 

 The people are waking at last." 



