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... material of the world . The advance is from the more to the less perishable , from the more uncertain to the more definite , from the coarser to the finer material . In cruder times we are told that cowry shells , cattle , tobacco , and ...
... material of the world . The advance is from the more to the less perishable , from the more uncertain to the more definite , from the coarser to the finer material . In cruder times we are told that cowry shells , cattle , tobacco , and ...
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... material , and turning out products to the value of $ 32,376,454 . No. 34 . BISMARK ON AMERICAN PROTECTION . The success of the United States in material development is the most illustrious of modern times . The American Nation has not ...
... material , and turning out products to the value of $ 32,376,454 . No. 34 . BISMARK ON AMERICAN PROTECTION . The success of the United States in material development is the most illustrious of modern times . The American Nation has not ...
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... material . Their proportions run very nearly as follows : Capital , 20 per cent . , labor 20 per cent . , and material 60 per cent . Material is subject to the law of labor , which changes the natural into artificial material , which ...
... material . Their proportions run very nearly as follows : Capital , 20 per cent . , labor 20 per cent . , and material 60 per cent . Material is subject to the law of labor , which changes the natural into artificial material , which ...
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... Material and miscellaneous cost Wages , cost ... Balance to capital .. Per Amount . cent . $ 81,271,651 100 42,732,813 21,811,761 16,727,077 33223 53 In this example wages have an advantage over material and miscellaneous cost of 7 per ...
... Material and miscellaneous cost Wages , cost ... Balance to capital .. Per Amount . cent . $ 81,271,651 100 42,732,813 21,811,761 16,727,077 33223 53 In this example wages have an advantage over material and miscellaneous cost of 7 per ...
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... Material and miscellaneous cost Wages , cost ... Balance to capital .. Per Amount . cent . $ 128,421,535 100 78,896,301 61 28,789.047 23 20,736,187 16 In this example we find that the material cost is 1 per cent . above its ...
... Material and miscellaneous cost Wages , cost ... Balance to capital .. Per Amount . cent . $ 128,421,535 100 78,896,301 61 28,789.047 23 20,736,187 16 In this example we find that the material cost is 1 per cent . above its ...
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Page 226 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been judged proper for asserting as a principle in which the rights, and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Page 271 - It is evident that if the opportunity for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 had still existed, there would have been another sudden change in the actual monetary standard.
Page 282 - ... imposes duties or other exactions upon the agricultural or other products of the United States, which in view of the free introduction of such sugar, molasses, coffee, tea, and hides into the United States he may deem to be reciprocally unequal and unreasonable...
Page 104 - ... the parity in value of the coins of the two metals, and the equal power of every dollar at all times, in the markets and in the payment of debts.
Page 141 - We demand the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation.
Page 256 - We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage of silver, except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved.
Page 349 - We denounce Republican protection as a fraud, a robbery of the great majority of the American people for the benefit of the few. We declare it to be a fundamental principle of the Democratic party that the federal government has no constitutional power to impose and collect tariff duties, except for the purpose of revenue only...
Page 244 - ... flag; that the nation owes to them some permanent recognition of their patriotism and their valor, and ample and permanent provision for those of their survivors who have received disabling and honorable wounds in the service of the country; and that the memories of those who have fallen in its defense shall be held in grateful and everlasting remembrance.
Page 74 - The coin deposited for or representing the certificates of deposit shall be retained in the Treasury for the payment of the same on demand. Said certificates shall be receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be reissued...
Page 27 - The American people, from tradition and interest, favor bimetallism, and the Republican party demands the use of both gold and silver as standard money, with such restrictions and under such provisions, to be determined by legislation, as will secure the maintenance of the parity of values of the two metals, so that the purchasing and debt- paying power of the dollar, whether of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times equal.