Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-08

tlooo this fact, tie newspapers, eInco
JohAstown, have had no more stable
topic. t.
upon 10 10 halls Of Congress, but only
Is . shot % the picket line presages .
heavy battle. The question Of many
answcrs IA. why 10 It?
l. Il mistake 10 political eeonemyi
4 u over production?
Is It foreign compe iitloni
10 Il because Of The. dem onetzation. of
silyeri
L. . viscions and hoary headed sys-
ten Of tAxasioni
These my brothers are questions involv.
ing your right TO an even chance with
svsry other mas, who, like you, seeka 70
earn his living. BY the answer this |
nation makes you, your homo. your
property, your business. will staud o.
iAll.
All admit that It ID the farmers who |
are suffering. naturally, It 10 the farmers |
who are most intsrestod in the correct |
solution why should we not ally Ourselves
with those wh0. this country over, arc
looking ct these questions from the
farmers standpoint, and not fr N the
standpoint Of the merchant, the banker,
or the lawyer.
| But are these things hard 10 under.
staud7
Not ct al II We take the sxplsnation Of
Democratic statesmen. They will
tell you It b caused By the
tariff and tbs combines and trusts
that Il permits TO grow like WINS and
e0urds around The wall II has reared 70
keep forsign goods out Of our markets.
AK our Republican statesmsn. They
will tell you that Il Il ovsr-produotion,
that The vask nuober of tar1s and people
engaged In producing. and tho capacity
OF railroads. lAksss rivera, and canals TO
quickly novs the grain will sceount tor
| M. Taller Of Colorado, Mr.. Stewart Of
Nevada, Mr.. Mitchell Of Oregon. will
tell you Il 10 not over production; that II
10 n0t the wheat Of India, but that is 10
the demonstration Of silver. That
! England, IN 1873 automatically secured
, what her finaucisrs saw would give her
the financial control Of the wheat OF the
, world, namely, that silver should NO
longer be the equal Of gold ~ legal
, tender dollar for dollar.
But Hngland Wa careful b leave silver
legal tender and Of full value with
! gold In Iudta.
! So silver dollar 10 werth 100 cents In
India. and only "A conts, practically, In
England.
81 50 England buys Q silver dollars
4 worth Of India wheat for "a centa.
4 This belng true can va wonder that
a India sold England SO, 400, 26I bushes OF
r wheat In 1855 Viii che only sold her
. 735, ass bushels In 1871 Our wheat has
# its price Get in England-even II we send
!. but little there-and It iooks a. though
+ our prices were then Touchdown by tho
q juggiery OF finance aud L0tsby the Law
e Of supply and demand.
,r Lsonard Rhone, Master Of the Stat,
e Grange Of Pennsylvania, has endorsed
N the View 10 the fatmcrs Of that State ant
advises them to demand that silver b,
be made legally equal with gold dollar 70
D. dollar.
4, AuythIug that Leonard Rhone endorse
liz is worthy tile care :ul study Of ever
farmer.
vs He 10 not only . Waterman on II
~ walls but warrior who never tires {
Ia faints In fxhtiBg the farmerS battle-
Oh your battle and niue.
IL. Now, have, In . crude way, tried
rm con ey to you my theory Of the duty
nd farmer owes to his interests. Not GU
"a TO study them but to ally himself vii
nd others TO get the beueht Of united stud
NJ Ito read grange newspapers that a
M full Of thoughts upon just these matte
~. that interest us 30 much--thoughA
"a leading minds who have given themselv
EN- no rest until they have sccompiishs
M what thy sought on the farmers bahia
a. The struggle for existence ID, In Anne
ics, becoming year BY year more III
on that OF the eountriss OF the old world.
YER Human selhshness IL - strong here
Ia 1t b anywhsrs, and II farmers interes
an. arc 10 be- guarded and improved tn
mus. att md 10 those matters themselve
ali To tend TO them properly they mu
he understand them aud to understand tn
ge must study them-they must meet 81
IN talk them over.
70 Admitting this. you may propose
lit form . club for the purpose.
T. Did you ever know a iarmers' club
zoe outlive the year OF Its BIRTH Perha
lar you will call upon that party lead
I'd whom you moot admire and ask b IN 4
iii, suggestions a. to what will help II
Ion farmers. He will probably be too bu'
At. at that moment 70 give the subject II
IA attention it deserves-call again.
IT,. Walt . moment; tell him how the vo
. will stand in your hundred: he will gil
ice you time and thought now. Don't g
Of Don't DO IN such hurry when you cal
csc Permit me to say that the only wa
FOR you to secure your own interests Is
me attend to them yourself. join with yol
20 ne'ghbors-as the Massachusetts, farme
did--snd elect . Legislature that Is
Aft. the farmers interests. Its history 10
an follows; 1.-THE thing was done by fsrn
re. ers voting for men whom they though
they could trust without regard to par
hv ties. OF course there 10 some danger
fit, this. DemagoRues will seize on such q
opportunity to pledge everything. Al
Nh. when elected will perform nothing. Bl
md this danger 10 incidental to any NOV.
Ineut.
inn There Ia no question that when Il
10 farming community determine Oh al
ar particular lne OF political action the
can accomplish their end. This has bee
tho demonstrated 10 ll'nois, Iowa and 9TH
90. states over and over again. This actit
at. must be non partisan. Compel 70,
MS party, which ever It may be, 10 nomina
MD man you can trust, or let 1t lose yol
! nd vote. Yon have been disappointed al
i'm. outraged time and agan. Will You
|, in II 20 on - alwaysi In your own han
To lie the remedy"
,yer Join the Grange If you have not do
10. so; your wife also, your sons and daug
los ters. Your father aud mother too II u
var are stiil blessed with their presen6
There is room for all OF you.
nor. The happiest women In America
M. day arc the members OF the Grant
ave Many, perhaps, are happy W
banda spent their time At the store or
, nv town, and never thought OF asking
M. wifo's sdyice about business In viii
wsr she was full partner. and often
,..r moro than full partners work.