The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-23
ON SILVER AND FAR
MER BRYAN ON WOOL.

Farmer Bryan, who lives in Marl-
boro township, Stark county, issued
circular letter on the 3lstof Oct. 1890,
IN favor of Major Mckinley for Con-
gress. Farmer Bryan issued this circu-
lar as member of the Farmers ALI
ance, and this circular contained, in its
intestinal part, letter from VIM. Nc
Kinley, Jr., which is exactly as follows:
M1LIERsBURe, o., Oct. 27, 1890.
To the Secretary of the Stark Co. Farm
DEAR SIR:--I have Just learned that
a committee of the Farmers Alliance has
addressed letter to me making inquiries
about my position on certain public ques-
tons in which they nave deep interest.
beg to say that have not received the
letter, and am advised OF IL this evening
for the nr:t time. Not hsy.ns received
the letter, do not know fully the scope
OF indllIries, but answer as well as can,
from Information at hand.
voted for the fisherman Antitrust
bill, which was step in the right direc-
ton.
have always favored REGULATION, to pre-
vent unjust discrimination and secure
equality of advantage to all shippers at
rates fair, Just and reasonable.
am opposed to the holding Of lands by
aliens in tracts large or small.
The holding OF large tracts OF land for
speculative purposes by aliens or corpora
tions should, SO far as possible, be pre-
vented.
am in favor of the use Of all the silver
product OF the United States for money as
a circulating medium. would honor gold
and silver alike.
advocated and voted Tor the Conger
Compound Lard bill.
/ regret that | have not before me the
letter, that might more fully reply to its
Inquiries. / shall be glad at any time to
express to you my views upon any public
WIN. MCKINLEY, JR.
Then Farmer Bryan appealed to ev-
cry member of the Farmers Alliance
to support Mckinley, Among the rea-
sons given by Farmer Bryan why ev-
cry Farmers Alliance man should vote
for Mckinley, we quote the following,
from Farmer Bryan's remarkable cir
Cular:
"1st. Because he has been instrumental
in stimulating many infantile industries,
thus creating larger fields for the wage
worker, and nt the same time increasing
the home consumption Of agricultural
"2d. lie voted for the Silver bill, which
has raised the price of wheat to the dollar
point, within the last two months.
18th. The sheep industries by the rise
Of tariff, which have been crippled
and dragging, are now to again become
one of the greatest sources on which the
farmer has to depend"
This circular contains some other
matter, but we have quoted enough for
our present purpose.
First, then, VIM. Mckinley, Jr,, was,
last October, IN favor of the unlimited
coinage Of silver from American mines.
Now he claims those in favor of free
silver are in favor of imitation and dis
honest money. So much for McKin-
ley's sincerity and consistency. The
record speaks for itself and does not
need any elaboration to show the thor
ough demagogegy of Mckinley on the
silver question.
Now to Farmer Bryan. The wool
tariff, Farmer Bryan, is what we want
you to further explain. 1t is due to
the Republican farmers of Stark coun-
ty, that you further explain the
great boon of the Mckinley wool
tariff. There are more people wearing
clothes in Che United States this year
than last year, when you issued your
"boodled" circular.
Please explain how it is that wool is
so much lower this year than last; and
how is it that there is an increase Of 33
per cent in business failures, and that
the price of labor in all the protected
industries, served by the Mckinley bill,
has been cut from 10 to 80 per cent.
Mckinley is again candidate, and the
present is the auspicious time to tell
the much humbugged farmers of Stark
county about the merits of his great,
patriotic, benefcent and glorious
tariff.