The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-13
BRYAN's LATEST EXCUSE.

We are glad to print the communica
ton of Frank n. Bryan, of the Ali
ance Review, on the reason why wool
so low.
Before we comment on Mr.. Bryan
article, allow us to make a few obser,
vations.
Tie article, which we printed in thu
STARK COUNTY DEEoCRAT of July 23
1891, on Bryan's circular of October
3lst, 1890, in favor of Mckinley fol
Congress, was not garbled, as Bryan
claims, but was an exact copy so far as
quoted of Bryan's printed circular, a
copy of which we now have. If Mr.
Bryan will show sentence garbled we
will present him with fine steel plate
picture of Geo. Washington, a man who
never told lie.
We did not publish all of Farmer
Bryan's remarkable October circular,
In closing, he said: "Being farmer, a
wool grower and Democrat" etc., etc.
In other words, Mr.. Bryan being a
farmer, a wool grower and a Democrat,
besides being member of the Farm
er5 Alliance, proceeded to recommend
VIM. Nc Kinley., Jr., as the best man
for Congress, because Mckinley was in
favor of free silver coinage, and be-
cause (here we quote from Farmer
Bryan's circular.)
"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 far
mer has to depend"
With this clear exposition of Farmer
Bryan's views, as expressed by himself,
In October, 1880, let US proceed to ex-
anime Farmer Bryan's views now, in
the August of 1891:
Farmer Bryan says the present low
price of wool is caused by the enor.
nous quantities of wooden goods aud
wool, imported in anticipation of the
Mckinley bill. This, according to
Farmer Bryan, has glutted the market,
and prices will not be advanced until
this glut Is worked off. Then Farmer
Bryan tells us that wool is low here
because wool Is low in foreign coun-
tries, and cites Canada as an illustra-
ti0n. Let US examine Farmer Bryan's
two propositions.
We assert, that If wool and wooden
goods had been imported, pending the
Mckinley bill, to the extent of glutting
the home market, that wool and wooden
goods would have been higher in the
countries from whence the wool
and woolen goods were exported.
The worlds supply of wool is scarcely
equal to the demand and enormous ex-
port from any country of that limited
supply would create scarcity and a
higher market. This, every man of
ordinary business sense will cOncede.
Hence, it is plain to be seen that
Farmer Bryans two propositions
antagonize each other,
The Cleveland Leader, which is the
recognized organ of Mckinley In |
Northern Ohio, explains the cause OF the |
low price of wool entirely different |
from Farmer Bryan.
The Leader says that the eastern |
wool buyers have been swindled 80
much by the dishonest practices of |
Ohio farmers that they have been
forced to lower the price of Ohio wool |
n order to get even.
Here we have three distinct Repub- |
lean reasons giving why wool Is low,
ind none of these reasons coincide.
FIRST; on account of enormous i'm
SECOND; on account of foreign woods
,eingso low.
THIRD: because of gwindling prac-
ices of Ohio farmers.
While none of these alleged reasons
ave any vitality, we quote them to