Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-04-27
whoops, and alarmed the guests. This
of course is theory not condition.
Has Mike o'Toole Been Fooled,

To the Editor of the RECORD:
Mike OToole is farmer. Not bo
nanza farmer, or one who farms in
buggy, but man who employs help only
to do what work he and his family can.
not do themselves.
He believes in diversified farming, and
practices what he believes.
Last season he had fair crop.
From 100 acres Of wheat he raised 200
bushels.
From 50 acres of oats he raised 1900
bushels.
From IS acres of barley le raised 825
bushels.
From 10 acres of corn he raised 400
bushels.
From 40O ewes he sold of wool $500
pounds.
From 400 ewes he raised of lambs 300
head.
He fattened IS hogs. and sold of pork
$500 pounds.
Sold steers, averaging 1850 pounds.
He sold 100 dozens of eggs and 200
pounds of butter.
Mr.. O'Toole is a married man with
one daughter sixteen years old, and two
sons aged respectively twenty and eight.
cen years. His hired help consisted of
one man for the entire year and one man
for six months.
Mr.. O'Toole always voted the repub-
lican ticket until two years ago, when he
was persuaded that change was neces.
sarY, and that as farmer it would be
greatly to his advantage to vote the dem
I ocratic ticket. In view of his own nnan.
cial advantages, in common with num-
Der Of others scattered throughout the
1 union, he voted the democratic ticket
and thus effected the Change" He was
one Of those who made the government
democratic in all of its branches. All were
moved to do so by the same arguments
They had been told that the Mckinley
tariff was robbing them in the interest Of
millionaire manufacturers and the trusts
and combines Of the east, which they be-
lieved, and voted accordingly for what
they honestly thought would prove a
great relief.
| They were also promised one dollar a
bushel for their wheat, wefe assured that
money would be more plentiful and at a
lower rate of interest.
Now, as Mr.. O'Toole is a representa-
tive farmer, what affects him favorably
or adversely will similarly affect about
all the farmers of the whole country.
kindly ask, therefore, some democrat,
through the columns Of the Record, to
demonstrate fairly and conscientiously
that Mr.. O'Toole was not fooled when he
voted the democratic ticket. ] want the
advantages Mr.. O'Toole enjoys on &C.
count of the change specifically emu.
mcrated.
We have now had thirteen months of
democratic rule, and seventeen months
of positive assurance that the Chicago
platform would be made operative. Bust
ness has had since last November year
Iago, to adjust itself to the pledges OF
democracy, and there is not a single OBJ
stacle in the way of the executive Of
either branch of congress.
! Let US have no ambiguity. no theories
no sophistry. II thirteen months is toe
short time for democratic president
and his congress to accomplish ever
something that will encourage Mr.
| IO'Toole, then say so frankly. and init
mate about how much more time will be
required to get the thing started. II
there is anything prospe ctive in store TO,
him, for Gods sake unveil it. Remem
Der the promise was that the change
should inure to Mr.. 0'Toole's fnancia
advantage, not years hence, but while
the change is a reality.
By meeting this issue squarely, Mr.
Democrat, you will divest politics of it.
sham shaped sophistry, and by explicitly
specifying the tangible advantages of
democratic principles as applied to ma
tional affairs, you will serve your party
handsomely. We are tired of calling
names and dealing in cant phrases, ant
this communication calls for figures will
I VIC p oI6A pACuA0us "AACu oudl4 IcpIC6ou
about how much Mr.. 'Toole has been o.
| will be benefited by the change. For the
further enlightenment of whoever under
takes the pleasant duty of answering thi
| query, I will say that Mr.. O'Toole is no
wholly averse to good society, and it il
his uniform rule to purchase each of hi
boys one good suit Of clothes each year
and dresses his wife and daue Inter as be
comes their station. For every. day wort
they wear ordinary working clothes a
becomes their profession.
! In addition to what they raise on the
farm, they purchase sugar. tea, coffee
etc., ETC., aud live perhaps above the av
erage. Any person of judgment car
very nearly estimate about how much, Il
any, advantage the Change" WORKED
relative to Mr.. O'Toole's domestic ex
penses.
An early answer is expected. Perhap,
Mr.. OToole could throw some light OF
the subject. ]. n. W.
Willtamsport. N. D., April rs.
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