The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-07
The Queer Case of Farmer Founding
suit on Democratic False
Preten.es

Two years ago William Stanley. a
farmer living in Indiana, heard Mr.. By
mum. who was stumping his district for
reelection to Congress, make a spepch
IN which he made the bold statement thar
II he and Mr.. Cleveland We're elected the
farmers would certainly get 81 for their
wheat, which was then worth only from
~ to 30 cents bushel Mr.. Stanley
wanted 81, OF course, and in a moment
when good sense was dethroned he took
stock in what the Democratic member
OF Congress said about the price of wheat
and when election came he voted for Ry-
mum and Cleveland. The first year after
cents for his wheat; and this year A. is
the highest he has been offered The
present condition of Mr.. Stanley's feel
inSs are thus stated by the Chicago Trib
unnt
Mr.. Stanley feels now toward Rynum
as other farmers feel towards the light
ming rod man and the man who sells
and promises to buy their crops at still
faheier prices. and the other men wno.
with honeyed tongues and wicked hearts.
prey OH the agriculturist. Therefore +
IS the intention of this Indiana farmer to
begin suit against Bynum to recover
$500 damages, that being the amount he
thinks he lost by taking Bynnm's advice
and planting his land to wheat when he he
might have made another and more profit
able use of it.
1T is fortunate for Democratic speak
ers and editors that suits Of this kind
cannot be maintained. If they could be.
those speakers and editors would be hone,
lessiy bankrupt even if they had the
wealth of the Sugar trust and Whisky
trust and all the other Democratic ac.
cumulations Of capital behind them. For
the farmers are not the only ones who
would be entitled to sue if men were re
sponsible for the deceitful statements
made on the stump or in their papers
The workingmen of the United Stntes
were told by the Democrats, big and lit
tie, that in the event of the elect;on of
Cleveland and Democratic Congress
they would get the same wages they had
been receiving during the high protection
regime, but the foreign goods which thoy
were in the habit of buying would be az
fered to them for greatly reduced prices
The workingmen swallowed this greed
iiy Convinced that they had everything
70 gam and nothing to lose by voting the
Democratic ticket they did SO. They
have had an opportunity to learn which
party told the truth in 1S92-the Demo.
Gratis, who said their wages would not
be lowered if Cleveland was elected. or
the Republicans, who said they would ha
lowered II Cleveland came into power,
iP.yo!V NAo .oteu LOT lJemOcra tic
candidates because he was deceived nv
thoSe democratic promises can figure ont
without much difficulty how many dolla re
he has been contdenced out Of
There IS no remedy in the courts. If
there were Democratic campaign orators
would be more guarded in their promises
IN the future future than they have been in the
past. There is a kind Of remedy. how.
ever. at the polls. The men who waro
cheated out of their votes in 1899 Were were
not defrauded of them for all time hn,
for that election only. Their votes ara
their own. They can cast them this fan
against the men who deluded them two
years ago. They. can drive those DER.
sons from political life and replace them