The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-28


ana spendcrs for Mckinley. all these
trusts. monopoIes. banks, corporations,
railroads etc. etc. and Wall street Ian
quish or perish, anc why? Because they
wOulG no longer have the fruits Of the
labors Of the agriculturists 10 handle
and levy tribute upon. Consider for n
moment the forces arraycd on McKinley's
side and against the people, laboring day
and night for Mckinley, and bringing
every pressure upon their employees TO
compel them TO vote for him. are tho
railroads. But when were the railroads
friends or the people. or when did they
ever voluntarily reduce fares or freights
or accommodate the public, and on the
other hand have they ever ceased TO
be run in the interest Of the hardened
ana INSCRIPTIONS Speculative nnanciers
who control theuf? Are they not ever
striving TO destroy competition and to
form pools, SO that the people may be
forced to pay dividends upon enormously
watercd stocks and bonds? And are they
not ever and always seeking still further
10 encroach upon the rights of the people
ana 10 lay tribute upon their pockets?
Yes Yes. Yes. All the railroads. with
out exception are for Mckinley and
against Bryan, and they hold the rod Of
dismissal over every employe who does
not vote for Mckinley.
THAN TO STEAL IT,
Every bank and every rnoneyed cor
poration is tooth and nail for Mckinley.
and they do not hesitate, at least. many
OF then, 10 devote the money for which
they are simple trustees and have no
more right to spend in this way than 10
steal II, TO the election of Mckinley.
bul when was the money power ever
'he friend Of the people? When. on
lhe contrary has IL not always been the
iIehd OF arbitrary power? Its infu-
eh.e is ever on the side Of who will pay
u pest, whether he is the friend or The
zoe OF liberty. Money IS ever up 10 the
hishest bidder, but its instinct IS always
10 seek shelter under the wing of despot-
tSH. But Tor Andrew jackson. who
destroyed the United States Bank. and
tnouS destroyed. though. unfortunately.
oiy temporarily, the desDotic power OF
the Ddlks. you, my cOlored fcllow-citi-
%Sis' might even now be heplesslv hear
ING the jangling Of your chains instead
OF rejoicing In freedom, All the moniod
corporations are for Mckinley and
against Bryan.
Every protected manufacturer is for
Mchiniey and against BRYAN. and ,vbv2
because Mckinleyism means the inioili-
'ous power to levy tribute upon every
man. woman, and child in tho Tinted
states without giving them any return
~ means my hearers. that Won nav
from % TO 100 per cent. more than is
just lor almost everything except food
that you use. 1t means that the hat
mat should cost 70 cents. Won nav 81
ior' II means that the suit of clotbes
shat should cost you $50. you nav SO
lor' II means that you must go v,ifbout
Hahnel Tor your babes and old neonle.
IL means that YOU must deprive vourseIf
Oh many OF the simplest comforts NJ
ne, 50 mat Mr.. Carencie may mako
s''vvV'vW IN one single year. and so thar
thousands OF other manufacturers r,a,,
make IL not as much, yet NAV mako
prlncely fortunes every wear at 1oour
expense. All these are for Mckinney
and against Bryan.
THE AWFUL TRUSTS"
The Coal Trust, which VIII not let its
miners work more than about half time.
so that they make you pay 81 ton
more for coal than is just, is for Nc
kinley and against Bryan. The Stand
ard Oil Trust, which remorselossly drives
all other oil producers TO the wall, and
by killing competition, makes you pay
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Mckinley and against Bryan. The rail
trust, which through the aid Of an in
iQuitous tariff law makes the railroads
pay six or eight dollars a ton more for
steel rails than is just. thereby through
increased cost Of transportation making
YOU pay more for every morsal Of food
you put IN your mouths. is for Mckinley
and against Bryan. The Sugar Trust.
which makes you pay more than is lust
for your sugar, sometimes as much as "a
cent a pound. is for Mckinley and against
Bryan. The Leather Trust which makes
you pay more than is just for every pair
of shoes you wear is for Mckinley and
against Bryan. The Cigarette Trust.
which by destroying competition in the
purchase Of tobacco, forces the farmers
to sell it their tobacco at Il runous sac
rihcc, and thus impoverishes your breth-
rem OF the tobacco regions, is for McKin-
ley and against Bryan.
But Wnat the need Of specifying fur
ther, since all trusts, etc, and their num-
ber is legion. which by unjust combina-
tiOns make YOU pay more than Is just for
almost everything you use are all for
Mckinley and all against Bryan. Nc
kinney stands for all the trusts an the
mOuopoles. AT the monicd corporations,
AN the railroads. etc, etc, and II Nc
Kinlcy stands for the Republicans. then
may we eNclaim. Alas. now has the
mighty party fallen from being the cham
piOns Of union and human freedom 10
ia the champions of corporations which
proycrbially have no souls or sympathos.
and 40 more use FOR human beings than
TO grind money. money, money out Of
them2 Such Is NJ Kinleyism, and II Nc
Kinleyism IS Republicanism, then, nay
,oioraI friends and fcllOW-Cl fizons IL is
Your duty 10 ny the Republican party,
lust as il is the duty of the sinner TO fiy
from the wrath TO come, because II Mo
Kinley is elected then Repunh-anism viii
continue the present financial policy that
has crushed all of us into the depths Of
poverty. and which Will keep us there.
CLEVELANDISM.
Remember that Clcyelandism is in its
principal features the same as degenerate
Republicanism. and do not imagine that
I'm voting for Mckinley you are voting 10
get ria Of Clevelandism. No. fellow
citizens. in voting for Mckinley, you
are voting TO continue Clevelandism. with
this dinerence-that in electing McKin-
ley you do not change grinding. impov-
orishing Clevelandism, but you only
change the ofiice-holdcrs.
In electing Bryan. however, you IN
reality change Clcvelandism. and you
change the policy OF Cleveland, whlch mas
brought impovcrshmont 10 your iresidcs.
hunger to your little ones. and idlencss
10 all. Oh, how willingly would you
work, but there is no work. ana why!
Because Cleveandism has stopped work.
How willingly. how gladly, indeed, would
you pay landlord and store. but you
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