The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-10-29
HOW THE WAGE GARNER AND
FARMER ARE AFFECTED BY
THE SINGLE GOLD STAND

pendent, tor as long as there Is de-
mand for his services he can in his
unions keep up prices, and then JUST
so LONG as work is 70 be had and
wages are maintained, low prices ben
eff. him, But no LONGER. Every time
prices 20 down Thousands are injured
to each one who is benefited. Every
time one man IS thrown out Of EN-
.I1:nent Il does not destroy either his
drsrt or capacity - eat, and tie law
requires hat he shall DE clothed.
Tntrc!)rc every time / man Is thrown
out # 1f4i l,lmcnt he becomes tax
on SOM. her man Or on the Commu
ui:y. He also becomes an applicant
f,r work Sooner than starve he is
willing 20 accept reduced wages, and
although ~. a short time since he
NAV ha. t been an ardent aG"Ocale II
Tx union and union wages, when the
wolf comes In a: Zig door the love 81
the nnion goes out at The window. He
may sill love ms union, he may be
licye as hunes!, 10, i. as he ever did,
Dut nects>I., k1i.,Ws no law. IL IS
hungry; his wiz. aat children are de
| ma!.i:u2 Tread .n'> cannot he had
>I,h,ut work " TX must he had a,
some pfiCc, ANY PRICE, or he ana his
! ;yed ones MUST sTARVE. Under s. cn
;ndli rs, would The most enthu5las-
t.c union intn hesitate? i theie an;
| a. r. - n
c.nIcs,.t 4 n:au ~ supplying himself
and nls lisnH, N.th - ID? Ii thtTc t,-,
IT,, me would !rg ;r,i ..
| Wn"n The nan hos conIelled |"
seek work al :e..:ice,, wages throws
| an.,;ler 0Ii ct eti ,,!OAmenl that man
in turn must do he same by another
! When enough Of these with lower
wages asc compelled to retrench III
their expenditures, another man loses
his place because the employer cannot
pay for the work, and SO the destruCt-
i've course widens aud DroadenS and
deepeus, and tic wage Garner indS,
alas, TO him too late, that he has failed
TO appreciate the real trouble, and fol-
lowing the ignis iaiuu5, has lost him
self and ruined his country and fam
lily.
Every reduction iii The price Of farm
products is pointed ru. by the gold
bngs as a benefit 70 The man who has
- earn his bread ''by the sweat Of his
face" Let this wage Garner pause for
| a l. In, hn, he|
continue 70 earn bis wages if the man
wh3 supplies The purchasing power
faI., 10 retain his power 10 purchase.
\ farmer with 100 bushels of wheat
wh:ch sells for 81 bushel has $500.
H wheat sold at 50 cents a bushel
only brings him $50. His taxes, his
Interest, his transportation charges, all
remain The same. If he can make
money OF pay his expenses at 50 cents,
he mus have fee surplus to use at
$780, But the fact is that at 50 cents
he has 10 profit. Every bushel OF
wheat raised east Of the Mississippi
River in the last few years has been
raised at a loss. Blu! suppose we pass
tins, and admit for arguments sake,
that it Is raised at a profit, it is Ger
tainly $50 less profit than when it
sold for 81 bushel. Now, we are told
that the farmer was benefited by the
general reduction in prices. Suppose
we investigate the subject.
We start out by admitting that with
wheat at 50 cents bushel the farmer
GETS TIE STRAW.
WHEAT AT 50 CENTS A BUsHEI.
Oar farmer wants calico dress for
his wife and another for his daughter
Fl yards. The gold man tells him he
can buy with a bushel of wheat worth
80 cents 1925 yaids of Calico With
wheat at 81 and calico at 10 cents he
could only buy 10 yards, q clear gain
to the farmer of 625 yards by the gold
standard price.
The farmer wants a suit O! Clothes
Wheat al 81 busheI and clothes at
SIS, equals IS bushels Of wheat.
Wheat at 50 cents bushel and clothes
at $3.50 it takes only IS bushels, a
gain to the farmer of bushels. The
same thing can lie carried out cn ev-
cry article. Suppose we Try the same
figure in little different way and
mark the esult.
WHEAT Al SO CENTS,
Average yield to acre, 2 bush
els, average price per acre Sc 90
Cost oflabor, fertilizer, interest
on investment, &c. soc
Profit per acre &c
II yards of calico at 8 cents pei
yard equals Il cents. 1t takes the
f profit on IL acres to buy the Fl yards
OF calico.
Cost Of suit of clothes, $3.50. |,
tCkes the profit on IS acres to pay for