The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-10

w ask our rmcr TO examine these
hlrcS carefully. and candidly answer if
kthina more than the natural law of
Sr!y and demand is needed to account
the fluctuations. The average price
|riu. the fall months was up to 30
ht. but three times. The first time. in
r.. VaS on the smallest crop of the
hioI. The second time, in ISL. was
ben ilcro was the poorest corn croT)
hce lS1l, and corn was high. creating
! extra demand for oats. The third
b.. IN 1880. was Oh a reduced crop of
hi oats and corn. The low prices of
. last few weeks have been on the
k>pcct Of a crop larger than last years.
il will be seen that the lowest price
| the period was 1878. That was the
Er the Grccnback party made such a
Peep 1t was then said. just rs now,
We could never have good prices
gain unless we abandoned the idea Of
kping our money as good as gold. But
; lid not abandon it. and Il glance down
4 column shows which was right.
W. ask if there is any indication of a
E%tlnuous fall in the price of oats since
p: On the contrary the average price
! Tho first ten years of the period was
Il cents per bushel, while the average
pce for the last ten years was III
his.
Another thing: Gold is the particular
pney which the free silver people claim
: been growing Scarcer since 1913.
p" hardship they complain of is in being
rcel 10 sell for prices measured in cur
ncy rs good as gold. But the above
ices from 1872 to 1878 inclusive ere in
eenbackS, and would have been lower
measured in gold. In 1872 it took
pm Sl.0J to S1.1o in paper to equal Il
par IN gold. Calling the average
:l@l2, we must deduct = cents from the
Zee OF oats in 1872 to show their value
zen m gold. and Il similar deduction
o.uid be made for each year up to 1879.
DIS shows that the price of oats in gold
IS averaged considerably higher 70 the
rnitr since this country has been doing
I;sihess with all its money at par with
Notice the increased production of oats
ON ~ to 1890. as compared with the
rr'lSe IN population. In 1872 the pro-
lcl"h was under Seven bushels per
lla, IN 1850 about eight. has been
hlne and ten since, and last year
as about twelve. You are asked to
mp INTO the dark, TO expose the coun-
10 great pcrils, and you are urged to
" on me theory that the silver lcgis-
.oh "l 1913 has made oats low. 1t is
"a party question: it is a business
vsuoil. Here are the facts. Make up
HiIild on them calmly as a citizen in
Aahds is II great responsibility.
sufr You are right then 90 ahead.
our lle oats question in your mind,
yam while oats have been doing bet
nan Mold their own. what has hap
10 the things which the farmer
- from 1872 to 1880 a bushcl of
H"Uld average To purchase two
a"H> ~ wire: since 1890 it will aver
seven pounds. From 1872 to 1880.
'G>heI 81 oats would buy an average
"ooH, -. pounds Of suyer: since 1890
nouli buy about 49, pounds. In the
- PERIOD 1t required nearly two bushels
NJ To buy a gallon of kerosene: since
=" d paSilel OF oats has averaged to buy
nan Il gallon of oil. In the first
II tool mor than ten bushels of
~ !" buy a barrel of salt, while since
= bushels.
~ an agricultural implements ii has
~ moi over half as many oats since
= - pay the price as ii did from 1872
''t'' The interest rate on farm
mas iallen from 10 per cen to Z
I"at- The value of the farm has
Clothing. dry goods. furniture,
>Idl''rN. etc. all III recent wears re-
iva l'W"r oats to purchase them in re-
Years than from 1872 to 1879.
'o>l IN" farmer more money To pro-.
an 1at crop in 1872 than in recent
II" had to bind it by hand and
VI seven men had To be hired ut
wages to do what one man with Il
under does now. The reaper cost
men than a Self-binder does now.
N~i'NSchgcr advocates Il dollar of
wy Ndlnc, not in the interest of any
h'll III the interest of justice and
'uNc all business interests are pro-
VI" thereby. W. do not advocate gold
~ money, but we do believe that
> l4Ilar put III by the United - ates
~ nave the pledge of this govern
i, "'imd it guaranteeing it To BE- as
y as gold. Then we have Il bass on
Il h'lSlhcsS can be conducted.
Ia'"r stewart. who now repr">,, :
>i'Vor mines Of Nevada in the Tai; d
senate. in 1874. before he sa any
>"N Tor IN" government to BIO, +
~ i speech i'll the Senate advo .Hg
sumption act. said:
'nlN Process "" shall come to a lie
80 hrn n" iahnriu. man recp,, Il