Milford chronicle., 1896-10-09
A silver Harangus.

Now.my American friends, let us
study this picture and see the result;
Mr.. Mckinley has been elected
President, he keeps his word by adj
vertising for laborers TO open up his
mills. The people flock to the fac
tories at his call, for the American
people want work. Every engine is
putting under great strain, for every
American toiler has commenced with
a will to turn out the great amount
of manufactured goods needed for
the American people. All is well
the first day the second day but harkl
the children are beginning to cry for
bread, the mothers begin to explain
to the father that the supply OF pro-
visions is almost exhausted. The
fathers demand pay for their labor
to oct the necessaries of life. Mr..
Mckinley tells them to go on, trust
to the merchants until he can sell the
goods that have been made by their
labor. But, they say, we have been
on trust so long our merchants can't
trust any longer; they say 1t has all
been trust and no money.
Mr.. Mckinley said he was going
to settle the money question by open
ing the mills. Then 90 to the far
mers they have plenty of grain to
sell. They say they must have the
money; trust won't pay their notes
in bank and mortgages on their
farms. Well, says Mr.. Mckinley, l
will settle the matter. will send
my agents on express trains to all
the merchants of the land and sell
the goods so l can pay you for your
labor. So the statesmen go drum
ming the merchants for orders. But
the merchant says, look at my shelves,
they are full; look at my books they
are full of trust; look at my bank
account it's in favor of the bank and
my money drawer is empty, But to
accommodate you l will take a small
order on 80 or go days with the priv
ilege of renewing the time. But the
laborers are getting impatient, Mr..
Mckinley calls in his great army of
agents, they come and lay down their
small orders, all booked for 80 and
go days with the privilege of re-
newal. He is speechless. What is
he going to dOY No money to pay
this labor, the goods are piling up in
the factories and the raw material
almost exhausted, and no money to
buy and no money to pay will have
TO close the mills surely l will. Oh,
l told the people it was Over-produc-
ton and not the scarcity of money,
so have proved this to them.
But listenl what is that great
training and shouting l hear in the
distance ? See a great army, who
are they? Are they the sheritts with
their aids to close the mills2 He
looks again from the West, they are
coming with banners in the distance
He reads on them California, Oregon
Utah, Colorado and many others
But he sees in the distance this mul
titude coming from the North, the
South, the East. The Western null
titude is near him, he jumps with 9
shout, "thank God" " hen he sees or
their banner. Goods wanted fol
cash" He asked them to explain
what has brought about such sud
den change. We will explain. HoI
have not been chosen President o
this Nation, but the man who said h'
would open the mines and the mint'
first has been chosen President BY
the people, and he kept his promise
for on the 5th of March, 1897. h'
ordered a million picks to strike int
the bowels of the earth and ther'
was forthcoming the shining ore, anC
the great minis Of our country wer'
opened to receive this lasting meta
that God had given for man to usi
to trade with his fellOwman. AnC
the minis by the will of the peOpl
have turned it into the shining dol
lars; and all this great throng begal
to pile up each one bag of shinin!
. dollars at the feet of the mill Opene
until the earth almost shook. Blu
the mill opener asks in astonishmen
for he is no more President, explain
how did you get these dollars ? Yes
very plain sir, the second day sir ,afte
the laborer struck his pick thes
dollars were turned over to the min
owner, and the mine owner to the Ia
borer who had dug them out, ant
they to the merchants and farmer
for their canned goods, clothing
grain, and all the necessaries Of life
SO our shelves are empty, our gran
cries are empty, and the people al
calling for moae goods, so here ar
our orders for your goods, and til
money to pay for them.
But, sirs, says the mill opener,
/ can't fill the thousands of orders tina
are coming in. "Hire more labor
ers, " so he does, and every manufaC
tory is taxed, the people are pai'
these dollars, and they pay thei
merchants and everything is boom
ing, because mother-earth has beei
unlocked and is yielding that neces
sary article-moDey, that keeps TIL
world moving.
So l say, my American friends
elect the man on the third day of No
vember next that will open the mine
and the minls, and the factories ant
farms will have to open. And agaiI
the great army of idle American me
chanics will WELD the hammer anC
chisel, the saw and plnne, to builC
American homes and American ship
from Florida to Maine.
B. f. B. WOODALL.
A Tiller of Delaware Soil.
Reduced Rates to Washington, D. c., vi;
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