The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-12-10
THE FARMERS FRIEND.
FREQ Silver Would Help the Farmer b
Reducing the Wages of Eis Help.


FREQ Silver Would Help the Farmer -
Reducing the Wages of Eis Iielp.
Farmer reckon this free silver'a
about the best friend of US farmers
that's come our way since the war. Al.
bwing Bryan's elected all right this
Pear, I calc'late Ill be worth nearly
$4,000 more next year than now.
Farmers Nife-Nonsense, Harve! /
3on't believe silver's going to make
foll1s rich. One'll have 10 work for
living if Bryan's elected just as hard az
& he isn't.
FL don't deny but what your head'a
level there, Jane. Some folks will havv
to work harder, but itwon't be us farm.
srs. Wen come out on top with FREQ
silver. That's sure's shooten.
T. W.--What crazy notions in your
head now. anyhow? D'you think farm.
ers arc smart enough to make lave
that'll take money out of other folllsf
pockets and put itinto theirs?
F.-p'raps not, but they're going ts
try it. L s'pose you don't see how fres
silver'll help us, but do.
L. W.-If you'll take my advice you'R
not bother yourself to death trying to
get rich by free silver. III warrant Il
won't work as you calc'latc.
FIJI tell you one way it'll help
me, Jane. You know that if we got
free coinage we will have silver dollars
worth bout so ccnts-same's Mexican
dollars now.
I. WI thought Bryan said that sil.
ver'll be worth just as much as gold
when we get free silver.
T.-Yes, that's what he says in the
east, SOS he won't scare the mill hands
and savings banks folks too much. Buo
he don't talk that way out here, because
he knows that amt what we're after.
We want cheap i.soney, SOS prices ol
wheat, corn and porl'll be twice US high.
same as in Mexico.
y. W.-supp's'n' they are? Wouldn't
you have to pas, twice us much for
clothes and groceries and everything
else you'd have to buy: If you got
two dollars instead of one dollar, you'd
have to spend two dollars instead al
one dollar. It'd be as broad us it is long.
II that's the way silvcr's going to make
you rich, you'll never get rich.
F.-But wouldn't have to spend two
dollars for every dollar I spend now.
You know, we have at least two hired
men the whole year, and three to five
more from April to November, besides
the hired girl for most of the year. Do
you reckon I'm going to raise their pay
when we get free silver?
T. WI s'pose so. Why shouldn't
you?
F.-Just because I wouldn't have TO-
rraps aftera year or so I'd give 'em two
! or three dollars more Il month, but moth.
ing like double what they're getting
| row. I calc'late: I'd save between $500
and $1,000 in wagcs-not quite SO much
on John and Dave, because they board
with US, and Of course the price of some
Of the things they eat would go up, but
| I'D save bout half on my day hands
who live end board ut home. Thati
how tlgger it. ard It's 'cording to th.
opinion of .GoSasnics and other biz
silver people. liity say farm wages Il
too high for profits and that silver'l
| Dfaun CHI GoNH.
| Z. Wand SO that's why you're fo,
tree silver, Harve Grimes; want to chea
| your poor hired hands out of half thei
wages. men who now can hardly keel
| their families out of the poorhouse!
| thought it was them Wall street shy
locks and gollbugs you're after will
your free silver stick and that you'rs
trying to square accounts with then
eich fellers, but it seems
F.--Hold up there, Jane. Tree sill
.er's going to save us bout 81, 900 OF
what I still owe on that $4,000 mort
gage. Who d'you thinkll lose thats
! J.. WI don't cnre who'd lose It
Tain't right to cheat anybody, but
wouldn't say a word SO longs it's some
body who could afford to lose II, bu
when it comes to cheating your poo
neighbors it's time to put q stop to it
1 don't care if sou never get that othel
fnrn paid for. Igucss we won't starv'
on this old farm. I'm going to tel
John and Dave and all the others jus
how free silver will hurt them, ant
I'll get them NIL to vote against Bryan
The idea of such farmers as you trying
TO elect Bryan to cut down the wage
~ your hired men! I'm ashamed o
you, am!