The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05

During this period of fifteen years there
were nine in which an ounce of silver
would buy more wheat in America than
In india and only six in which the con-
trary was true.
Will the Independent free coinage of
silver in the United States cause any of
the great wheat-helds of Argentine or Aus
tral1a to go implanted? viii it stop the
building of the trans-Siberian railroad into
the heart OF Asia, where wheat can be
grown as easily as in California or the
great Northwest? Will it retard the
Hindoo farmer from irrigating and inten-
sively cultivating his fertilized little fields?
Diminishing the wages of the American
Worklngman, as it is sure to do, will it
enable him to consume more bread? If il
Will not do any of these things, then free
coinage cannot reach the needs of the
wheat-grower. Only two things can help
him. One is to have less wheat planted,
the other Is to have more wheat con-
sumed. Obviously, the free coming of
silver in America can have nothing to do
with the area of wheat planted in any
wheat-growlng country, and the only
thing which can increase consum ption of
wheat by the people is to increase their
earnings, and the only way to increase
their earnings is to give them more work
and the only way to give them more work
is TO produce as nearly as possible all the
things at home that we need at home, and
the only way to bring this condition about
Is to elect Mckinley and put the party of
protection into power and keep it there.
We have shown by figures compiled I'M
der Democratic administration that's Re-
publican administration has aIway given
the farmer better prices and an increased
consumption of wheat than were enjoyed
under a Democratic administration and
what the Republican party has done here
tofore it will do hereafter if the people
will entrust 1t with power. The Repubi-
can party stands upon its record, and it is
the only party having ticket in the field
which has record that is not stumbling
block under its feet, humiliation and
shame. Protection, reciprocity, sound
money, the preservation of the faith of
the Nation and equal political and civil
rights to all citizens-these are the things
for which the Republican party stands
and has stood, and no one of these things
can fail without bringing injury to the
wheat grower of California in common
with his brothers throughout the Nation.
Therefore let them make haste and mar
shall their hosts under McKinley's banner
and all will be well. No scheme of finance
can avert the consequences of a gIutted
market.
The California wheat-grower should re-
m amber also that If he owes any money
every dollar he owes is gold dollar and
that silver dollar will not paw that debt
Even the ''popocratlc" party had not the
hardihood to stand by platform that de-
manded the abrogation OF contracts nav
able in gold and so forged new plank
after the Chicago convention adjourned.
in order to purge itself of the attaint of
faithlessness and reputation which that
notorious conyocation had fastened upon
IT. No, every contract must be satisfied
according to the letter, and farmers in
debt who vote for free coinage of SILVER
vote to make it harder to paw the DEBTS
they owe. Let this not be forgotten.
PLANT the factory by the farm" That
quotation is from Andrew jackson anG
nothing could be more in keenin. r;,i
the rugged Western common-sense of Old
hickory than the sententious declaration
JACKSON was no dreamer no narrow devo-
tee OF bookish theories, such as BRYAN is
and William Mckinley is another corr
nonsense leader who, if more noIished
Inan jackson, is not less practical or less
earnest IN his devotion to the welfare ~
MS country. At Canton little while ao-,
ne told delegation of farmers who he9J
come to pay their respects to him that
Inc pest thing now is for the farmer To
nave factory for his neighbor. tt Womb
oe oetter 1or you to have factory alone
size OF you than another farm alonos;dHa
OF YOU" That is Commensurate mt =,
comm on-sense way. Contrast IL WIFI
aIte9claratlon made by William ]. BRYAN
"ant 10 say as emphatically as words
can state 1t that consider it as false in
economy ana vicious in policy to attemnt
~ produce at higher price in this coun-