Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-07
HE DEALS WITH FARMERS.
And Can Prosper Only as They Prosper
What Mccormick Says.

Cyrus H Mccormick, president OF the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany. and a lifelong Democrat. has de-
clared for sound money and Mckinley.
The Mccormick company does a large
business throughout the West, and Mr.
McCormicks action is looked upon as
likely to seriously affect their interests
in that section The western silver pa
pers are making great capital out OF
Mr. McCormick's action and advising
their readers to cease patronage Of his
company
Mr., Mccormick is very much in earn
est and deeply interested in this mat
ter Il can't tell if we shall lose any
thing or how much" he said yester-
day. but it makes no difference one
way or another. This is a question of
principle. and not to be measured by
dollars and cents. | would stand by my
convictions under any circumstances
l believe l am right III this matter.
| propose to vote for William Mckin-
ley. and l believe every patriotic Demo-
crat who believes in the honor of his
country and in a stable currency should
do likewise Although | always have
been and am still Democrat. | do not
believe anyone is bound to follow his
party when that party adopts a meas
ure which will bring great harm t.
the masses of the people
The former issues between the Demo
cratic and Republican parties seem to
be submerged in deeper and wider
issue in the present contest Never be
fore have the questions of general bust
t,,t ~ L..
direct interests of all citizens been So
deeply concerned as now.
1t seems to me this is more a matter
of business than politics If the silver
idea wins all present business methods
will be set aside and a different order
of things inaugurated. 1t would take
many years To recover from the CON
fusion incident to the change of our
monetary system. The wheels Of COM
merce would be blocked. and the ac-
tivity which produces good times would
be suspended. The result could only be
a continuation of distress and upheaval
until the present financial basis was re-
stored
Mr.. McCormick's intimate contact
with the farmers of the country gives
him pretty definite idea of their atti-
tude toward any question. He said in
regard To the sentiment of the rural
population toward the silver propagan-
da: My observation has been that a
large proportion of the farming com
munity We're favorable to free silver
when that doctrine was first proposed
as one of the planks in the Chicago
but further study Of the ques-
ton and examination of the facts have
influenced q large number to change
their views, and today a large ma
Jority are in favor of the gold standard.
| think the general sentiment is crys-
tallizing rapidly in favor of the cleo
ton of Mckinley"
Some days ago Mr.. Mccormick re-
ceived the following telegram from the
Lincoln (Neb) Freie Presse:
Cyrus II. Mccormick. Chicago. ILL.,
kindly advise. whether Chicago paper
quoted you correctly in saying that
You would not vote for silver candi-
date. In face of an almost unanimous
sentiment in favor of free coinage
among country population in Western
states. We do not wish to reprint report
without confirmation, believing that the