The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-24
WANTS EQUAL SHOW,

WIN see by last weeks
RECORD that you advise New Jersey
Democrats to cut loose from the ma
tional Democracy, because the csndi-
dates favor free silver. You seem to
fear the boiling OF some of the State
leaders will throw the State and local
affairs into the hands of the Republi-
cans. Well, is not that rich Have
they not about all there is worth having
IN the State now and cannot the Demo-
Gratis unite for the local offices as form.
erly, by sinking nation issues.
You fail to see what would be the
consequence Of the farmers and toiling
masses, the producers who favor and
need free silver coinage should desert
the Democrats. Would you not loose
the State and local offices as well?
AS your little gold bug paper seems
to but chirp the echoes of the big gold
bugs in the cities | would remind you
that most of them are owned and run
by corporations, bankers, stock gam
blers and other Shylocks who have no
interest in us farmers.
The opposition of these rich owner
OF big papers is not all together because
OF free silver, we wish it was free, but
because of the income tax plank in the
Democratic platform. They fought
that just as hard but fear to say a word
now. That will make them pay a share
OF the governments expenses. Why
shouldn't they when the government
has made laws specially favoring cor
porations, manufacturers, bankers, and
trusts. When has there been a law
passed to benefit or protect us farmers ?
Never. We are after one now. Help
us.
AS you were raised on a farm you
probably know how hard we have to
work for the dollars we get. Few Of us
have the brains or money to become
editors and l don't suppose you have
got rich rich enough since you became
one to be classed with them who own
the big city dailies.
Give us farmers a fair show in this
campaign. The gold men have had
their way for over IL years and the
farmers are getting poorer and the
bankers richer, Surely We would be no
better off if all the silver in the country
was allowed to be coined into money.
Would not more money make better
times? The gold men have had Presi-
dents for years of both parties. We
have helped elect them on the promises
Of better times, and times have got
harder for the farmers.
Now all We ask is a fair play. We
ask you to help us in this campaign.
Surely the times can be nc worse. If
we carry the country for free silver and
times don't get better in ten years, half
the time in which the gold men have
had their way on money question: we
will give it up and let the gold bugs
have charge again. Give US a trial.
Bland should have been nominated
because he is a farmer and the father Of
silver dollar, the peoples money.
Look at money you get and see if 1t is
not nearly all silver Or silver certifi-
Gates. What we want is mole of them.
But Mr.. Bryan and Sewall stand for
the same cause, the farmers, and pro-
dueers, cause, and every farmer who
does not vote for Bryan and Sewall and
votes for Mckinley and Hobart will
vote against his own interest, because
they are the tools of the manufacturers,
corporations, trusts, and bankers.
AS you have given us considerable
gold bug medicine the year past, we
have got lots of it in the market also,
less money for our crops-I hope you
will be fair enough to let me give some
thing on our side in the future. Thank
ing you for the favor of publishing this
L am yours for free silver as well as free
gold.T JoNNIE~ HAsEED.
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