The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-08
Who Has That Money ?
From the Philadelphia Farm Journal.

From the Philadelphia Farm Journal
We desire to know if you have found out Who
Has That Money?
Last month we stated, from official records tina I
the farmers OF the United States owing to shrink
age in prices received $500 100000 less for their
grain, tobacco and cotton crops last year than in
1892 This is very large sum to lose in one year,
but it does represent the shrinkage in the prices
of their live stock fruits potatoes and other vege
tables butter and cheese, poultry and eggs, which
amounted to nearly as much more. Therefore,
having had no satisfactory answer to our former
inquiry we again ask, Who Has That Money?
Since 1878 the value of ia in the state of New
York shrank one-half entailing loss to the farm
ers of that state many hundreds of millions of dol
lars In the other Middle States, in New England
and the central West similar shrinkage. if not so
great has taken place. We want to know also,
Who Has That Money!
VIII no one give a correct answer to this ques-
ton? The leading organ of the London money
getters of our town recently attempted TO do this
and informed the public that nobody has it, that
while the farmers have lost, one has taken it, no
one now owns il. How's that? We supposed
there was at all times just about the same volume
of money in the world; now that money was earn
ed by the farmer and belongs to him, yet he has it
not; therefore, where is ia WHO HAS THAT
1t is a principle of physics that nature abhors
vacuum; yet all that money is gone and nobody
KNOWS Wnere. his Is very SlrhOEe4
o, yes, Western competition has reduced the
prices of farm products in the East, and brought
down farm valuesl Then that money must be in
the hands of our Western brethren. They must be
very rich indeed. But are they?
We requested the worthy Candidates of the great
parties to look around among their neighbors and
see If it could be found there. They all said not
II is not lodged among the citizens of the mountain
states nor can 1t be found in the shot bags OF the
prairie farmers; the whole Mississippi valley is
bare of cash and the cotton planters Of the South
deny having seen it. Our Folks number full
million and half but not in all that number is
able identify the holders of that missing wealth
We have applied to merchants manufacturers, pro
fessional men, mechanics and hired men all in
vain. Not one can tell WHO HAS THAT MONEY!
Now the Farmer wouldn't mind the loss so much
if he was that he win not be required to con-
tribute like portion of the fruits of his enterprise
and toll the present year to the same unknown
party parties; but they really do not feel able to
lose any more. Therefore it is important to know,
without further delay. and it is our business to find
out for them Who Has That Money?
We have not confined our search TO this CONT
nent alone. but have looked for tidings OF that
money in other lands Seeking for information in
the columns of the London Times, the great organ
editorial that may throw some light ON the mys-
terry of the lost money In plain type and una
dashed phrase we read what follows:
IN seeRs impossible 10 get bmeidlLas 10 understand
mqt nsfe is qae ge naa I q as 2r r2@ =
EVER. Ne IKE Mebi L0Hj and ate LOII.ER THE
BETTER q hey al 'eeH doga 10 H4LF their
PRESENT FIG URES should rejoce because ire hare
NOTHING TO SELL, and great many things 10
BUY. For hosc ,rIo hare things h seH NE 10 NOT
FEEL my GREAT CONCERN"
Nothing would please the American Farmer bet
ter than rise in prices for h. has things 10 sell.
Lower the better may suit London. but il does not
suit But are uskeL to wait until those peo-
pie for whom the Times speaks get ready for bimet
allism general rise in prices; but since they
do not feel any concern" for our welfare, we fear
that we shall have to to wait long time. En-
glands imports of things she buys were 500 600
gre ter last year than her exports of things she
sells, she is going to work her British gold STAN
dari and compound interest game as long as she
You may like it; we do not.
cablegram from London TO New York news
paper on July LIST, stated that 1.-The banks full,
choked with idle money. There is now on deposit
in the bank Of England alone more than 900
more money than was lying there nine months
ago"
viii the above extracts to throw light on
the all important and burning question
WHO HAS THAT MONEY?