The American guide., 1896-09-12
THE NEGRO AND SILVER,


The fact that corn has declined to lower
point than has been known before in IS years
Is not pleasant one for the farmer to eontem-
plate. In the principal corn states the average
cost OF producing that staple is about 70 cents
per bushel and at the present market price In
ST. Louis or Chicago, the producer reaizcs
less than II cents busheL Clearly there Is no
profit In raising corn der such etrcum-
stances, but 3 considerable loss, unless the
farmer is prepared to feed 1t to cattle or hogs,
and even then he is confronted by low and fall
ing prices for the fattened stock.-ANEHicAN
GUIDE
The GUIDE is q newspaper printed in TINS
city by an intelligent colored man, Mr.. John E.
Bush. What he states is true, The outlook
for the farmer Is gloomy, 1t has been gloomy
for years, no matter whether he had good or
bad crops. The constant contraction OF the
currency has been gradually lowering prices
until they have reached point below the cost
of production. The policy pursued by Mr.
Cleveland, policy which Mr., Mckinley, II
elected, will continue. means still less money
and greater fall in prices No other result is
possible
Mr. Bush is an Intelligent man and seem
ingly has the good OF his race at heart They
are farmers and laborers. Let him contem-
Plate for minute another four years OF the
same kind Of administration we have had the
and property values constantly decreasing
What will be the result to the Negro farmer
and laboreri
With these facts staring him In the face Mr.
Bush urges his people TO support Mckinley
and Hobart why? For no other reason than
that they are the nominees OF the republican
party. Mr., Bush has shown his Independence
in party matters In Pulaski county. Why cant
he do the same in the much weighter contest OF
the ~ ntfons Of nil the npODlp in the South VINO
ought to be In favor OF the free coinage OF Sill
yer II Is the Negro He is farmer, laborer,
a wage Garner when money is plentiful he
hnds no diniculty In procuring work, when
prices are rising he can sell his products at re-
muncratiye prices, II Mr., Bush will take the
pains to study this question thoroughly we do
not see how he can arrive at any other conclu-
sion than that, II elected, the candidate he is
supporting for president means harder times
for oil the people and more especially the
Negro.-Arkansas Gazette.
Coming from the source they do, the
personal allusions to the editor of the
GUIDE are highly priced, Col. smithee
is one of the ablest and most forcible
writer's who advocates the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
IS to /. A bold, aggressive, independ-
ent fighter is to be admired But some
times person gets so wrapped up in
cause that he is advocating that he
comes TO believe, and honestly too, the
question at issue has but one side. Mr..
Smithee has not quite reached this
point but he is fast approaching it.
As to corn, as well as every other
commodity, the price Is regulated by
the incxorablc law of supply and de-
mand. II the farmers of the country
want better price for their corn they
must lessen the acreage, thereby max
ing corn scarce and consequent in
crease in price. The adoption of free
coinage would not amcliorate the CON
dition of the farming community nor
the laborers in the least They must
look elsewhere for relief. We are firm
in the belief that prosperity through
out the land can only be brought about
by the reinstatement in power Of the re-
publican party in all departments of
the national government A settled
financial policy, settled tariff policy,
and restoration OF confidence in the sta
bility and integrity OF the government,
will do more to aid the farmers and la
borers than all the silver laws that
could be ,ctcd. Believing as II does,
the GUIDE could no more think OF sup
porting Mr.. Bryan than Col. smithee
could think Of supporting Gen. Palmer
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