Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-17
The FARMERS FRIEND.
Free Silver Would Help the Farmer by
Reducing the Wages of His Help.

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Reducing the Wages of His Help.
Farmer-I reckon this free silver's
about the best friend OF us farmers
that's come our way since the war. AL
lowing Bryan's elected all right this
year, ] calc'late I'll be worth nearly
$4,000 more next year than now.
Farmers Wife-Nonsensc, Harvel
don't belieye silver's going to make
folks rich. One'll have to work for
living if Bryan's elected just as hard as
if he isn't.
FL don't deny but what your heads
level there, Jane. Some folks will have
to work harder, but it won't be us farm
ers. Well come out on top with free
silver That's sure's shooter.
Z. W.-What crazy notions in your
head now, anyhow? D'you think farm
ers are smart enough to make laws
that'll take money out of other folks
pockets and put it into theirs?
F.-P'raps not, but they're going to
try it. s'pose you don't see how free
silver'll help us, but do.
+. W.-If you'll take my advice you'll
not bother yourself to death trying to
get rich by free silver. I'll warrant it
won't work rs you calc'late.
FIJI tell you one way it'll help
me, Jane. You know that if we got
free coinage we will have silver dollars
worth bout so cents-same's Mexican
dollars now.
F. WI thought Bryan said that sil-
ver'll be worth just as much as gold
when we get free silver.
| F.-Yes, that's what he says in the
east, SOS he won't scare the mill hands
and savings banks folks too much. But
he don't talk that way out here, because
he knows that amt what we're after.
We want cheap money, SOS prices of
wheat, corn and porll'll be twice as high,
same as in Mexico.
F. W.-Supps'n' they are? Wouldn't
you have to pay twice as much for
clothes and groceries and everything
else you'd have toSbuy? If you got
two dollars instead of one dollar. you'd
have to spend two dollars instead of
one dollar. It'd be as broad as it is long.
IF that's the way silver's going to make
you rich, you'll never get rich.
F.-But wouldn't have to spend two
dollars for every dollar / spend now.
You know, we have at least two hired
men the whole year, and three to five
more from April to November, besides
the hired girl for most of the year. De
you reckon I'm going to raise their pay
when we get free silver?
+. WI s'pose so. Why shouldn't
you?
F.-Just because l wouldn't have to-
P'raps afterayear or so I'd give 'em two
or three dollars more month, but moth.
ing like double what they're getting
now. l calclate I'd save between $500
and $1,000 in wages-not quite so much
on John and Dave, because they board
with us, and of course the price of some
of the things they eat would go up, but
I'd save bout half on my day hand:
who live and board at home. That's
how l figger it, and it's 'cording to the
opinion of Gov. Boies and ether big
silver people. They say farm wages i!
too high for profits and that silverl
bring 'em down.
+. Wand SO that's why you're fol
free silver, Harve Grimes; want to chea'
your poor hired hands out of half theil
wages, men who now can hardly keeI
their families out of the poorhouse!
thought it was them Wall street shy
locks and goldbugs you're after will
; your free silver stick and that YOUR
trying to square accounts with then
, rich fellers, but it seems
F.-Hold up there, Jane! Free sill
5 ver's going to save us bout $1,000 oil
| what l still owe on that $4,000 mort
/ gage. Who d'you thinkll lose that?
r +. WI don't care who'd lose il
'Tain't right to cheat anybody, but
, wouldn't say word so longs it's some
body who could afford to lose it, bu
2 when it comes to cheating your poo
). neighbors it's time to put a stop to il
= l don't care if you never get that othe
farm paid for. guess we won't starv
: on this old farm. I'm going to tel
q John and Dave and all the others jus
r how free silver will hurt them, an
4 I'll get them all to vote against Bryar
The idea of such farmers as you tryin
: to elect Bryan to cut down the wage
of your hired men! I'm ashamed {
;. you, l. am!
DeSign for a Bryan Dollar.
# $500