Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-10-17
THEIR INCONSISTENCY,

THEIR INCONSISTENCY.
The inconsistencies Of the Worcester
Republican orators and gold-bug advo-
Gates in the present political campaign
are paramount TO any we have ever
heard OF. and their repeated misrepre-
sensations Of the facts concerning the
issue is not second TO their incon-
sistencies. Ii is strange. yet true. that
they cannot discuss the money question
without dealing in both, and stranger
still that they should dare in public
print to insult the intelligence of those
whose votes they eek, (the farmers by
referring 10 them as poor, misguided
farmers" knowing at the same time
that our farmers are as well posted on
the money question as the Republican
editor here or elsewhere. Audacity in
this line over. reached all reason i'm the
last issue Of the Republican organ
when in an editorial the editor had
the impudence to try TO induce the
farmers OF Worcester county 10 believe
that the slight advance in the price of
wheat at this time-the eve of election
day-was not made by spectators
To win the farmers votes The pro-
ducers Of Worcester are not the poor,
misguided farmers" our friend would
print them.
They know spectators in wheat can
afford TO put up the price for four
weeks before election day in order to
get control for four years after election
day, Just as the manufacturers can
afford TO shut down their plants Tor the
same reason.
They know that wheat has steadily
declined IN price, year after year, since
1873 when silver was demonetized and
they have made up their minds TO vote
for the free coinage of silver at the
coming election.
They know furthermore that this
decline in price is not due TO over
production. On the contrary they
know the production per capita last
year was only one-half the production
per capita before the decentralization of
silver. They know that in 1872 when
90 bushels of wheat were raised per
capita, silver was coined free aud that
wheat brought 8 II bushel. They
know now when only half as much
wheat is raised per capita, silver is not
coined free, wheat brings less than half
what il formerly did under the free
coinage Of silver.
They know that Mr.. Bryan. the
peoples candidate, is a highly educated
man aud profound thinker, that
he possesses an intimate knowledge of
their wants and the necessities of the
people, and they know he can be relied
upon TO coin the money Of the con-
stitution-gOld and silver-ritL0m ask
ing Engtpds consent.
They know there were 10 80 cent
dollars when silver ras coined free,
aud there will be none after November
3rd, when we commence coming il
free again.
They know that silver dollar will
then equal gold dollar in value. and
that the blessings of free silver will
bring prosperity to the tillers Of the
soil.
They know that for hundred wears
when silver was coined free they pros.
pered and that during the past %
years under gold standard many have
been bankrupted.
They know that under the gold
standard their products have declined
in price two thirds and their farms
today will not bring one half their
former value.
They know that farmers seldom, if
ever. failed during the hundred years
of free coinage and that thousands
have failed already during the %
years Of gold standard and thousands
more are on the verge Of bankruptcy.
They know the Republican party
promises nothing more than il hereto
fore gave, projections to manufacturers,
which means only higher prices on
what farmers buy and possibly less for
their produce than they get now.
They know that in England only
300 farmers have been able to hold
out TO the present time under a gold
standard and that these three hundred
are abject paupers.
They know that destruction Of
agriculture and agricultural interests
have resulted in great distress and
absolute want to the toiling millions of
our country.
They know that when you tell them
that a silver dollar under free coinage
will be worth only 80 cents and that
the government gives the miner AZ
cents of every dollar it coins for him
free in the same breath that you tell
that which is false.
They know that our national debt
is steadily increasing and that there is