The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-31
The Price of Wheat Forced Up by the
Millionaire SyRdicates.


A Chicago syndicate of Serea million
aires, representing 1922, coo, 900, and
st. Louis syndicate of six million
aires representing s25, ooo, 600, pool
ed their chances, seeing that this
years yield of wheat was far below
the. average as well as the probable
wants of the people; and scenting the
chance Of 8 hear. less squeeze Of mill
lions from the already suffering people
of this country, with the scent of
blood hounds, secretly began, soon af-
ter the threshing season OF this year
to buy up the wheat of the great
wheat growing sections of this country
at about IS cents per bushel, until
they cofnered the wheat market, and
this being accomplished here, these
soulless syndieates, took unto them
selves still more soulless syndicates of
Europe, who together have SO manip-
ulated wheat and the wheat trade of
the world as to advance the price of
wheat from So cents to about SO cents
per bashel: which, If God permits
their wicked plans to succeed, will
realize to them over $50, 900, 600 chiefly
gathered; nay, squeezed out of the
mouths of hungry men, women and
children: for remember, that this
great increase OF the price of this
wheat, goes not TO the deserving pro-
d,tcefs of that wheat, but to these
bloated and heartless Spectators, who
first, purchased the wheat at 55 cents
per bushel, mot enough to pay the ac-
tual cost of raising IT'D and then
forced the price up to SO cents per
bushel, aud put this. over SO per cent
profit, into their pockets, as If stolen.
They first took advantage Of the OPP
pressed producers, with the wicked in
tent and purpose of next pinching
the consumers of bread. And now in
their gloating glee, these heartless
and sordidsouls, proclaim that it is
the Gold Standard of money, that has
caused this sudden rise in the price OF
wheat. while silver is not rising,
Who, ever before, heard such mere moi
put forth for argument This Gold
Standard has been in force here since
1873, when wheat was worth $l.25
per bushel, and il began at once to
decline in price, until ii reached
downward to about 80 cents pei
bushel, until now, the prospect OF
Bryan's election and the success OF
silver, is well nigh assured and presto
wheat, alone, suddenly rises like the
bright sun of the morning TO Sc cents
How much more logical, it would APP
pear, were the friends of free silver, tC
claim, that the very bright prospects
| for its successes over the single Gold
Standard, casting its shadow before
causes this sudden rise in wheat
This view would be logical, whether
seal or not, but the other view, put
forth by the McKinleyites, is neither
| logical nor true. But how true the
saying, Drowning men will catch al
straws. But everything tends tc
show, that If Hanna and his syndi
Gates here, Joined with their conspira
tors in England, cannot down and de
stroy the liberties and happiness o.
this country: then it must have az
great vitality, as sjlver, has in thii
country, which, although demonetizet
in 1878, and denied free coinage lik,
gold. and soon after stripped OF ii
legal hendef qualities. aud refused cir
culation rs money, and kept unde
lock and key at the cost Of the nation
and badgered and abused by those WHIT
ought to have been it friends; yet, i
today, when unclaimed, will purchas,
as much of the neeessaries of life al
it ever did. Silver bullion, which il
not money, but only a commodity; tn,
price of which is fixed in London anC
Liverpool, England, it is true, is nov
rated at only about 53 cents to tn,
dollar, but silrei coin, lchich Is money
the value Of which is fixed by tn,
American Congress, is still of thu
same value it has eser been, and eve
must so remain, while the American
Congress and free government live OF
this continent. Silver and gold eve
have been, and will continue, the
money of free people. And how
wisely planned by the fathers, that i
is so, else now, in our tribulations as ;
people, we would be without any
money at all for gold has been boarded
up by the rich to buy bonds with; ant
for large speculations: and the battl,