The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-09-11
FROM FARMERS OF BENTON.

Last week this paper letters several Benton county
farmers asking them why they supported Mckinley Of
the received space permits the publication of but
two this week.
EDITOR GAzETTE-I will your inquiry briefly
will vote for Mckinley because Mckinley voted for
l am farmer and Mckinley, when congress, talked
worked voted for the farmers The products of farms
under the Mckinley law roected under that law favor
able foreign markets opened under that law Amer
law furnished the sufficient and kept
the treasury in healthy condition. There fear
then that the government might be unable to keep its
greenbacks treasury silver dollars parity
Bryan worked and voted against the farmers and cannot
expect the farmers to vote for him. He voted tor the Wilson
bill and not radical enough for him. That law, by its
nequitabe operations, has closed American factories and
opened those of England thus essenng the home demand
for the products OF the farm Thestrkng down of the prn
cpes of reciprocity has closed favorable foreign markets
against us and caunot get living prices for pro-
ducts
to him any markets. will not stop the increasing
petition If free silver coinage in the United States raises
the price of the silver of the world per cent claim
ed it will be the farmers of America that will have bear
down the lever If silver under free coinage circulaes
its present market value and convinced WILL the far
will suffer most seriously from the deprecated and dis
honest coin In either the prospect not pleasing
Our constitution makers coined the metals at their
tanned market value Free propose have the
go into the business of attempting to artcay
the market price of silver bullion for the alleged pur
pose of coming into dollars actually worth their face value
1t piece of legislative favosm that cannot be tolerated.
The government nothing to either gold silver. Far
mes do not ask direct legislation furnish market
their products and will resent the audacous demands of the
silver mine owners.
consider Mckinley to be of wider experience and
sounder judgment than Mr. Bryan and he will indulge
in dangerous legislative experiments this critical time
JOHN BUCHANAN.
Willamette Precinct. Sept. 9Th, 1896
To the Editor of the GAzETre:-
DEAR SIR:-You want to know why a farmer, sup
port VIM. Mckinley will hereby set forth "a few
why should for protection and favor the gold
standard.
AS thirds of American farmers have mortgaged
FARMS and said mortgages have to be paid i'll U. S.
gold con how going to get it? Will not this silver
6 drive the gold out of circulation? Is it
only the millionaire silver mine who bene-
fitted by this silver craze? Have farmers got silver
bullion carry the mnts to be coined public expense?
We have got nothing to dispose of but labor SKILL
and produce of FARMS and general rule all the
money receive be used in procuring commodities
personal of ourselves and those depending upon
I've under the Mckinley law butter from 50 to
IS per ROLL eggs rs cents IS cents per dozen and
everything in proportion How much get today?
Was credit taken away this broad of ours
in 1893? Therefore, say, let vote for Mckinley and
sound money that the last stay circulation and the
first move to the White House. Yours truly,
ANTON F. LUTHER.
Granger Ore, Sept 9TH, go.