Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-31
IT STRIKES .4r TIE LAND.

<s1e country among u0t1 ElePUpiicau 81"
Helnoeratic farmers has been SO rapid as 70
puzzle the politicians OF botR parties But
1t would not be SO pulling If they went TO
the root Of the matter. The cnief capital
Of the farmer is his and and that has
shEnDk In value until he is il Despair
Augusta county is accounted one OF the
Richest and most fertile in Virginia. Lit is
watered by four rivers and innumeraDle
small streams, and has both grazing and
crop lands, superior in all respects. And
& yet, when farmer here las gotten behind
hand at any time in the last ten or fifteen
years lac ia almost rs good as iost He
cannot depend on the land to pay him out
1t is a fact, as We are informed by menl-
Der Of the bar VITO has large experience in
that hne. that the average price brought
by land Offered by decree Of court is any
where from twenty-five to fifty per
cent. Of what-it brought say fifteen years
ago. And the tendency is downward.
wnward, still downward. Tie lawyer
ksSsssss teG a case Of recent occurrence where
farm was offered under decree OF court,
TIE commissions, a most CONSERVATIVE
one. had estimated the value 6 lie lard Al
+ ga All acre, al which price al the creditors
would have gotten their claims and Btill
left something for the owner. ID was pal
up and little OYER S. an acre offered. Ii
WAS solo. but the judge refused 10 confirm
tie sale, and ordered 3 re sale. The second
& 3tinae il brought less tnan the first time.
creditor was forced to buy it IL Q save his
I lain, only one Or two Of the creditors got
anything and The owner got o0th ag.
The farmer. and wlsn We say tla farmer
we mean the mass of theul, Is working
from January TO January aud getting 8 lit
Tie over one-taird the price ne asea 5o get
forsslis product, and al Inc same lime he
feels that bis CAPITA tie land. has shrunk
tlo fourth its vaiaa and that II can 10
longer be depended on. 10 help hia 74t. IT.
she 1s4,akers, and fnA5oiers, and eereola
4 lions. and specuiatots feel it 10 rtf i9.
terest to make the desperate i5ei IS are
,.ssw making 10 prevent snrleAa te
sslue Of their capital, watch is oal -Ea.
sended and by no means cGJ Tail. WIS sort
12f3f ighs do you think tie ari-er 1uglj 90
make to save the remainder Of q property
which has already slruRk ooe-thjra saJ is,
stiii shrinking The capitalist only feat9
less. the farmer knows his loss fCl be has
experienced it.
TT is this Situation OF affairs wlich exists
ali over the country il greater On less de
gree. that accounts tor his rush 10 fEee
oliver coinage il all She land outside tie
cites s. fa;l59 farmer feels Inc land SLOWLY
sinking from 6ceditsa.i' lis feet ana he sees
that somgtbIno NH be done. The aePub
Tican party, as If }Fltla5 .5si51 '1li,
erects for the f.ss-. So iga history tae
rora 81 IA. il bars She road a15 els
cne farmer
syou cannot pass here. You Hay see
relief further Of, but here you ssa 0p fJ
four years. J gu may have 60 aos-
doubtless you have, but l1ev et--
taken into consideration aga.as5ta par
fanee Of keeping up tue present of
bank stock, corporation stock, rust
certificates. Wen see aaQat ag you
some more Pfotectiet however, may he
that win fit your aass Bs whatever you
do don i kick up q TOW. don assaI The
money. values, don't distui5 the present
comfortable situation OF those who have,
in order TO make experiments IL behalf Of
those who have moi. "
ssWhy, replies the indignant farmer.
.stiash your protection. Does your pro5ac-
tion keep the sheriff from selling my lana z
s. Did your protection keep my land from
shrinking fifty per cent. as 1t has done?
i Has your protection saved nas FROM ruin
or even slowed me up 81 tberoad 10 ruin ?
& And ] am to keep quiet about money f.,
fear that the laen who have softed Jy
what has ruined NE. may losr something
by their stocks shrinking, as a. land bias
shrunk !"
It is as certain as anything can be tba.
the prod ucing class Oh vn.s land l1.eat To
cry something. They have been looking
around for long time to find some leader
that would boldly defy the power in whose
interest they believe they have been sacri-
feed, and they have found him in Bryan
a clean man, a bold man, wise man, a
God-fearing and God-sent man. Never
fear but that they are on the road to eman-
cipation. They feel it, they exult over it.
and the clanking of their broken chains as
they fall to the ground is mingled with the
reply as clear and high as bugle note that
they will not be still until they are free.
Let who suffer that may suffer, but for
them and their houses they acH be free.