Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-03

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wages to our citizens, adds to the pro
duct or our factories, makes necessitie
out OF the former luxuries of life, in
| creases the comforts and convenience
| or living, adds to our country's wealth
J and prosperity, until finally we will b,
| rich enough and prosperous enough Il
send part of our capital to other les.
| fortunate or advanced nations and per.
| form the same good mission. selfisI
| though it be. for other people. Who
would reject II because it comes, az
some OF 1t probably does from the
drones OF Europe? What better use
can the accumulated wealth of Eng
iand aristocracy be put than to build
UP American industriesi
One characteristic of political rene
dles administered and recommended by
iuack political doctors is that they are
alleged to all diseases. To every man
III distress in any part of the country the
delnonetization of silver is pointed out
as the cause of his misery, and the re-
nonetlzatiOn of silver as his remedy.
By reason Of perfectly simple causes
the prices of wheat and corn and other
agricultural products have declined but
TINS decline is attributed by these 20
iltlcal quacks to the demonetiZation of
silver and the farmer, along with
every other man who finds ii hard to
make both ends meet. is told that by
femonetizing silver wheat will go to a
dollar bushel, and other farm pro
ducts VIII rise proportionately If this
We're true rising prices would affect the
commodities which a farmer buys. the
interest he pays on his debts, the freight
rates which determine the cost Of get
ting his products to market, and he
would be relatively no better off than
before. TO expect the farmer to ac-
cept 50 great a delusion is To presume
upon his intelligence ASK the farmers
pf my state why they are giving up the
production of wheat and corn. ana they
VIII not tell you it is because of the de-
probation OF silver. They win point Ia
these great western prairies and tell
you they can not compete with these
in the growth Of the staple cereals. Ana
they have taken to raising other crops
which are more profitable and less com
petitive. The same tendency is mani
fest throughout the agricultural world
Not only have thousands of acres IL
western lands In America been thrown
open to cultivation within recent ,a.,s
but In Russia. India and tn. Argentine
Republic railroads and enteruris. have
brought large additional acreagi. M
der cultivation and poured millions of
additional bushels upon the markets Of
the World. The same cheapening m the
cost Of boots and shoes. Of hats and
coats ana other clothing which nae al /
lowed excessive production in, thn manu-
facture OF those articles has baan mani
fest in the excessive PRODUCTION 81 al.ri- I
cultural products 1t is the ola far,ii- /
lar law Of surutv and demand IN nv
state Of New York hav is selling at Sill |
per ton. last war If Nas $40 par ,nr
az our silver friends a+fribufa Thar ~
the decentralization Of silver III.
ought Ia II tiny Wish "a he consistent /
silver dollars in tha r,o,lse,e nj tho
mine owners are Of no benetit IN vast- /
ern far,3ars-,yhat thaz- v.aot is nro.-
na,n,,e conditions ,rti,.b win ,,,,t siI..a,
dollars in thair avn rockets-doliar r. !
which when taken o,,t win Inv inst &C
nouch as hid dollars
Ttnv.f.,-ar much the ,rices ~ "a o-rio,,1-
tu,ol rr.luct. bsv. ,1eclirad tba, /
bav. III laclinsl rnora raniflv tbar I
~. ,,..,..s,;ti..s, which tho farmer huvs /
,.,..,,.,,.t,1,. 80, fr.f,,h4 rates which /
,,,.|.,,,.,o IN ,na,.ot far his nroaucts (
~, ,.,,.,,.t or ~ ,o,junot hard Of
..'.1 I,,,.- -, ~. a,.s,.,,,. ar,,. (
e-,,. ,,,,,.;,,e ,n,, of fraiabt on.. mile (
-, .i;,,s.,, ~ ~. r,,s+ in,nortant rail /
.,3. II, +ta r.nitad states has fallen /
c,,,,, . os mt, i, 1Se5 and / 81 cents i'm 4
,p-n !. ,.e 4, 1900 yo,, xviu inns
. -. j., 1oe- +. oos, S2o ia transfer. /
m III, tooo ,,,;los ana or,,- & 20 in
$40
H. 1870 ooco,ii,,e, to e,o,-.rur,ent 70 /
III ,.;.a n ,rorsrartine- ona
i.,,,,,.,, 80 ,i.t,.o+ f,,,,, C,h;rago to \av (
vi. ~. i.l., ana canal vas "a 41-10o
,.,,,. :. ~. ,,,3 nil ae c,,+s. b,- al !
80, oo,f ,.s l., 1sa5 h,- lalxa ana
..,, - too oo,,,e. IL. iol.,ap3 rail
az ,,n 800. H.. oil ,o;i 70 1--1oa cents
,,,, ,,,,,,,+i.,,,a,, ,.d,,otinn mas
,-,-..,, s.,,, l.; +ha ,r;ca If wheat ar
~. -, ,,,.i,,,, 81 ,,.hoat il,
,s-a ~ On ~ l,,,-hI IL, e,,lG
,r.5., :. "a o.,+s reduction since
,e-a Ill. ,,,te o, ,,..,,, &c ~, ,ed,c-
49,. t..4,rt. 80, NJ, r,.,.o,,,s asear- .
49,. ~, ,,,,,,t,,r,. ,o.,,,itbstandine
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