The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-10
Whenever Danger Threatened the
Country They Have Rallied
to Its Support
HARD TIMES AND THE CAUSE,
Employment of Labor in Mechanical
Industries and Not DECEASED
Money is Needed

NQuOQ tRt ldTUltT always ~
the support of his country. There Is
GOOD reason in this. in the fact that he
owns the broad acres of our territory and
Is so identified with our institutions that
protect him in this ownership that his in
ferest IS necessarily Of a character 10
make him the safe conservator OF our
governments pcrpetuity, prosperity and
honor.
In the present campaign we are con-
fronted by an issue that affects every
class of our citizens, hence, there is an
interest in the outcome more intense than
IN any campaign since 1860. One reason
for the manifestation for so much inter
est il the fact that the country has been
snifering from an unprecedented period
Of depression and is earnest in its intent
70 secure relief Among those who Ia
Dor none have more reason Tor com
piaInt than the farmer. Prices OF ms
PRODUCTS have been low. values OF land
aud stock have continued TO decline,
until discouraged and dshcartcned
deulNCogues seem to believe him ready to
accept any promise that they make, but
the fact is. aud better still, he is ready TO
review and discuss fully the merits OF the
Dropositions offered. The proposition
hat has been urged paramount to all
others, Is the free aud unlimited coinage
Ot silver
There never was more deceptive
proposition, one more starting IN us
fleets and results and one that would
he more disappointing should II become
a praetIcal fact. Ii is advocated by
men having n pecuniary interest at stake,
backed By a combination of capital I'M
euualed by any that has ever attempted
TO control our government since the day
of the slave power. The silver mine
owner. OF the United States, skilled IN
political mancuvpring. have organized
themselves into syndicate for the pur-
pose Of forcing upon the country. with
out regard Ia consequences, the tree ana
unlimited coinage of silver.
Tho ma gnitcrnt scheme WAS outlined
hv Mr.. Bryan ia his Madison square
spcech when he said: Al the present
time aud under the present law, a silver
dollar when melted loses nearly onc-halt
it's value, hut that will not he true when
we can establish a mint price OF silver
and leave no surplus silver upon the
market 10 drag down the price of sill
yer bullion" and then TO show the pos
Sibility of COTncriug silver and forcing
Il Ia % prize satisfactory To mine owners,
I'VE cannot even expect all OF the an
nual ppodHrt of silver because India.
China, Japan. MeNic" and other silver
using countries must satisfy their annual
need from the annual product; the arts
will rsuniPp q large amount and the gold
standard countries will need consider
ablc quantity for subsidiary coinage;
We win DE- required To coin only that
which is not needed elsewhere. hut ii we
stand ready to take and utilize all of it,
other nations will bc ready To buy AZ
the price we hN.
This ~ the silver miners scheme as
outlined by Mr.. Bryan. The people are
invited TO iOan the resources OF this gov
eminent to a silver syndicate in order
that 10 may be able 10y taking MI the
silver that is offered TO the world 20
tx tho price and compel other nations
20 nav that price. This is worse than
free and unlimited coinage. yet IL is the
only way MIR. Bryan says whereby the
price of silver can be- maintained AZ
panty with gold. The magnitude of the
scheme and their audacity i'm attempt
ing it's execution challenges admiration.
but the American people are accustomed
20 investigate the claims of parties and
men. They want TO know for themselves
the why and wherefores. ii some great
radical change IL proposed. That they
viii thus investigate and judge for them
selves Is evidence that they are quail
iiel for government.
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peciai1y among the farming class. every
pne admits. There is undoubtcdly
cause for this abnormal condition. Tho
silver advocates attribute the existing
depression 20 the decentralization of sill.
yer, "the crime Of 1873" as they dcsic.
nate the suspension of coinage of silver
dollars in 1873.
They fail 10 show how that legislation
r'duced prices; they simply assert that il
lid. They fail also 10 show why prices
continned To- decline after coinage of sill
ar was resumed in 1878. They ignore
III the facts of development the large
nd unprecedented production of farm
PRODUCTS aud especially the unpro6table
division Of labor. The building of new
railroads and the opening of vast terri
tories for cultivation are entirely ignored
During the years 1STS-T0 and 80 il Is
known that over 100000 mechanics lief,
the factories and shops of New England
and the middle and older Western states
70 locate on the lands in Kansas and Ne.
braska and the DakOtas. These MI no
came active producers instead Of consum.
ers Of farm products.
What we now need is 10 reyprse this
condition OF affairs and secure less pro-
ducprs md more consumers of farm nro
ducts. III by any way we can do this. we
viii have accomplished something proc
teal in correcting the ills our fnrmcrs
III
which this may be accomplished. rene.
dy that IL not only practical bur pcr.
manent and far reaching in its effects.
There is well established principle in
political economy often referred 10 Inv
writer's that the greatest creator of
wealth is the greatest possible division of
iaoor. PREVIOUS To the election Of 1890
under the operation of the Republicon
policy OF protection. we were Struggling
10 realize our benefits Of this principle and
we were rapidly overcoming our adverse
conditions by increasing The demand for
farm products. The interest which H.
movement 81 labor has in protective Din.
ties lies IN the effect which the moyemeu,
of labor has upon the supply and demand
If agricultural products. II Is imnossiiI,
10 maintain n proper division OF labor
except we produce the largest amount az
manufactured goods possible within orr
own territory. Open our ports free and
allow our markets 20 be supplied by the
manufacturers Of Europe and the effect
would be 10 compel our wage earning