The news boy., 1896-09-26
LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST.


solve question is to sit down and
figure out how it effects him and the
people in his own community. Self
protection is the first law of nature.
That is why every man who is
benefited by the scarcity of money
favors the gold standard. If he has
money, and money is scarce, he has
no trouble in lending it at high
rate of Interest. If farmer has
wheat, aud wheat is scarce through
out the land, he can sell his wheat
at price above the cost of produc-
lion, If farmer can bring about a
condition that makes wheat scarcer
than money, then the farmer is on
top. Ii she money changer can bring
about condition that makes money
scarcer than wheat, then the money
changer is on top.
Just now the money changer is
very close to the top round of the
ladder. There is but one remedy.
The producers must stand together
and smash the whole ladder. so
that the money changer will drop
down on level with the res. OF US.
We-the people-are the foundation
upon which that ladder rests. and the
moment we give it flop, down it
cones-money changer and all. He
may grunt little while taking the
tumble, but he II get over it.
Then let us suggest that every
man in Scott county, who has no
other occupation except the lending
of moHey at a high rate of interest.
vote for the continuation of the pres
ent gold standard He will be doing
himself and his business an injustice
If he does not.
On the other hand allow US to sug-
gest that every man who is engaged
in any business, except money lend
ing, consider his interests. Although
4 man may have some money at in
terest just now, it may not always
be so--especially if he has farm to
keep up.
We have, in Scott county, & few
German farmers who have a few
thousand dollars at interest. They
imagine themselves goldbugs be-
cause they receive a few hundred
dollars in interest each year. These
Farmers also have farms worth from
$4,000 to S30,000 each, which they
till themselves.
Because it takes two bushels oil
their wheat or seven bushels of thel
corn to buy one of these ''honest
dollars, they imagine that farming
don pay, and that their only de-
pepdence is the interest on money
earned years ago. That farming
don pay" must be admitted, bu'
that farming can't be made to pol
is another question.
Whenever the farmer gets il
pumped into him that the whole
nation depends upon him: that he i:
the producer OF all wealth; that. a,
Bryan said in New York, Burr
your cities and retain your farm:
and your cities will spring up as i
by magic; bat destroy the farms ant
the grass will grow in your streets,
not until then will the farmer oc
cupy the position in society whicl
he deserves.
Every other branch Of business is
dependent upon the farm. Wher
the farmer gets good prices for hi
products, then the whole nation is
prosperous. Mr.. Mckinley tells us
to "close the mints and open the
mills. OF what benefit would it be
TO open the mills so long as the pro
tlucerc have no money with which to
buy the products OF these mills Opel
u mill at every cross-road, and how
dong could they exists
Then look to your own interest a'
well as to the interest of the nation
Try to make the nation prosperous
by making it profitable to farm. Try
to make yourself prosperous by real
izing that you are dependent upon
the farm. Vote to bring about {
condition that will restore the pur
chasing power of farm products
Vote to reduce the purchasing power
of gold. Vote for free silver.
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ALTHOUGH our gold standard
Friends never mention it, yet it is d
fact that Herr Most, the Anarchist
leader, is supporting Mckinley ano
she gold standard. He gives as his
reason for so-doing, that monometal
lism is sure road to Anarchy, ant
so states to his followers. The gol6
press is always very quick to tel
about other leaders supporting Me
Kiniey; wonder why they ignore
Herr Most?
THE more money we have in circu
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