The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-10
PATRIOTIC FARMERS.
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

Whenever danger threatened our insti-
tuition the farmer has always rallied 10
the support of his country. There IL
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
tercst is necessarily Of a character to
make him the safe conseryator of our
governments perpetuity, 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 1850. One reason
for the manifestation for so much inter
est Is the fact that the country has been
suffering from an unprecedented period
of depression and is earnest in It's intent
60 secure relief Among those who Ia
Dor none have more reason for COM
plaint than the farmer. Prices OF his
products have been low. values of land
and stock have continued TO decline,
until discouraged and disheartened,
demaCogues seem 10 believe him ready to
accept any promise that they make, bnt
The fact is. and better still, ne Is ready 10
review and discuss fully the merits OF the
propositions offered, Inc proposluo OF,
that has been urged paramount to all
others, is the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver.
There never was more deceptive
proposition. one more startling IN us
effects and results and one that would
be more disappointing should IT become
n practical fact. Ii is advocated 10y
in ~
backed by n combination of capital un-
eaualed hy any that has ever attempted
10 control our government since the day
of the slave power. The silver NINE
owners OF the United States, skilled In
political maneuyering. have organized
themselves into n syndicate for the pur-
nose of forcing upon the country, with
ont regard 10 consequences, the Tree ana
unlimited coinage of silver.
The magnificent scheme was outlined
nv Mr.. Bryan in his Madison square
epcech when he said: AT the present
limo and under the present law, n silver
dollar when melted loses nearly one-half
its value. but that will not be true when
we can establish n mint price OF silver
md leave no surplus silver upon the
market 20 drag down the price OF sill
yer bullion" and then 90 show the pos
Eibility of cornering silver and forcing
N 10 n price satisfactory 10 mine owners,
''we cannot even expect all OF the an
nual product OF silver because India,
China. Japan. Mexico and other silver
using countries must satisfy their annual
need from the annual product: the arts
will require n large amount and the gold
standard countries will need consider
able ouantity for subsidiary coinage;
we will be required 10 coin only mat
which y not needed elsewhere, but II we
stand ready 90 take and utilize all OF IL,
other nations will be ready TO buy at
the price we fix.
This il the silver miners scheme as
outlined by Mr. Bryan. The people are
invited TO loan the resources OF this gov
eminent TO silver syndicate In order
that II may be able by taking al the
silver that IN offered 10 the world 20
fix the price and compel other nations
Go pay that price. This Is worse than
free and unlimited coinage, yet IL Is the
only way Mr.. Bryan says whereby the
price Of silver can be maintained az
parity with gold. The magnitude Of the
schcme and their nudacity in attempt
ing it's execution challenges admiration.
but the American people are accustomed
20 investigate the claims of parties and
men. They want 10 know for themselves
the why and wherefores, II some great
radical change Is proposed. That they
will thus investigate and judge for them
selves is evidence that they are quail
fed for sclf-government
That present conditions are hard, cs-
pccially among the farming class. every
one admits. There is undoubtedly a
cause for this abnormal condition. The
silver advocates attribute the existing
depression Go the decentralization Of sill
yer, "the crime Of 1873" as they desig-
nate the suspension Of coinage OF silver
dollars I'm 1878
They fail 10 show how that legislation
reduced prices: they simply assert that il
did. They fail also To show why prices
continued 70 decline after coinage Of sill
Yer was resumed in 1873 They ignore
NIL the facts Of development, the large
and unprecedented production OF farm
products aud especially the unavoidable
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 so II Is
che factories and shops Of New England
md the middle and older Western states
60 locate ON the lands In Kansas and Ne
braska and the Dakotas. These all be-
came active producers instead Of consum-
ers Of farm products.
What we now need Is 20 reverse this
condition OF affairs and secure less pro-
ducers and more consumers Of farm pro.
ducts. III by any way we can do this we
viii have accomplished something prac-
tical IN correcting the Ills our farmers
have. 10 hear. There Is method by
which this may be accomplished. n RENE
dy that n not only practical but nor.
mnnent and far reaching I'm It's effects.
There ~ well established principIe I'm
political economy often referred 10 by
writer's that the greatest creator az
wealth Is the greatest possible division Of
labor" Previous 20 the election OF 1890
under the operation Of the RepubIIcan
policy Of protection. we were struggling
Go realize our benefits Of this principlr and
we we're rapidly overcoming our adverse
conditions 10y increasing the demand for
farm products The interest which The
movement ~ labor has IN protective dn.
ties lies in the effect which the movement
OF labor has upon the supply and demand
Of agricultural products N Il impossible
90 maintain a proper division OF labor.
except we produce the largest amount Of
manufactured goods possible within our
own territory. Open our ports free and
allow our markets 20 be supplied by the
manufacturers Of Europe and the effect
would be 70 compel our wage earning