Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-21

progress which first beamed in the East
slowly took it's way Westward across
the continent until it rested serenely oyeI
the Pacific. The grand old New England
homes replaced them nearly a century
ago. When were the palatial mansions
on the Southern plantations built
When were the spacious farm houses o.
the frugal, Industrious Dutch in your ma.
tive State Of Pennsylvania built? Was
it not previous to 1873? A portion o.
the house in which Beriah now dwells
was Quaker meeting house nearly q
century ago, and the Colonial spacious
dwellings in Port were built while OuI
m uts were coming silver free the same
as gold. Never since has Port expert
ence such days of prosperity. But does
not Beriah know, that while the law
demonetizing silver was passed in 1873,
it was never fully enforced until seven
years ago, while Foster was Secretary
of the Treasury under President Harri-
son? Carlisle, under President Cleveland
maintained the same policy. Have we
had seven years of prosperity and plenty?
Are these prosperous times?
This is not party question, strictly.
1t is question of the rich against the
poor. A question of the English banker
and the foreign syndicate against the
American farmer, labOrer and CONNER
cial business man. Who is j. 2. Morgan?
An Epglishman. Who bought Ameri-
can bonds with English gold? j. p.
Morgan. Who owns the American gold
mines? English Syndicates. Who holds
the mortgages on Western farms? Eng
lish trust companies. Who is acquiring
vast estates in the West? Englishmen.
Who were the ancestors of the rich
Americans who now hobnOb with the
English and advocate single gold
standard? Listen, Beriah! If your
school history does not tell you, read
Fenimore Coopers Spy" and the "PiOn-
neers" and other authentic accounts OF
the early settlers of America, and see if
you don't t find they were Torys. Trace
their lineage Our patriot forefathers
fought and died for American liberty.
The brave boys in blue in '61 went out
to fight for the preservation OF the
Union and the perpetuatiOn of liberty,
and the freedom of the ten million
slaves. But this is a greater question.
1t involves the slavery of over 6O,O0O,-
600 of people to the enrichment of less
than 100000. Will England, twice
whipped, now subdue us with her gilt
tering gold? Listen to the words OF
your oracle, Tom Reed, in speaking OF
the 900 million Of people in Asia, who
use silver. "The white man with the
yellow metal cannot compete with the
yellow man with the white metal" Tom
Reed hath spoken. May the great
Minotou open your eyes and give you
light upon the question.
You ask, "What will Mrs. Duckfarmer
say when she learns that those butter
milk Venuses have tested the sugary
qualities of Duckfarmer Adonis and
found him to be of the Dutch scale OF
fineness p" Nay, we will not veil the
scene, but listen to the Queen of River
side Manor: Does not the industrious
bee sip honey from many blossoms?
Was there blot or blemish upon the
perfect Adonis of old? Up, faint heart.
Listen to the commands Of Holy writ:
''It is not good for man to be alone.
Take unto thyself a wife" Build your
self a new tangled, two-story house and
furnish it, with an organ, or you deserve
to wear petticoats.
Uriah Duckfarmer.