Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-05
Does McKinleylsm, Hannah
ism, under the Gulse of Pro-
lection, Allied with Ding
leyism, Profit the Farmer ?


sions, all of recent date, i have been an
unwilling listener to untounded argu-
ments between the tiiltrs nj the soil
throughout the middle western section
of this country and each tune the
argument would seem 20 ue brought
about nv the same EXISTING COND1-
TON. Viz: The wrong Interpretation
of the present Temporary Improvement
in the prices of a few farm products,
as against the ever growing price of
all materials, without scarcely one ex-
ceptlon a farmer is compelled to buy.
Not long ago heard an argument
to the effect that Mckinley was re-
sponsible for the good times now ex-
tending over this country and to him
and the republican policy of protec-
tion is due the noticeableimp Improvement
in a.! lines of industry.
II Impressed me 30 thoroughly of
the necessity of the endeavor III cor
rectlng the mislnformed and much
misguided gentlemen that take this
means to bear message OF truth that
needs no microscopic test to under
stand the aversion to tho peoples hap
piness created not by the present veign
of Hannaism, if any true and perma-
nent happiness there he, but by the in
exorable law of supply end demand
Enough has too often been chronicled
and sent abroad etTecting the present,
,"Ruling Dynasty" that it would seem
:. tritling repetition should l endeavor
70 herewi.N. reproduce a small but hon
est fractiona, n,rt 20 the present rule
and rise in prices of articles o, AS
09 NHT ac oll 20 ~,
that the farmer needs more than any
other source require sufficient per
centage in order to properly till the
soil, that, should he have the power of
combination and urge concentration
he would indeed break the present
ruling OF reak neck prices, and be the
means of liberating more human
slaves, than do now exist in the whole
Philippine archipelago.
The present rise in prices principal
ly Of cattle and hogs not due to any
form of policy supplemented by the
present administration il so it would |
not effect the prices Of above named |
products of the farm, but all other
commodities and articles of manufac- |
.ture originating from an agricultural
standpoint.
Prior to the election of VIM. McKin-
ley, or during the last few years OF
Clevelandism the factories aud work.
shops had reached the stage of exis-
tence, that is better named 10y stating
they needed improvements as they
we're necessarily loaded to the roof.
This we call overproductior of manu-
featured articles. Not by one effort
did they combine and close suddenly |
but by degrees did they reach that
state of independence above labor that
the crash came men who had been out |
of employment for long whiIe had
been compelled to seek work elsewhere
when and wherever they could find it,
so Mckinley was inangurated about
the time this Overproduction had
ceased and the demand had begun,
thus the present boom.
1t might also be safe to add the fac
tories remained Idle longer than
would necessarily have been the need
on anticipation of the next president,
but fortunate for them they were;suc-
cessful in distributing sufficient green
backs that they were enabled to get
the serpent head along with the tail
they already possessed, and the four
years of business certainly from an
administration part of the government
was concerned had then been settled
AS to the enhanced value of farm
products there be none except above
mentioned, if there were others the de
mand for bread would most naturally
drive,i wheat above the half dollar
mark, as if the lahOrer can buy chops
and steaks why can't he buy bread I?
And SO, he is not eating corn as corn
is low in price, so that there removes
the much mooted question. For
further argument in this space, is
McKinleysm, Hannahism-"Protec-
ton allied with Dingleyism" respon-
sible for the existing prices In hogs
and cattle receipts as these alone are
the producti ons that continue, so III
must appear clear to the average
reader. a lie ont somewhere.
But return 10 those necessaries of
jnic! C.n you tuild house for the
same money you co"'d four 5sars ago?
No. but houses are not necsssarles c'
life! is that so? They are included in
the same category of mans necessities
so with all kinds of farm machinery.
your dealer will not name a Mcrcr-
mick + n 'er. moving machine or
header for future delivery, say fall
of 1900. hnt then this is not all. about
your furniture. carpets. bedding.
sur clothing, crockerv. tinware. In
loot ali a -ttcles Of common everyday
use are they not I. ..,o,.
The Dino,ey hill placed an 1o'.
duty of 80 90 per Thousand ON )nmher