Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
WHAT BENEFIT FROM BRYAN 2
Everything to Lose by Return to
Democratic Rule.

Everything to Lose by Return TO
Democratic Rule.
Under the Wilson tariff farm pro-
ducts and live stock sold lower than
ever before; the factories were closed;
the shops were empty; and the country
was filed with tramps, asking for
work and begging for bread.
More than half Of those tramps had
families at home suffering for the nee
sites of life. SO hard was their lot that
thousands of despairing women accept
ed employment at starvation wages, to
live, thus again driving men out OF
employment.
When the election of Mckinley gave
an assurance of better times, money
was easier to get and shops and fac
tories began to open.
The improvement, though steady,
was slow until the Dingley tariff law
was passed. Then the change, you
will recollect, was wonderful.
The prices Of labor rapidly increased
and soon the demand for labor exceed
ed the supply. Everybody could find
job The working men could buy what
the farmers had to sell and the farm
ers' products increased steadily in
value.
The tramps disappeared. The condi-
ton of the people generally improved.
Mortgages have been paid off, or great
ly reduced by many who had before
lost hope Of getting out Of debt, or saw
ing their homes.
Farms have been improved. New
homes have gone up on every side.
Now, the question is, Do we want
these times to go on, or do we want to
90 back to the way times were from
1894 to 1896?
Do we want the farm products to
sell at 1896, or at 1900 prices?
Do we want the working men to Ia
Dor at 1900 prices and to support their
families in comfort, as they are now
doing, or do we want to send them
tramping over the land, organizing
CoXey armies, while their families are
starving?
Are We satisfied to let we'll enough
alone, or shall we try change, put
the men in charge of the country who
passed the Wilson bill and try the
chances of getting back to the condi-
tons of 1895?
What improvement can we expect
from the election of Bryan?
Does he, or do his supporters, pre-
tend to say that farm products will
I>,,iv, Io ic
Does he, or do his speakers, say that
under his administration the prices of
labor will be increased?
Do they promise anything better in
the condition Of farmers, or 1aboring
men, or anybody but investors, or own
ers of silver mines, if Bryan is elect
ed?
Can they make times better for you
and me than they are now? If So
how do they propose to do it? Have
they told you Of any plan?
Can't they make times worse again
by disturbing and destroying business
as they did before?
They threaten and say they will re-
duce the tariff on manufa ctured goods
This will stop the factories, as it did
before, and again scatter tramps all
over the country; reduce the demand
for what the farmers raise and the
prices Of such products at the same
time.
Would not the farmers rather sell
the products of their farms at fair
prices to laborers than to give it to
them, as tramps?
Are you going to vote yourself out OF
a job? Do you want to vote working
men out of their jobs?
Do you propose to go into the tramp.
ing business, or to help to start tramps
on the roads again?
Choose you, now, what should be
done and vote according to your honest
Judgment and for the best interests OF
all the people of this country.
Use Common Sense! Throw prejudice
and passion away!
What benefit have you to expect
from the election of Bryan?
GEO. II. CRUMB.