Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
BRYAN STIRS THINGS
UP IN OLD MARYLAND
orioIe State Gives the Democratic
Leader a Magnificent
Reception.
eoSvERs. ON OF WELLINGTON
His Formal E.,nnnciat:ono OF Esrub.
coSvERs ON OF WELLINGTON
His Formal Esnnnciat:on of Il: spub-
licanism Deemed Fac, OF
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Headquarters of the National Dem
ccia1ic Committee, Sept. 10. The
campaign in Maryland has been for
'nally opened. Miliam Jennings Bly-
an, fresh from his Labor day ovation
al Chicago. went down into what has
been termed the cncmys country
and found that he had entered a land
OF friends. In Chicago the artisan
and the mechanic recognized in MIR.
Bryan moi only their leader but then,
political hope as we'll Enthusiastic
Is Was the welcome given Mir. Bryan.
al Chicago, he Maryland welcome
was no less hearty or sincere. His
toric Cumberland. situated in the
MIDST OF prosperous agricultural re
Eion. greeted MIR. Bryan with an Gu
th"siaStic crowd gathered from farms
for many miles around. The demo-
cratic naminec had message for the
day lahGrer in Chicago. and he had
also message for the Maryland
farmer.
He could speak TO these men, not
only as enc niall To another. but also
as one farmer To another. for Mr.. ary-
mn in his address used his agricultural
experiences as :. foundation fer some
OF his remarks. BEFORE his speech, Mr.
BrNan's attention was called to an
extract from the New York republic
an newspaper. which said that the
democratic nominee had made more
money out II the oat crop raised ON
his Lincoln farm during The present
season than the entire farm had cost
him. The income was placed ut 81 400
from lsO acres of land. Commenting
upon his statement. Mr.. Bryan said
My entire farm contains only so
acres and cost me nearly $4,000, al
though, he land would moi sell for
That lmNch today. Instead of having
l2o acres in oats. | had emily five acres
sown to that grain. My crop has not
as yet been thresio,1. The Weld will
not exceed 70 bushels to the acre
Cats axe worth about p cents in Chi
cago; my entire crop will thus bring
me about $40. The five acres upon
which HE oats; We're sown cost nc
little more than 500 per acre. 50
that the gross income This year would
be less than $ per cent ON the orig
inal investment. .Nfter taking ont the
cost of seed, cultivation. harvesting.
the income will be reduced To less
han . per cent. The republican pa
Ters use my farm to Illustrate the
prosperous condition of H. e farmers.
III my experience is Il fair illustration
of what is going ON in the country it
is moi strange that the republican
Hash tnS. ~,
cultural class. The republicans point
TO lie Farmer when his crop is good.
but make NO mention of the fact that
When his crop fails he not only loses
Ills income but loses the money put
into the crop"
MIR Bryan always speaks optimis-
tically, and then perhaps &c is an un-
usually good farmer. An estimate,
placing the net income upon farm
property Il, > per cent, strikes most
experienced farmers who have gone
through the last four years of re-
publican prosperity as being a little
bit high. but even acknowledging
that the farmers have enjoyed the 3
per cent net income. when ole reads
u New York dispatch ir HE daily pa
pefs. stating that the sugar Trust has
just declared q che and omc-half per
cent monthly dividend they general
II declare Il two per cent dividend,
tlMs earning upon their stock from rs
to ~ per cent annually; when one re-
members hat the stock i'm the su-
gar trust and i'm nearly all of the
other trusts for hat matter. is COM
posed mostly al Mater. that the 10
turns upon he money actually IN
vested approximate from Ii 10 co per
cent: when ono remembers that ,'ic
steel trust declared S4s.O0O,0oD di,-
dei,ds in one year upon a $25.0oU.DO0
Investment: when one realizes that
all of The trusts i'm the country are
cm.joying the same kind of prosperity.
there is no particular reason for the
farmo. to believe hat he is being slDe-
cially favored. when he counts up at
the end OF The year > per cent net
gain.
IKE republican spellbmders and
newspapers are very Wise in their ,lay
and generation. They take great de-
light in Informing the artisan i'm the
town as To the phenomenal prosperity
enjoyed py the farmer: he artisan is
forced 10 take the republican deelara-
ton ON faith or find the truth i'm a
democratic newspaper. The same tao
tics are employed as regards the farm
CT. The same newspapers and spell
binders inform The rural resident as
7" the wonderful prosperity enjoyed
by nc artisan in the town. and Che
farmer is: Likewise forced To take the
declaration upon faith or search out
the facts for himself.
The agricuturist may be deceived
IN regard to The conditions that pre-
vail in the centers of trade and manu-.
featuring interests. lie may not per
haps be fully informed as TO The CON
dition of his brothers in the large
cities, hut there are few facts con-
corning himself and his own affairs
with which he is fully acquainted. He
knows. for example, il requires 30 per
cent more oil wheat to buy a stove