The sun., 1900-09-11


"Vinnie," interrupted Simon. ''Have-
MT you been readin' the papers take?
Don't them noble papers of mine con-
vince you that 1t isn't mistake? Why
in those countries where they have the
silver standard of money, they are
away ahead of us in riches and civ;li-
zation."
1.-The Mexicans and natives of heath
en- India, ahead of us in civilization"
repeated Winnie. "Why, then, do we
send them missionaries"
Il guess we don't send any mission
aries to Mexico"
But what about India.'
"rhey may send them there, but it
is very likely that it's a Republican
scheme to make people think they
don't know anything"
''It can be possible, father, for it is
the church that sends missionaries, and
in regard to their riches, am told that
the laborers work for 6 cents day.
We are continually hearing of the fam
ishing people there. Charley Reynolds
has travelled in Mexico, and you know
what he says concerning their condi-
tion. Their laboring classes live in ex-
treme poverty"
II don't want you to mention what
old man Reynolds has said. These Re
publicans will tell you anything for o
devilish purpose. | dare say those
Mexicans wouldn't trade their condi-
tions for ours. If they're not all rich
down there, it's their own fault but
here in this internal country fellow
can work day and night, selling 10-cent
corn and 2-cent hogs and then, see the
mortgage carry away his farm. Them
rich fellows up in Washington are get
| tin richer off of our skin. o, IL riles me
to think of it! l do hope Coxey will
| make things hot for 'em. 1 shudder to
think Of McKinley's fate, if he's elect
ed, and makes times ten times as bad
as they are now. The only reason /
| should like to see Mckinley elected is
to see these Republicans like Reynolds
and old man Harrington squirm. My!
| Wouldn't they twist If hogs went still
lower and wool went down to nothing,
where it would go, if it went any lower
than it is now. Old Joe Harrington
sells lots of eggs and butter, and if they
declined any more, he'd have to sell
his cows and chickens; that is, if he
could find buyer for 'em.
Nevertheless, seeing 1 am patriot
and not man of spite, / hope to glory
that Bryan will sink Mckinley clear
out of sight in November, and he will,
so help me God!'
Winnie laughed to see her fathers
earnestness. His voice had increased
in volumes till the $50 help me God"
rang out with awful clearness.
"Simon," said Cynthia, anybody
would think you was swearin'."
"Let 'em think it If they want TO. I
guess it's nobody's business If call on
God to help me down Mckinley. have
been thinkin' of sending for my brother
Ezra, back in Pennsylvania, to come
out here, and help me down the Re-
publicans in Marble County. Now,
none of my folks ever saw Ezra, and
If you did, you'd be astonished with
his great intelligence. He is a we'll
educated man, and honest as the day is
long. Father gave HIM a better school
ing than he did me, which probably
accounts for the difference III us at
present. He made enough, in his
younger days by his good skill and
careful management to keep him the
rest of his days. All! wish you could
see Ezra. do wish he would come
out here, and lecture in the cause OF
Free Silver during the campaign. OF
course, he never was real orator, but
he is a good talker-used to make
stump speeches at school to amuse the
boys. Something like Abe Lincoln in
that respect"
BE joke on you, Simon," said Cyr-
thia, 'if he was like Abe Lincoln in
politics, and he might be, for all you
know"
"Have you lost your reasonT' said
Simon, impatiently. abraham Lin
coin didn't live in this age of the world.
1t wasn't quite such disgrace to be
Republican then as 1t is now. To be
sure, Ezra has never told me his poll
tics, but my reason tells me that man
as noble, as honest. and as intelligent
as he is, could be nothing else but a
Populist."
Simon continued to euloglze his
brother for some time, and then start
ed for Boonsville to get the evening
mail. Cynthia proceeded with the !
''milkin' and feedin' calves" If she |
had been more intellectual, more like |
Simon, she meditated, she might get |
along with more pleasure and less
work. But Cynthia was quite content |
ed, though humble her surroundings. |
If Bryan was elected, Simon had said,
everything would be changed, she |
wouldn't have to drudge all her life.
Nor did she believe that such a ca
lamity ever could come, as the election
of Mckinley, which Simon had said
would mean that "all but the classes
would starve to DEATH"
Now, Winnie" she meditated, "kind- |
er hangs toward the Republicans. |
heard her tellin' Anna and Mary (they
were the twin girls of the househoId) |
that she intended to make study of
the silver question, and that she
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