Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-20

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ers believe trusts were raising prices,
and that the price Of wheat did not
keep pace with other articles, hence
that the farmers were getting worse
of continually. This is an unfair
and misleading arguement. Why
did he not make the comparison be-.
tween the years Of the late dem
ocratic administration when farmers
got sand 40 cent q bushel for their
wheat, and the years OF the Mckinley
administration? Under what ad-
ministration have the farmers Jared
the best? But such a comparison
would2not be in favor OF the dem
ocrats. And why use wheat alone
for comparison? Why not take corn,
or wool, or sheep, or hogs, or cattle,
or land? No, because such compar-
ison would be against the dem ocrats.
Would DAILY dare to make a speech
in Iowa, or Nebraska, where corn is
the great staple, and selling for near
ly double what it did in 1896, and
make a comparison OF what 10 bush.
of corn will buy. Not much. A
bushel of corn will buy 6 lbs Of sugar
now while in 1896 it bought only 3
lbs. One sheep will buy more nails
or lumber or salt now than in 1896.
Apound ofwoolwil buy twice as much
calico, muslin or gingham asin 1896.
The fact OF the matter is that during
the past few years there has been a
greater relative increase in articles of
farm production than in articles of
farm consumption. Manufactured
articles have not increased in the
same eproportion. Some articles may
have gone up in price, but others
have come down. We venture the
assertion that there is not merch-
ant in Warren but will give just as
many groceries, dry goods, clothing
or hardware for 10 bush. of wheat
now as they did last fall, and be very
glad to do it. -Four years ago the
democrats howled. that prices were
too low, and said the gold standard
was responsible for that, now they
howl because prices are too high.
Trusts may to some extent exert an
influence on the price OF certain ar
ticles, but hen simmered downto the
real facts, we will find that supply
and demand are the controlling fact
ors in most cases. The high price Of
nails last year was caused by the great
building boom that followed McKin-
ly prosperity all over the United
States, and the factories, many Of
which had been closed during Cleve-
land, had to run night and day, yet
we're unable to supply the demand.
But if the trust be responsible for the
raise in price, the trust also should
receive credit for lowering the price,
for last spring nails went down $1.OO
a keg at one lick. We remember
when a boy, before the advent Of the
Standard Oil Company, that wepaid
SO cents a gallon for kerosene, while
now it can be had for 1920 cents.
1t comes with poor grace of the
democrats to howl about trusts when
it is remembered that Chairman
Jones, of the democratic national
committee and who presented the
democratic platform at the Kansas
City convention, is himself the ac-
knowleged friend and champion, OF
the sugar trust, and Augustus Van
Wyck, the New York member Of the
platform committee, and the great
democratic boss, Richard Crocker,
are prominent promoters of the ice
trust that control the supply and
price Of ice to the people Of the great
city of New York, robbing them an
nually OF large sums--and yet there is
no tariff on ice. Bryan himself is the
spokesman Of the silver trust, the
greatest trust OF all. And then these
men want to appear as opponents Of
trusts! Shame on such hypocricy!
Space and time prevent us from
showing up more Of Daly'sfalse state:
ments by which he tries to fool the
the people to elect him to congress
It is an easy matter to criticise and
tear down, but we noticed that not
one remedy did he propose except
elect us democrats to Office, His 81
lence on the silver question was pro
found. Not one single word did he
r+4or ~, +hot rI1octiOn which was