Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-27

II " BSSA tSduII the papers L tukC
| Don't them noble papers of mine con
vince you that it isn't a mistake? Why
| in those countries Wh6re they have the
silver standard of money, they are
away ahead of US in riches and civil
zation."
The Mextcans and natives c4 heath
en- India. abeeG of US in civIIizatonw
repeated V4EGis. ~Ys2Qs, tnsn, do we
send them L-Es8eZsrisa?
u guess we don't send any mission
aries "a 1-exico."
But what about India"
They may send them there, but it
il very likely that it's a Republican
scheme to make people think they
don't know anything"
TT can be possible, father, for it is
the church that sends missionaries. and
in regard to their riches, I am told that
the Iaborers work for 6 cents a day.
We are continually hearing of the fam
!shing people there. Charley Reynolds
has travelled in Mexico. and you know
what he says concerning their condi-
ton. Their IabOrlng classes live In ex-
IRENE poverty"
I don't want you to mention what
old man Reynolds has said. These Re
pubIicans viii tell you anything for
devilish purpose. I dare say those
NeXicans wouldn't trade their condi-
tons for ours. If they're not all rich
down there, It's their own fault, but
here ia this Internal country q fellow
can work day and night, selling 10-cent
corn and 2Cent hogs and then, see the
mortgage carry away his farm. Them
rich fellows up Ia Washington are get
tia richer of &C our skin. o, it rifles me
to think Of #! ! do hope Coxey viii
make things hot for en-. shUdS ar tr
think Of MG1g - a. ~
,-4yyVar and wool wsIt down to nothing,
whsr8 it would 80, if it went any lower
than fl 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 am a patriot
and not a man Of spite, hope to glory
that Bryan will sink Mckinley clear
out Of sight in November, and he will,
so help me GOdP'
/ Winnie laughed 70 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 EN- think 1t if they want to. I
guess its uobody's business if 1 call on
God to help me down Mckinley. I have
been tDinkin' Of sending for my brother
Ezra, bach IN Pennsylvania, to come
out here. ana help me down the Re-
publicans in Marble County. Now
none Of NY folks ever saw Ezra, and
if you did, you'd be astonished with
his great Intelligence. He Is a well
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 in us a
present. ne made enough in his
younger days by his good skill anc
careful management to keep him the
rest of bis days. All! l wish you cou!C
see Ezra. I do wish he would come
out here, and lecture in the cause Of
Free Silver during the campaign. Oh
course. he never was q real orator, bu
he is a good talker-Used 10 make
| stump speeches al school &c amuse thu
/ boys. Something Iae abe Lincoln il
that respect"
"Be'a Joke on tou. Simon" said Gym
thia. "if he was Ike ADe Lincoln il
politics, and he might BE, for all sol
know"
Have you lost your reason?' saic
Simon, impatentIy. abraham Lin
coin didn't live in this age Of the world
1t wasn't quite such a disgrace to b
Republican then as it Is now. To b
sure. Ezra has never told me his poll
tics. but my reason tells me that a maj
as noble, as honest, and as intelligen
as he is, could be nothing else but
PoDuIist.'
Simon continued to eulOglze nj
brother Tor some time, and then start
. ed for B0onsville to get the evening
mail Cynthia proceeded with th
.milkln' and feedIn' calves" II sh
had been more intellectual, more Tx
Simon, she medltated, she might ge
along with more pleasure and les
work. But Cynthia was quite content
led. though humble her surrounding:
If Bryan was elected, Simon had said
everything would be changed. sh
! wouldn't have to drudge ali her life.
Nor did she believe that such a cs
Ianity ever could come, as the electio
OF Mckinley. which Simon had sai
would mean that AL but the cIasse
would starye to death"
Now, Winnie" she medltated, kline
! er hangs toward the Republicans.
! heard her tellin' Anna and Mary the
were the twin girls Of the household
3 that t1e intended TO make study c
? the silver question, snd that sh