The sun., 1900-09-04
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Dear Boy" Letters
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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| NV Dear Boy-In your last letter you
| say that old man Skinner, your employ
| er, says that he doesn't see what
! farmer can be thinking of to vote for
| Mckinley when the trusts are squeez-
ing the life out of the farmers and the
| country is drifting right into imperialism
every dav."
| You want to know how to answer him.
Well, will tell you what to say to him
| and then | have few words to say to
you.
| Ask Mr.. Skinner if he remembers that
| in 1896 he sold that sorrel mare that used
to work on the nigh side with old Jim
| for $45. Ask him whether the sorrel
| wasn't a better horse than that bay that
| he sold to Crawford the other day for
$50. Remind him that he sold his wool
in 1896 for IA cents and that he sold this
year at 81 cents, and kicked like steer
because he didn't get 30
Gently suggest that he sold couple of
steers in 1896 for S3.25 per hundred. and
that they were as good as those splendid
fellows that he sold last week for $5.lO.
The old man runs a huckster wagon in
to Nelsonville and sells produce to the
miners wives. Ask him if he rcinem-
bers that four years ago woman would
come out to the wagon and say:
Can you let me have peck Of pota-
toes and trust me till John gets work"
Remind him that the same woman
comes out now and says: Give me three
dozen Of eggs and two pounds Of butter.
What are those peaches worth? I'll take
basketful Of them. Give me a peck
of those tomatoes. How much does it
all come to? Here's your money. When
are you going to bring in some veal? John
likes veal for breakfast"
Ask him if he doesn't know that more
money has been paid out as wages to
working men during the past year than in
any other year in the history of the Hook
ing Valley. Ask him whether a consd-
cradle part of this money hasn't found
its way into his capacious pocketbook.
Remind him that he told me that when
ever the Mayhem farm is put up for sale
! he intends to bid on that upper eighty
that joins his, and that he has made
; enough money in the last two years to-
, pay for it.
And then gently suggest that he does
: not appear to be suffering much from
, imperialism or trusts either. Tell him
that perhaps he had better let we'll
, enough alone. Tell him not to vote for
, what he doesn't want Tell. him that
when trade is good and business conf
, dence strong and healthful it is not wise
: to tear the whole thing down by giving
!. the administration into untried hands. =
, think that this is the only kind Of
: argument that will touch old man Skin
+ ner. but you, my boy, have larger
soul l want to say some other things
. to you.
My boy, thank God that you live in a
= country prosperous at home and honored
! abroad, and never so prosperous and
!. honored as now.
When you come to vote this fall, re-
! member that the national credit has
4 reached its highest point, that the work
4 of American laborers has gained its hi -
+ est reward, and that the glory of AmG
! can arms on land and sea has been md
a widely maintained under the W.
: thoughtful. patriotic administration
: William Mckinley. n
!. Remember that his administ,v
! carrying out the principles and
. the Republican party.
!. Remember that the blood of f.
erations of American soldiers
your veins, and then vote SO
:. will not be ashamed of your vol
/ day after election. YOUR FAT