Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-26
WHAT BENEFIT FROM BRYAN ?
Everything to Lose by Return to
Democratic Rule.

Everything to Lose by Return to
Democratic Rule.
Under the Wilson tariff farm pro
ducts and live stock sold lower than
ever before; the factories We're closed;
the shops We're empty; and the country
was filed with tranps, asking for
york and begging for bread.
More than half of those tramps had
families at home, suffering for the nee
stiles OF life. SO hard was their lot that
thousands of despairing women accept
4, ed employment at starvation wages, to
live, thus again driving men out of
employment.
When the election of Mckinley gave
| an assurance of better times, money
was easier to get and shops and fac
tories began to open.
The improvement, though steady,
was slow until the Dingley tariff law
was passed. Then the change, YOU
will recollect, was wonderful.
The prices of labor rapidly increased
and soon the demand for labor exceed
ed the supply. Everybody could find a
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the farmers had to sell and the farm
ers' products increased steadily in
value.
The tramps disappeared. The condi-
ton of the people generally improved.
Mortgages have been paid off. OF great
~ reduced by many who had before
lost hope of getting out OF debt, or say
Ing their homes.
Farms have been improved. New
homes have gone up OH every side.
Now, the question is: DO we want
these times to go on, or do we Il to
20 back to the way times We're from
1904 to 1896?
Do we want the farm products to
sell at 1896, or at 1900 prices?
Do we want the working men to Ia
Dor at 1900 prices and to support their
families in comfort, as they are llu..
doing, or do we want to send them
tramping over the land, organizing
! CoHey armies, while their families are
u starving?
Are we satisfied to let we'll enough
alone, or shall we try II change, put
the men in charge of the country who
passed the Wilson bill and try the
chances of getting back to the condi-
lions of 1895?
What Improvement can we expect
from the election of Bryan?
Does he, or do his supporters, pre-
tend to say that farm products will
bring more. if he is elected?
Does he, or do his speakers. say that
under his administration the prices of
labor will be increased?
Do they promise anything better in
the condition of farmers, or laborine
men, or anybody but investors, or own.
ers Of silver mines, if Bryan is elect.
ed?
Can they make times better for you
and me than they are now? If so,
how do they propose to do it? Have
they told you of any plan?
Can't they make times worse again,
by disturbing and destroying business,
as they did before?
They threaten and say they will re.
duce the tariff on manufactured goods
This will stop the factories, as it did
before, and again scatter tramps all
over the country: reduce the demand
Tor what the farmers raise and the
prices OF such products at the same
time.
Would not the farmers rather sci,
the products OF their farms at fail
prices to laborcrs than to give it tc
them. aS tralnns?
Are you going to vote yourself out o,
a job? Do you want to vote working
men out OF their Jobs?
Do you propose to go into the tramp
Ing business. or to help to start tramp1
on the roads again?
Choose you. now, what should bt
done and vote according to your homes,
Judgment and for the best interests O,
all the people of this country.
Use Common Sense! Throw prelude.
and passion away!
u. What benefit have you to expec
from the election of Bryan?
GEO. H. CRUMB.