The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-25


This means that the Nebraska farm
er tilling 100 acres of land, and that
is not considered Il large farm in Ne
braSkn. will receive at least $500 moro
for the same amount of stock and
grain in 1900 than he received in lSoG,
There are thousands of 1GOncrc
farms ana thousands of farmers in Ne
braskn, SO It can be seen at once that
this increase in prices in the aggregate
amounts to II large sum.
These figures are unnnswcrablc.
They deal staggering blows to Dcmoc-
racy and they at the same time attest
the wisdom and reveal the substantial
benefits of Rcpubicnnism. 1t can be
seen by this that Republican prosper
ity has in four years increased the
value of every COW, steer, sheep, horse,
and every buShel Of grain in Nebraska
more than 80 per cent. 1t has in
creased the value of every ncrc of farm
land, and, aside from household effects,
has In many instances doubled the
value of all the personal property on
Nebraska farms.
The Republicans i'm Nebraska pin
their faith to this record. They are
willing to stand on it, confident i'm the
people.
Under such conditions is it possible
that Bryan and the Democratic cam
paign orators can miSlead the people
into deposing the Republican party and
voting the Democracy back into pow,
er? Is 1t possible that the voters of
Nebraska can, by the seductive and al
Turing strains of the political siren
be duped into voting for Bryan and n
return of the depression and distress
of four years ago? A vote for Bryan
means that and nothing else. Nor is
this any more true of Nebraska than
of the rest Of the agricultural states
The report Of the bureau of statistics
of the agricultural department just is
sued shows to what extent the farm
ers have prolited in the last four years
on live stock values alone. Here ar,
| the figures;
Jan. |, 1896 Jan. l. 1901
Horses ..... $500. 14O,1S6 $GO3 .9G9,4
Mules ...... .S103, ,2O4, ,457 $11l,1l7,O0.
Milch COWS. .S363,955,545 $5l4,Sl2,lO
Other cattle. S92S,416 $GS9, 1856, ,26,
Sheep ...... $50, 167,735 $122GG5,9I:
Total 81 ,54l ,396,339 S2,O42 2,S4O,Sl:
This shows a net increase In value!
"A clear and clean profit to the farm
ers and stock owners-of SOL ,444, A. /
Adding to this the increase in til.
value Of swine and farm cereals, whicl
is even greater amount, and it Il
found that the entire gain amounts I,
the enormous sum of more than 81, 900
100000.
Have q Right to Know.
The people Of Nebraska have righ
to demand of Governor Poynter al
explanation of his conduct in connec
ton with the management of the va
rious state institutions.
They have right to an explanation
as to why he has permitted officials l.
transgress the law without even s.
much as public protest or reprimand
official corruption have been publishe
charges upon which prompt inquir
should be made~yet Governor Poynte
has refused to act, and has made n
apparent effort to stop these abuses
The gravest charges have not eve
commanded official attention. yet thes
charges are Of such a nature as to b
OF the utmost Importance to tax pay
ers, involving as they do a rockies
dissipation Of the public funds. Wit
wholesale pilfering going on In man
Of the state institutions 1t is no wonde
that large deficiency. conservativel
estimated at 100000, is staring tn
Poynter administration and the peopl
Of Nebraska In the face.
For this, and for demoralizing III
management Of the public institution