Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1900-10-04
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wheat. Is more Influenced than any other
farm product by foreign conditions.
Advance In Merchandise.
When. however the FARMER attempts 70
: use his income in the purchase Of the ne
cessaries of life he finds that the trusts
have raised prices. He must pay more
! for lumber, nails, wire. harness. hardware
stoves and agricultural implements. More
also for oil. sugar. clothing, FURNITURE.
etc, and In addition to these drains upoai
MS income he must meet an increase III
federal taxation.
Let the parent calculate how long u
Will take farmer to become independent
under Present conditions: let him con-
trast the lot OF the farmer with the lot
OF the man who profits by governmental
faror!tism and grows rich by the exploit
alton OF his countrymen through the IN
strumentality OF monopoly, and then
let him answer the question. is Inc
young man. Absalom. safe? Flas the
farmers son. or the farmer himself any
reason for giving support TO the Re-
publican party?
Next. TO- rhc farmer in point OF NUM-
bers and Importance come the wage-earn-
ers What Is the trust doing to increase
the wages. shorten the hours. improve
the condition. or protect the rights OF
the laborinG man? Is his present prospect
ali tlNiklIiE one IS Ie TeCtlNIHE idil
share Of the proceeds of his toll? And. IL
not. why not: Republicans assert that
the working man has a Full Dinner
pail" ! ask, in the first place. whether
a full dinner pail Is all that a lahorine
man needs? 1t Is an insult to the wage
Garner to say that his thoughts are en-
urely conferred upon his physical! wants.
Republican speakers and editors assume
thar the lahoring man Is all stomach.
0rf ~ -, Ia IN nm
plains only when he is hungry. and is
happy whenever his hunger is appeased.
The Full Dinner Pail.
II :iIl dinner pail were the only thing
desired. ami II every laborng man had
plenty 10 eat /: would still be necessary
for the Republican party TO show some
connection between Republican policies
and the !aborirg mans food supply. If
hnGntifUl crops come TO the farmer he
does not thank I Republican afn:ni$ira-
ton. II famine abroad raises the price
or farm products here the farmer does
not thank the Republican party fnr bring
Ing the famine. II an unexpected and an
unprnmiSed ir"rrasc n the gold supply
gives any respite from financial string
rncy can the Republican party claim
credit: The question Is not whether
III" iahoT.ns man is able to exist under
present conditions. hu: whether he IS "G-
Jcying his share NJ the blessings OF the
country and OF he protection OF the gov
crnn!cN:. compare the laborinE man
with II" trust magnaie. and see which
fares the hcsi 1T tie hands Of III" Re
publican party. Enquire also whether
tho laboring mans income has Increased
as rapidly as his living expenses.
But even If every labor!ng man was
prosperous. and even IL that prosperity
could be traced TO Republican legislation.
still the laborIng man Is a citizen. and
must look at political questions from tho
citizens standpoint. He cannot AFFORD
10 barter away future security: he can
not afford TO sleep while his Industrial
independence il being destroyed. Neither
can he be enticed into an impcrialistic
trap, no matter how well the trap may
be bated with food.
During the last campaign laooring men
were threatened with idleness by en-
pioyers who desired to coerce them into
the support Of the RssynssSSlSsan ticket.
Many OF Them w{ESss45 urn to