The Republican., 1900-09-13
NUMBER ~.
Communicated.
e Editor of The Republican.


We notice in the Journal of last
week an article on TRUSTS and the
Farmer" Of its correctness we have
nothing to say; we leave that 10 he
sober Judgment of the Intelligent
farmer of Garrett. Nor do W., write
in defense of the trusts; we leae. chat
to Sam Jones, who says he likes hem.
l am opposed to the trusts, bur i, ne
editorial in the Journal is correct
then the Hon. w. J. Bryan must
have been wrong when in his speech
at Newton, Iowa, August 8, 1896, he
said: "lf we have the gold standard
prices are as certain to fall as the
stoue which is thrown into the air.
The Journal has given us the proof.
If the editorial is correct, that Bryan
was wrong in 1896, and if wrong then
is it not just possible that he may be
wrong again in this year of grace.
1900? But will the editor show up
how the trusts have advanced the
prices of what the farmer has to buyY
lie does not tell us that there is a de-
mand for labor such as he never saw
before; that wages are good; that the
farmer can sell the product of his
farm at good prices, and that even
Mr.. Bryan does not ask the people
now,as in former days, Have y"u seen
the Genera?'' And when they would
reply General who,n he would say:
"Oh, General Prosperity" He has
nothing to say along that line now.
for everybody has seen the General.
The farmers have not forgotten that
Mr.. Bryan was a member of the Ways
and Means committee of the Fifty
third Congress, the committee which
fr med and reported the free trade
Wilson bill to Congress. They have
not forgotten that Mr.. Bryan took an
active part in placing the products of
the farm and the mine upon the free
list. 1.-The Hearings before the Ways
and Means Committee" show that he
was an industrious worker against
what the Democratic platform said
was unconstitutional Republican
protection to the farmer, manufac-
turer, miner and mechanic. Such
protection was Unconstitutional
You know that seems to be a favorite
word in the Democratic dictionary.
The farmer and the miner know how
well Mr.. Bryan and his friends sue
ceeded. The farmer has not forgot
ten the Democratic price of wool,
wheat and other products of the farm.
the price of wool being about one
half what it is at present, while he
can now get almost as much for a
sheep-pelt as he could get under the
legislation of Mr.. Bryan and his Dem
ocratic associates for the whole sheep.
The farmers of our country have not
forgotten, either, of wealthy Demo
cratic farmers in our midst who voted
to wipe out this Unconstitutional
Republican tariff, but when they sue
ceeded they then held their wool for
three or four years for Republican
prices which they have received un-
der VIM. Mckinley.
Mr.. Bryan was in West Virginia
and Maryland last week talking
among others to the farmers and
miners of these two states. Did he
point with pride to his record in Con
gress-tell how he had worked so hard
to place wool and coal upon the free
list? Did he say to the miners OF
West Virginia that "when | was in
Congress / tried to give you plenty OF
work at good wages by placing coal
upon the free list, and that the gov
ernor of your state, Governor Nc
Corkle, and others came to Washing
ton as fast as they could to do all
they could to keep the tariff on coal
but | wanted to help you, so worked
hard to take the duty off of coal Ask
Governor McCorkle how pinned hiAn
down ON this matter ?'' Did Mr.. BryaIlN
refer to this? Not at ALL He remem-
bered how they had repudiated Wm.
i. Wilson. So about his record az
touching Maryland and West Vir-
ginia upon these very important mat
ters he was as silent as the grave.
He set up his men of straw labelled
Imperialism, "Militarism,' ETC..
and knocked them all to smitherens.
but the people cannot be frightened
by these bugaboos, and in November
next Mckinley and Pearre will find
that the people of the Sixth Con-
gressional district will say well done
good and faithful servants, we will
try you again. HoosIER.
Endured Deaths Agonies.
Only a roaring fire enabled j. NJ.
Garrettson, of San Antonio, Tex, to
lie down when attacked by Asthma.
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