The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-25
Lumber we all know, was advanced

Lumber we all know, was advanced
in price several years ago-and the less
said about quality tho better. This ad.
vance was no fault of the retail lumber
dealers; they are just as much in tho
soup as the farmers. The manufacture.
ers of lumber came together and took
advantage of the 50 Mckinley tax
showed that much in their jeans; that's
what the tax is for; the farmer could
pay it-skin 'em; he don't count except
when it comes to votes. and then tell
him the 50 tax helps his prosperity
and good many of them will think it
must be 30.
Every one knows how Mr.. Mckinley
said it would be grave departure from
correct principles to treat the people of
Porto Rico different from the rest of
citizens, and how he afterward said it
would be all right; also how he said
war against our then friends who were
fighting Spain in the Philippines would
be crime, and then he said it wouldn't.
The man who can 30 easy say
one thing and do the oppo-
site, ought to be president again
sure. The list of good Mr.. Nc
Kinley has done, is too long to mention
all; but here are few more. He says
if crowd lick lot of men (much
smaller than themselves, don't make q
mistake in this) good and plenty. killing
part OF them, SO wooden overcoat 10
all they need, then few of you can buy
more of them or sell them more
until you lick them you can't. OF
course, sell them darned cent. Hav-
ing the same chance to trade with them
as any one else-no more, no less, either
before or after they aZa Lcke1. donG
make any difference. The charm won't
work till you lick tnem-no licI no
trade.
Mr.. Mckinley set some 10000 to 1OO,-
600 or more. men at work--solderilg at
SIG month and in one way o. another
changed jobs Of several hundred thouE-
and men by his Philippine business so
they wouldn't be wasting thsir time
| helping the farmers, The SIG men don't
eat any more or dress as well, especially
dead ones; but the railroads and steam
boats make lots of money carrying the
men away 5000 miles and then carrying
stuff to them-and returning the dead
and SICK anl wounded. Thu farmer
pays his increased expenses and-getg
it in the neck.
Here's another thing every farmer
must know is so. After Mckinley
bought the Filipinos for aoout 50 head
we couldn't possibly accept that
money back from thin and thus giva
them a chance to save their lives. be-.
sides thousands of our own. and PROB
ably S5OOOO0000 in the end. No. that
,ysr could have been done. Ii it nafi
been dona we could have had them for
our friends forever-the latch string
would always nave been out for us, h1f
of course it was impossible. Mr.. Nc
Kinley says so-and he didn't try.
The Minneapolis papers are particu,
lar friends OF lIr. Mckinley and Dakota
farmers. AS soon as the ice begins to
thaw il the spring the JourDal and
Tribune begin to toll what big crops we
are going to have. and how, wnere thers
was one bushel of wheat last year there
will be two-dead sure-tnis yoar.
When the price Of wheat was goip !, 40
lne poot miilers were in sanger Of sEarv-
ing, the Journal rushed into tina osoach
for Mckinley and spros psriiy,,' ana said
there would be lois OF Ysesfss 81. ,,11 SEQ
bushels in loFfn Dakota Sat ltlnss. .;ai e
type and shouted it to tIis world, DOWN
.sent the price, and it's down row 20
cents less than ii snouId bs. Mckinley
papers know whats what and farmers
ought 10 get it ID the neck il they are
chumps enough to vote;for him.
Iaai's So