The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-27
DELIVERED fit ST. LOUIS.
SEPTEMBER Is, 1900.

W.
! wheat. is more Influenced than any other
farm product by foreign conditions.
Advance In Merchandise.
When. however the farmer attempts to
use his income in the purchase of the ne
| cessaries Of life he finds that the trusts
nave raised prices. He must pay more
Ior lumber, nails WIRE harness. hardware.
stoves and agricultural implements. More,
also Tor oil. sugar. clothing. furniture.
etc.' and In addition to these drains upon
ms income he must meet an increase In
federal taxation.
Let the parent calculate how long It
VIII take a farmer to become Independent
under present conditions; let him con-
uast the lot Of the farmer with the lot
OF tne man who profits by governmental
iavoritism and grows rich by the exploit
a.ioh OF his countrymen through the In
stIumentaiity Of monopoly. and then
.et MN answer the question. rs the
yoohs man. AbSalom safe? Has the
farmers son. or the farmer himself any
reason Tor giving support to the Re-
publican party?
Next to the farmer in point Of num-
oefs and Importance come the wage-earn-
ers. "hat Is the trust doing to increase
.ne wages. shorten the hours. improve
tne condition, or protect the rights OF
an Inviting ors1 T. hs r.ee,,rrx q foir
share Of the proceeds oS bis toiif Ana. II
NOT, why not? Republicans assert that
tne working man has a Full Dinner
pail 1 ask. In the first place, whether
man needs? Il is an insnit to the waee.
Garner to saw that hi. tbor,.hts are en-
tirely centered uno, HI. ,,hvs;ca1 want.
Republican sneaters ond ad,,ors ass,me
that the lsborine man is al stomach.
They act upon fhe theorv that he com
plains onlv vhsn hs - h,ns-v ana :.
happy Whenevar IN ne ,.u - nu's's, 3 n"s.d ~s~ a
oiA Dinner 'ai'
!uu dinner pail were the only thing
oesireo. and II every laboring man had
plenty to eat. It would stu be necessary
Tor the Republican party to show some
connecoon between Republican policies
ana the Iabor1ng mans food supply. II
pountfm crops come to the farmer he
aoes not thank Republican administrA-
uon = Amlne abroad raises the pe1eo
= 1ot .ME9 -Df000nk0 hoR8 tho 1ArIDor 49,.
no< - - $500 narty for bTing-l
lhe tne m0ma x . -
unps0m0eo Hcrease h the gold supp5y'
slses any respite from financial string
ency can the Republican party claim
cfe0t! The question b not whsthef
tne iaDor1ng man Is able to exist under
present conditions, but whether he Il en-
s.o,,rtr~ go - v S o.s.sAss " ~
ernment. Comnare The iahor,nr nan
with the trust maenate. and sec vhich
fares the best at the hands of the RE
publican party. Enquire also whether
the laboring mans income has Increased
as rapidly as his living expenses.
But even II every laboring man was
prosperous. and even II that prosperitY
could be traced to Republican legislation.
.tff A.
must look at political questions from the
citizens standpoint. He cannot afYord
to barter away future security. he can
not afford to sleep while his industrial
Independence is being DESTROYED. Neither
can he be entfced into an innnerial;stic
trap, no matter how welI the tran NAV
be bated with food.
During the last campaign laborinR men
were threatened with fdleness by em-
ployers who desired to coerce them into
the support of the RepubIican ticket.
Many Of them were told not to return to
work unless the Republicans were sue
cessful at the polls. After the election
some Of these employers closed down their
shops and others reduced wages IF ad-
vances have been made in anv branch OF
industry since 1886 remember that some
advance was necessary to compensate for
the reductions which occurred after the
last election
Coercion In 1896.
A firm in the Citv Of waeb,rotor an
.h,r,,,, hofo.. 10 a,u'ssn 1a
.no ioonSeu snorty oeiore the election IN
1850 tnae would not Do able 10 continue
In business II l was elected. 1t went
into bankruptcy Immediately after cleo
uon Notwithstanding the fact that its
eanoioate was successful at the polls.
ihere are indications that this attempt at
intimidauon may be resorted to again
this ran. II business man feels tustt-
ned IN holding out the prospect of his
own bankruptcy In order to influence
voters ne cannot complain II his credit
ha,ora tha eys..to ~ oeSouS
possible loss.
The Chicago-Times Herald of Septem- |
ber contained a special dispatch from
setting forth the complaint |
made by the anthracite coal miners. In |
the dispatch ! read the following state |
ment made by one Of the miners: 1T Is |
merely a question whether the men would |
starve to death at work or starve in idle |
ness" The dispatch also contains the |
figures in regard to wages, said |
to have been furnished by a member Of |
the national board of the United Mine |
Workers Of America, viz: Average daily \
wages received by miners. Qa5: average |
wage Of day men at mines. 50 cents" " And |
n the statement to the public giving his |
,easons iCr GAZING out the miners, Prest- |
,ss .en' na..ene!a .. OF the United Mine Work
,ntbrac;ta ,,inars ~. rS1 waSes OF tno
,een less than sssa anG,,.i'sa ~ ~
he parent Calculate the annual income
# a miner. and figure ont n ne can