Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-29

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Alta, Sept. 28.-One hears everywhere
this Is the most quiet campaign ever
noticed in Iowa, this referring to cons
ditions say seven weeks before election
day. There is something phenomenal
in this utter lack OF discussion between
even the home talent crowd. The dry
goods box orator either finds no ne to
listen or has lost faith In his former
stock in trade. for like the lamb led to
the slaughter he openeth not his mouth.
One man referring to this quiet before
the storm, says 1t means a day OF sur
prise when the votes are counted. The
idea is that SO many men intend to
change their vote from four years ago
that now they are not placing them
selves on record by talk and statements
so easily made four years ago and that
the majority for Mckinley will be the
largest republican vote ever cast In
Iowa. Others not so sanguine say the
secret ballot will show a tremendous
falling off, as those who intend to vote
for Bryan are ashamed to let it be
known, to their friends and neignbors.
At any rate, never before in national
election has it been 80 quiet, much to
the personal relief of the writer and
many others who are compelled by
their business to listen generally for
four mouths to the oratorical eloQuence
of the village spellbindey.
On the other hand republicans in the
Tenth district are walked up In the se-
lection OF Delivers successor. No one
could accuse the republican voters Of
Hamilton county OF not taking an In
terest in public affairs. The primarie.
held to settle the question between
Kamrar and Chase were the largest in
number of votes ever enrolled in the
county. Some say the democrats be-
came SO Interested that they went into
the fight and voted for Kamrar or
Cady, Just as the spirit moved them.
Again, SO interested were the repubn-
cans of Webster City in having Mr..
kamrar sent to congress that some
sixty gentlemen outside of the regular
delegation went over to Fort Dodge to
carry on the good work.
Mr.. O'Neal, of the firm OF Mummert
& O'Neal. Aurelia. furnishes the Look
er-On some figures taken from his
books that are decidedly interesting.
Mr.. O'Neal was convinced that the
farmers Of Iowa were getting their full
share OF these Mckinley good times,
so he looked back on his books OF four
years ago and compared them with the
month of September this year.
The following prices show the num-
Der of bushels of corn it took in 1896
and also in 1900 to buy the following
farm implements, copied from their
books on above dates:
Riding plow. 1S96-364 bushels Rid
ing pillow. 1900-13o bushels.
Disc harrow. 1ss6-273 bushels. Disc
harrow. 19oO-9S rs bushels.
Planter, 1S96-327 bushels. Planter,
1900-l17lls bushels.
Wagon. $4,000 bushels. Wagon,
1900-179 bushels.
Three section drag, 1896 -145lz bush
els. Same drag. 19O0--52 bushels.
Seeder, 1sse-2O0 bushels. Seeder, 1900
81 % bushels.
Mover, 1sse-364 bushels. Mower,
l9OO-146 1-3 bushels.
Binder, 1861 ,045lts bushels. Binder,
19O0-407 bushels.
These are hard, cold business facts
and should be placed before all the
farmers who propose to vote for Bryan
and all that goes With II. But this is not
all. The farmer does not care to spend
all that he raises in buying farm Inn
PIGMENTS. So Mr.. O'Neal has looked up
other farm products and here Is the
story In Aurelia in 1896 and 1900 These
are prices shown by city scales tickets:
Hogs in 1896, s2.75 to s. per 100. Hogs
in 1900. $4.75.
Cattle In 1896, 1915 to 81. In 1900. IS 8
$515.
Horses in 1896, from $40 to s25 In 1900.
SIS to SIPS, for the same class Of
horses.
wheat in 1896, As cents per bushel IN
1900, 66 cents.
Oats in 1896. 8 to 10 cents. In 1900, IS
cents.
Barley in 1896, IL to Is cents. In 1900.
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80 to "a cents.
Flax in 1896, rs cents. In 1900. Sl.25.
Now these figures are also facts any
one can verify. This goes with Them
also facts: For some reason in 1896
farm products were low in price. For
some reason in 1900 prices Of farm prod
Eucts are much higher. Not to inquire
into the cause of the depression In
business circles in 1895 or the activity
in 1900, the farmers Of Iowa must ad.
nit present conditions. Now IL the
policy OF the party in power has any
thing to do with the business prosper
ity OF country. why should the Iowa
farmer vote to- change q policy that 10
making him today the most independ-
.ent man IAN ncially) on Gods green
earth M
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Stop that consh right away with
MullS Lightning Cough Cure; > IS cents.