The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-09-27
Dear Boy" Letter.

''Dear Boy" Letter.
Ny Dear Boy-In your last letter
you say that old man Skinner, your
employer, says that he doesn't see
what a farmer can be thinking Of to
vote for Mckinley when the trusts are
squeezing the life out OF the farmers
and the country Is drifting right into
Imperialism every day. y
You want to know how to answer
him. Well, will tell you what to say
to him and then have d few words to
say to yon.
Ask Mr.. SKINNER if he remembers
that in 1896 he sold that sorrel mare
that used to work on the nigh side
with old Jim for $45. Ask him wheth-
erthesorrel wasn'ta better horse than
that bay that he sold to Crawford the
other day for $50 Remind him that
he sold his wool in 1896 for IA cents
and that he sold this year at q cents,
and kicked like a steer because he
didn't get 30.
Gently suggest that he sold a couple
OF steers in 1895 for SO 25 per hundred,
and that they were as good as those
splendid fellows that he sold last week
for SIS. 10.
The old man runs huckster wagon
into Nelsonyille and sells produce to
the miners wives. Ask him if he re-
members that four years ago awoman
would come out to the wagon and say:
"Can you let me rave a peck of pc
tatos and trust me till John gets
work?n
Remind him that the same woman
comes out now and says: Give me
three dozen OF eggs and two pounds of
butter. What are those peaches
worth? I'll take basketful of them.
Give me peck Of those tomatoes.
How much docs it all come to? Here's
yorr money. When are you going to
bring in some veal? John likes veal
for breakfast.
: Ask him if he doesn't know that
more money has been paid out as
wages to working men during the past
year than in any other year in the his.
tory of the Hooking Valley. Ask him
whether considerable part of this
money hasn't fonnd it's way into his
capacious pocketbook.
Remind him that he told me that
whenever the Mayhem place is for
sale he intends to bid on the upper
eighty that joins his, and that he has
made enough money in the last two
years to pay for it. &.
And then gently suggest thathe does
not appear to be suffering much from
imperialism or trusts either. Tell him
that perhaps he had better let we'll
enough alone. Tell him not to vote
for what he doesn't want. Tell HIM
that when trade is good and business
confidence strong and healthful, it is
not wise to tear the whole thing down
by giving the administration into nn-
I E
tried hands. rs.Essseta sSssse..sl:
I think that this is the only kind OF
will touch old man Skim
ner, but you, my boy, have a larger
soul. want to say some other things
to you. Is L i. s.
nay boy, thank God that You live in
q country prosperous at home and
honored abroad, and never so pros
porous and honored as now.
When you come to vote this fall, re-
member that the national credit has
reached it's highest point, that the
work of American laborers has gained
it's highest reward, and that the glory
of American arms on land aud sea has
been most widely maintained under
the wise, thoughtful, patriotic admin
istration of William Mckinley.
Remember that his administrator is
carrying out the, principles and policy
of the Republican party.
Remember that the blood OF four
generations of American soldiers runs
in your veins, and then vote so that
you will not be ashamed of your vote
on the day after election.
YOUR FATHER.