The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Farm Products Absolutely Neces-
sary for the Sustenance of
Men and Horses.
Rash and False Statements of Bry-
an Regarding These
Matters.
Official Figures Disprove Arguments Of
the Democratic Leader in
his Speeches.

Mr.. Bryan, in his speech accepting
| the populist nomination for president,
made on August % at Topeka, Kan,
! departed from the plan followed in his
| Indianapolis speech accepting the
democratic nomination, and discussed |
all the issues peculiar to the popullsts.
In talking on these questions he made
many rash and false statements in re-
gard to certain conditions which he |
declared to exist. In his speech to the |
farmers he laid especial stress upon |
the fact that they were not benefited |
by the republican prosperity, and in
speaking of militarism and imperial |
ism and their effect upon the farmers,
he said:
Looking at questions from the stand
! point of the producer Of wealth, rather /
! than from the standpoint OF the speculator'
| the populist recognizes in mtlltarism
! constant and increasing burden. The army
| worm. which occasionally destroys field
! of wheat, r. not nearly so dangerous an
enemy to the farmer as a Large sitandimg
try and which eNacts toll from every crop.
! If 100000 men are Withdrawn from the
burden ON the backs of those who remain,
! II means longer hours, harder work ana
/ ET,attr s.ItriIIu.s for those VINO toni I ne
farmer, while he pays more thHh nus snare
of the expenses II the army, nus no parl
iu army contracts ut 10 ctNti.pIus COM
pauios. and his sons are less uhtlN 10 M
iifc position. Don the army than the sons
of those who. ly reason oi wealth. Or po-
lurol prominence, exert influence ai ASH
iugtor
This statement. especially as to the
farmer and his relation ITO the army.
is so far from the truth, and is so easily
'.tf. In
the first place, Mr.. Bryan must know
that the law provides that all army
contracts must be advertised for. and
, bids opened. before they are awarded.
and that no special class is favored in
giving them out.
Figures showing the expenditures
by the quartermaster's department
from April, 1898, to and including June.
1900. make il plain that nearly $4,000
600 has been expended by the United
States for the purchase of supplies and
materials for the army which have
been produced by the farmers. SO that
when Mr. Bryan SAYS that the farmer,
! while "he pays more than his share Of
the expenses of the army, has no part
in army contracts or in developing
u companies he states what is untrue.
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3 ~ ~. $780, 80. H., e.. 40
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L a,1 ,,Ias &c vol as tba lumber nm
obasad ,,ara American nroducte Ubils
p 'h"''"' WY ,''N' -" ~ 'N'N' w. " -.
H. the many millions or dollars expended
for o,o4birp aouinaoa and ma+arial
~ i"' N'''"'"S' f"'P"h' ""1
Al represent wool and cotton grown by
= farmers In the United States. Instead
So "
re of the farmer having as dangerous ar
= ancmv In a LARGE standing army ms h,
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T. has IN the army worm, hgures IRON
- thp war dpnartment Tins show thai
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Inv the army and has had a market fo,
IN =! 10y
To show exoctlv the amount n
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