The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13

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4 are on the side of wrong. I believe
\ thar Free Silver Is what we need, but
have never studied the subject much,
and 1t may be mistake"
Winnie Interrupted Simon. Have
MT you been readin' the papers takef
Don't them noble papers Of mine con-
vince you that it isn't q mistake? Why
| in those countries where they have the
silver standard of money, they are
I away ahead OF as in riches and civiM-
zation."
The Mexieans and natives of heath
en- india, ahead Of us in ciyilization?'
repeated Winnie. why, then, do we
send them missionaries Z"
81 guess we don't send any missions
aries to Mexico"
but what about India"
"They may send them there, but it;
lis very likely that it's Republican,
scheme to make people think they
don't know nYthing.
1T can be possible father, for It's
| the church that sends missionaries, and
In regard to their riches, am told that,
the laborers work, for cents a day
1 We are continually herring Of the fam
.shing people there. Charley Reynolds
has Travelled in Mexico, and you know
what he says concerning their condi--
ton. Their laboring: classes live in ex-.
treme poverty"
| 81 don't want you to, mention what
old man Reynolds has said. These Re-
publicans will tell you anything for a.
deyilish purpose I dane say those
Mexicans wouldn't trade their condi-
tdons for ours. II they're. not all rich
EdoRn there, It's their own fault, but
here in this internal country fellow
lean work day and night, selling 1O-cent
Heorn and 2-cent hogs and then, see the
mortgage carry away his farm. Them
rich fellows up in Washington are get
/ TIM richer Off of our skim @, it rifles me
to think of 1t! / do hope Coxey will
make things hot for 'em. fshudder to
think of Mckinley s fate, if he's elect.
/, ed. and makes times, ten times as bad
as they are now. The only reason "
should like to see MCKINLEY elected is
to, see these Republicans like Reynolds
and old man Harrington sanirm. My!
| Wouldn't they twist If. hogs went still
lower and wool wenttdoWD to nothing,
where it would go, iftit vert any lower
than 1t is nows Old Joe, Harrington
sells lots Of eggs and butter and il they
declined any more, he'd have to sell
His cows and chickensi tiiat Is, IL he.
lseoula find buyer for 'enh
ssNevertheless, seeing Il am patriot
and not man OF spite; Il hope to glory
that Bryan will sink Mckinley clear
out, of sight in November and he will,
So help me Godv'
Winnie laughed to see. her fathers
earnestness. His voice had increased
In volumes It'll the $50 help me God!"
rang out with awful clearness.
"Simon," said Cynthia "any body
would think you was s5vearin'
"let EN- think tiff they want to. Il
guess its nobody's business il call on
God to help me down Mckinley have,
been thinkin' Of sending for my brother
Ezra back in pennsylvania, to come
out here, and help me Down the Re-
Epublicans in Marble County. Now.
none Of my folks, ever saw Ezra, and
if you did, you'd be, as4onished within
his great intelligence. He is q WELT
educated man, and honest as the day Isl
/ long. Father gave hifma better schoolt-
ing than ne did me, which probably
accounts for the difference in us att
present. He madR enough in hiss
younger days by has good skill and
careful management TO keep him, the
nest Of his days. Ahl' ] wish you ceuldi
see Ezra. do wish he would come
Tout here, and lecture in the cause. of
\ Free Silver during the campaign or
course, he never was real orator. but
/ he is a good taliser- used to make
stump speeches att school to amnse the
| boys. Something like Abe Lincoln in
/ that respect =
"Be joke on you, Simon" said Gym
/ thia. s'if he, was hike Abe Lineolln in
politics, and he might be, for alE yon
| know"
"Haye you lost your reasonig" said
1 Simon. impatiently. ..Abrahanh Lin
/ coin didn't live in this age Of the world.
Il
1t wasn't quite such disgrace to be
4 a Republicans then as 1t IS now. 10 be
sure. Ezra has never told me his poll
/ ties, but my reason tells me that a man
/ as noble as honest, ard as, Intelligent
as he is, could be nothing else but a,
i Populist."
Simon continued to ealogize his
/ brother for some tinae, aIlAs then staHt,
ed for Raonsville to get the evening
mail. Cynthia proceeded with ahe
!amilkin' and feedEn' calves. If she
had been more intellectual, more like
4 Simon, she medstated, she mighs get
i along with more pleasure and less
j work. But Cynthia was quite content
! ed, though humble her surroundings
4 If Bryan was elected, Simon had said,
everything would be changed, she
4 wouldn't have to drudge all her life.
Nor did she believe that such ca.
lanity ever could come, as the election
of Mckinley, which Simon had said
would mean that "all hNt/the classes
would starve to DEATH
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