The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-21

who happens to be at the head."
James w. Dougherty. secrstnTys
Treasurer OF the Brotherhood ot Boo1e
binderx. puts the situation In I mt
shell when h. q y that 'the labor msa
Who are Republicans will vote tn h
publican ~tieset. those who arr pemo-
crafts will vote the Democratic tfckmG~
In short. the labor headers thennr
selves are free In expressing the opin-
ION that Mr.. t;ompers' efforts to infIu-
encc the votes ~ organized labos viii
prove unavailing.
Previous attempts - set aside = CO..
| tain class 10 he voted In \ block 80
this man or that party have never
| heen successful. Ii has heen tried tfme
and again. bnt always met With failure.
The farmers refused 10 act ~ 4 poltti-
| csl unit. az did the a~ntit'atholic el<.
| n,ent ard these who were opposed 70
! secret -acietiess Every citizen gretotce1
In the right of carrying his sovereignty
under his hat, and tae Intelligent sIect-
| or In m Jealous u his VOTE ~ he n 81
his COED nrne.
Mr.. GoraferS ma have secured !
personal advantage nj Denver. but
when SoveinsYsf comes II will be found
have been doing their own thinking.
and that at she polls they exercised thu
right Of free American citizens and
| voted as their intelligence dictafed. ana
| not M any man wilief--Toledo niadA
Bryan and the Farmers.
The Washington Pest points our that
IL Nj. Bryan succeeds In his appeal
To the ia Of the country tn finance
his campaign he will have d fund -
side which tie Donations OF coFporslr
lions will indeed look puny. no matter
how literally the latter may respond
The farmer In ND longer the man
with the hoe. but rather the check
book. He Ii the fellow who has been
piiing up wealth. Uncle Jimmy VII
son. who prestdes over the agricultural
de!a rtnnent. talks In such xtupendosns
figures when he tells what the farmero
have been doing that one growx dassd
and the brain Ia unable 70 comprehend
Why, last year the farmers AZ tho
country made $7.412.O00.OoO! Try -
| digest those figures! The grons earn
.ngs of all the railroads look ssnAll In
comparison.
During the past nine yeaFs tho farm
ers have added $53.DD0.O00.Oo0 70 IT,
wealth Of the country. II the farmsgo
were to net about Il In less than two
years they could bug up I'LL ths rail-
roads and run them 70 suit themselves
This years bumper crups will add
nightly to the grand total and tn
country gentlemen can afford . n
duige in all the luxuries of life.
Bur why should they heed Bsyan's
appeal for aid either to nnance h.
campaign or give him their yoeeo o.
election dayl Why should they haio
the Democratic partyi Their Gxpertp
ence with Democracy has not bson -
Surinx. The last time that nrtJ 40
in power the farmers were not long O.
anything except na0rtmgesL Their MI.
plus produce was q drug on the mar
ket. They lost moEcy undeR the C1ers-
land administration and They have
made money eyer since.
Whether the Republican party haA
anything TO do with II. the fact ~
INA Inns tina almost from the very day
OF the election Of William Mckinley, Il
1896, the agriculturists hare entoyed !
period OK unprecedented prosperity.
They have paid on their mortgsgeA
their farms have Increased In value,
they are surrounding themselves with
all the comforts and convenieDcee q
life. hare the money b educate their
children and to enjoy the pleasures q
travel. They hare ali these nov an
they did not have them when III. DxN
ans party q In power.
But the farmer knows his hu11noma
He In able 10 take care u himself. n
Il slow to follow after falpe eodR NJ
only will he refuse 10 put ~ moaap
for the Democratic campAi1A -
when ~ eoes 10 The polls ~ IN 49,
to continue n power ~ party 49,
whose administrattoa ~ - ohtalno1
the grsatsst mataeial a6vanaaon@
Toaedo BladA