Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
LINCOLN REPUBLICAN,
ENDORSES W. j. BRYAN
SHOWS INCREASE IN PRICES
OF FOODSTUFFS
Laboring Glasses Are Forced to Pay
ExorbltantIy to Fatten the Re-
publican-Fostered Meat
and Food Trusts

CONSERVATION has been caused
among the Republican friends of ST.
neon Browneil, one of the most
prominent citizens in Whittier and one
who has been lifelong Republican.
when DIR. Brownell declared openly
and avowedly recently that he had
given up the Republican faith and
should support William Jennings Bry-
an; in fact, Mr.. BroWnell has written
a letter to the editor of The Herald, IN
which he sets forth his reasons for the
change and in which he appeals to the
voters to support the Nebraska sage
Mr.. Brownell has given the subject OF
the tariff much study and his conclu-
sions are worthy of deep considera-
ton. His letter follows:
Editor Herald: To assist in the
cleaning Of the Augean national stables
by electing that peerless man, William
Jennings Bryan, for out next presirent,
I, as an old Abraham Lincoln Republic
can, but now, in the year 1908. Will
liam Jennings Bryan Democrat, ask
the privilege of using your valuable
journal to say few words to the
voters of the United States, especially
to the laboring classes and also to all
of those Of moderate means.
"All know that Republican campaign
campaign speeches and papers inform
the voters what a remarkable benefit
will como to the country and to them
If the present dynasty of Joe Cannon
and standpatters is continued by the
election of Taft.
"Let us all, as sensible voters, in
quire into the important statements and
see whether they are true or false by
looking at the national official report,
issued by the bureau of labor. The re-
port, which is called AN official report
of labor deals with the retail prices
for food In the years 1890 to 1907. in
elusive, and presents statistics cover
ing the retail prices of thirty food
stuffs as sold in sixty-three localities
of the United States to 1014 dealers. 1t
shows that the retail prices OF food in
1907 were higher than in any one of
the eighteen years mentioned and AZ
per cent higher than In 1906.
"The articles which showed the
greatest advance in prices are flour,
butter, milk, corn meal, cheese, pota-
totes and evaporated apples, and the
only article that decreased in price
was tea.
1.-THE report shows approximate in
creases over 1896, when William ]. Bry-
an first ran for president. The in
creases were as follows: Bacon. AZ per
cent; potatoes, sc per cent; eggs, 4s
per cent; salt pork, Al per cent, and
lard, as per cent.
"But there was a reason for this:
The party in power fostered the trusts,
and therefore the meat and food trusts
had their way demanding and receiv-
ing these extravagant and outrageous
prices for food which all the voters
and their families were obliged to pay
or starve.
"And all this because the voters, or
a majority of them, believed the Re-
publican speeches and papers-lies and
falsehoods that are written and spoken
in every presidential and congressional
campaign-and brought about the cleo
ton of Joe Cannon. Foraker and Sher-
man and Tom Platt and the standpat
Republican senate and congress, which
made possible these high tariff trust
and railroad monopoly laws; made
many hundreds of multimilliona1res by
robbing the laboring man when, the
latter was charged double, and, in
some cases, three times the actual cost
of his food.
at am convinced that all good, law
abiding citizens, especially the voters
of small means, after looking into
these truths, will see the necessity of
voting as I, an old Abe Lincoln Re-
publican, shall vote on November 3
for my old friend and neighbor. Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
"I lived as his neighbor in Lincoln
for ten years and have been acquaint-
ed Intimately with him for twenty
wears, and know him to be kind faith
er, most devoted husband and gen.
erous neighbor. He Is one Of the most
patriotic, wise and brilliant statesmen
with whom ever became acquainted,
and I can say truly that he is a man
of probity In the full meaning and de-
scription of the word. am persuaded
fully that IL we all continue to work
earnestly up to November as we
have since the Denver convention we
shall elect William Jennings Bryan, the
peerless man, as president Novem-
ber 3.
yours for united action until Bryan
is elected. SIMEON BROWNELL.
whittier, Cal. Oct. 8. 190S."