The Taney County republican., 1910-03-10

way. There are a lot OF politI-
clans come around each campaign
telling what good friends they are
to the farmers and how they want
to see the farmers prosper. And
when the farmers elect him and he
gets settled in his seat in Washing
ton and the farmer begins to get
decent prices for what he raises
these pollricansju jump up and de-
mand an investigation of the caus :
es of the high prices, which if 1T
has any result will mean re-
duction in those prices. There
is reason for everything and
the reason for this may be that
these politicians think it is easier
to fool the farmers than it is to
fool the city constituency. And
this supposition may be true as we
will point out further on.
And there is something else "a
bout it that gives us that weary
feeling. Most of this clamor is
being made by the enemies of the
present National administration
by that same lot of fellows that
run around in the campaign of
1896 telling the farmers that if we
could only get free silver at the
heaven-born ratio of I6 to I the
prices of the farmers products
would double. 1t is supposed that
such prices were to be desired or
they wouldn't have been trying to
get them. Well, we have got
those high prices for the farm stuff
and without wrecking our financial
system either, yet these same fell
lows who were so vociferous in
their demands for free silver are
leading the demand to know how
and why the farmers are getting
such good prices. Maybe they are
embittered by the recollection OF
their prophecy that if free silver
was not adopted we would have
so cent wheat, 90 cent corn and
3 cent hogs. You farmers remen-
Der those prophecies, don't you?
Those people who are opposing
the Taft administration were as
near right in 1896 as they are now.
But what makes us tiredest Of
all is a, farmer who will join in the
clamor against existing circum-
stances. And especially does it
seem as though the farmers OF
Kansas are making several diff
ferent kinds of monkeys of them
selves. For if certain papers are
to be believed the farmers of Kan
sas are in open revolt against the
Taft administration and those Of
her congressman who supported 1t
Think of it! Those Kansas farm
ers who in 1896 paraded on 16
white horses and yaller one,
even if they couldn't find natur-
al yaller one and had to paint one,
yelling for free Silver, dollar wheat
and soc cent corn. Now they
have their dollar wheat and corn is
rs cents and they re supporting a
movement to know why these high
prices prevail and tt reduce them
if possible. The ia, mer who will
Join in such a move .ment doesn'
deserve dollar whea or IS CEN
corn or 9 cent hogs or IL cen
chickens or 16 cent turkeys and j
the movement succ e,eds he won'
have them.
While wessan't see why a..farme
will lend aid and encouragement
we can see some reason for the la
borer in the city who has to pa,
| these high prices for the farmers
products sioini, lg the movement
Which, as we said before, may b
the cause of t'ae movement. May
be the congrt .sssmen think it pay
better to fa's sol- the city lahore
than the far meg. And if many Q
the farmers join in the movemen
it will prov sue b supposition Z
be correct. lii high prices to
farm prod .ucts ar.s desired by farm
ers then. the Taft administratio
is the be<f friend the farmer eve