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Bema acon.
Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 16, 1896.
P. GRAY MEEK, - »
EpiTor.
Democratic National Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
ARTHUR SEWELL,
of Maine.
Democratic State Ticket.
FOR CONGRESSMEN AT-LARGE,
DeWITT C. DeWITT, of BRADFORD.
JEROME T. ATILMAN, of Juniata.
FOR ELECTORS AT-LARGE,
THOS. G. DELAHUNTY.
THOMAS STERRETT.
A. H. COFFROTH, Somerset
LOUIS M. IRELAND.
FOR DISTRICT ELECTORS,
John H. Keenan, John M. Carroll,
Albert M. Hicks, Chas. L Reilly,
James J. King, J.P. ffar,
Thos. McCullough, Lucien Banks,
John Hagen, A.J. Brady,
Michael Delaney, George W. Rhine,
John B. Storm, John C. Patton,
Thos. A. Haak, William Weihe,
Samuel W. Black,
Judson J. Brooks,
John J. McFarland,
C. H. Aikens,
Chas. F. Reninger,
Chas. H. Schadt,
Thomas R. Philips,
Chas. D. Kaiser,
John K. Royal, Seymour S. Hackett,
William ‘Stahler. Harry Alvin Hall.
Democratic County Ticket.
FOR CONGRESS.
J. L. SPANGLER.
( JAS. SCHOFIELD,
For Assembly— . | ROBERT M. FOSTER.
For Sheriff —W. M. CRONISTER.
For Treasurer—C. A. WEAVER.
For Recorder—J. C. HARPER.
For Register—GEO. W. RUMBERGER.
ForCommissimens— J Ev JL. MEYER,
or omussioners:= DANIEL HECKMAN.
For Auditors—| PAN ae
For County Surveyor—J. H. WETZEL.
For Coroner—W. U. IRVIN.
Col. Spangler and the Coal Pool.
The editor of the Bituminous Record, pub-
lished at Philipsburg, assails Col. SPANG-
LER on the ground that his firm, DUNCAN
and SPANGLER, contracted for the delivery
of coal below the price fixed by the Pennsyl-
vania bituminous coal association of which
it is a member. Col. SPANGLER has since
denied the charge, at Houtzdale, in a public
speech, and at several other points since
then,
taken by them was at the full pool price,
with the understanding that the firm would
in which he said that the contract
meet competition from other members of
the pool. He also stated that this contract
was not taken with this competitive clause
until the PRICES had been BROKEN by
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The association started April 1st and the
contract was not taken, until sometime in
July. On the 1st of June the BEECH
CREEK SHIPPERS, who were also MEM-
BERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, ACCEPT-
ED BUSINESS, from the New York Cen-
tral railroad company, AT PRICES CON-
SIDERABLY LOWER THAN THOSE
FIXED BY THE ASSOCIATION. This
business amounted to 1,800,000 tons. It
was taken as lowas 60c. After this break
in prices, other contracts were written be~
low pool prices, while the FIRM OF DUN-
CAN. & SPANGLER SECURED THEIR
BUSINESS AT THE FULL POOL PRICE,
agreeing to meet competition, if prices con-
tinued to rule below those of the pool.
This seems to be the offense committed
by the firm, according to the charge of Mr.
KINSLOE.
What we cannot understand is how the
editor of the Record is for BRYAN and free
silver, while advocating: the election of W.
C. ARNOLD, a gold standard candidate.
The Record was for Col. SPANGLER, un-
til last week, when it flopped to ARNOLD.
What is the matter ?
It is not the coal contract that worried
the editor of the Record.
ver and ARNOLD will not go together. A
Bryan, free sil-
paper supporting this kind of a combina-
tion will have no effect upon sensible peo-
ple.
Col. SPANGLER’S firm employs 600 min-
ers, at Hastings and Spangler, in Cambria
county. If he had not secured some busi-
ness for hismen, they would be starving
to-day. HIS FIRM PAYS them EVERY
TWO WEEKS IN CASH AND DOESN'T
ASK THEM TO DEAL AT ANY COM-
PANY STORE.
The Record alleges that this contract was
with the Boston & Albany railway. A rep-
resentative of the firm states that they nev-
Boston & Al-
bany, that being a contract now filled in
er had a contract wich the
Clearfield county. The contract accepted
by DUNCAN & SPANGLER was filled from
the Cambria region last year.
Let us-ask the editor of the Bituminous
Record HOW MUCH WORK his candidate,
W. C. ArNoLD, HASSECURED FOR THE
WORKING MEN OF CLEARFIELD
COUNTY DURING THE PAST TEN
YEARS?
How many men has he employed and, if
he has employed any men, how has he paid
them ?
The Record advocates the election of a
candidate who is for a gold standard, while
the paper, itself, is advocating BRYAN and
free silver.
Nobody will be fooled by the attitude of
this paper. It is perfectly clear to the most
ordinary reader what is back of the anoma-
lous stand it has taken.
When these facts become known to the
public, and the WATCHMAN has incontest-
able proof of every one of them, some other
motive than love for the coal miners and a
desire to help their cause will be looked
for iu Mr. KINSLOE’S change of base. Who
was it that made thespeech before the
Pennsylvania bituminous coal association,
that induced that organization to advance
the mining rate to 45 cents per ton, without
the proviso that Cumberland and West
Virginia operators should do the same?
‘Who was it, Mr. KINSLOE, who maintained,
at that meeting of the association, last
March, that the wages of Pennsylvania
miners should be raised whether those of
Maryland or West Virginia were or not and
that a corresponding raise of 10 per cent.
should be made in all other departments ?
If you are afraid to answer we will do it for
iyou. IT WAS COL. J. L. SPANGLER,
| DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR CON-
| GRESS. ;
| When the association was about to adopt
| the resolution with the conditional proviso
| he objected and our home miners received
la raise, as the result of his stand. Further-
more, it isa fact, that no one dare contra-
dict, that the firm of DUNCAN & SpPANG-
LER did not break the pool price and have
not done so yet, unless other members of
the pool have done it.
Object Lessons.
No advocate of the gold-bug-interest is
making himself more blantantly prominent
in this campaign than the Governor of Penn-
sylvania. He has appeared on the stump
in a number of States orating in behalf of
the trusts and bank syndicates, as repre-
sented by McKINLEY’S candidacy, and no
doubt he will be vociferous in that interest
until the close of the campaign.
We think that the Governor omits
from his stumping tours a feature that
would make them decidedly more interest-
ing to his hearers, and much more instruct-
ive in a moral point of view. There is no
question but that his speeches in support
of MCKINLEY on the ‘honest money’’ of
the Wall street dealers would be appro-
priately accompanied by a few object les-
sons as an illustration of the fruits of Re-
publican rule. JOHN BARDSLEY, for ex-
ample, would be suitable as one of the ob-
jects he could use for that purpose.
Having pardoned that colossal embezzler
out of the penitentiary before he had serv-
ed more than one third of his sentence and
with every reasen to believe that he had
most of his plunder still in his possession,
the Governor should take JOHN along with
him, on his stumping tours, and bring him
out on the platform before his audierces to
illustrate how the theft of public money is
regarded and treated by a Republican exec-
utive.
Su ch an object lesson could not fail to
have a powerful effect upon the meetings
he. addresses, and it would set off, in a most
striking manner, the Governor’s haran-
gues about ‘honest money’’ and the main-
tenance of the ‘‘public credit,’’ concerning
which the gold orators are making so much
noise.
Another instruetive object lesson could be
taught by his excellency through the medi-
um of MATT QUAY’S fraudulent senator-
ial investigation committee, if he were to
take its members along with him in his
stumping tours and set them in a row on
the platform from which he makes his
“honest -money’’ speeches. ;
He could ‘‘point to them with pride’? as
a product of his administration, unsurpass-
ed as fakes. He could challenge the coun-
try to produce anything that could begin
to equal their fraudulent character as an
investigating committee, backing their
claim to being the champion frauds of the
period by calling up the fact that for a year
and a half, off and on, they have loafed
around Philadelphia without attempting to
uncover the corruption with which that
municipality is known to be festering ; and
if, in the ardor of his advocacy of ‘‘honest
money,’ he should take his hearers into
his confidence by telling them that it is in-
tended .that the next State Legislature
shall make an appropriation of $100,000 to
pay this fraudulent committee, the Gover-
nor would make his object lesson still
more interesting and instructive.
The bill for the enlargement of the
Standard oil company’s monopoly, to
which he attached his signature, and which
was believed to have been productive of a
large amount of money, not exactly ‘‘hon-
est,”” to a number of officials in and around
the capitol at Harrisburg, might also help
to illustrate the Governor’s object lessons
on the stump, and we would suggest that he
carry a copy of it along with him for that
purpose.
—The people of Millheim provided
most hospitable entertainment for the great
crowd that gathered there yesterday to
hear JENKS and SPANGLER talk.
TO WORKINGC-MEN.
A Few Thoughts for Workingmen to Reflect over.
A Few
Queries for Them to Answer for Themselves. A
Few Facts That Should Show Them the Fol-
ly of Supporting One Whom Every In-
terest That is Opposed to Their Wel-
fare, Desires to be Successful.
That the greater part, the overwhelmingly greater part of what is known as the
labor vote, not only in this State, but in every State of the Union, is to be cast for
BRYAN and better times, is a conceded fact. Every evidence points to that end
Every indication promises that result.
A few workingmen, hereabouts hesitate, and
their hesitation doubtless proceeds from their doubt as to the effect of free coinage up-
on their personal fortunes. To such we would address a few questions, leaving them
to answer according to their understanding :
Have you noticed that all the trusts, all the millionaire corporations, the Rocke-
fellers, Pullmans, Hannas, Carnegies and Paynes, the railroad companies, which main-
tain black lists, and the telegraph companies, which prohibit labor organizations, are
supporting McKinley ? Does this indicate that his candidacy is one of friendliness to
labor ?
Have you noticed that right here at home, the Democratic bankers, the Demo-
crats connected with corporations and those under the influence of banks and corpo-
rate monopolies have joined hands with Republican bankers and politicians, and are
now using all their influence and means to aid the election of MCKINLEY.
Is it at
all probable that these men would break away from life time associations and beliefs,
and spend their time and money to aid MCKINLEY: if his success was expected to in-
crease your wages or better your condition? Has any of them ever shown that they
consider your interests paramount to their own, or that they would make sacrifices for
you?
Have you noticed that every corporgti
privileges from the government is fi
McKINLEY ?
’ individual enjoying profitable
Does this argue that his success
will bring about that regime of egfial rights to all and special privileges to none under
which only can the poor man enjoy his just share of governmental benefits ?
Have you noticed that all the gold papers complain that the silver miner will get
one dollar for each 371} grains of his silver and make a profit of fifty cents? Does
this look as if you were going to get only a fifth-three cent dollar ?
Looking back over your experience have you ever seen work plenty when the
farmer was impoverished, and did you ever know wages to be high when employment
was scarce ?
But above all, can you discern any reason why every element in the industrial
organization of society against which you have had to strive for your rights, and al-
most for your existence, is for MCKINLEY, unless it is that BRYAN’S election, would
make your struggle easier and your existence pleasanter ?
This is a serious question with you. It is a question whether present conditions
—the present low wages; the present scarcity
of work, ike present lack of employment, the
present want of money, and the present hard times WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
SHALL CONTINUE, or whether there shall be a change that promises you more work,
better wages and more comforts for yourself and yours.
The bankers, the corporations, the trusts and monopolies, whether Democratic or
Republican are against a change. You should be for one.
An Effective Anti-Trust Law.
There is no part of our country to which
the curse of the trust evil does not extend.
All sections and all classes are subjected to
its robbery ; but of the various methods of
plundering the people that assume the
trust form, none is more rapacious and
heartless than the cruel combine, which, in
the forcible language of Mr. BRYAN, in-
vades the fireside of every family, pinch-
ing the shivering poor by exacting an exorb-
itant price for the fuel that is necessary to
keep them warm.
The coal trust has generally been al-
lowed to practice its extortion without
hindrance from legal authority, on account
of the inefficiency of anti-trust laws; but
in Illinois it has met with a check in con-
sequence of a law that is of sufficient effi-
cacy, it having been enacted with the in-
tention of being enforced.
This is the reason why the Chicago coal
ring, which has robbed rich and poor alike
in the price of that indispensable fuel, isnow
in trouble. Its members find themselves
confronted by an anti-trust law which ad-
mits of no nonsense in dealing with such
offenders. It does not allow the cormo-
rants of the coal combine to conceal their
personality behind the corporate body of
the trust, a protection which the sympa-
thetic law-makers in most of the other
States have permitted these rascals to have
the advantage of ; but the Illinois law iden-
tifies the individual monopolist as an ob-
ject separate and distinct from the combi-
nation, points him out as an offender, puts
the machinery of the law in operation
against him, and brings him to justice the
same as any other thief.
This is the first instance in which a State
law, or a United States law, for that mat-
ter, was intended to work effectually for
the suppression of trusts, and it is having
the intended effect. That Illinois has this
defense against this combined monopoly,
and that such leagued rascality is in a fair
way of being punished and suppressed
within her borders, is chiefly due to the
influence and exertion of Governor ALT-
GELD, who is represented to be an Anarch-
ist by the monopoly and syndicate hire-
lings of the Republican press.
‘Would that we could have some of that
kind of Anarchy in Pennsylvania, where
Republican Governors and Legislatures
can’t be persuaded to pass a law that
might interfere with the plundering ras-
cals who compose the trusts and combines,
but when such a gigantic monopoly as the
Standard oil company wants increased
privilege and larger scope for its rapacious
operations, hasten to grant all the fran-
chises and privileges it demands, with an
alacrity that would almost look as if they
were paid cash in hand for conferring such
favors.
The Why in Harrison Kline's Case.
Just now the Republicans of the county
are making a great ado about electing HAR-
RISON KLINE as county Treasurer. Some
time ago they talked about sweeping the
county and electing all their county
ticket. Now they seem to have given up
all hope of getting any one through except-
ing Mr. KLINE, and they are bending
every energy to get Democrats to vote for
him, exclusively. Some of them are so
earnest in his behalf, or rather so anxious
to save a part of their ticket, that. they are
willing to trade any other candidate for
him. They recognize the hopelessness of an
attempt to pull their whole ticket through,
and feeling that it is going down, are wil-
ling to trade all the rest in the hope that
the Treasurer can be saved.
Just why any Democrat should be fooled
into a trade or why any one should vote
for him, is a matter that would be difficult
to explain.
While HARRISON KLINE, is no doubt a
good citizen, and would make a safe Treas-
urer, exactly the same can be said of Mr.
WEAVER, his Democratic competitor.
‘Mr. KLINE has heen a bitter, unrelent-
ing Republican ever since he had a vote.
We doubt if he ever had a kind word to
say, politically, of any Democrat. We are
confident he never voted for one. He has
boasted that he never expected to. He has
given his time and money, every campaign,
to defeat the Democrats, and in this con-
test has been importuning men, not only
to vote for himself, but has gone so far as
to ask Democrats to vote against their can-
didate for President because he was for free
silver.
Under the circumstances we would like
to know why he should expect any assist-
ance from Democrats? What has he ever
given or what does he propose to give in
return for their votes? Heis against them.
He is against their party, and he is against
everything they want and are working for.
Mr. WEAVER is just as good a citizen,
just as well qualified and will make just as
accommodating and as safe a Treasurer as
would Mr. KLINE. In many ways he is
the superior of the Republican candidate,
rand in addition to being his equal or su-
perior as a citizen, he is a Democrat.
That, all else being equal, should insure
him the vote of every Democrat in the
county.
When a Republican asks you to vote for
HARRISON KLINE, ask him why ?
If any Democrat, any free silver Repub-
lican in the county, has thought of voting
for him, before doing so, let him answer
himself, why he does it.
——There were 2000 strangers at Mill-
heim yesterday to help the big Democratic
ox-roast and rally for silver.
ne
Ready to Shell Out.
Mr. WILL GRAY who is the present *‘of-
ficial” head of the Republican party in this
county—the managing heads are carried on
other fellows’ shoulders—went down to
Philadelphia on Monday to bring home his
share of the boodle that MARK HANNA has
collected from the banks, the trusts and
the corporations to buy the election of Mc-
KINLEY. He came back smiling, and it is
currently reported that, to confidential
friends, he gave the information that he
brought with him ‘‘plenty and to spare.”
What his idea of ‘‘plenty” is we do not
know, but we can tell him very frankly
that when he comes to buying Centre coun-
ty voters he will find that they are not got-
ten for a song—in fact, he will discover
that they are not to he purchased at any
price.
Two weeks ago we were told that out of
MARK HANNA'S funds, two thousand dol-
lars had been given to the chaps who are
running the Republican side show in this
county. They have spent none of it ex-
cepting the little that it costs to circulate
the newspaper they have been sending out
the past three weeks, and which is printed
from old plates in a Republican office in
Philadelphia, and allowed to go through
the mails free within the county. The
balance of this fund will tempt no one nor
will it change political conditions, for the
reason that it will be kept in the pockets
of the few to whom it was entrusted.
What Mr. GRAY will be able to do, or
will do with his, is of course a matter of
conjecture. It is fairly presumable that as
he is the manager of the greater Republi-
can party of the county, that Mr. HANNA'S
agents have furnished him with a much
larger amount of campaign funds than was
given to his side-show partners. If they
have, and why should they not, there
ought to be ‘‘plenty and to spare’’ for the
“boys,’’ who want their share of all that’s
going, and who feel that they are not prop-
erly cared for if they do net get it.
So that, taking Mr. GRAY’S trip, and
Mr. GRAY'S returning smile, and Mr.
GRAY’S pocket full of Mr. HANNA’S boo-
dle fund, with their side-show attachment
and the amount that has been placed at its
disposal, all into consideration, politics,
among those who are swayed by such in-
fluences, ought to be pretty lively during
the next few weeks. The ‘‘boys’ ought to
be well ‘‘heeled,’” and if they are not, it
will not be because Mr. HANNA has not
furnished the ‘‘stuff’’ to do it. with.
FRANCE DECLARES THAT SILVER
1S THE BEST MONEY.
The French Republic Refuses to Loan Money to
Russia if the Latter Uses it to Put Her-
self on a Gold Basis.
A Prosperous Land With Silver the
Preference.
Henry W. Fischer, the well-known for-
eign correspondent of the New York Jour-
aal, in writing to that paper froin Berlin,
October 10th, says:
A Russian ministerial official passing
through here from Paris, and who cannot
afford to give his name, explained to me
to-day the reason for the repudiation of the
Russian loan in France.
He said :
*“The ruling powers, as I know from re-
cent observation while acting as the czar’s
attendant on this trip, are really bimetal-
lists. If Russia had asked for money for
any other purpose but that of changing her
standard into a gold one, French official-
dom would have backed the proposed loan
to the utmost. As it happened, they op-
posed it secretly and openly.
SILVER THE BEST MONEY.
‘I was present when Minister Meline
said to the czar, upon the emperor's visit
to the mint, where 120,000,000 silver ru-
bles were being coined :
‘“ ‘Your Malosty. silver is indisputably
the best money of the world. Russia and
France, being the greatest agricultural
and industrial producers, should stand
together to reconquer silver’s natural po-
sition and replace it on its old footing.
Our alliance in that respect would be
beneficial to the nations.’
‘‘Aside from this, French statesmen and
many others tried to influence the czar and
the Russian ministers in favor of bimetal-
Now on all possible occasions during our
stay.
‘As a result, you may announce that
Witte’s position is shaking, as he alone is
upholding the gold standard in the govern-
ment. He will meet with decided opposi-
tien in the imperial council. The minis-
ter of agriculture is especially outspoken
against any financial change.
“Bryan’s election would undoubtedly
find Russia and France ready for inter-
national bimetatlism.”
The Way They Get Crowds at Canton
From the Troy, Ohio, Democrat. :
Last Saturday a number of the employ-
es of the H. P. Nail Co., the Kilby Manu-
facturing Co. went to Canton to see Major
McKinley. The men didn’t go of their
own accord, but were invited to go and
each presented with a mackintosh overcoat
and blue felt hat, and their fare paid for
them. A number of the men refused to
go and of those who went the majority
were Bryan men. As they marched down
to the depot there was one continuous
cheer for Bryan and while in Canton they
kept it up. On the way back a straw vote
on the first train showed 166 for Bryan and
162 for McKinley, and a number refusing
to vote for fear of what might follow, if
they voted for Bryan.
When the delegation reached the city on
their return they marched up the street
yelling :
‘“Who are we ?”’
“Who are we ?”’
“We are for Bryan, don’t you see !”’
The cry was taken up by the thousands
along the sidewalks who joined the pro-
cession. They marched around cheering
the free silver speakers who were speaking
on the square, and then marched to the
Plain Dealer office where a halt was order-
‘Who paid our fare to Canton?” cried
one man.
‘Mark Hanna,” responded the working
men.
“fi Who paid our way back ?”’
‘Mark Hanna.’
‘Who paid all our expenses ?’’
‘Mark Hanna.’
“Who bought the H. P. boys the coats
and hats?”
“Mark Hanna.”
‘‘And who are we going to vote for ?”’
“Bryan!”
The Republicans tried to break up the
crowd but were out-yelled, and retired in
disgust. It is said that three-fourths of
the H. P. Nail men are for Bryan.—Troy,
Ohio, Democrat.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
DEDICATION PosTPONED.—The dedica-
tion of Trinity Reformed church, at Centre
Hall, announced for Sunday, the 25th inst,
has been postponed. No time is set now.
\ - ede ——
——Arthur D. Knipe, the celebrated ex-
full back of the University of Pennsylva-
nia foot ball eleven, arrived in town, on
Wednesday morning, and tarried here be-
tween trains. He was met by Dr. Newton,
physical director at the Pennsylvania State
College, and taken to that place, where he
will coach State for two weeks.
——— meen.
HE DIED A HERO.—Frank Dailey, who
was a student at The Pennsylvania State
College last year, meta sad death, in Phil-
adelphia, on Saturday afternoon, while at-
tempting to save the lives of some children,
who were playing on the street and were
in danger of being run down by a runaway
horse. The Zimes tells of his heroic death,
as follows :
Frank Dailey, of 2323 Oxford street, who
was killed on Saturday afternoon on Twenty-
fifth street, above Jefferson, in a brave at-
tempt to stop”a runaway horse, but who
saved the lives of several young children
who were playing in the street not far away,
was the third son of James J. Dailey, the
foreman of the Ledger composing room. The
young lad was not quite 19 years of age, and
at the time of the fatal accident he was re-
turning from a near-by store where he had
changed a five dollar bill for a friend. After
being knocked down and trampled on by the
horse, his first thought when carried from
the place where he lay was to tell that the
change he received could be found in his
pocket. He was taken to the German hos-
ps where he died about ten minutes after
is admission. Young Dailey had been a
student at the State College, near Bellefonte,
where he was much thought of by his com-
panions and teachers. His funeral took place
from his father’s residence, on Wednesday
morning, at 9 o'clock, and services were
hod a St. Elizabeth’s church, where he at-
tended.
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THE FARMER AND THE MINER.
That Which is Good for One is Good for Both.
The United States is an agricultural country. This statement is proven by the fact _
that in 1895 out of a total of $893,397,800 worth of commodities exported $515,176,-
912 worth were products of the soil, says the Kansas City World. Itis not within
the nature of things that in the next two or three generations this country will be-
come so populous that it will'consume all the products of the farm and thus create
a home market.
Since agriculture is the chief pursuit of the people of the country, it. follows that
when the men engaged in that pursuit are prosperous the whole country is prosper-
Fon :
ous.
The prosperity of the farmer depends upon the price he receives for his produce.
The price of his produce is fixed in the markets of the world, for it is an axiom in
trade that the price of the whole product is regulated by the price of the exported
surplus.
In the markets of the world the American farmer enters into direct competition
with the farmers from the free silver countries. He must sell his product for the
price which a farmer from a free silver country will take for his produce.
The American farmer, therefore, must take his pay on a silver basis, and pay the
cost of preduction ona gold basis.
He receives 50 cents in gold for a bushel of
wheat for which the farmer in a silver country receives one dollar in silver. The
silver dollar which a farmer in a silver country gets for his bushel of wheat is as
good to him asa gold dollar is to the farmer in a gold country, yet the farmer in a
* gold country only gets one-half a dollar for his bushel of wheat. :
The American farmer receives for his wheat only one-half as much money as he
would receive if the country were upon a silver basis instead of a gold basis.
If the American farmer could sell his wheat for $1 instead of 50 cents per bushel
he would have twice as much money to spend as he has now.
If he had twice as
much money to spend he would be prosperous and the whole country would be
prosperqus.
The fires would again be started in the manufactories, for the manu-
facturers would be able to dispose of their wares. The starting of manufaetories
would give employment to idle labor and timgs would again be good.
The gold standard is undoubt.dly a good thing for England.
It is the worst pos-
sible thing for the United States. The free coinage of silver will benefit farmers,
labc ers, wage earners, business men and manufacturers. The gold standard bene-
fits only bond buyers aud the agents of the English money syndicates. On which
side are you. -