The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-08-14
AFARMER'S OPINION.
Too Many Offices and Too Big Pay.


Ld-NT LtHieS.
see your writer's and takers are giving
the farmers advice a. to the best course for
them to take. Let . Jarmr tell you and
your readers what we do want. We know
Just Whist ais us. The producer draws the
wealth Of the world from the soil; the man
ufacturer adds to this wealth by his labor;
the merehspt is the middle man between the
producer and consumer, and our ofiice-hold-
era are the police and servants to carry out
the wishes Of the whole people, a. expressed
BY their votes and laws When We find one
Of the ai+.'.' c'''s.'- rrrumulating all the
wealth q, IL acton, and assuming to be an
aristOcrs.y Ii. "-aith and other attainments,
and the other classes impoverished, ostr,-
c ed and abused, then We know something
Is wrong. We know that wrong il
/ either permitted hy ilaw or is allowed BY
the failure OF our servants to properly adj
minister the law. We know that to remedy
! thee evils We nru-t have honeat law makers
and honest law executors, and know, above
this, that the only iemedy Is that the honest
portion OF the community shall express Its
wishes, uatramme!Fd, at the ballot box. We
are paying QUE officers from tive to thirty
times ~ much IA the same ability commands
in the market, while the Perquisites, in some
| cases, are only limited by the conscience Of
the Offce-holder. The office-holiers are
put there by politicians, who hope to be
| othce-holders themselves some day. The
members Of companies constituting monC po-
lies now, have all been through the people;
have appropriated the substance Of the peo-
pie to their own Use. and are now using tina,
wealth t" still further oppress and sccumr-
late. The politician is paid by the Office
holder To make the ''dear people" bei,eve
that gall is honey and that five per cent
tax is blessing in disguise
"Wha, shall We do to be saved" Our
answer il. let the oppressed classes unite;
let them nominate full ticket Of honest, Ca
pable men to make the laws and to execute
them; let them elect that ticket, and we are
saved! Let them know no mar by his ocr,,,-
patton, by his place Of residence, by his re-
lisious belief, by HIS nationality, or by his
willingness to serve the ''dear people Let
the only questions be, "Is he honest? l. he
capable?" Will the people do thi-? We
say, yes. The farmers rst sounded the
alarm. The thieves said, Il, will amount
to nothing; you can't com bine; you have no
leaders; We have the money and the brains.',
The clans assembled, and the thieves turned
pale. The politicians hasten to meet the
farmers, and with bro,hcrly advice say,
''i our organization ia good thing, but
don't 60 into politics, it will ruin you, yol.
will have the politicians to fight" You ask
what use is our movement and how are We
to remedy tie evils We complain of but by
having honest law makers, and honest Off
Gers, and how are We going to get them. Mr.
Politician says, wait ill We nominate aus!
then take the best man on the tickets We ad-
nit you have the balance Of power, and
there are two sets of ia and you can take
your choice.
Our answer j., We are not the balance Of
power, We are the whole honest, earnest por-
ton ut the people, and ,hst ve will not con
sent To he caJoled, battered and deceived ami
oppressed any longer.
The people are the OK, the politicians
are the lilies upon his sIde sucking out his
life blood. MIR. ok says to the Nv you have
stung and tormented me long enough, yo:,
have Toasted on my blood ull ioIbearance IL
no longer 4 virtue, ! will brush you of,
Mr.. Fly answers don't do il my dear Mr..
Ok il will ruin YOU. ] always had great
regard for you, You are a bully fellow,
love you. | own you hold the balance al
power, your tail Ia not made for hitting u-;
il you strike Ia We will combine az ,in-t You
and ruin Won. You Just wait till We get To
work and then brush oil the Nv that has the
longest, sharpe-t bill, Tor instance that great
overgrown gad Nv, he has go, an awful long,
sharp bill, an4 bites terribly. ! will a"iJ
bite You little, ! will obly draw enough al
your blood to keep you in heath, aui thst
you know H. necessary.
Will the business men Of the city 90 with
the farmers. Let the retailer complai ning
of dali business and want of money among
the farmers answer.
VIII The EiDorer go Gnh H. lie, TIE
business Of building associations, let t..s
columns Of foreclosures OF mortgages snd
-herilf sales tell.
VIII the people 20 with the movement?
We have faith in the honesty and integrity
CT the people, we believe a. /, mas, they are
right, We believe they know where ti.s
trouble lies, and will come with the hohn.ae
Of power and eject full lit Of honest men.
FARMER.
August Q. 1873.