Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-05-25
agricultural,
For the ONTuRp DEMOCRAT.
Changers.


In the Democrat of April 10Th, ''P.n OF
Waterford has some excellent ideas re-
specting the needs, wants and duties OF
farmers. \ portion of his article, taken
in connection with an able article from
the pen OF Or. J. C.. Holland. which APP
pears i'm the same paper. shows the cause
and effect OF certain practices or course
OF action which has been pursued 10y the
people Ia agriculture! districts. 20 tie
deiriment and injury oi the growth and
prosperity of our country. have no
means oil knowing, and have no reason
Tor doubling the correctness oi his state
ment. q 10 The relative success @. The
business men OF Boston, but presume II
il correct. Il 50, the same would prob
ably hold true, or approximate To the
same in other large cities. These ">ta-
tisiic'' referred to >ho" that only siN IN
one hundred or SIX one hn"drediA' oil
the merchants tradcSmeu' business men
or middlemen, are successful. Ih'' I'c'
iii fact Il iS-demonSiraIeS 10 i certainty
one OF two thingS,-either nineiy''oaT IN
one hundred OF these men were men OF
bad business capacity, and never ought to
have engaged in it, or that there were
more of this class OF men than were
needed. The latter idea aitainS With the
Farmers, and Is one OF the things OF which
they complain. All these men. whether
successful or otherwise, have ~ live
They must be ted. clothed, and their chill
dren educated. and their privileges in
society must be paid Tor. Their costly
rides ana splendid attire lily compare
with the trugaitY and economy OF the
farmer, in all OF these things. Their
supports must come from the producing
snd laboring classes; for there is no other
means known under heaven or among
men, in this country. whereby men can
be supported. This support is obtained
through or bv the profits of trade The
business OF the laboring class is not sufli.
eient-neither are they able to sup.
port them all. and make them all
wealthy. The same may be true OF
business men or middlemen in county
places and villages. Ninety. tour in every
hundred may be unsuccessful. and fail to
accumulate wealth and Law up his pile.
but still they must live. and their support
is drawn from the laboriug classes.
Their failure M SuceeSs shows plainly
the superabppdsnee Of this force OF mid.
dlemep and also the leanpess or barren.
ness of their surroundings or in other
words the poverty OF heir pstrops.
Trade and business is so divided up
among this numerous force. that they are
under the necessity Of resoriinp 10 large
and frequently, to exorbiiant profits TO
sustain ,hemselces.-to say nothing
shout getting rich-although they some
times do so. Il may be noticed that
business man 10 the city is often found,
who has accumulated enough 10 buy up
little army of farmers.
We can haldly conceive OF any sub
stantial wealIh-unless we consider unim-
proved real estate wealth-whieh is not
the result OF physical labor. The brain
can produce no tangible wealth, unassist-
ed by The hands. 1t can devise means to
wrench accumulated wealth from toll
ing hands, appropriate the productions OF
physical labor,and is a powerful auxiliary
10 such labor in producing wealth. vet
physical labor, stimulated By mind IS The
basis. The real wealth OF the world
comes from labor and not IRON The rlse
on property the latter BENG compare
lively hcuuouS. changing h9nQS auus