Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-05-04
agricultural,
For THE ONTuED DEMOCRAT.
Changers Reply.

Z. OF Waterford in his article on Gran
gers in the DEIoCE,r OF April 20.h, com.
pares the organization 10 strikers and in
50 dJirg shows how little he understands
the organization and It's purposes. S,rik-
ers make su open. unqualified war on The
capital OF their employers. and OF course
capital no, having the family 20 support
Is The strongest, and usually wins. The
farmer never has received wages from
the middle men bat has 20 a large extent
paid Them Wages 90 do business. which
they have now learned they can better DO
themselves. How much better of are
the farmers ior the chance they have 70
settle middle men IS uou- producers
aud how much better prices DO they get
Is a1y one 50 simple - 20 believe that
their patronage Increases go and IS
cents to one dollar in actual profit
Where DO the middle men make their
money Why. out OF the agr.culturis;s
0! course. Don't YOU know agriculture
IS The foundation OF all prosperity ?" Then
ask where j. the proprie,y Of paying
out 20 midd.emeu TO do our business and
receiving back a portion Tor the neces.
saues Of life they consume Tor the con.
e'asion : certain that unless they work
Tor no,Liog. there Is received back Ia, a
portion OF their earnings. The labor OF
The industrial classes tends 70 the prosper.
~ OF tie farmer. because the amount
received from them is lcs, wages for Ais
toll in The production OF his crops. and Il
iAi' was originally ob,aiael fcm he
farmers. u vzs obtained Goal ,Lom ior
tie necesslr.cl =. lis they were obliged
10 purchase. T. SAYS. they themselves
are middlemen and producers combined"
and ,ha, the tendency is to purchase at
"hrsI hands and in larger quantities l
can't see where the middle comes in there,
and have no doubt that time will show
that the Patron at least will purchase at
''Hrsi hands, whether in large or small
quantities. Il must be a new genus OF
the human species who are willing 10 DO
the farmers trade for them and have lit
tie or nothing for their pay. suppose
statistics OF Boston trade mus; be perfect.
" convincing. I wonder ii r. can give
good authority Tor the statement. But,
even allowing il to be true. what does it
signify We know that the wealthy men
OF the country belong largely to those
who have amassed their wealth by trade
and :hat The chances OF wealth TO men
trained and qualified are greater 10 trade
than in almos; any other branch Of bust
ness. Because men unqualified in their
haste to be rich, or men piodigal OF their
profits. have spent or spread themselves
ou'i. they have ioppled over. does it sig
nl!y taa, The profits Of trade are not ex-
brilliant What proportion coming
from The city could succeed in farming
Besides iae credit system. Is trade has
been conducted. Is Itself almos, enough
TO make such the fact. II The Patrons
accomplish no other object than to inau.
gura,e cash system, they will have Jeeu
amply repaid tor ali labor speut. Gee
point more: T. say he don't think com.
binaIioas will accomplish any good. IN.
less the evils are prominent and nearly
unbeaIable. l should Ike 10 know II il
Is not about that thing when traders make
the prices On what they sell and buy
too. II that be true, then The Board Of
Trade can accomplish 10 good. Agri.
euitnIsl Societies. Dairy Associations and
a. similar organizations are OF DO &C
count. because they are combina,ious.-
50, brother farmer. don't combine for
your own protection and benefit. be-
cause Tie evils are not unbearaLle. You
have bOrae it years and years. Continue
10 suffer martyrdOm Tor P.'s benefit.
have not the least idea who P. NAV be,
but am lee by the tone OF his article to
suspect that he has been slightly sprinkl
ed in his endeayor 10 stand against the
wave OF Graugism, which Ike the cold
wave from the Arctic regions has been
silently but iiresisiably spreading over
Maine the past six months. | would
warn him to seek the highlands, as The
next wave may more than sprinkle him.
PARIS. April "a. 1870 NJ