The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-01-23

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shd @lihs. IT, W0uld ather the
stfsam II wheat comifg from the
lhfasiing machine than shelves full
oi dry x ods. Shat the latmef op in
store aud he csu scarcely breathe
II wants lo get . 4 sud GIL his lung.
~ith ibc pure air nj heaven. and
abile the merchant Is content with
tar profits tic Giange VII be- only
too Wtihug To low him 20 conjuct
the business which he las learned
and understands. while tte farmer
does The same Asa general ruIc we
hove beeo opposed 10 the establish
me1t OF Grange store. tui these are
circumstance where they arr Just-
fable Whenever. mere bants at
tempt to oyerfeacb or take undue ad.
vantage Of the suaigbtened circum>
stances Of the farmers we hold II to
be their right aud duty TO free them
selves from the oppresaer, We be-
lieys there are but few places where
.eXlorlion is praeliced by our country
merchants. There is too much COM
petition for This, and in most cases
goods are sold as low as tney can be
sold and give living profit 10 the
merchant.
There is one thing, which, if it
could be brought about, would re-
suit in great good to both classes;
and that is tor ope>half the merchants
to sell out to the olbcr half and turn
farmers or manufacturers. There are
too many merchants. Were
the number reduced by one>balt, the
remainder, by doubling their trade
conld afford 10 cut down their pers
oentage of profit aud still make more
money Still there is no room for a
warfare between merchants as a class
aud the Changers, aud there should
be none. Their interests are mutual,
md the best OF feeling should exist
letween them. It. is not only bad
IA te bet extremely bad policy for
he merchant to look sour at man
,e cause he is Granger, aud to feel
hat he is an enemy, and wants to
axe away his business All the
1rangers want is fair, ,quare. honor
lble up and down dealings, and he |
will attend 10 his own business aud
How you TO 90 the same There s
me class Of merchants which the far
ner must learn TO avoid before be IL
aie. 1t is that class which las no
with nor interest in our in
titutcns, or in us, except to enrich 8
hemeelves upon us. As well might
he farmer place his head in tho lions 9
Mouth aud expect 10 buy as to allow ,
me OF these souile,s traders to get
lin aud his farm within his control, ,
md nope to succeed. And here
ONES another of The grand and glo-
ious Grange commandments: Pay
IS tbou goest as much as in thee lieih ,
bis do ahd thou shalt live" This is
be only safe policy ior the farmer, |
nd wor. no INJUSTICE 10 the mer-
:hant. We repeat. there is 10 war .
,etween The merchant aud the GIang
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