The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-24
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Editor Patron. am much pleased with
the improved appearance of The PATRON.
| The heading represents things as they
oxeht to be, not as they are. What queer
picture things as they are would be! with
railroad trains and steamboats, bringing
corn and wheat from the West, and carry
ing off cotton bales; people taking their
mules out of the crop in the busiest time
of the year to haul provisions from the
nearest market town; corn going a-beg-
cling at * cents a bushel in the fall, and in
demand at from Soc to 81 in the summer;
| the niggers picking cotton by moonlight,
to carry to the crossroads store to barter
for whiskey; an oil factory to buy up cot
ton seed tor little or nothing, and impov-
erish the land by shipping to Europe the
| cake containing the nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash of our soils; hard work
ing but poorly paid laborers; the farmer
and the mechanic listening to spread eagle
stump speeches about our glorious country
and then going to the polls TO vote for men,
beers of Congress who will elect back
salary thief Speaker; Government that
encourages capital to withdraw from la
bor by taking in and paying interest on
the rate of interest that can be made at any
| legitimate business, and looks upon unem-
| ployed laborers as criminals. Let the pic
| ture also embrace John Sherman gloating
| over the $44S, zoe, 900 in the u. S. Treas
ury, while Commerce, Manufactures and
Agriculture lie with their hands on their
mouths and their mouths in the dust, for
want of sufficient circulating medium,
| hsc "a
whole group-this might convey faint
idea of the times as they are. But the ''true
inwardness'' of affairs can never be fully
represented by an engraving. Brain has
no advantage over Drawn in these days,
culture ranks no higher than ignorance.
College graduates are often glad to get a
situation to drive dray or horse car.
| Ten years ago, my services as mechanic
were in demand at $4,000 year; now |
am doing regular work that I could hire
done at $40 a month. sr.:s bard
The heading of THE PATRON represents
the millennium probably two hundred years
hence. The "new process" factory has an
oil mill in one corner, and all cotton seed
not wanted for planting has the oil ex-
/ pressed and the cake returned to the far
mer who pradueed it to fatten his cattle
and enrich his no longer impoverished
soil. the niger has gone to Kansas or the
devil, and cotton is raised and manufac
tured by intelligent white labor; produc-
ton and manufacture are SO managed that
a handsome margin is left on the credit
side of the ledger; the smoke houses, corn
cribs, and grist mills are all near at home.
In the center piece, the farmer and the
mechanic wear good clothes. Everything
indicates that sound financial system has
prevailed in the country for long time.
By the way, used 10 think, before
learned better, that if the Southern people
would only raise all their own supplies
and manufacture all their cotton, they
would become rich in a few years, espe-
cially if they would farm better and make
one acre produce what now grows on
five. But have long SINCE given up all
| such speculative notions. Tou may start
"new process" cotton factory, and if one:
fourth of the capital is borrowed, the one,
fourth will absorb all the profits. Let the
business become general and firmly estab-
lished on cash basis without debts, and
the Money Power will make some corne,
on it which will swamp the whole system
Capital is king, and its owners are to be
supported in idleness, until labor speaks
through the ballot boy, and the votes oil
labor have always been controlled by dem
gogues. Bro. Brame's plan is good one
| have been voting on that plan ON my
own hook for some time past, and expect
to adhere toit for all time to come-to vote
for no man for Office who is not honest
capable and faithful. There is no chance
for Improvement till better men are placed
in office Fraternally, c. w. SHEDD.
Caledonia, May 20. rf -