The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18

other trade and profession. Now thai
farmers have organized ia their own be-
half they see their brother farmers stand
ing aioof and with folded hand refuse Ia
eet With chem. Why is It, Worthy
Master, that wc cannot appreciate ouI
own importance2 Why can we not see
that We are ct the very foundation Of all
wealth, Of oil prosperity.
For the last six years, we as O people
have endued one Of the most general,
widespyeafiand severe periodsof financial,
industrial and business depression that
this cOuDtry, has ever experienced. ldIe-
nees, poverty, suffering and crime, have
held high carnival in the high and In the
low pls ;es ofour land. Politicians, legisla.
tors, statesmen and political economists
have thocght, talked written and labored
to find panacea for our country's Ill.
Creditstrcngthenipg acts. resumption acts,
contraction acts, refnnding schemes, silver
bills and anti-silver bills have been dis.
cussed pro and con, have been adopted
as specifics for our business troubles, only
to leave us just where they found us.
One wise man said poverty was the
i cause, another that over-production
had ruined us. One said we had not
| enough money, another fhst we had too
much. One said extravaganza and prodi.
gality had brought our ills upon US, an.
other that the few had absorbed the
earnings of the .nany Aad 30 oae cried,
10 here, and enothe- 10 there, and the
people ran after them. But brothers and
sisters, oil the legislation of the last
eight or ten years has removed not one
producers Of our country have grown
I rfQnf{iIu No. al.
| . cry of hard times, little work and low
wages como TO - from over the sea !:
then fears Of sh~.. crops then the reali-
cation Of those fears. Europe sent
across the great waters the sad, wailing
cry for bread the meat and bread, or we
perish! What was the response, what
do ese see? What did nationa! bankers
bondholders, politicians and Legislators
| do for their starving brothers2 Nothing |!
Then tho great west stretched rat her
giant arms and with her haro horny
hand alled with plenty, loaded every
available freight car, every canal boat
every steamship and merchantmen, and
In every city Of Europe warehouses are
filled as If by magic with meat and bread
from the farmers Of America. Gold
f1ows back, business reyives; steam en-
gines revolve !; water wheels turn forge
| fires shine smelting works roar labor
Is employed, aud all the land is musical
with the busy hum of reviving industry.
The great financial problem is solved,
and the "mudsiils" have done IL oil.
And now with cool and insulting effron-
terry politicians come up and tell us they
have brought it all about Suppose for
o moment that the Unitedl- ..ltes had been
the buyer instead of the seller Of 800, ,000,-
600 dollars worth of meat and bread, what
then 2 ] tell you brothers and gisters,
we don't claim our rights. When panics
prevail no class suffers more than ours,
and when they are removed none contri.
butte hundredth part ss much toward
the grand result. When others need us
they use us, and then forget us till they
need US again. We don't claim enough.
are net aggressive enough. Do not
place ourselves where we can make our
power felt. Let us mako the Commits
ioner of Agriculture cabinet officer,
make majority OF both houses of Congress
farmers, demand just and honest in.
como tag, reduce salaries to fair pro.
portion with other service, abolish all
sinecureg, mako it q states prision crime
60 assess ON oficeholder, or clerk, for
party. purposes, demand o general law
forbidding common carriers to make
any unjust determinations and fix such
penalty for the first violation that no
one can afford to disregard the law, and
last, but not leaat. make ita states prison
ofense for any officer, agentor employe OF
|anyratlroad,. to offer any legislator, exc.
cntive or judicial officer, free pass ovei
their road, or for such persons to accept
such pass.
y H.. 81. A 4. g. 41e 4
well, radical 1t is. These are radical
times. Whom the gods destroy they
firae make mad. Designing men have
exoided the passions Of the people and
made them forget their burdens and disa-
ahod over. our neads. The money power
axestad throngn nvndisAtaa. nnrnerst;cns
monopiiies and bankers has proved it.
self TOO much for the people. Nothing
but our ballots will redress our wrongs.
We as farmers hold the balance of power
Ia each of the great parties. If we can
hut nct togesher we are Hafe. II we but
look alter our own interests in our own
party we can give character and direc.
tion 70 that. ! do not wish to dictate the
way 1t shall be done, but Iii Heavens
name, let us make our strength ahd in
hnence felt in apme direction. For NY.
self have been partisan Gil my life
long. I claim now to have some clearly
defined political principles and ideas, but
tell yon, brothers and sisters, so long as
1.-Two shall mover again vote for any
candidate unless h.ve some reason tor
90 doing. When occasion calls we must
rebel against the tyranny Of the ring.
King caucus must lose his despotic pow.
or. Public servants must bo in sympa.
thy with the toiling masses or they must
be retired. Whsa mopicd aristocracy
ia created tho next step will be titled
afistocracy. five would avert the one
we must prevent the otter. Oh Gays
one you are talking politics. Who IL 1t
says 20 !? Who Is always the first to cry
out egaiEst consideration or discussion
agquestf1ns of general interest? Who
Is the frat to hold up his hands in pious
horror at the idea of the mudaills OF so.
ciety dis5ussing questions ofgoyernment-
81 polity or political economy? Who is
it Is il not in every instance the ring
worker, the machine politician, the man
who makes politics his trade and the
manipulation 0f,rings and caucuses his
business? And who Is it they thus seek
TO deprive Of the high privilege 6f decii.
ing foe whom or for what measures their
ballots shall be cast? Do net farmers
control more than three fifths the yote5
IN Ina countTyY ana yet but q hand
full of politicians and lawysra control us.
Not p pleasing thought is it7 Brother
taft esa eilpp we lcOk after our own
interest and put thuse who criticise and