The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-31
Number 10.

he understood Latin, as well as
something about bugs. Whether
he succeeded in convincing his con-
stituents as to his knowledge of
Latin, may be in doubt. But he GER
tainly made grand success in con-
vincing every farmer in the whole
country, that he knew something
about "bugs," and that Congress at
that time had one complete hmm6Mg
as a member.
Farmers, why need you wonder
that your interests are neglected, and
legislation discriminates against you,
taxing you with burdens greater
than you can bear, which is robbing
you and your families of the products
of your honest toll and denying you
the rights of free citizens? l say,
why need you wonder? Are not
large majority of the members of
Congress elected and sent there by
your votes? Just as long as you
send men to your legislatures, state
or national, who have no conception
of the interests of our conntry, and
care nothing for the welfare of the
people, who will sacrifice justice and
manhood for selfish motives and la
Dor in the interest of moneyed cor
porations for filthy gain, just so long
will these things continue to exist.
Do not excuse yourselves by saying
that it was only one member that
made this speech, and that yonr
member may have disapproved of it.
Remember that during the time that
this member was delivering himslf
of his eloquence, it So interested and
amused the members of Congress
that. in twenty minutes the house
interrupted him twenty four times
with laughter and thrice with "great
laughter" Laughter is produced
by sensation of pleasure, produced
by impressions made upon our
minds by the speaker in the ideas ne
corveys to our minds while speak
ing. Hence, we take it for granted
that this Piece of congressional ora
tory pleased a majority of the mem
bers. Hence, the outburst of laugh
ter. We also take it for granted the
gentleman's arguments were con-
vincing to other members, from the
fact that Congress is doing just as
little as it is possible to do, and then
trying to make farmers believe that
they should re-elect the same men,
so we'll posted in Latin and "bugol-
ogy."
Is it not high time that farmers
should look more to their own IN
terests and make their own selection
for members of the legislature and OF
Congress? Men who can arouse
themselves to "great laughter" over
such slang demagoguery as was used
by this member during the consld-
Grafton of the great interests OF the
country. show very conclusively one
of two things: Either these men do
or do not understand the interest OF
their constituents. If they do not,
how can they legislate wisely and
proftably? If they do understand
it. then the course pursued IN the
case under consideration shows that
they care nothing for you and less
for your interests. The question
arises: Can we turst our interests
the affairs of government and our all,
any longer IN the hands of Partisains
to be trifled with? No doubt the
old promises of the past will be re-
peated and the farmers asked to
support for state and national legis-
Iative bonors. the same class of men,
as ''regular nominees" of our resPeG-
tive parties, and when the party lash
is applied, under the mandate an; a of
partisan commanders, it will be ex-
pected, presume, that the farmers
will submit, lamb-like; and be lea
to the slaughter of their poiitical
rights and personal liberties "for
the good of our party. Farmers'
will we do it, or will we, like men,
claim our just rights and demand
voice in the legislation of our coun-
try?