, 1880-10-09
IT, FinaI. aNo 1EE RAILROADS.
The fa-meg, in the paper.
Read the sditnrisi mentions
Thu the i-ublic welfare rested
Ga p.,liricsl conventions

lhe farmer, II the paper.
Read the sditnrisl mentions
Thgt the i-ublic welfare rested
Ga p,liticsl conventions
Bat the trees had leaved and binssumej,
An the gvass continued gr'wing,
All the sprouts If cnrn were starting,
And the farmer went on hoeing.
The wheat grew ripe and yellow,
And the com was nicely growing:
The farmer sinased his pipe in peace,
And bout his tun.ifs went 10 h'eing.
All this time the IA road men
Were busy, shaI in things political.
Why, al,pareEjly one knew
The farmer least Of al, was critical:
For the earth was tiiIel with plenty,
AMI the time Was past for ho-ins.
Msrsvt- everywhere were bare -
Surely prospects now we're glowing
Bu, when the fsrmer slipped his grain.
Little carn., littie knowing,
What freisnts were charged la market 1t,
IL lett truly sorry showing.
The price Was high, but sd were freights;
Iastsa II rich. it left him uu in,
Then wrath the farmer quick became;
Qunth be, what IL the rse of SOWING:
W. laws must have to fair decide
What share the cani-r, what the grower
But when le case tn set the laws
He found twas quite yont his power.
The railroad men hal busy h-en
Shaping and lnnslding things political;
The re.sSn nhy nov Plain Ia all,
Tie situation spu ewhat critical.
MnRAL.-lf farmers as a class will not take
an inter, = in pubic Affairs they may expect to
be rrrv-d uioa hy the Railroads.. K.,i r.'a'i
men nnw boldly advocate 4 new principle "i
fNins charye,-yiz '.N hat the traffic Will
/ e..I, instead nf the old ,pr upun which Car
riers' charges were based c',st ot service.
Once recognize the new theory-nith watrre !
It, ck tor All excuse and th- Rev p0o!Il5 81 stem
furnishing the Fower-the producIr Us OF 4
continent are largely at the mercy of the cor
I-uratious which the leople have created. In
"rd-r to perpe;uate this system IA lroad mama
gers naturally sex political power. B''th the
chairman # the dtmoci attic ami republican
n.tiunal comm ttees Al this tim rail- road
men, and railroad money Is l.rse.y relied upon
to ran the pol ii al mach.I,s. Congress, and
also many Of state legis a ures, are C ntrulle !
by the railroads. first, through officers "r
dir-cti"r-. Who become Legislators Tor that pur-
pose Sc ON ami erilaps more lar,~ly, thrnu-h h
in-mLer, Of the legal profession who are ais"
and aie rstain d as cnun,ri ty
t,e rail."ad>; third, through special favor,
;! own all tie m,nters
Is it not about time that the farmers, who
Constitute by far the largest SINGLE interest IN
this country, and whose productions are the
basis Of all our prosperity, should have SON.
thin. IT, say about the amount they az. taxed
for transportation In England the Farm"rS
Alliance held the balance # power At the last
senera! electi N. What Is to prevent their
org .nizng in very assemb. v and CONVERSATIONAL
.ii>tl let here, an take an interest III lnl tics
which would not only protect their own inter
e,rs but { All eff rirnt check upon the enroaca-
ments cf corporations which have been 50 great
of late that all l'atrios:c citizens must view
the r Increasing power with alarm:-N- y
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