The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-24

the right to rob every -,
Do blame the bankers fa Class
ging in banking? | do III ens,.
would engage in it; too. FIT not fot /
money, and would say 10 Il uad ths
asked me about it, in the Use who
of John 6. Deshier. presida ,aaa.ggage
franklin National Bank, Caloilh The
Ohio: 'u'nbuS
"If the people are such d-1s,
as to vote tor men to put sadd, loos
their backs, and spurs ON 'eS On
boots and then invite me f. !" lher
am not going on foot. # !, l. me-
berry, the people who sustain 'SO'
party that authorized the rnL, Me
I are to blame, and not the robIefy
And he is right. Think NOT oVI u
| am entering into politics for ,t slN
are members of every nartv ' ,a
oppose this measure as uni1s, VINO
there are divisions among he ' 1 1ut
cal parties, some holding viii O ~
banks, while Others opnose ulg
therefore can not do anvtb;na auu
there farmer who upholds tbiss .
justiceP If not, it is his dntv u
join the Grange, and sift this w;I
all other unjust measures. until tbau
will be suffciency in one Of tbs ~
litical parties to abolish them r.
There is another source of cou
plant, especially as the f,rma,,
have the bulk of the taxes TO ns .,s
and that is the exorbitant saIar;sH.
On several occasions candidates ~
pressed themselves to me that tbsr
desired the office for the meat ana
bread. | am willing. so far as an
concerned, that they shall have .r
the meat and bread they need and
A little more, but all above spfici
ency is robbery of tax PAYERS. 7
know of sheriff in a large and
wealthy county in Virginia, wbo
employs two of bis sons to assis
him, with two horses each, with ?
salary of 800. And he is a man
who has no peer among the sheriff,
of this State. Why is it necessary
70 pay our officers from $500 to
81. 900, when they did not make$2oo
before receiving the office: Our
offices are all filled with men
who did not make $500 on an
average, before their election. Is
| it necessary for our State to have
an office that costs $4,000 for every
$500 it receives? Ask a farmer #
this robbery should exist, he will
tell you, No. Are you a Granger:
| No. Do you think that if all were
combined to discuss these questions
lit would exist? No. Then why
| keep aloof? And the farmer whc
| has not time to attend the Grange
pays ten times more than he would
lose.
| have not more than space ID
glance at what our farmers art
losing by railroads, who have no
the time TO attend the Grange
The railroad companies agent
went ahead, procured all subscrip
tons they could, by Representing
the amount of dividends that wOut
! be paid on the investment, etc, the
they furnished a little capital to pO
on the rolling stock, manged tn
stock so it could not paw for itsel
sold it out, bought in and watere
the stock to double the amount tn.
took to build the road, and no.
charge fees enough to pay lare
interest on the watered stock.
Did the company pay the on
tenth of the amount of the cost
the road2 Take out the amount tn
farmers raise to be shipped on Il
roads and the amount they nee
and what would the balance be;
there ever was a time for farmers
combine and educate themselyes,aI
demand justice as one man, 1t is Il
time when railroads are beng M
nopolzed into a Few hands.