Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-20

in constant practice to do the farmer out of
Just compensation for his investments and
labor.
Ia Iroof OF this belief the farmers point
to the enormous fortunes accumulated by
dealers in their produce, in short p RODS OF
time they point TO their lavish expenditure
Of money in providing costly places OF b1si-
ness in builiiue magnificent residences snd
maintaining costly modes of living aud out
tiss for their families TO appear on the streets
with. They instance The fact that these
merchants most always have long bank &C
com T., and can al any time when they Ind
farmer Ia light place furnish him with
money at a high rate of interest on his crop,
providing such crop be placed entirely within
the control u The merchant and out OF the
control OF the former. They tell you that
the fact thai farm produce generally ana the
wheat cIup IN particular remains at low
price each season until the bulk OF the same
has ua-Fsd from the hands Of the farmer
ald has been accumulated In the hands ot a
few merchants and that then prices suddenly
rise aud remain up till another harvest-tnat
these facts are uumistaksble signs OF lileglu-
mate CON oiustions of merchants again
farmers and # lrds efficient ground TOR the
farmers as q. class TO look upon the merchants
a. class unworthy of confidence Ia busioess.
The farmers see that the business OF The
country IA 20 arranged that It Is almoss ar
l...pOssi biiity for one Of their number, II
Whatever department Of farming engaged,
8 make f-ic percentage on lis capita! IN
vested, however hard be may work, or how
syes pildeAt tud econou issliy he may trans
acs his business and manage his family
expeuses. They feel that monopoly and com
biuation have been gradually coming 10 tue
front and getting control Of the cnaunels Of
business aud trade, till the small business
Jnau ard trader AM tie farmer have become
the hewers a. wo d and drawers OF water tor
those who have been SO fortunate as 90 seS
inside the rings and business contributions.
IA. farmers have Attempted to checkmate
the tendency If the age 1T concen SVation u
business interests and channels against them
by organizing q ter c0mbi 4ation IN the
form ot tie Grange. But we think
they have III 4de but .sttie Roadway in this re-
spect, however much they may have accom-
plished for themselves in a social and educ
tional way. The Grange is lot close
enough " does not make the ties OF unity
strong enough to cope with associated
capital under a unity of management,
The combination Of farmers must be as close
and as periec5 and as manageable as are the
com binations Of merchants, to succeed even
ia small degree in checkmating the latter.
There must be a strong business head and a
htm business hand ar the helm To steer the
granger ship successfully into port-the Cap
tain must be master OF the ship either in
calm or storm alike. A mere social and edu-
ca,ional combination will accomplish but
little more than to lead the individual to see
more clearly and to feel more keenly the
iIuositions to which ne is SUI ject
They will not alone give him the power to
remedy these impositIons. This can only be
doue by moneyed corporations, with the capt
tai stock well distributed in small amounts
among the farmers themselves. When the
farmers are prepared to make this kind Of
combiaa.iou they may command respect and
consideration in their corporate capacity, and
indirectly receive the benefits thereof in their
Individual capacities. Till then they viii re-
main poor G.angsIs.