The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-02
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EDITOR ADvvNcE: In q convers; I.
ton with our County Superintendent
OF schools, took the position that
teachers in our country districts ought
not to. get more than twenty dollars
per month. l claimed that at that
rate they received more per day than
the farmers do who pay the taxes to
to support the schools. To which, of
course, lie dissented. Now for the fig
ures. At $50 per month the teacher
gets one dollar per day. That is easily
figured. She has to pay hoard out Ut
that. She don't get rich very fast ut
that rate surely. But now for the tig-
ures on the farmers side. 1 will take
my own operations this year as perhaps
ab.'ut M average. l have seven in my
family, four wo, kers Ia, d VT do work,
too. Three are too small TO work.
Now myself. my wife and two boys, all
four Of us combined. have earned only
&c cts per day this year and it has been
the best year that ever SAW in Mime
sofa. have the most acres in crop
this year and my grain is the best that
it has ever b, en- and my grain WIS all
well saved. These figures may sur
prise some who suppose that the farm
ers are getting rich just because they
got one good crop, and they may w"n-
dec isow get such u result. but let
the farmers figure it for themselves
and the best Of them will fall below
one dollar per day. anL th-ir living ami
that of their families will haze I" con,-
out of that. The WAY figure Is ~:
take all Of the sr:.,n raised Ut eyr
kind, all increase If stock, etc, ;,u.!
set it on the credit side. Then set t:,c
valne of all seed S"wn or planted, ii.
taxes on the farm or property used IN
farming and ten per cent. on the s;.,nc
for interest aud t-n per cent. more 81,
all perisl,ab'r properly. for it wiz Ill
need replaci". every ten Years, ava
grain for hcrs's, also all that has t. IL.
paid out for i:.s"r that the farmer can
not do himself, set ill these TENS Ell
the debit si.'t. and the excess If the (r.
side over the Dr. side is what the farm.
or and his family have earned il the
year. and they must live on that 4 year.
clOthe themselves and all. for if they
can't do that they will have to draw on
their capital or go in debt, and statis-
tics show chat tie average cost 1T sub.
sistance in the U. S. is soc per DIV NO"
capita. That being the case. it will
take rather close calculation to keep il
family Of seven ~ GO cts. per day.
But the fact is. the farmers and other
working classes produce every dollar
of wealth that is produced. hut they
are robbed Of it by unjust laws that are
against then at every point. The pro.
tective tariff robs them of forty per
cent. Of their earnings. Then the rail-
roads take twenty per cent. more. I'M
justly. and our taxes are much higher
than they would be il all property was
made to pay its just share. Taking all
things together, if the producing class
es in this country understood just low
badly they are l%ing fIeeced there
would he Il reformation or 4 revolut ion
very soon. The farmers should study
into these things and vote for no man
who is the tool and hire]img Of the
banks, railroads or any ,n0nopolies
whatever, but should cast their votes
for men of their own number. whose
principles and interests are with their
own. There are 175 bankers in Con-
gress and not one farmer. No wonder
tire banks have their interests taken
care tOf. Vote for J. A. I.atimer for
Congress. lie is a farmer.
]. II. NJ.