The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08

fcrcssed and re-cvossea tke seaee in alnaosl every direction, but. answer me fairly, by hox much is the condition ofcey farmers l improved in tha, t'mes Railroad men have made money. merchants have made money, cattle men have made money. men who happened to owu land have made money, frau stand dealersS have made money. doctors and lawyers havc made some. ba, as a rule. not more than they should. and w,,h the 6tss-claxs es- peciAlly, ocsta,nly no more than they de served; bu, tell me, you ~ho plow and reap, you who SOW and harvest. by hos much are you aheads How much moncy have you la bank How n,Any of you own your farms clear. And yoa tenants. you who have lAbored and swcated through the toll of these past twenty yesrs, how much are yoa worth clear to- day. You have. ia most eases. passed trom GAS, plo~s to the finest that can be made of Seel. You have thrown away the sickle and have taken up the reaper. Seltbsndets. engines and threshess may be scen in e,eD hcll. bu, answes. repeat. ho~ many pleaxAnt. vine-emhos- cred cottages. how many orchards. how many fa,ied calves have you to eat. how many books have you to read, he~ many dollars have yeu tn hand: If you answer al all, and Il yca answei hcncxtly. he answer ~ill be ,ha; with the c>cep- ton oi the elasse, we have mentioned with the exception of few lucky speea- la,ots, and a few whose tarms have cn. haneed ln value by theu situation, the as; majority still eontinac as before working ies ! living"
 !, is no, necessary Tor me to gn ,a,o details every one ~ho ~,i spend day ot ,wo with the farmers s,ll ae know edge. II he does no; already know, ,ha, ,h,s h he case What VIC arc concerned with here IS the reason for this state ot atsalts That reason, broadly stated. is thus; pti. Vatc ownership oi land has forced you all 10 lne so lar from those who manufacture blows, wagons, engines, carpets. beds. and all the other neccssities that you buy. and has forced you % tar from ,hese ~ho ~an, yout corn. whcA, and cotton ,ha; you have exhausted what pts,xir of .t,sfts ves, .,sfS osienIs!, .7e' is.i fs t'esH,tSl f&f f,H f', tcs' ea's ss<, ssI 's < 'sssssg f1s cfA<,s se fAsss ss'ks sseft< ;S<ss. Wagons worth Sca in Indiana are worth S-S m Texas; corn worth ,o cen,s | bushel n New York. Is worth |, cents m Texas Whys BecAase ,t cost the dit. terence in the prsee of the wagon to haul |, SO tar and To allow those who handle wagons to make profit, and IL cost cents or there abouts to haul your corn ,o those ~ho need Il. Conceding that corn being worth So cents, |, cos, ,S cents a bushel 10 ralse Il. and cotton being worth , cents ii cost cents to raise that. you can hgure fot yourself how many wagons, how many barrels of aout, hos much sugar. etc, at pr,ees enhanced from one fourth to one th,fd ny the sar,ous charges they are subjected Ia before they reach you. tost sst,eia e f,e6h. tS cents per bushel on ( ,fn and oeats pes pound on cotton, ~tl pay for. Hut II IS sad these matters wili take care oi them >elves. and tune ~ill eventually cure the evils mentioned. So will yellow fever take are oi itself. and so does small-pos cure itself by killing all Il happens to at taf <. The po~efs oi nature are great. bu, d dfop,y h as much a matter of de-
 se.opaca;. Is as natural under gwen cen. dtions as arc health and beauty Nature unggided will produce as much evil as |, ls capable ot etiecting good. and II IN folly to talk of eyils like those that afise from prvate osnersh,p of land curing them selves A long as the eause that tncltes the particular III antics, aiions continues to exis,. One illastTAiion, hosesef. will Al least serve to shos why prosperity ,o the masses cannot ensac as long as this gi
 gantir ey1l remains ta tot m our rieil- nation. Twenty years ago town lots m Dl.iA, that could have been bough, for !, - are nov worth $ s,7. and II matters go en A they nov promise ,o do. those same lots m twenty years hence will he worth s.o. .,s). In other ~ords. merchant. spec ulators. bAnken and peanut selleIs, who. having had all the time a margin of pfoh, on their uansactions, will be offer ,ng premiums for advantageous sltla- tons. ~hereupon they can more readily attract those who. having to purchase sapphes, will add ye, more to ,helf store. And the farmer will have jus 90 much ,Acked to his goods as they. the mes- chants and other dealers, have to pay sor their rent or ,f they own the land upon ~hsch their stores are built. the iniefes, on the valuation of sad ground will be added to the cost price of the articles they may have to sell Bu, |, wiil be sad thA, the increase of competition be- tween railroads wlll iI tune overcome 70 much of the cost of transportation that ensues ,o the farmers detfimsns, both on those things he hss to purchase and what he has fof sale. This will be the result, |, is true. eventually. but by thA, time the farmers who are now and wiii for years continue to lose. or a, least no, make
 money, sill become mote smbsrrassed. and will have ,o sell out their farms ts those who, having margin of proh,s on their transactions, ~iii be ready and de- sirous of buying them. TH<s w< wiH ksts IezD vseh sfreAasss. 5ssksr5, <s q, as4 ssaIs ef f<aastJ!
 Ia all that has been sAsd, ,hese Is no repro4ch intended aga,ns, merchants, bankers or capitalists. The l4borer Is worthy of his hire. bat not more % than is the merchant worthy of his proft Bs, priva,e o~nersh,p Of land n DO more necessary to the prosperity of the mes-