Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-08-04

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just demands in any manner than any
other class of business men.
Why is this? Simply because there
is no union, cooperation or unity of
action in existence among them.
While other business classes Of any
responsibility possess their organized
unions, and through them are enabled
to exert their influence efectually in
having certain demands complied with,
the farmer must fight the rugged bat
ties of life unaided, even by his own
kind.
Whilst with proper cooperation and
unity of action, which may be obtained
through organization, the farmers can
make themselves as class the most
independent and powerful of the union,
with power sufficient to control, if they
so desired it, both State and National
legislation. They are in their present
disorganized condition the weakest and
most dependent, unable to control the
enactment of a single law in their
favor.
These are facts that the farmers
themselves with due consideration must
acknowledge to be true.
Now the questions are: How can
all this be properly remedied?
In what way can the farmers as
class make themselves properly appre'
ciated and respected?
How can they obtain their proper
proportion of influence in the manage
ment of State and National affairs?
How shall they become possessed O.
such knowledge and protection as vii
guard them against the impositions o
speculative combinations, incorporated
monopolies and monied rings, who usu
ally pocket the almost entire profits o
their labors?
How shall they obtain the enactmen
of such laws as will be best for thei
interest in the protection of their prop
erty and otherwise
How can they be best prepared t
lend aid and encouragement to sue
manufacturing enterprises and othe
improvements that may be deemed be:
for their interest?
How can they best aid in developin
the wealth and promoting the generf
interest of the State socially, financial
and otherwise?
How shall they be enabled to az
more effectually, more promptly an
more intelligently as regards all ma
tiers connected with their interest?
, How can all this and much more
accomplished?
If accomplished at all it must /
done through the aid of combination
union and cooperation, under a prop'
system of organization.
l have during my life occupied val
GUS positions that required my resident
. in towns and cities and constant int
course with nearly all classes of ever
trade and profession. This enable
5 me to see and learn much connectt
3 with the interest of the agricultur
r classes that is not generally known
f those who have never resided awl
from the farm or engaged in any 9th
: than the business Of farming.
= 1t is sometimes the case that Il
/, looker-on who views the raging bait
= from afar can better form
4 idea of the advantages and d
i advantages of the various positio
o occupied by the contending part
than those directly engagedin the stril
: 1t may be somewhat upon this pr
e ciple that claim greater experien
n away from the farm than that learn
d on the farm as regards the importan
l. of a farmers organization.
IL At any rate the two experiences
l. ken together have induced me, as fl
l. mer to take very deep interest in a
10 move calculated to influence compile
E. and permanent organization among t
u farmers.
e. Among the many advantages to
st obtained through proper system
Or cooperation on the part of farm
RS that should be regarded as imports