Morris tribune., 1886-09-01

nave derived IllucIl DeucuG lIOhA
the use of Red Star Cough Cure in
cases of coughs and colds" No opiates.
1t would seem that there are men
who lie awake nights studying how
they can most effectively rob the
farming community. 1t is utterly as
tonishing that men who pretend to be
respectable and pretend to be honest
should eagerly enter into conspiracy
to plumber the most important class
in the country. One would naturally
suppose that the business would be
repungnant to the instincts of man
hood. The ordinary thief and burglar
have their manhood blunted and it is
not expected that they should feel that
humiliating which their business i'm
poses upon them. But men who
| move freely among men and are
recognized as honorable business men,
usually make all effort to win the
esteem and confidence of the COM
munity. But the robber of the farmer
seems to think of nothing and care
for nothing but to succeed in his plum
dering schemes. The Millers' Associ-
ation-as dastardly crowd as ever
conspired to take money out of the
farmers pocket-has been trans
| formed. it would seem, into the Grain
Buyers Association, which has re-
Gently been organized. A letter from
Minnesota says that all grain buyers
Of prominence in the Northwest are
apparently in the association-will-
ingly or unwillingly and the farmer
must necessarily be the sufferer The
| association is organized under IRON
clad rules, and such is the power they
pretend to WELD that they can ruin
| any buyer who does not swing on
their hinges. They are said to have
| rebates from the misunderstanding
to law, but difficult to detect-that
would crush competition.
1t is further alleged by thnse ap-
parently i'll positions to know, that
| one of the elementary principles of
| the association is that margin of at
least three cents bushel must be al
lowed "to guard against loss in
grades and against fluctuations before
! the wheat can be gotten to market"
besides the regular commissions and
| other charges. The association un-
derstands we'll the fact that two thirds
of the farmers sell their wheat to a
| local buyer, not being educated up to
| the point of insisting on their right to
ship for themselves, and forcing the
| railroads to provide facilities therefor
| and bank on it. Some wheat will get
away from them, but not much. They
| can rely on the three cents bushel
on 10000, 900 out of the $1,000, bushels
| the Northwest will market this year
and get another cent allowed for COM
| missions. And the farmer will still
labor under his mortgage, will labor
early and late to sustain his COM
mercial honor and support his family,
while his masters rake in the ducats
| of which he has been robbed. The
situation ought to present itself to
| our farmers in such serious light as
| to prompt to immediate and thorough
organization. Why consent to being
plundered when the Farmers AL
lance offers means of escape? Why
let every industry. good, fair or bad,
organize to make money out of you,
farmers and yet you do nothing to
protect yourselves through organiza-
ton? The Alliance in Minnesota is
in good strength and fine working or
der. Why should not ever farmer
join hands with the Alliance men and
prepare to market his own crop? The
Alliance In some sections is doing a
satisfactory grain business. handling
the crops of its members. Something
| must be done and done quickly or the
| farmer will have everything stolen
| from him.-Western Rural.