Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21
Il ]. FARMER.
|,,,,,t Of the Testimony
S'Iors the Grain
|,,B-Committse.

VI >nl-Uo''
c.,.sd BY Tendency o. the
reward Poverty and
rovard Riches
rial syst' Of the
i'e' Jcipt-Govern-
II csssuoi ) ''''''''
81, Mr.. Farms testified
isS,~ By Mr.. Park. =
"A '. w, 'bpusinessS A. ] am a
farm in this vicinity ?
s S,ve You been engaged in
:, nearly all my Ire l
W I'm, / have only been
~ ~ four years in my lie.
!. Y, 'oa II place Of birth5 A. |
IA, X birth. a.,
= forsdered the causes ,ha !
...sst led up to this striker
;s.se thought a great deal
-, his, but oil the strikes
~, Dsroduced In the country
now give your under
4. " causes which led to this
IN. I do not think the strike
4 me cause alone. l think
Eva Y causes. | think these
's,gbt forth by general dis
n s'nduced 10 society by the
~ great mass of people
~, and the few towards
IN ,he accumulation oil great
,,his has created great dis
Il society; at least the work
H,s become restless in their
e mean the farmers and work
nly The farmers are as
4 IA as any.
'ead an extent of country
,.srgatlon cover? A. 1t COW
IN oi the state of Texas.
Al As far as your knowledge
slsrce to the state of Texa,Y
& 8 to readlng2 A. Yes, sir,
5 sh,t does this dissatisfied
= A. Well, as | stated be-
J tsudeacy of the accumula-
& ands Of the wealth OF the
4 powers of the corporations.
4 believe corporations have
Ssen BY the laws of Transports
4 y,ee.worker by the powers
n cut his wages. This has Gre
The farmer Is
4ou The ground that the cOrpo-
\ the price of transportation
lucts; the laborer because he
\ ought to have some right to
i should have for working for
\ rendered the corporation.
b not mean to imply by that,
h & compelled to work except
u sgrees upon, do you? A.
forced to agree upon prices
satisfy him.
h be forced? A. The condi-
tcIeiy ore such he is forced to
. nslure forces him TO work,
4 A, Well, there are Il great
\ Il does not force to work 70
h proposition you speak OF
EErfk with their hands, do you,
SibCil A. Well, no sir, not In
NJ There are other classes
M lnclude as woIkinsmen,
3 4. No SIR, the merchant is
~ ~ q workingman. He is
~ country as a speculator, in
5EaeTe in these classes do you
.lwyerH a. We don't locate
outside then, is he? A. We
eit under the present condition
DE hwyer is what we term un.
Unnecessary evil.
you consider him necessary
pr present condition, yes sir
! you say "present condition.
i conditions do you refer To
4 great deal OF crime in societ,
shout by u system of class
IA this country which has
|pnike the rich richer and tn,
H.
Pc . man who has read a goo,
poser A. Yes, sir, | have rea,
|Ii ETC.? A. Yes, sir.
pa point out any period in tn
flofy where the difference be
||fto and the poor did not exits
\. No, sir, that has been tn
auuan nature.
~ remember that in the cas-
|ent Jews, as far back as an
Y mat one Was understood I
IOcss and the herds, and tn
! were merely his servants
Y uey instituted the Jewi
slavery.
act these inequalities frol
Y lhls existed substantially a
~, A, Yes, sir, since the ii
! are they not chargeable t
nv a, Yes, sir. b
% you propose to chang
.Nlef A. There Is no hop,
y, s.'se the mass Of the people,
~ nope to educate the mass ,
" ! loat they will all earn an
4. ana save equally? A. | d
Wy probable.
~ not nnd in the different dI
y men that some men seek a
!" accumulate and save? 4
, v.usr men are careless abol
',selsef A. Well, that is s,
7, , ,lAss Of mankind would Il
'inS Il they bad an oppo
! ~ Know there are men WI
\. 4 y y aeeumulate? A. Yes, 81
y hat kind.
" n mat disposition among me
49,. au a great class Of men a,
\ ~ y and pleasure? A Itis n
: 'uankind that are In this CO
/. you ind there are immen.
nv. y 'ne capacity OF men, DO
ana to keep A. | kno
Nv: sou ind that very many
A ~ rich seem to do so
N, y the discovery OF a co
Vhsrs .', | OF happening to oy
90 80 own is builty A. Ye