Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-10-05
The Bag ging Conspiracy.

One Of the most fearfullv threat
ening dangers besetting this coun
try, at this time, are the so Gale.
trusts organized by unscrupn
Ious men of large capital or un
limited credit, in order to rerc
any special necessary of LIE O
other commodity, to a hi.:Le
price. Those engaged in then
can be regarded only as highway
men-commercial assas sins-ro
their methods are governed by tlt
same secret plannings, AMI arc
practically those Of the highway
and railway train robbers, except
ing that they are more mean
/ coward'y and dastardly, in that
their persons are not endangered,
! and their nefarious practices are
thus I'll, es!"d Of the courage of the
bandit; and wo.se 'han all, they
rob the poor, while IT,: o,A,''s rob
the rich.
Quite recently the country has
been cursed with, and robbed by
sugar trusts, -four trusts" oil
trusts" and coffee "trusts.' The
effect Of the last named was, that
coffee advanced five cents q pound
in one day, nearly all Of which,
while it lasted, was wrenchcd
from the tailoring class; and now
comes the bagging TRUSTS"
which has advanced bagging six
cents Tor more) a yard, and
cries out to the farmer "hands
up" while the trusts goes
through his pockets, to ROB him
eff three million, or more. dollars.
Why, the Italian bandit; Capt
Kidd, the pirate; Murrell, the
horse thief and general plunAerer;
and the bold and intrepid train
ROBBERS, excite admiration, when
viewed IN contrast with these IN
seen, cowartlly. sueak thief rob
bers-merciIess mercenary, mo-
nopolistic moustrosities that they
are.
But the farmers and planters
all over the country are aroused
particularly the Alliance-and arc
taking action. If they remain
firm. and firmly united, and can
arrange to hold their crops until
q substitute for jute is found and
hagging manufactured, they will
break the trust" and, it is hop
ed, financially break the origina-
tors. aiders and abettors of the
robber- conspiracy.
Many years ago cotton used to
be manufactured into bagging to
cover cotton with. 1t can be done
again. The waste cotton, the fy-
ings, and stained and frosted cot
ton can be manufactured into cot.
ton bagging. This consumption
will reduce the supply for the us
ual manufacturers and result in
advancing the price of the rem ain
der. But whether it does or not,
it will demonstrate the indepen
dcnce of the producer, and mis-
ability to thwart the designs of
the conspiracy. -
Using cotton for bags;ng will
not affect the price of cotton uu.
ess to advance it. 1t will not en-
nance insurance, not obstruet |
shipments by rail or ship Tests
made in New Orleans triumphant
y demonstrated, not alone It's
EQUAL fitness with jutc, but its su-
oeriority to it. Being of smooth
II exterior, sparks are less liable
% lodge in it in transportation.
SOFT is safer.
1t is probable that more iron
les will be needed. Should there
'e, as iron manufacturing is rap.
Oily coming to the front in the
south as great an prosperous in
lustry, the cotton producer will be
bic not only to place himself in a
'osition to overpower and utterly
|estroy his would be robbers, but
Materially aid in developing the
ron industry, whose workman, in
urn, become consumers of the
roduct of the fields.
Let the Alliances marshal their
osts, close ranks, and shoulder
, shoulder march forward to olo.
lous triumph, which awaits them.
South.