The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-12
THE CAUSE OF THE FARMERS
What the Alliance Seeks to .cco,,,,;s,,
from Dependence TO Independence.

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lFrom a Speech by Hon. Ben. Terrell, J
The physician viii. ascertain what 10
wrong with his patient before he will
prescribe a remedy. Ifa merchant docs
not make money he will 90 to work TO
learn why. Ifa factory does not show
the gain expected the managemeut
viii be looked into. In all pursuits
) when results are not satisfactory, the
first action taken by those in charoo
viii be to find out what is wrong. Now
there IS something wrong with the
producers Of this country. What is it?
It is not that they do not work enough
for they have produced enough wealth
in the last thirty years to enrich other
classes until America is able to almost
buy the world. No country has ever
known so rapid an accumulation of
wealth.
- nos Shss sAe;S Dc nos nooszc5,ssmize, zc5,.ssm
for it is weIl-known fact that no other
class is SO poorly clothed and fed. 1t is
not that they are profigate, idle,
oF criminal, for statistics show them to
bein high degree sober, industrious,
and law-abiding. Now, then, what is
the matter with the producers?
They are simply producing at loss.
This is evident, for in the same length
ef time Thirty years. in which other
classes have gained so enormously in
wealth they have not held their own.
AT the beginning of this period they
owned one-half of the wealth, now
own only one-fourth. While they
have fallen behind, other classes have
gained 100 to 1000 per cent. Now
S suppose producers could double pro-
ductions, would that help them? Not
e at all. Is it not shown that, labor as
they may, others get the profit and
they the experience? Well, then, if
increased production will not help, let
the producers go to work like men and
find out what will. In discussing this
matter we must take producers as
class and not as individuals, because
there are exceptions to all rules. Now
81 let us examine the conditions. We
are buying onr credit at a great loss,
because for this credit we pay from IS
) TO 100 per cent. extra. We are selling
everything in the lowest market and
buying everything in the highest. We
pay from to 2 per cent. for money to
handle on crops. We pay double the
transportation rate we should to get
8 our produce to market and oursupplies
back. In addition to this we pay so
per cent, of the taxes, while owning q
- .per'css.Ras-ssSne pr tie wealth of The country.
Now, with such conditions, can we
hope to accomplish anything? Will
we not become poorer each year until
our children become the bondmen aud
women of the speculative classes?
Hence: the imperative necessity of
: changing these conditions.
What shall we do to be saved? In
the first place, we must organize
unity ourselves-for, remember, we
must stand or fall as whole.-Let the
! Wlsest counsel be had in order that we
may decide intelligently upon a line of
action. In the next place let US attack
the credit system. Let US take the
power of credit from the merchants
and control it ourselves. We can do
thatby each Alliance looking after its
members and helping them to get cash
with which to buy enough supplies to
make a crop without mortgaging to
the merchants. Be sure to require good
3 security from each member for the
amount he wants, these amounts to be
ssed upon and approved by the Alli-
ace. Then let note for the sum of
- ese amounts, signed by every men,
rof the Alliance, be made to
# 'stee, who will effect loan on the
possible terms. Now, the advant-
sto be gained by this can scarcely
estimated The merchant is forced
eompete in prices with others who
to get your cash trade. You can
e do this while you buy on credit,
shen you mortgage to a merchant
g hisprey for that year, if not all
g come. You lie sssfso foil that be will !.
gasf st this instant the cas
which had been remove
hinges, wos kieksa
adepsndent. 40 So% NJ fo to be
.- 9 .;yI ri say, ~ don't Wan1 W W e
4sssys 4sSd - W. another "a man. :" Le' nie X.
IEG s. sss ~ ! brother that as 1t no" =, -
sie1, ie, s1cal : S ali the merchants
EsEs s ses Consider "eil Viiis sOep'
Iss. ssard ls.a- it as one of the most impor-
sSanges 10 to be made in our conol-
YOU have no Alliance Ex-
Il &c. to work with might and
oe to establish one, and use your
lasing power to make it the larg-
lyer in the market. Each member
Alliance who has taken stock in
# Exchange can buy as cheaply as If
sned the whole capital stock and
Sae purchasing power of all the
soers. For instance, if YOU want
IN, you order through. the Ex-
&c, all the members wanting Wag-
aving done the same. The agent
ag for all can buy as cheaply as
me buying like amounts, and you
our one wagon at the same rate as
nad brought them al alll,-Irre >p4ressfne same
gage is gained i'll buying barrel
sS7s4 Your order goes with
liioSe up a carload. Now,
en an agent; whose dntv Il ;s 70