Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-30
Wntisn far ~ oafsri Ilyms.ra
TsE FARMERS INTERESTS

Wntisn o. ~ ONfsri prrnerrsi
rrE FARMERS INTERESTS.
Among the diVer.ihed Interests ~ thi.
country, pcrhap. iherr 3. no branch Of
business rcluiring capital aud lahor
which l. - poorly paid a. farming
Though the cuilr, c,,ilitc,i world det,end.
upon the soll Cor .ustenancc. that cla..
- people who arr engaged Ia agriculture
and Sork With thelr own hands are
more sctntily clothed and fei than most
oihcrs. ~Nc.pi perhaps the day ahorrr.
The hushandmsn Who rrli-. uI.ou hon-
est toll for living, IA. no suspicion. oi
other. aud l. therefore not infrvqucnily
robbed - hi. rights. The merchants.
manuiactuvrs, railroad magnaies and
sr~cuaiors enter into combinations %
advance their Individual and collective
Interests, While the farmer tacitly sub
mits o. their eNactions which grratly
ieud to hlock the pathway ~ hi sue
cc~.. Tho merchant o. always allowed
% control The price ~ everything the
farmer raisss and dictates the ou
each commodity offered In exchange h.-
tNccu thr parties. whereby one grows
ariucnt while ihe other rrmsins poof.
Cooperative siorc. Ike that established
hv the Patron. ~ llushandrv Ia Fryc-
burg. wherv The memh-r. can grt their
family supple. a. nearly manufactur~r's
prices. cannot D. too highly rrcommend-
"a. The purrhhsrr saVes the profit. de-
msnied hv two or thrrc middlemen,
vhich. In The aggregate. make a sun
worthy the attention 20 every consumer.
sine, ths Introduction - perfected ma-
chiuery in aid - agriculture, the hus-
hauimsn IA. an cs.y time compared to
manv oili.r. vho toll for living. hut
there D. mi.manhgrment somewhere
vhsn nj. earnings ~ Co enrich tho-s
sho li,, On ileue... instead ~ supply
ing thr wants 20 his own family.
n eas formrrly considered unncc~ssa-
m O. educate tho.. whom The ruling ar
istoeracv con.lier,-i werr d~stin~i un-
Ser th~ prim~,ai curse 90 ''rat their brad
in the sweat ~ tho fac.. ~hence the work
ing clss... errr neglected. ani social
distinction fosi~r~l which onlv inielli-
gene, among the commou people can
efacr. n would he well Tor every farm
rr to devote hi. lsisurr time a. acquiring
t kuoviclgc 20 the practical afairs ~
ufe. then d. could maintain himself on
an equal footIug with The more favored
clts.c. Engaged Va other hranche' u in-
lusirv.
Tie tru.t combinations which enhance
the pric, ~ articles used la everyday
ufr. operate against the working man.
The railroad m,guatc. Who demand cN-
urhiiant sum. for transportation 81
farm pr,-iuct. to market cripple th"
farm~r's Interests. l~side. adding % thc
,,s.i ~ the consumer. At th~se Nrones
.houli h. aycrt,,l by wise legislation in-
.iituici by Intelligent voter.. comPeterr
20 apply thr prop,r rvmc'iy.
Political c,onomy and the science 81
frugal government should b. thoroughly
understood by every farmer. Then he
would D. Enabled to cNerriss the elec-
tive Franchise. unlnfuencci by dc.igning
politicians.
u,r million. extoried from the pock-
"a. ~ th. laboring pcor, squander'si In
u.elc.. appropriations, fraudulent pen
sion. ami exorbitsnt .tipcnis to pam
r.-r,-I ofiiclsl. living Ia indoleng". plain
Ia Indicate a lack ~ Intelligence or want
~ th- foresight always nece-sary "a sus-
tain an Impartial government. which, In
the language ~ jefferson. "shall not
take from the mouth of labor the bread
/ n hss -arne,i.~ Ths unequal distrihu-
tion ~ he procce,i. 20 labor enables III"
wealthy o. live At ease. Vl.it places OF
popular resort. both a. home aud abroad
uhii. the hu.handman Who fc~is th"
world q. obliged % .tay AZ home and
work on HI. farm 10 gain scauiy pit
tanee for himself aud dependent family
Volum... have becn written to Improve
the .cicnce % agriculture, machinery IN
vented to facilitate the farmer's work
bat no systematic effort las bccn made
10 place him GA a pecanary, social OF
political equality With others engaged IN
different ayccations of life.
N working people would be- more rel''
ant. aud With the power Of self govern
men, In their hands, act la concert Tot
their own pccuniAry welfare aud social
elevation. in all cases consistent viii
m. right- ~ scciety, the day would s"ou
dawn when the line % distinction which
divide. the same community into learned
and unlcarncd. rich aud Poor. would IL
h.. apparent than Al the present time
IN. ...i~ncc ~ making butter aud
chcc.e. fatting bcsf and pork Raising
poultry aud stock aud tilling the sos'
ar. s..sntial 90 the business success o'
every hu.bandmsn; bat other branches
of knowle,lgc that qualify a farmer 70
discharge hls dgtie. a. an Intelligent
citlIra In the religious, political OF o'he'
secular Affairs Of society are paramount
and should never BE- neglected.
FAEArR FRon oLD oxFoRp'
PFNRRoKT. MAS, July. ls,s.
The Rural New Yorker say- that ~, ~,
hap. the best argument against ths -e,' y
ing of hay can b. found by hSAnk
ths Land 20 the man Who prac'iec- III III