The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-06-27
THE FARMERS COLUMN.
Edited by the Pioneers Agricultural
Correspondent.

OUR DUTY.
The editor Of this column has been termed
"a man of one idea possibly two Robert
Burdette says: Don't be afraid Of pound
ing persisteatly at one thing. Don't be
afraid Of being callcd one idea man or q
crank. If you have one idea, you have
more than most men have. It takes smart
man to bs q crank" Thanks Mr.. Burdette.
We shall try and pound our one idea into
our brother farmers. We have pleasure in
introducing to our readers, those men who
through the snti-monopoly press, ore nobly
advocating the duty and interests Of the
sons Of toll, many Of them are farmers, Of
whom we may we'll be proud. as noble
champions Of freedom.
The rich are becoming richer and the
poor poorer at rate never known before.
And this fact is becoming SO alarming as to
arrest the attention of fair minded men Of
oil parties. A few weeks ago the Hon. Mr..
Butterworth, republican member Of oon.
gress from Cincinnati, in speech in
congress made the startling statement that
At the rate 1T which this robbing of the
many for the benefit Of the few is going on
| at the present time, within ten years 75 per
cent Of all the wealth Of the United States
will be owned by one per cent Of the popu.
lation! That is, of the entire wealth of the
land $75 out of every 500 will be owned
by one man in the hundred while the re-
naming $25 will be divided between ninety
nine men. This division will give the
lab >ring man Is cents while the capitalist
will have the $75, making the latter three
hun iae6 times ~ wealthy as the former.
And Mr. Butterworth says the statement is
made as the result Of a careful investigation
of the lines Of policy we are now pursuing.
1t is high time that the people, without dis
tinction of party, should pause and look
these facts squarely in the face and then
inquire, "Whither are we tsnding?"
If the present system of plunder Of the
honest industry Of the country by the con-
tinuation of capital in the hands Of the few
is continued for any considerable time, it
will unsettle the foundations of our govern
ment and lead to anarchy and rebellion.
It is this unequal and unjust distribution Of
the nations wealth that furnishes the step
ping stone to revolution. Nothing so stim-
ulated tho people of France to the bloody
scenes Of the Revolution, one hundred
years ago, as the fact that the nobility and
the clergy, by the aid and power Of the
two thirds ofall the landed property Of
! ruuCe. IL IS LucTclOTC ulSu NAMC tAdI Inv
masses of the people should. lay aside all
merely partisan feeling and join in Destroy
ing in every lawful way the power Of the
monopolists who now rnlc them, let them
serve notice these money kings that the
that at the ballot box, in the legislative
halls and in the court Of justice they will
do all in their power to obtain their just
nc.ol -; ,I,ts oDI %hof ho novornu,
shall no longer be in the interests Of the few
to the ruin Of the manyl
Mankato, Minn. JAS. BROWN.
Farm, Stock and Home.
1t is utterly preposterous to think that
other folks will look out for our welfare
when we are entirely disregardful Of il
ourselves.
Eternal vigilance on the part Of tht
,, majority of all citizens is the price tha
> must be paid for general. prosperity, goot
government and national progress.
The banded monopolists are now running
the United States as if it were their per
: sonal property, simply because the mass o
! our people have been grossly derelict il
their duty to their country. to future gen
-, erations and to themselves.
A shrewd and rapscious minority hav
come into absolute control Of our natlona
affairs simply because a nerveless majorit,
9 placidly acquiesced in their so doing.
II Farmers Voice
q The last signal Of Nelson was "Englan
Q expects every man to do duty" No,
| brothers, let US do our duty and prov
Q worthy Of the high privilege Of bein
3 American citizens. The people are suprem
i and the source Of all power, our President
and law makers are our servants, let us SO
they do their duty, il not replace them b,
, honest men. Don't say you have no time 4
read, there is some thing wrong whore |
farmer cannot find time few minutes do,
to read. Whatever is wrong with our law
we have the power to rectify, "God help
those who help themselves" Editor