The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-26

n. NJ II. A.-This organization has .
big public meeting At Winslow so-mor-
POW. with music. . procession. &c.
Hon. John r.. STEELE. Of Ttls. i posted ss
the speaker. and n huge time for farmers
il anticipssed. Several Dubois County
lodges will participate and sid the rails.
Some papers are afraid the farmers will
injnre business. and condemn the or
ganizstinn. For one. we are glad 10
sec them organize for their own protec-
ton. Nearly cverv organization Of 10.
borers i productive OF general good. and
We do not believe the farmers. from
whom an mpst primarily derive their
support. will prove any exception to the
rule. All such organizations diesemi-
nate Information. and promote generAil
intelligence. which IL always beneficial.
and they sre only ininrions whom their
management faIls into the hands Of
cranks, which abound everywhere. or
selfish political wire-workers. Kept
aloof from these two active c~omponentsi
Of existence, and we have no doubt the
organization will prove OF great benefit
10 the farming interest.
yust think oft. in every other occupa-
tion, without exception, where 50 much
capital IL invested as in farming. the la
borers and the bosses are all organized.
and fix The prices Of their labor and their
products. which every body else must
pay, while the farmer has no voice as to
the price Of the result OF his labor and
the capital invested in his farm.
Bv reason Of numerous trusts. aided
largely by an exclusive tariff. averaging
~ per cent. upon every thing the farmer
must buy. he Is compelled 10 pay out
rageons high prices for his sugar. salt.
lumber. borse-shoes, trace chains. spades.
shovels. hav-forks. plows. hsrvesfers.
wool hats. coats. shawls. dresses. fan
neIs, leather in his shoes and harness.
linens, worsteds. &c. &c, &C.. ad libi-
tnm. There u certainly no good sense :
or reason, for farmers. in legislation per- {
hitting such an extortion from tillers or
the soil. The manufacturer OF these Z
various articles rich, ana every J
year some retire ~ miilionaires. and [
cease from all labor the rest Of their !
lives. while the farmers. who pay II all. q
Uust work with horney hands, hested =
heads, and sweating brows and backs. Q
ell Q welcome grave refires them from
labor. n their organization will discuss
these truths. and evolve in their own
minds the reason which forces such =
upon an occupation at once the E
most honorable and eievating. and which !.
should be the most remnnerafivc. and =,
then fearlessly apply the remedy. the r.. '
n. b. A. will prove . great blessing. not !,
only 10 themselves, but to oil other :.
branches Of labor. u
They should slso remember. as foun- z
dation fact, that in q free country. where y
oil are equal. no laws are inst which
take from the lsborer q part OF his earn =
ings and give il to the rich without re- 4
Enumeration. and which tend con ssantIy !,
10 make the rich richer and the poor y
poorer and that no man should be per I,
mitied to become a millionaire in . single !,
without gross injustice to 4
others no man can acquire . million dol !;
in three score years and ten. The I,
OF taxation. in favor or the !,
wealthy, IL ct the bottom Of most OF the
lie Of the laboring class. including farm-l
Brs, and when oil understand THE, vel
have faith the remedy will he speedily
p'
There are now probably = thousand e
nillionaires in the u. S. while there are D
many thousands Of workmen and their =
who ere suffering for want or q
bod In : land Of plenty.
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