The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

The Memorial II the Yarnsrs, Mufuaa D~u
n hs Assecsssson 70 the President and Coo.
II eress % The Emitted states - America.
J, We, the members OF the Farmer
: Mutual Benefit Association, iu Gener
Aseembly convened. unite in the follov
ing declaration. aud demand the reform
hereinafter mentioned:
\ We desire 10 call your attention "a n
fact hat wii,r our country. A. Who'll,
has enjoyed during The last decade NOR
than ordinary prosperity. ani The entir
i"crease ofweaiih has equailsd II not e.
ceesied. any other decade Of nur histor,
While those engaged ~ trade a.,
transportation, IL professional aud per
sonsi ser vice.. aud wuh some exception.
sh"-e engaged In mining snL mauufsc
turing. have received reinuneraliv
prices for their iabors, sni many Of thcs,
bighls remuneiaiive prices for the capi
tai invested. and many persons have be
come exceedingly wealthy within ID,
last decade, the business of farming
which has always heen less rcmunera
tive 10 both the capital and labor invest
ed than almost any other business or oc
cupafion, The prices OF farm products and
the profits % both capital aud labor IL.
vested therein. Tor The past or 4 years
have been almost Constantly deciiniug
uutil the prices are now. and for some
years have ''crn, absolutely below the
cost OF production. and the business OI
farming has been prosecuted for or 4
years a. on absolute loss, in 20 much that
the farmers Of this ,unirv, who toll more
hours 'sian any other class or calling, in
stead Of sharing Ia the general prosper
'fy, are grox lng poorer day by day.
And while many persons in our country
sre said 10 he iD want uf food and raj
IncDt, the American farmers (except the
growers ofrice aud sugar. csunot lind .
Tor their products v bich will re-
pay The cost Of Productions, Transports
ion AMI sale. This stste Of tiliuQs has
IoIced many Of our farmers 20 mort
gage their farms The unremunerative
price Of farm products affords no hope
u paying these mortgages, and il Il only
} question Oi time when the mortgages
Eiii DC forcciosed, the 0ccupsnls Che
artfief and his wife and chiidren) will
- iursed 0u' OF house and home, and
sill be forced 10 take up the -ncIau-
;IsSiy marcL' lover the hits Ia she Door
scuse' y h.le i,U men IL Uur country
'wn $l5u.00O.oJO wurth oS property
'osne Of hom rcvel ia Incomes or more
han Sl.uOO,0UO per annusn..
We are 10 favor Of equal and exact
ussice to I'll, special privileges and im-
Duniiies 10 none"
Therefore, and 10 shat en5. ~ de-
,Ouuce snd demand the sbolision of Ill
wheiher created By cisse
~g islstiOns or by the voluntary combi-
satiou corporations or individuals.
We dcaounce mud dem and the suppres-
ion ni asI trusts snd combinations. OF
'stssct persons, or corporations, made for
he purpose Of limiting production
preventing. or diminihsing
or increasing the price oi
y osiucls Tar above the cost of produc-
soD.
We denOunce aud dcmand the repeal
u all class lrgisIasi0n. and mos q especial
J I'll lrxislA,ion. whereby any person os
orporstiOu, or persons Of any class.
aitfsg, profession or occupation. ere
raBsed any privilege or immunity, NO,
raatcd 10 or possessed BY al other per-
ons, classes, cailiugs, professions andI
crup itivns.
We dcplore the tremendous and un-
srslleled concentration Of wealth the
Of nearly slI the surpIusI
lrnings OF the entire isbor OF our peO-I
le into the hands of . favored few
'hich has been fast increasing for The
st twent y-fvc years, and which Il fast
snsfOrnsing the once prosperous aud
% people OF the United States Into 81
Atiou Of milliouaires and psupcrs, OIL,
utocrats and slaves and by winch. ifnoilI
arrested. sll hope Of liberty /,
u government BY the people. for the
'ople' will coon have perished from
o earth.
And We dehounce that system cfclAss
ZisIstion and Of voluntary combins- K
ms OF capitalists and nunopOIistsl n
hich have rendered this unparalleled &C. j
mutation possible. And a. q just aud :
raj corrective OF this dangerous and :
struciive evil, We demand the repeals !
all Glass legislation, and that our rev-l
uc b largely collected by . hesvily ID
adnated tax on incomes, and especially ii
, incomes OF rich corporations. ID
We denouncc that hoary-hesded mo-ls,
poly created and sustained BY our sys-,sl
q OF Patent laws, BY which our pc0plelp
ID more especially the farmers) arclsi
sually taxed probably more than ol0o, ,-lrs
!, 900 the results Of which are seldom Iol
reward the inventor. but 10 increase Al
number Of millionaires in our coun- rs
iN
knd We demand such revision Of our "a
ent laws as win eliminate all monopo- pl
rom the system. and It the same tune
uro 10 the inventor, not to the spccu.l Id
,r, liberal reward tor his invention ,St
proportion TO its utility. Ixr
We believe that II is not an Inherent lcl
'ibute Of sovereignty. but the absolutely 4
y Of the government, 70 furnish itsIex
pie with safe and convenient medi-
Of exchange OF uniform money val-lus
That to devolvc this duty and priv lei
e, either upon persons or corpora lan
%, IL, 70 that extent, Al abdication 81 sr
ernment. g0
hat The privilege OF furnishing cur H
~ 70 The people IL highly valuable 'du
'ilege, even when that currency is.col
] or silver. And the privilege OF ths