The Bottineau pioneer., 1889-12-07
TIE FARMERS COLUMN.
Edited BY TIE Pioneers Agr;eu!sur a
Correspondent.
OUR ROBBERS,

OUR ROBBERS.
At last Farmers are realizing that they
must combine or be ruined by the robber
money sharks, soulless creatures, whose
motto is. get money no matter hov obtained.
Children may 60 hungry and naked, but
they must have their five per cont . month
bonus. Formers, organize. organize. Read
the following from Conklins Dskotian. Not
only read but act upon it. Those Shylocks
proper abode 10 States prison.
The social st ,tus Of . usurer in oil
New England and in all the old states is
| no bsttter than that of . common gambler,
or three card Monte man or q bunko
stesrer; this is no exaggeration, and every
well info rmed man knows it. Shall we then,
sons of New York or Mass, or Maine or
Vermont, or Aany Of the balance Of those
grand old states that laid 30 broad and deep
the foundation Of free government and
equal rights on this continent, that man
| might no longer rob and ooprsss his fellow
nan by hereditary authority, becomes 50 de-
generated, SO lost to :svery sense Of right, of
honor, Of duty, and of deceDcy a. men and
citizens, rs to accord to q Dakota usurer, a
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life than Venice, accorded to the usurious
Jew. The Jew had money and the merchant
needed it, Al gave his bond for the prie
demanded; but think you there was a mer
chant in oil Venice to whose social circle
the wealth Of that Jew could have purchas-
ed admission, or who woull have endorsed
him for the lowest post Of honor among
them? Would any political party in any
| New England State dare to nominate even
as town constable . notorious usurer? Nay
Verify: Then what are we Dakotians think
ing about; 10 it not time We were drawing .
broad line of distinction between men who
aid, and men who rob our people; men who
build up, and men who destroy; men who
bless the communities in which they live,
and men who curse them; men with human
hearts, and human sym oathy, and hu nan
kindness, and men who would foreclose q
mortgage on . corpse to realize from the
funeral srappings; such men should be
shurned socially and politically; deal with
them for . time the people must, but do not
forget that they are leprous with the lust Of
gresd, and leave them to enjoy it. Grad
ually honest and respectabls bankers, and
money loaners like some We have now will
taks their place, and the others will strike
their tents and like the Ars steal away
and be remembered for the evil they have
done and the robheries they have committed
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RANARKABLE PUNIsKvENT FOR UsURY.
| Topeka, Kan, Oct 18,-The last lsgisla-
ture passed bill regulating rates of iutsr-
sst ani Furnishing any one who took usury.
It provides, if excessive Or usury is charged,
| thst the lender is liable to loss of both prin-
siple and interest, and cannot by law collect
either, The first case Of the kind was de-
eided in the District court ip this city yes-
terday. Many years ago David Hutchin-
son borrowed $1,000 from H. D, Booge, q
money .lender, who was secured by = real
estate m ,rtgage Of $4,000, with excessive
rates of interest. Hutchinson died and
Booge sold the notes and mortgage to one
Hubbell, of Des Moines, Iowa who brought
suit for foreclosure against Hutchinson's
heirs some months ago. The defendants
pleaded usury. The execution Of the note
and interest was acknowledged, but the jury
rendered verc ict for the defendants, not
giving Hubbell anything They completely
wiped out even the debt of 5000 acknowl-
edged and the interest.-New York World.
This il the law wanted in Dakota.
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! d2zette, Mltchsu. Inc state Is q usurer.
The exorbitant penalties attached to delin-
quent taxes and the usurious interest allow
ed to purchasers at tax sales 10 a matter that
should be rectifsd. The state can borrow
money at from five to six per cent. but il
| ono Of its citizens overcome with mis- for
tune, is unable to promptly pay his taxes to
the state, he is charged 80 per cent. This
10 wrong. The state ought not to set such
an example. While it may be necessary
that. some penalty is attached TO tax sdelin-
quency, it seems that the forfeiture of the
property ought to be enough 20 secure the
| state without exaeting q rate Of interest
that 10 even far above that Of the usurers.
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A statement is being published in the
papers showing that the mile rs realtze al
most as much out Of the wheat they grind
as the farmers do that raise it. The legis-
lature of the new state ought to take hold Of
this "grinding" monopoly and protect the
people against its extortion by law. II is
worse th IN the railroads and elevators COM
bined. amestown Capital. ,,
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Why don't our County Comm ssioners and
! Farmers Alliance make, . move 70 obtain
| seed wheat for our farmers? Many will re-