The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-09-04
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FARMERS RIGHTLY COMPLAIN.

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speech wherein he said:
at is no wonder that farmers feel
that they have grievances to COM
plain of and long account to settle
with somebody. Agriculture i'll no
civilized country under the sun has
been placed by government in such
a state OF oppression. John Ran
dolph, in his characteristic style,
illustrates the insidious manner in
which it is done:
''The man who is whistling over
the furrow at the time he is turning
in corn to give bread to his wife and
family knows no more OF what is
doing here than man in South
America. He does not know that
they who never plant or never shall
plant corn again are to take the
best part OF his crop. He does not
know, while his horses are poor be-
cause he cannot afford to keep them
fat, that horses are driven in this
city that are fed out Of his crib. lie
does not know this because you get
the money from him tariffically-he
is terrified, as we say in Virginia"
Why, in all reason, in all justice,
should the man who spins cotton be
pet OF the government, while the
mar. who raises cotton is the govern
ment's orphan or outcast? The
man who manufacturers the plow-
share is ranked among the bene-
fciaries and favorites of the govern
ment, but the plodder who sweata
over and follows it is doing no more
than his duty. The plowman has a
right to demand "a fair field and an
even chance at least. lie asks no
more. For one | take pride in the
protested and acted independence
of the farmer. Forever would | see
him the man who rather conferred
benefits than received them.
While we are working our way to
that proud eminence that righteous
gains and universal prosperity will
inevitably secure for US, let us as
cend, carry our honor and integrity
with US. Heaven defend us from
having to apologize for our success
and to close the easement of our
palaces that we may shut out the
sight Of the finger of scorn as it
points to the monument of i'll gotten
gains. But while the farmer bears
his own burdens, We have a right to
denounce all attempts to handicap
him by weights he should not carry.
The natural risks of the farmers
calling are always grave enough,
and emerging from these, no man
has the right to say that he must
assume burdens and pay a tribute to
help out the profits of other business
ventures.
American farmers are becoming
conscious of their wrongs. From all
parts of the land they are coming
together. They are joining hands
in organization and cooperation.
They demand that their rights be
respected and that justice be done.
They insist upon their right to 1.-THE
profits Of their own industry, and
they declare that they will no longer
bear most of the burdens of society
and government. Endowed with
good, practical sense, vigorous in
character, moral in their habits,
lovers Of home and it's traditions,
the farmers of America will never
allow themselves to be degraded to
the condition of the tillers Of the soil
in India and Egypt.
By destroying monopolies. bv
judiciouSly distributing the public
burdens, by stopping profigacy in
expenditure, by economy i'll admin
istration, by reducing taxation, by a
constitutional and legitimate in
crease of the currency, the condi-
ton Of the agricultural classes
would be greatly improved. By
such policy we would in great
measure receive and prevent their
distress. No constitutio /, no code
of laws can do more. The error in
all 'pre-existing governments was
that the government was everything
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