Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-02-06
OF IN EeEsrao FARMERS.
Osch : sS.on af Liberty Union
the District Organizer
Gi. es AN Instructive
~Talk-Remarks
by Others.

open session of Liberty Union,
; ED ~ La"r'v Oh ~ han-". "
....., -,.u,.,r, -. ~hi,A.C., On .iiS
evening of the 31-t uit.
The exercises began with music.
fallowed by prayer 10y Bro. W S.
Edwards.
AL re : If Heic. me-, J Y Go :
Bro W . Brneti. # V.nd H..
district "'g"nlz~r al tie F,Im~t~
aud Labore.-' Union. was Intro
d ICED and made an earnest ad-
dress, which was we'll received by
those present. The following
synopsis gives most OF the points
.,t his pc, eli H. .ai.t: "rhI-
it i.-I tim, | have been ANY,
from home III The capacity OF a
public speaker. hut because of my
interest III The ia tneis CAUSE | anu
here Tonight trying ~ do what /
can for them. The object OF the
farmers organization Is to meet
and find out what the farm RS need
aud suggest r. needles. The labor
ers of certain state, county and dis
trict organizations had met and
passed Resolutions, some ot which
did not >ult Us all. But AT st,
Louis there was a c,nvocation Of
all The labor organic ,tiuns. Dele
gates We're there from every por.
ton OF our country, representing
every shade of political sentiment,
A Committee was selected repre-
,entIng these diversified sentl
ments aud that committee formu
lated a platform upon which We
all Can stand. II suits farmers
everywhere. Much has been said
about the politics of This organizi l.
ton, and | say to youIo-night that
every sentiment that draw us to-
gethei is political, butN not in a
partisan sense-not to- build up
any political party.
tits estimated that the farmers
of this country owe SIS, 600, 600, 0OC
and their assessed valuation il
only SIC, OCO OOO, 900 The fact Of
this statement would seem to prove
that as IA class they are bankrupt,
but there is still som-lhi & in oul
tavrr, because.a as you all know the
assessed valuation OF III property
Is below its real value. But this
shows u fearful condition of tn.
class that produces the wealth o
the country
The wealth that should go o thu
farmers Is absorbed by other fac.
tors. For instance, this Case: Tn,
average price oil corn in wintel
aboard the Vessels in New Y II
ready for S ipun-Dt has been 5!
cents per bush.l, while fer tn,
same time at Vandalia, Mo, til.
farmer received an average OF 2:
cents. leaving a difference oil 3,
cents as pay FIR the railroads am
those having the grain. Now
do not wish to say that the rail-
roads should carry our produce fn
nothing, but | want them to b,
cnnt-nt with reasonable pay go
their services By good computa
Ion it is found that II cents pc
bus ,el for corn will be d reason
able allowance for all expense
between the farmer and the sea
board. but we are willing to divid
the 81 cents and give Is l 2 cents
Now the political part of this or
ganiz alton is to put the other Is l
cents where it rightfully belongs
40 l 2 cents per bushel is what on
farmers should have received, bn
they have been wronged out q
Is l 2 cents.
Another instance: The Mer
chants Exchange of Saint Loui
was formed to handle the grain a
St. Louis. Under the rules of thi
corporation one man inspected tn
grain and one man weighed it an
there was no appeal from their de
%cisions. But their questionabl
methods and arbitrary rulings re
suited in the peoples d-mandin
and receiving a grain inspector ap
pointed by the State. Under tn
old regime when wheat came int
market it was graded as 60 cen
wheat, but when sold anothe
grade was put on it and the sam
wheat graded as rs cent wheat
while prices remained the SAINT
Also they maa,ged to make tn
wheat run short by six to fit
bushels on the car, and thus the
became the w~eal,hiest firm in tn
State.
No wonder we producers are b.
Coming poorer, And right heI
copes the political part of our o.
ganization; not TO create new pa
!. ties. not to tear down the old One'
but to correct these evils in an
through these parties that alread
exist. If we let "A few men at TT
: county s-at-protes,ional p"lit
. cians-say who shall have "H
aud WIN shall mol, W. might rs We
di>band at once and 60 home. Tt
farmers interests pr-pnnd-ral
and the farmers should say VII
they want To Represent them
legislation.
:. Ii we send to the Legislature
lawyer, although he is an hone
man and willing to serve the who'll
is it not reasonable To suppose thu
, he will lock To legislation to ben
, fit the lawyer frs,2 And abb,
the time he is through legislatiu
1 for the lawyer the legislature
ready /" adj ,urn This is a san
pie lot of the treatment the farm,
t receives and il We stand still, wal
. ing for a Moses to lead us out ,
I our troubles, we will 60 down 1
Ireland has gone down.
No man whn will consider tn.
question but knows the danger. {