The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-01
CURIOUS PEOPLE, AND WHAT
UNITED ACTION WILL DO.
HILLsRORO. N. G.

dlLLSBORO, IN. 10
Mr.. EDIroR:-Tnls is a wonderful
world. It's funny to see how 1t is.
For instance, two men sit down to
eat, one drinks coffee and the other
milk and both are satisfied. There is
a heap in a notion. Two men live in
town, one has friends AMI the other
has none This may be the only diff
ference. Again two men walk the
street, one is rich AMI the other is
not. This goes a long way some
times. Man is curious and common
sense is rare. There is a heap in a
name sometimes and sometimes there
isn't. For instance, the President is
we'll thought of anyhow whether he
is a good man or not, that is apparent,
ly so, and l have often thought that a
rose by another name would smell as
s xeet. Public opinion is not always
light. In 1850 public opinion was in
favor of slavery; in 1870 1t was
against it. Yes, land in New York
city sells much higher than it does in
this country. Now l just thought of
politicians. Farmers are curious.
They like for their candidate to stay
in his Office and cone cut ice in a
while with gloves on, or it looks that
way. There is such a thing as being
too good to a man., or it seems so. [
once read from my history that
patriotism, truth, honesty and sobriety
was essential in making a great man.
l find now that it is not always so.
A man may be famous without these
habits. One man thinks he knows it
all, and Judging from his books l see
no reason for differing with him.
Is Senator Vance in favor Of a rail
road commission ? We farmers would
like to know. Again, is he in favor
of the sub-treasury plan? Now some
farmers are praising him. I hope he
is worthy of it; maybe he deserves to
be honored. Some farmers think
trusts and monopolies are the whole
cause OF our trouble. | don't see
how a trust could take from q man
that lie never had. If a farmer has
made hundreds Of barrels of corn, an
equal amount of tobacco, cotton,
wheat, oa.s, rye and potatoes al over
and above a support AMI used the
proper precautions in taking care of
it and yet has nothing, [ sympathize
with him and feel that he has been
robbed. The fault is not all in bank
ers and Spectators. Nearly all of the
evils now existing might be greatly
mo iife,i Dy the farmers. | will ex
cept ou4. however, that is the evils
arising fir II a bad government.
There IS l. economy that will assuage
taxes or Increase the volume of the
circulating medium except political
economy, that is legislation.
So eur people must correct their
home fairs and get proper men to
make laws, both State and national.
Again, Mr.. Editor, We must have
free competition. This can only be
had wherever there is an ability to
compete and if the farmer is not able
to compete with capital single handed
TIE 0 :vious remedy is organization.
Trusts and monopolies have done
away with competition and it remains
for the farmer by organization to re
iUstate it. One man with a thousand
dollars cannot compete with a man
worth five hundred thousand, but five
hundred men worth one THOUSAND each
may by organization compete with a
man worth FIVE hundred thousand.
by this method we farmers can keep
up competition. Now, Mr.. Editor, if
we want united acton we must have
united thought, hence you see the i'm
portance of reading our State and ma
tional organ.
F~raternally,
A READER.