Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-09-19

bed, and to cry out: 'Great is Diana of
the Ephesians" Let us have govern
ment ownership of the railroads. Walter
Price in Dakota Rur0Hst.
I. FROM ABANDONED FARMS.
Some Of the Thoughts That Came to .
Man Who Occupies Two of Them.
I have lived on farm all my life, and
now occupy two abandoned farms which
adjoin my own. Their former owners
got into debt and the farms were sold at
sheriff's sale, and are now owned by men
who are able to live without working q
farm. remember the hard times Of the
"ffties" before the war, and also the
good times just after that unpleasant
ness" when money was abundant and
all the products of labor brought good
prices. All kinds Of business were brisk
and all classes seemed to be prospering,
in spite Of the fact that we were then
paying large war debt. [Oh, we are
paying it still, and our taxes are just as
heavy now as they were when the debt
was more than twice as large.-E6.] |
The public officers, apparently jealous
Of the prosperity of the people, had their
own salaries doubled, and these have
generally remained unchanged to the
present day, while the prices of the
products of labor have been reduced one
half, and in many cases more than that.
We were told that the prices of those
days were Fictitious" on account Of the
klok -
come down to 'sgold basis" and Of
course the way to 'scome down" was by
contraction, and the way we have come
down has been fun for the bondholder,
but death to the farmer. Although in
figures we have already paid more than
one-half Of the national dsbt, it win take
moro Of tho products Of labor to ray tho
remainder than IL would have done Be.
fore . cent had bean paid. This is not
IN accidental condition: Il Ia = premed.
itated scheme to rob hbor Of its fust
dnea. Wa .il o,,sht "a knov that acsrc.
IL ~ .nv nacaass,v ar desirable thing
m.les r. hioh n nricn. aud monav r no
ero.vhon - ~. r,la. INIT monav hednc
tha ma.anra ~ value. tho ordinary mind
S.il. 81 ~-,.n +ha idea that nnnav ~
~ hioh n nr;oe .15ll
Rnt many FARMER knows To his sor-
rcw +h.t ;t +.k.. dcnhla tho a,noii,nt ri
rrodnca ~ oat dnllar that Il did twen.
tv-Ava v..r. .oo .rd hanca thev havs
+-;aa e,,e,.,, ,,a.o. - ;rc,ae.a &ho;r c,,on.
on1v - make tha matter vvorse nv heln;ne
| to hing down nricea One correspond
ant ~ Tho Rnral mentioned laz;ness 4,
one Of the causes Of the existence Of q,
MANY ahandonad farma Int human nat
nra ;a inst the aama TODAY "a it VA,
1fwantv.f;ve wears 400. and vonng mo,
are inst as eager to own a farm ant
Il .l,
sae, euasr TO ~ ~ anv .noht II Tho a,r;c,,1tnr,
800 ~ fao1 1;1-a trv;n, l. +Ian,sa11os
The,, ha,a sao,, =, ,,, e,,o7,, o1d ond ora
IN nsoloss +o;l +rv;no fo nav For , bo,,n
and after thev have made i1nnrovamen+7
and in mart naid for = = has na,forc, -
hard tines been sold ont on1v n hal,
! anr;cb tho monav shork and to odd on'
more 70 Tho list of abandoned .far,ns
The farmer 1ahors nnder too many die
ADVANTAGES f,at me- mention . faw
IF he waters his mill, he Is . ft candi
date for the state nrison and . soion17
there would serve him right: bnt tn
railroad man waters his stool, for T.,
same nnrnose ITO oat so,nathino fo,. ,,oth
inol. and he Is = fit candidate for th
JJnited states senate The farmer iss7e
his nro,nise 70 nav, and navs the i7,teres
on f The banks issne their 1,ronoises =,
nav and Get interest on them Rail az.
tata navs an o,,tr.oaons1,1 roo dis,,,.o
norton Of a71 state tavation 1f ~, ~
farmer is in debt on his farm heis tavei
for the fu71 amonnt wbi1a tho r,,,, ,,,h>
49, ' 'A-0 '-ioA ss'so oA'e' eo"o oA SOU
Again. orr tariff svstem on tha naces
saries of life ca7,ses tba noo1. NO., - NJ
as much of the tax as the rich man an; m
ca77ses millions to accn7n,l,ta in t +b<
United States treasury and these arf
lent to the hanks free ofinterest F.r7o.