Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-20

The ladies' OF the Episcopal church will
serve the last of their dinners today in
the Carlton.
should All Farmers Join the Alliance?
The answer, ''yes," by all well-in-
formed farmers, should appear as nat
ural as would be the same affirmative
reply to the enquiry: Should he protect
his household?
An Individual farmer as compared to
the whole number is like glass OF water
to the quiet running stream, but, when
driven by necessity to assert their
rights, they should rise en- masse, sweep
down the mountain OF oppression, MAX
ing the memorable day of November 4th
slast past appear as but an April shower
as compared to the deluge awaiting the
combined oppression upon this all im-
eportant factor in our land.
1t is unfortunate for the farmer that
IN his honest effort to throw off the
Calling yoke, he is compelled to deal
with (as one of the essentially the polit-
tical question, for in so doing he is con-
&ronted with strong opposition and ridi-
cule by journals differing from him,
party fealty is paramount to home pro-
lection. 1t can be often said and to the
credit of the same newspapers) that
they encourage the defeat of objection
able candidates in local affairs, but local
government does not reach the import
.ance of the farmers needs. This, there
fore, is one of the pivotal points at
which the alliance will rise or
datl. Farmer, be honest with yourself.
First. Have you Just cause for
complaint? If SO, then do you believe
that party fealty should supersede
duty you owe to your family? If not,
then hew to the line, let the chips fall
where they will. AS ignorant as you
are made to appear, no one knows better
than you, that with all your past loyalty
to party, with tolls and privations, you
can safely say that for the past quarter
of century the only noticeable increase
on the farm is the mortgage and inter
est, while the products from hard labor
aud economy have shrunk in value be-
low the cost of production.
Can you boast Of many OF your num-
Der having made on the farm within
Jew brief years from ten to one hundred
million dollars? No, not one and why :?
Because, while you toiled for the neces-
saries Of life, your truant representatives
in high places have forsaken their trust,
and proven false to you, they have
joined the combine against you, and are
today absorbing your vitals.
A farmer wishes to sell his carload of
cattle. The syndcates representing
thirty millions of dollars, with head
quarters at Chicago and New York, fix
the price. A second farmer has grain to
sell. The grain gambler dealing in op-
ltiCns, arranges the price. Another has
cotton and wool for sale, and Mr.. Wana-
maker, the millionaire in the cabinet,
and others OH his kind, holding within
their grasp a sliding scale on tariff, es-
tablish your prices.
Mr.. Spreckels and other monopoly
powers fix the price on sugar. The
miner risks his life in the bowels of the
mountains for the precious metal, and
the national bank, with the Wall
street fend, dictate TO your representa-
tive whatNalue to put on it. Then all
these farmers have to ship their pro-
ducts, and the dear good United States
senator (for whom the government built
a railroad across the continent, and
tmade him a present Of it, provided he
would manage it) says to you that the
total sale of your products, above the
bare cost of production, must be confis-
'catedas freight, in order that he and
Mr.. Gould may realize satisfactory
dividend on highly watered stock. Is it
not plain (as reported) why such phil
anthropic financiers would show such
uustinted liberality, at times W hen
United States senators are elected, to
drop the small ST m of three-quarters OF
a million in the hands of politicians, for
the party's sake? Should you be sur
,prised to hear Gas reported in the daily
papers of December 14th) OF committee
being appointed to investigate a deal
whereby twenty-seven of our servants
made million dollars in few days, at