The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-04-18

in the open markets of the world, in
competition with the cheapest agricul-
tural labor and the lowest transporta-
ton charges in the world, and buying
our ordinary implements and farm
machinery, as well as every manufac-
tured necessity or comfort for our fami.
lies, in the highest protected and most
restricted market in the world, largely
governed and controlled by trusts and
combines. 1t is because we pay the
highest transportation charges upon all
our products of any nation with like
advantages; because we foolishly i'm
itated the monarchical governments of
Europe in demonetizing silver, and
thereby restrict our circulating medium
in the interest Of the money class, en-
hancino the value of money aud de-
pressing the value of farm products !;
We maintain system of federal taxa
ton skillfully and cunningly devised to
place the burthens of the government
unequally upon the masses Of the peo-
pie, the consumers, who are largely
farmers, and to relieve capital and great
corporations from their just share of
these burthens, to enormously enrich
the privileged classes at the expense Of
the masses and which produces sur
plus of revenue, still further restricting
our circulating medium and inviting
unnecessary and corrupt legislation. IL
is because the modern organization of
boards of trade in the central markets
have increased charges and multiplied
expenses Ct middle men, and have es-
tablished and fo,tered system of grain
gambling-selling that which does not
exist in competition with the actual
crop grown keeping up feverish and
unsettled market, and largely depress-
prices. 1t is because the market price
of our beef cattle is controlled by a
syndicate or combination SO powerful,
absolute, and despotic, and so etfectual,
as to have completely destroyed COM
petition among purchasers in this great
industry. 1t is because the price of our
fat hogs is fixed by the packers, AMI the
price of the product, when manufac
tured, largely controlled aud depressed
by the same system of gambling In
futures" 1t is because our great dairy
interest is subject to the competition of
cheaper, mixed, manufactured products,
the sale OF which adds alone to the for
tunes Of the millionaire manufacturers.
"What are the remedies?" A reior.
nation of our tariff laws, the restoration
of some of the taxes upon capital, in
comes, and wealth, and corresponding
reduction upon all articles of universal
consumption and absolute necessity /;
and reduction of the rate of taxation
to the indispensable needs of the gov,
eminent, economically administered.
The complete reconciliation of silver,
placing it on a perfect equality with
gold as to coinage, bullion, and Ger
ti6cates, and further enlargement of
our circulating paper currency. Lower
transportation charges, and any amend
ment to the Inter State Commerce law
that is just and necessary to accomplish
this purpose. An amendment to the
Constitution, if necessary, to outlaw ard
absolutely prohibit trusts and combines
that control the prices of farm animals,
and to declare gambling in futures"
or selling that which does not exist a
felony, and rigid enforcement Of the
laws passed in conformity thereto.