The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-08
FARMERS WOES.
A Montana Comrade eIrss HIs OpInIons


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE. VIII you
kindly tell me 10 what section of the country
the great restitution and suffering among farm
ers exists about which so much IS said, 50 little
proved, and nothing located
Every Democratic newspaper | pick up IS
saturated with tears over the alleged woes OF
the farmers of some unknown, indefinite or
aforementioned part Of the country. I am q
farmer myself and deeply sympathize with the
unfortunate among my own and all other CALI
ings. II there exists such widespread destltU-
ton, such intoerable burdens of mortgages as
| read of, there must be cause and, cannot
but hope, a remedy. i am anxious to see the
remedy found and applied, not only on account
of my suffering cO-labOreTs, but also on account
of these Democratic speakers and writers who
appear to be equally afflicted with long, con
tinued incoutinence Of brine. / cannot even
attend an election for trustee Of . district
school but what Democratic tears are shed and
sObs stiled over the woes of the poor tax riddeu,
uouopOly-grouud farmers of America. Tin
plates, steel beams, works of the old masters
all out Of his reach, and rurabagas only five
cents pound and beans 10. l know that corn
is cheap in Kansas, and that half the crop
would be worth Just IS much money. 50, also,
are oats cheap in Montana. and yet men who
last wear raised from 10000 pounds 20 10000
pounds rarely less than 40 pounds to the BUSH
ely, and carried them over on account OF tho
market viii this Spring borrow money on
them at a cent and a quarter month"; to buy
and fence an adjoining quarter section loo
acres, and expect TO pay !OT it by raising more
oats. Nhy2 Not because they particularly
need the land, but because they are afraid some
one else may get it. l couseientiously believe
that greed for land is at the bottom of half the
troubles and failures of farmers.
If man can land thousands Of them do not
only make q living, but accumulate wealth on
a twO-acre garden, IS there any good reason
why farmer and his family may not do the
same on 100 acres Of soil 10 feet deep and tine rs
silk?
1t makes me tired 10 20 into a farmers con-
vention or rally OF any kind, and hear the talk
of trusts, mOnopOlies, tariff TobbeFies, rail-
road extortiOuS etc, of which they are the
supposed victims. Ask three-quarters Of them
what newspapers they take and the chances
are the reply will be, the Weekly Bugle or
Clarion" Now, hold that every farmer and
every mechanic ought to take at least two first
class newspapers. one of each party, aud read
them carefully, Just rs he would consider tho
evidence OF both sides if he were ON q Jury.
The expense is not 10 be thought of in this
day, when = dollar pays for the best weekly
published.
! take Democratic daily for local aud
graphic news, also q Democratic weekly D.
three Republican weeklies, besides 4 maglzis
or two. / find time to read and get the Green's
of all, and / know my farm is worth 10 per
cent more than it woald be if my reading
were confined 10 the "Bugle" or the Clarion
Aud know further that the world. the hesh
and the devil are not pitted against me be-
cause l am poor farmer aud DO net know how
To take care of myself.
So say to the Democratic mOurners:
Dry up your tears,
shut OF your brine;
have no fears,
The world Is mine
Not the markets of the world oh, no.
I've no use for the markets OF the world The
nearer the market is 10 my field the better I
am suited. The mining and wood camps aro
nearer than the tOWn-their prices are better.
Why should | haul my produce to town and
the miner go there to get it, when l can save
time and money by taking it directly to him.
JOE BUSH, Anaconda, M0ak