The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-18

iSuu 1ou iutO S"dtuD6 VI
misery and want, out OF which there is
no road for the farmer.
THE SCHEME is UNJUST AND INEQUITA-
BILE.
The bills provide tor one sub.treasury
and ware house or elevator in any
county in the United States in which
the farmers raise a surplus of S500,000
or more OF wheat, corn, oats, o.accO
or cotton.
Why should law be passed that
will not extend its benefits TO the
| farmers that raise surplus OF pork.
beef, mntton. horses. mules flax hemp,
rye, barley, sugar, rice, potatoes, fruit,
of all kinds, vegetables, poultry and
the hundreds OF other things upon
which millions of our poorest farmers
| and laborers have to rely to suppl,
| the daily wants OF themselves and
| families.
Aud further, there are but 2l out OF
| the Ia counties of our state that raise
surplus of $500. 900 of these five
favored products, and these 2l counties
are the richest counties of our state,
counties where they have the richest
aud deepest soils, counties for which
God has already done the most and in
which our weslthiest farmers reside.
Would it not be very unjust to create
law that will take money by taxation
from all the people OF our country, the
wealthy poor and needy alike, and loan
| it out To the farmers living in our
wealthiest counties that raise wheat,
corn, oats, tobacco and cOttonI While
1 nf f.s. as,h .th
laboring men who need help the most
can receive none of this money, and
further TO require the poor TO furnish
their share of the money 10 build anO
operate these buildings, anu pay the
salaries OF the immense army OF United
States officers necessary to ruu them.
But If this bill were not open to any
of the above objections and wOuld
work as its advocates claim, Ii would
be ruinous to all raisers of wheat, corn.
oats. tobacco and cotton in our land
tor il successful 1t would certainly
abnormally stimulate the raising OF
these five products until the more o.
them farmer raised the more money
he would lose.
Further, The farmer that was 30 much
in need of money as to have to pawn
his crop under this bill would not be
likely to have the money 10 redeem it,
aud these warehouse receipts would be
bought up by INSCRIPTIONS speculatOrs,
who by organizing into syndicate
would hold the price of these great
! ne-essaries of life at such figures al
would ruin or starve the poor who did
, not raise them aud therefore had them
to buy; and our national government
would be aiding these robbers.
think that would be putting into
national legislation the Goth verse, XIX
| chapter ST. Luke, "Unto every one
which hath shall be given; and from
3 him that hath not. even that he hath
3 shall he iaken away from him."
: VERY EXTRAvAGANT.
The Vance and Pickler bills demand
the sum OF fifty millions OF dollars a
la first installment toward building
] these warehouses aud sub-treasuries
l While this Is All immense SUN OF money
4 yet il the bill was constitutional, and
it were not class legislation of the wOrs
type, and were Il not an untried ex
k pertinent, and il 1t wonld give relief {
IL the farming class, l should most cor
= daily support ii nor would think thi
d amount exorb:tant to bring about 8
u desirable a result, although we know
the farming class would have to bea
i IN this, as in all other matters G
u national taxation, by far more tina
e half the taxes to raise this amount.
But when any one comes To tn
o already debt. ridden and tsx.lDPover
ished farmers and asks them 10 cOnsei
he to having fifty millions Of dollars tina
~ have been collected from them by th
ID government to pay it's expenses, devote
30 10 an uutried, unconstitutional specie
Ii of class Legislation n. for the purpose OF tr.
II ing tohelp few OF the owners OF whea
corn, tobacco and cotton in the Vel
10 richest farming counties of the Unite
% States, have but little doubt OF thai
8. saving no, and not in uncertain term
~ unless they misunderstood or are dc
10 ceived as to the real merits OF I'll
ID measure.
8, We have not been able to make q
81 accurate estimate, nor have seen al
attempted. as TO the probable year
rs cost OF running this warehouse system
Dr. Nor do I belle, Q the originator OF tn
~ scheme has ever made any estimate {
such cost, although have debated Il
rs measure with him, and his CO. worke
Ie Mr.. WardaII, of South Dakota.
u The man who takes out the grain wi
l. have to pay the charges for warehOu
y ing and insuring the grain, one p,
&c cent per annum of the money IOaut
le by the government and the ~ per ecu
g, borrowed.
Of But " hat becomes OF the 20 per cen
e. OF the value or this grain il the farm
r does not redeem Il?
ID Only the farmer who needed mon,
badly woulu carry mis- grain to a
Is warehouse, and he would not be like
to to have a sufficient amount OF none
IS, to ever redeem his grain, then the go'
ernment must put it up aud sell 1t
H. the highest bidder for cash-but whe
~ shall it be sold2 1t may be the coul
try farmers in the neighbOrhOOd of th
~ warehouse have all the grain, tobact
30 and cotton they need, and do not Cal
nj to speculate, for remember these war
Do honses must be situated great di'
D lance from the centers OF trade.
vi suppose the government must the
Z, ship the products to some place wheI
r. there is u market, put it mp and cell
Mt and charge the costs OF transportation
auctioneering, warehousing, insnrir
rn and one per cent. up against the pre-
So duct. And suppose the wheat, cor
Is, oats, tobacco and cotton thus depositt
r, does not sell for enough to pay the
al expenses and the 50 per cent. loal
re which is not at all unreasonable, col
ns sidering the fluctuations in the price
al the products within period OF yea
Isl and their liability TO damage viii
ad stored in bulk for so long q period.
es How many United States officers Il,
w every employer under this law. will
u national otiicer) will il take to :
nj ceive. inspect, grade, store, care 70
lff handle, and in case OF failure to reps
he the 80 per cent. aud interest. load up'
" cars, auction off, issue warehouse I
" Geipts, pay out the money, and recei
)n 1t back on all of the wheat, corn, oa
We tobacco and cotton sold lH this couhtr
'et II the government kept a special III
-, upon the particular wheat, corn a
ch oats lett by the one deposiling them, 4
'at government must of course keep ea
at farmers gram separate which wOu
Ild require separate bins, aud ~ there d
he by the last report of our board OF wal
yet house commissioners 32 different kin
or aud grades OF W heat ten different grad
Hy of corn, and as many OF oats; aud
~ farmers'crops have \ cry many differe
grades OF grain in them, and as II v
TO never do 10 mix the grades might ,