The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

on is a sort of perpetual warfare, 4
struggle. literally, to the death. between
men and men. 1t is u system 10y which
the contestants are forced to waste in
fighting more effort than they have left
for work. The sordid and bitter of the
struggle SO hardens, for the most part,
the relations of men IL their fellows that
in the domestic circle alone do they find
exercise for the better. tcnderer and
more generous elements Of their nature.
Another reason why the old nation
will not do is that iii ii the people are
divided against nature, into classes; one
very small class being the wealthy: an
other and much larger class being com
posed of those who maintain with diff
Guilty . condition of tolerabc comfort
constantly Swallowed by apprehension of
its loss. with finally, Il vastly greater
and quite prepondcrating class of very
poor who have no dependence even for
bare existence save Il wage which is un
certain from dav TO day.
In the old nation, moreover. half the
peoplc-the women, are dependent upon
the personal favor of the other half-the
men. for the means of support; no other
alternative being left them but to seek Il
beggariy pittance as workers in Il labor
! market oNercrnwdei by men. LII this
old nation the women are indeed. as Il
sex. far worse off than the mem for,
while the rich man is at least indepen-
deut. the rich Women, while more IlA
I uriuusiy cared for, is as dependent for
| support on her husbands favor as the
| wife of the poorest iaborcr. Meanwhile.
a great many womclt openly, and no one
tell I,N .,lI n
| tind men Who will support them on more
| more honorable terms, are compelled To
secure their livelihood by the sale of
| their bodies. while i multitude of others
are constrained to :, eept ioHresS mar
| riage bonds.
| In this Old nation. a million strong
| Nle,l are even now vanly crying out for
work TO do, though the world needs 50
much more work done. Meanwhile,
though the fathers and husbands can
| find no work. there is plenty always for
the little children. who flock, in piteous
armies, through the chilling mists of
| winter dawns into the factories.
| in this old nation not only does wealth
deyour poverty, but wealth devourS
| wealth, and, year by year, the assets Of
| the nation pass more and more swiftly
and completely into the hands of few
| individuals out of O., 200, 900 people.
| In this old nation. year by year, the
natural wealth OF the land, the heritage
of the people Is being wasted by the
rcckiesshess OF Individual greco. he
| forests are rayaged. the fisheries Of river
and sea destroyed, and fertility of the
| soil exhausted.
In this old nation. under vain form
OF tree political institutions the inequail-
ties OF wealth and the lrreSistlbie infin-
ence oI money upon people deNoufed
by want Is making nomlnally republican
institutions machine more convenient
even than despotlSfn Tor the purposes OF
plutocracy and pluhder.
These are fe" Of the reasons why
the old nation will not do. y few of the
reasons WHY lnen are looking and long
ing for the Nc'r Ndti"n;
Iii the Nctc Nation, work Will not be
warfare, but fraternal cooperation to-
ward store in which all Will share. HUI
man effort no longer wasted by battle
andscroSs- purposes. will create an abund'
ance previously Impos>lbie.
More important far, the conditions OF
labor under the plan of fraterual coop
Grafton will terd as strongly to stimulate
fraternal sentiments and affectionate re-
lationS among the workers as the pres
ent conditions tend to i2presS them. The
kindly side of men will no longer be
known only to their wives and children
In the Ncr Nutioa there will be nei
ther rich nor poor: all viii be equal part
nerS i'll the product of the national indus
trial organization.
: In the Ne'r Nation the dependence o
one sex upon another for livelihood
which now poiSons love and gives luSt
its opportunity, will be forever at III
end. AS equal and independent part
nerS in the product Of the nation, womet
will have attained an economical enfran
chisement. without which no politica
device could help them. Prostitution
, will be forgotten horror
In the Ne,c Nation there will be III
unemployed. All will be enabled and re-
, qured to do their part according to thei
gifts, save only those whom age, sick
ness or iniirmity has exempted; ant
these, no longer as now trodden unde
foot, will be served and guarded as ten
derby as are the wounded in battle b,
their comrades.
In the Nc,r Nation the children will b.
cherished as jewels, inestimable pledge
mother and father iorsake them, the na