The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-01

bacco: the raisers of seed. fruits, roots
and forestry. and all miners and dlggerS
Of coal. iron, copper, zinc, TN, LEAD,
silver and gold. the stock raIsers VINO
fatten their millions of cattle on our
grass plains. Certainly goodly num-
Der of men, and men worthy OF the
fostering care of even the most despotlc
government, how are they represented
in this free republic! and that justice or
hearing do they receive from their serv-
ants in congress? None. their petitions
go into waste baskets; their requests are
treated with smiling contempt; when
they send delegates to Washington they
are hustled out of the city in a hurry
with promises that are never thought OF
after, except as a good joke over bot
tie of wine that is paid for IN taxes by
the men they have duped and neglected
TO represent, although they pledged them
selves on the hastings and were elected
in the expectation that they would pro-
tect and look after the interests OF their
constituents, these reflections may LOOK
strained, but who has watched the dis
tress of the farming class, with prices so
low for their crops that it hardly PAID the
cost of production caused by the present
system of gambling in farm and planta-
ton products by 'non-owners' nor pro-
ducers who sell future option promises to
deliver not only the product OF the
United States but one hundred tunes
more, knowing that they can break down
prices low enough to buy back their
worthless promises at a profit, and even
force the producer through distress and
want of money to pay taxes and buy cal
leo dresses for their wives and children.
The money they receive for their
years labor is so small that desperation
forces them to hold on TO enough coarse
| food TO keep starvation from their
doors. To add to this infamous
wrong of selling your neighbor 5
| goods without his consent, the
aduterators of food, particularly lard,
/ came in and with their mixtures and for
eign greases, reduced the price of lard
/ to such an extent that it made differ
/ ence in the value of every hog raised IN
the United States seventy-tive cents per
| head.
To stop these two great and crying
evils the farmers. individually ana
4 through their alliances, backed by all
| honest, good citizens. petltioned congress
/ to pass the Conger lard bill, which was
! squeezed through the lower house, but
not the senate, after two years waiting,
/ and the option (Butterworth) bui. ihl7
| latter bill which is of more Importance
to the farmers interests than all the leg
| islation now before congress, has never
vet gone beyond filing in the house under
the recommendation of the agricultural
committee.
What representation or justice is there
in this treatment.
Here are two bills for the relief of the
most important element of our popula'
ton: that involves no departure from
the constitution, or changes n plank II
the platform of either the Republican OF
Democratic party; bills that no honest
man could object to, and yet they can,
not be reached in congress, at least cOulC
not in the past session.
Is it possible that congress Is so under
the influence of Wall street, Chicago
Board of Trade and the general gamo
ling spirit of the times that they dare
not do their duty, or do they fear the
loss of good dinners and campaign
subscriptions.
Is it not time for the free men of the
United States to say to their representa-
tives ATTEND to your duties or retire
and we will send men who mean to keeI
their pledges practically, not thee
retically." ALLIANCE.