Dodge City times., 1891-04-24

trusts. the railroads ard TIE mozey
loancrs of the east. Hard times have
come more frequently. Laber strikes
have lost to employer and employee
millions Of dollars. ThousaDds upon
thousands Of idle men. eager to work,
are found in every center cf popula
ton.
The reader viii say We belong to TIE
class known as calamity shriesers.
but will the reader deny that what We
say is the truth?
A belief that these things are the
result Of unnatural rather than natural
causes is consistent with any rational
mind. Our country is the most fertile
and productive in the world: it is the
most varied in its resources. 1t is
threaded with means of communication
Its people are the most industrious
and progressive. Through its varied
means of employment, it is capable of
supporting population many times
greater than it DOW has, and ye, the
discomfort grows apacc.
The first tangible results Of the
dissatisfaction was in the organization
of labor orders, and while these still
exist and are productive of much good,
they have never attempted to strike at
the root of the trouble
The farmers, comprising the most
conservative element of the population,
made number Of attempts at organi-
zing FOR protection, but the trouble had
not reached menacing stage, and their
efforts proved futile. But as agricul-
ture is the calling of the greater per-
cent. Of our population, and as all
wealth primarily comes from the land,
so all burdens Of unjust taxation, of
trusts and combines, of cXtortionate
transportation charges and usurious in
terest, eventually reyerts to the shoul-
ders of the agricultural classes. There
are millions invested in railroads that
do not represent duliar Of value and
the dividends paid OH this watered
stock is eventually pad by the farmers
There are millions yearly extracted in
tolls by the tariff that does not bcne6,
the farmers a dollar worth. There
are millions extorted in usurious inter
est solely because laws have not been
enacted that would give cheaper and
more plentiful supply of money
These agencies have bccn growing
until their oppressive influence can nc
longer be borne, and the farmers, SLOW
to change from the existing oTier OF
things, are aroused by the law of sell
preservation, and have finally beer
brought to i realization Of their con
dition.
1t is but natural that, in seeking {
remedy, many visionary theories have
been advanced and some have found
supporters, but there is a conservative
element in the movement that viii
hold in check the extremists, and thu:
preserve the organization until it:
work shall have been accomplished.
The new movement comes before
the people born of the very evils i
seeks to correct. 1t is free from th'
domination of politicians and Office
seekers. Its members are earnest In
their intentions, determined in thei
efforts, and they will not be swcrvet
from their course.
Agriculture Is the chief industry ol
the country. Its interests are greater
more people are engaged in it than il
any other calling.
That the new party sprang from the
ranks of this class seems bu: fitting
and that its motives should be purpose
ly misjudged. is but the result of :
jealously engendcred by the most re
markable growth of any political part.
in our history.
In Ford county, the movement i:
characterized by the same sturdy
growth that had marked its cours.
from the start Every farmer shoult
study its principles; not alone farmer:
but every citizen, for all are dependant
either directly or indirectly upon agri