St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-01-17

FARMERS ARE LEARNING
Nothing could have been NOR
Fortunate Tor the country, nor TO-
the professional agsioulturists them
selves in the end, than the en0rta
OF the political dsmagogue, for biz
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, to create ths
belief that farmers were . specially
i'll used class: that their remedy
and relief lay (through tho same
demagogus agency. Of courss,) in
special class legislation. Such ct.
forts have been in the highest sense
educational. The result Of this sel-
fish campaign Was to first arouse
the ire Of the agricultural agains,
the other divisions Of the working
community band them together IN
Unions, out Of whose funds they
lecturers and other ex-
pensive adjuncte; turn them into
merchants, manufacturers, publish
ers and professional men, on the
''co-operative" plan; and then,
with the taste Of . bitter experience
in their mouths, leave them to real.
ize the folly Of the hope that they
could become rich and happy BY
over turning the laws Of sound po-
litical economy and the tested prin-
ciples Of commercial interchanges.
The press Of Louisiana 10 doing
excellent work in exposing the fall
lacies Of the "iarmer" wire-pullers,
and . notably strong presentation
Of the subject is the following,
from the Baton Rouge Advocate:
ARE OUR FARMERS SLAVES?
II is certainly . great reproAch
to the State Of Louisiana that the
head Ut the Alliance should publish
to the world officially that the far.
mers Of this State ere menials. pau
pers and slaves; that they are the
subject Of the oppressor's wrong
md the proud mans contumely;
that this n their heritage, and that
hey never can escape from this
horrible condition until they sub
'cribe for q certain newspaper. and
llsO pay ten cents . head to put
'Oine Alliance lecturers in the field
o 'carry defeat and dismay into
The ranks Of the enemy" and thus
achieve their liberation. This Is
heap enough. goodness knows,
md we wish the Advocate could
'ut it's subscription list on the same
'asie, for We might then get ''cash
lOwn and NO grumbling." instead
4 having to credit at long range.
But that is not the point. The Ad-
'Ocate had ratl.er lose half its sub
'cribers than for the State Of Lou
siana to rest under the imputatiOn
hat 1t is the component part Of . |
nation Of slaves" as President
adams asserts, and that the far
ners within it's borders are "meni-
IL, paupers and slaves" - he also |
peci6cally charges. The question |
,, are the farmers Of Louisiana |
laves! IL their status with rela-
ion to the rights of common citi |
enship or the burdens Of govern
nent different from that 0f other
lasses? wuO Expresses them and
n what way: Are there not gra-
ations Of prosperity among them,
8 among people in other walks Of
fe, and does not success on the
arm depend very much on the
anne circumstances a success In
Their liues Of business? Do not
nergy. industry, thrift and econ
my win competence and wealth
'om the coil, just - they do be-
ind the counter, ut the desk, in
Ne busy marts Of trade, or under
Ne skilled hands Of the machinist
nd artisan? As q matter Of fact,
0 servitude exists: every man in
lie broad land enjoys IN equal
nance in the race Of life. and far.
er or what not can only blame
mself or his stars IL misfortune |
'ertakes him. The wrecks strew the
rands in every line Of business
Of us endire, about the same
lrdships and privations in the
ruggle for success. and life to any 1
'e class 10 very little different from
ut OF al Others. The indictments /,
~ listen to the politicians who I
e trying t" array them against ,
'eir fellowmen for . purpose. +,
It the level.headed citizen /
20 through their very dia-
famous disguise and scnrns the
'putatiOn Of ''pauper, mental and Z
I'VE" a applied to any condition
der our social or governmental I
stems.
The farmers generally-at least
the South Americans.