Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
FOR THE FARM Frs.
WHAT A FARMERS ORGANlZA.
TON SHOULD BE.
Supply and Demand the Natural, Eqrita-
BILE and Honest way of Ruling Prices.
A Lick at Class Prejudice.
ALE, TEX, Nov. %, 1891.
To the Editor.

| ALE, TEX, Nov 90 1891.
| To the Editor
As the Farmers Alliance is to be restored
| to or organized under original principles in
| very short time think that a considera-
| tioh of what farmers organization should
| be will be il place at this time.
| It is settled fact, and we have the ezpe-
| rience recorded, that the greatest advance
| ment made by the constituents of any pro-
fession has been through an organization
| perfected for the special purpose of aiding
| the members of such vocation.
The lawyer is advancing his profession
| through bar association, .he teacher is
| keeping pace with the advancement of in
| telligence through teachers organization,
| the preacher is hosting the flag that is in
| ducing the world to Christianity through
| his Organization. The church and many
| other pursuits are keeping step with the
onward march of time in q similar manner.
But, hold! till we ask how these organi-
cations have been so elevating and adva-
| tageous to the constituents of these profess
sions.
BY considering within the organizations
such questions only as pertain to the pro-
fessicn of the members of such organiza-
ton.
Very well Now, what questions belong
to the business, asoa calling, of the farm
ers2
Preparing, pld0tluS, CulIlNdIluS, RdlutF-
ing. selling, stock-raising, and the ike.
What Have the farmers meet and dis
cuss the time and the improved methods,
etc, of planting, cultivating, etc
Most assuredly, for whenever they at
tempt TO encompass questions in their dellb-
eratlons-of a farmers organization-that
do not come under the pursuit of farming,
they become traitors to the dignity Of their
calling.
But what about selling their produce
that seems to be the all-absorbing topic
| with the farmers to-dayl
They can control the prices of everything
they have to SELL and that way is the only
just way prices can be controlled, and that
is through supply and demand.
How are farmers TO control the prices of
| articles, when eight or ten states produce
surplus9
This is the principal reason that a
farmers organization should be national.
Here is a plan to rule the prices of cotton,
and it is applicable to all other articles.
l. We have recorded the number of cot
ton growing states, the number of bales
each state produces per annum, the acreage
and producing rate per acre of each state.
2. Suppose we desire to produce 6,000,0 900
bales per annum. With,the above data PRO
rate the number of bales that each state
must produce, the work of national Or
ganization of farmers.
3. States that have the statistical data
that we (Texans) have can pro rate the
! acreage of each county, the work of state
organization.
4. The counties can pro rate the acreage
for each justice precinct or school district.
If this plan was followed. in a few years
each sub-lodge of 4 farmers organization,
yes, every planter, would know at planting
time what price his produce would COM
mand at harvesting.
Allowing supply and demand to rule the
prices of everything that enters the COM
mercial world is the natural way, the only
equitable way, and the only honest way
prices can be ruled. If there be any OBJ
stacles in the laws that prevent supply
and demand from ruling prices, then the
obstacles should be removed, because the
regulation of prices OF privately produced
articles is a matter of private business, and
hence out of the Jurisdiction Of municipal
legislation.
When supply and demand rule prices,
and the supply Of a staple has been so out
rageously low, the suppliers can blame
themselves only for "stuffing" the markets.
There is another important matter that
should be considered in a farmers organiza-
ton, that is the science of political
economy. This was the channel through
which the once well organized farmers
organization was led into piratic oblivion
politics by designing politicians. Their
battle cry was ''po-le-te-kal economy"
The science of political economy is sub
ject that should be studied by every indi-
vidual who is a constituent of municipal
government, for knowledge of it is a pre-
requisite to an intelligent decision on all
municipal affairs, hence each individual
should study this subject aside from his
business affairs, and All organization for
the betterment of profession should not
bring this subject under its jurisdiction.
In all of the organizations for the benefit
of no &c n
ever succeeded, that investigated this sub
ject within their order. Costly experience
should not go unnoticed.
A farmers organization should not be
medium through which to induce farmers
to other professions, but 10 stimulate every
farmer into the dignity of his own calling.
Neither should it be an order to recognize
the schemes Of political tricksters.
In the United States there is the lawyer,
the doctor, the preacher, the school teacher,
the farmer, the carpenter, the blacksmith,
the stock-raiser, the miner. the manufac-
turer, the merchant, the miller, the cook,
the shoemaker, the tailor. the telegraph
operator and many other separate yoca-
tions, all of which are honorable and essen
tial callings. In fact, the advancement OF
civilization might well be told by the diver
sity of pursuits of the people of country
If there is any dignity i'll anyone there is
in all If a '.jack-leg'' or rascal of any one
- al eNi W INC SouutIy, Iach-legS anu
rascals Of all are equally hurtful.
If any one calling should maintain within
its professional organization political
theory of which that profession is the sup
porter, then there is equal justice based
upon the same reason that all the different
pursuits, however trivial or important OF
numerous, should have d separate political
theory for and supported by the respective
callings. Who is it that cannot see the con-
glomerated mess that such practice would
cast upon municipal affairsl
I repeat that politics should receive the
consideration of every man Is an individual
but of no man as to special class benefits
Another important door that should be
guarded in q farmers organization is
against Office aspirants who are ever ready
10 foster class prejudice for the sake Of
their own popularity. No professional or
gsnizatiou can be too precautions IN watch
ing such rascals. for that man whs hzs nc