Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-17
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wh~n we consl,i.r the great disparity
I'm an IT, social and p-CuAlary sspcvis,
/ tstvcyn the SEVEN millions ot farmef. Va
/ the United state. ahi other Clas.s.,
/ Cumprising clsrgymsn, politlcons, law
/ yvrs. merchants AMI millionsires, sc are
I imprvssssi - nh the fact that som~ihing
7 i srung In oar lac. aud the c.stom oi
! socisty. which tends o. the elevation oi
.onis I.,rtion of the community above
i auothst. fully their equals in al IN"
moral auribaie. ~high .mhslll.h the
/ human character.
NJ Integrity. ~orth ani an honest deal
/ log ~iih manklnd, Nsre the hssi. uI-'''
\ uhtch this disiing'iou u drawn, then the
| farmer soald stand a. the head, f"r ln
i hnns.ty 90 purDsc, love ~ lusilc" ani
\ devoted patriotism, the farmer of NeN
I Englaud will not suffer In comparison
/ With ans people Ou .arih.
Ths ftrmsr. Sho fc-,is the naiiou, ac-
rumulste. m"st 20 o. wealth, and de-
/ frEJs hi country in time ~ n-ci, has
| fnF grnsratlons t-.n asslsncd . loSly
/ tosition In the ss.,ial .ssls, and almost
| sntlryly excluded trvm q participation
/ In "a. political honors 80 h,ishly -
.to~s,i uI.ou other classes. Ouf clcc-
tion. plainl, show b. !. con.tisr-d by
partv managvt. a. incompe,sni Ia legts-
iais foF himself
Tso-thlr,is "a the people 20 Main" arv
sngagvl in tilling the sol and have not
q single representative In 'ongrr..'
/ The saus APPEAR. a. - the case 9th
Il slma.f any other state Va the niou.
Out ~ the .even mlllioa 20 agricultural
ists in our rvpublic ! presume no, = hali
i dozen 20 practicAl farmers can u i"dni
/ la 10th branches 70 congtrss.
IIoar,rf veil eiucAioi . farmrr may
ts.uisa matter ot merr chance Tor him
o. D. elected Ia any otiic. ~ much honor
90 grvai prprt. rb~-e position. Nr
i generally attainci hy others than thos-
who Wurk Tor living. s,rangr a. u
nav APPEAR. the great h-siy ~ farmers
/ Instead of buil'llng az their "~n pro
/ fr.siou. arv contingAlly voting power ln-
o. the hand. 20 hSy.r., merchants. ;.
/ poliiiciau., gigantic corporations ahd
nouot.oli.ts. ~ho In turn exclude ihem
from any Volcr In making iaS. b'ne-
/ drial o. their osn occupation.
Thcrv Arv many obstacles whirh great.
l Ia rvtard a.. social and intsllcctual
progrc.. of the farming community
i lnis e,iu,-stsi yoang uian, born on a
I farm, When starting cut in lifc, l'.oks
/ upon the Inferior social aud political
ps.ltion q thoss who till the .otl. ihsn
l ,hoa.-. another profession, giving him
/ marv prumineucv aud bsttsr incoms.
/ IN this way. thousands upon thoa.Anis
/ ~ car h.--t aud mosi tsl~ntesi Young men
81 IA. country, nurturvd pcrhap. In a
/ rural district Al the old homestead, 20
forth Ia enlist in the business of life, ani
Ar. entirely lost to the farmers sbo necdi
their aid against the ayaficc and duplic-
Nv ~ sslf.h partisans, beside. thelr
h.. in sleyAiing the hones; husband
man o. the exalted position he 80 r'chiS
deserves.
The greatest o.. "a the farmer. Inter
rst. nav b- found In interruptions
of'icc s.ssers, Who always avoid hone.,
labor and .-ck an easy position by lesi'
Ing astray their unsuspccting Notsris.'
Ths harangur. ~ stamp orators al Poli,-
Ical gatherings, addr-sse,i % ths pas-
.iou. Instead % the rrason, tend Ia mis-
lead the voter Instead of teaching the
correct policy 20 frugal government
Al these m-ctlngs, on the eve ot = pub
o. rlcrtion, arr wholly de.lgned fof the
l-.nsft ~ .ucccsstal candliAies; bat the
farmer. ob.equiogs "a the sill % party
leaders, receives no thanks ani gets no
pay.
and. - farmer. In Maine and Mssss-
ehasstts .hould taciily allow bali
doIsn In Que state aud only tsice that
number Ina anoth-r. To mansge the Who'll.
political machinery Of both sections,
wh.rv the welfare of neariy thru. NH
lions II people l. deeply Involved. No
wonder the farming towns diminish In
population. Thousands 81 farms are de-
serted aud fursakcn, homesieads going
% decay.
Ou the eve % an important campaign,
million. % money are collected FROM
offlc. holders, Office seekers aud
~.lthy corporations. and used a. q cor
ruption fund 20 bTlb- degraded class
of voters, Away. r.ady Ia cell thel'
manhood. The country farmer goe'
several miles to deposit hls honest bal
lot, Nhlch Il frequently BeutraliTed b,
oue bought BY an unscrupul0us partisan
frum the dreg. of human society.
The.e rvprvhen.lble methods are sane
TONED by .ome % the highest officials o
government under the popular name ol
campaign. in.t.ad of corruption funds
N defeats the will of the hone.t elecior
psrfetuats. an sxtrayagAnt sdmlnlstra
tion. Imposes q system ~ TAXATION ~hicf
Frequently takes NOR. from the poo
wage Garner "a pay our national expsns
2. than Il does from Gould, an Asto
or Nandsrb:.t.
N the farmers ~ our country eve
. wish Ia Improve their coadition, the
must sever their allegiance Ia all pollt
IcaI managers and always select farmer
20 represent their Interests in the hall
of lesi.lation. Had the farmer. of ou
country ten properly represented year
ayo. agriculture would continue q
souri.h. and the stfo.Guo.00 reqair-
annually 90 MEET the sxrens~s OF
nrolig.l congress. would have b~en ~
! anc,d so A. to relieve the working peo
, nle from an unnecessary, opprcssiN
harden. N farmers of to-day deslre y
.xtri,at. Themselves from the old bsate'
n.th. Travelled by their presiecessors dur
lns pa.t generations, they must thin
. .nd act for th.ms.lye. and for their owl
.oclal and peculiarly elevation, when no
conflicting With the rights OF others.
- far a. possible, a good, prae'ica
education shoald BE- diffa-ed among t'
n.ople. .o that the man OF learning
> .hoaId hold the plow; then the ds
.. xould dawn when the line of dlstinctlo'
xoald BE- obliisrsied. which divides tb
, .,me community into learned aud IN
! ! learned. rich aud poor.
FAgssR fRos OLp Oxtoxp.
, Pembroke, Mass, October, 1881.
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