The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-09
No. 16

all through the Doctors paper, i'll
adapted to so grave subject. But
when he says " it is useless, if not un-
wise, to decry in general terms combi-
nations of capital and monopolies as
destructive of our best interests, :" but
goes further and actually claims that
they have wrought the greatest
blessings to the human race, we can
scarcely believe the Doctor is in earnest.
1t is a fact in the piscatorial world as
the Doctor states, that 1.-The big fish
shall eat up the little ones;'' but does
the Doctor propose, willingly, to sacri-
flee himself in becoming food for fill
ing the cormorant maws of the big
fish, or does he propose to turn "big
fish " and thus escape the doom of the
little minnows? Possibly the Doctor
may think he can appropriate little
"cat hole" all to himself, but when
ever the big fish start for him ''hes a.
goner!"
We challenge the Doctor to the proof
of his declaration, that combinations
in the nature of "monopolies have
wrought the greatest blessings to the
human race.p No one can, or will,
deny that the concentration of capital
ethically used is beneficial industrially,
socially, educationally and religiously;
but when large aggregations of capital
are used in any monopolistic, forestall-
ing or gambling business, with the
avowed purpose of overriding and
driving out competition, it is hurtful
and antagonistic to all legitimate, honest
business
We beg to remind the doctor that
the great mass of the farmers of this
country are not novel readers, and are
looking forward rather than looking
backward" as it seems has been the
Doctors recent occupation. They are
looking forward to different develop
ment than Bel amy describes, or that
which centres power and money into
the hands of unscrupulous wealth; and
that development we verify believe is
coming through legislation and peace
full revolution, let us hope, but it is,
nevertheless, surely coming!
DR.. Brooks is a reading man and
ought to know better than to repeat
the refrain of Edward Adkisson,
cover production is running the farm
ers. The New England statistieian
had motive in such plea, but what
Virginia farmer can mean by its use is
beyond this scribe's conjecture. If the
Doctor had said der-consumption
and a restriction of markets for our
farm products, and the currency to
handle them at the proper time, we're
prejudicial to the agricultural industry
of this country, such statement would
have been founded on facts and en-
dorsed by the intelligent planters all
over the land. The subsidized hire
lings of the money lords of this country
are ever crying, lie still, farmers, you
are doing your own hurt in producing
more than the world can consume; you
have no one but yourself to blame for
~" OAAOCO'
1t would extend this paper far be-
yond the desired length to demonstrate
how the farmer suffers through made
quate currency to move and handle his
crops at the proper time, and how his
markets are circumscribed and he
Disseminated against in various ways,
and all for the benefit of monopolists
here and abroad. The Secretary of
Agriculture in an article in the April
North american ReUieaC, says, ''Nor>
can the farmer unequally share in the,
increase of our national wealth, In the,
you sought to be our king. Yours was
to be despotic rule. Your aims will
not mature.
John Browns spirit is marching
on" 'Tis decreed, its verifcation is
assured. Slavery is eradicated from
this American soil never to be instituted
again. On this the South, as well as
the North is q unit FApnrmr.