Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-12-19
a FARMERrALKrNe SENSE.
A Rebuko TO the PeGer-Simpson-P
Agitators


Agitators
Milwaukee Sentinel: Farmer Beach of
WalwOrtu, hH blen talking again, and
talking ucl plain good sense that ai the
feather-heaI farmers OF the sub-treasury
kind are maue as miserable as q hen with
an egg broken in her insides Farmer
Beach holds his peace as long as he can,
but every year or two his patience with the
calamity yawping and bewidering folly
and inconsistency OF the PETER Simpson
Polk agitators breaks down. Then he SAYS
Il few things out of head that is cram.
med with sense and goes back to his farm
to make money and enjoy life among sem
sibe cows. pigs, horses, sheep and other
creatures that know what they want and
do not talk folly.
These people that get on in the wor, d
are robbers. They rob the farmer and the
laborng man. They are able to do this
because they nave a natural or acquired
insight and skill that enables them 10 man
age their business better than less cOmpe-
tent men manage their affairs They are
not satisfied with mere liviug-they nc.
emulate profits over aud above fair wages
and legal usury OF the prevailing rate of
interest, uuearned profits which they are
able to steal from the rest of mankind 10y
their shrewdnass in managing their busl-
ness. This is particularly true OF rail
road mouopoists, manufacturers, the
money kings Of Wall street, and so on
you can get all the particulars frOm farm
.er' alliance speakers.
At turner's institute the other day
Mr. Beach listened with interest to the
statements Of farmers as to their BUSH
ness Mr. Goodrich, of jefferson county,
is one OF the sensible farmers who keep
accounts. He told the farmers at the
meeting that had twenty cows and that
the pas year ley produced an average of
800 pound. OF butter 10 each cow The
butter cost him Is cents a p0uud--charg-
ing the cows with the market price for
everything they consumed, with interest
On oil the capital invested and far wages
for an the labor done lie made net
profit Of more than $50 from each cow
fdat is TO say. Mr. Goodrich IN effect sold
ut the market price everything he raised
for the cows 10 eat he had the prevailing
raj; Of interest on all his capital and he
got good wages for his labor Aside from
all that, be got net profit OF more than
81 900 from his twenty cows,
Nov, asks Mr. Beach, "does that
money belong TO Mr. Goodrich He tells
us that he did not earn it--he received
good wages for his labor, the market price
for his feed 10 tho COWS, and lawful usury
for bis capital has he a right to keep it?
Mr.. Goodrich has become one of the rob-
Der class Re has made over 100 per cent
profit and put in his pocket that which he
has net earned. He has gathered the fruit
Of his acquired skill and wisdom applied
to the management of his business That
is exactly what the great capitalists, the
corm1rants, the deyil-6sh, the unspeaka-
BILE corporations are doing Mr. Goodrich
makes over 100 per cent. net prof. and the
railroads don't make per cent.
What Mr.. Goodrich Is doing majority
Of the intelligent farmers Of the state are
doing and all the farmers everywhere are
trying to do Nr.Ba3ch shows that M
Goodrich has a right 10 make all the money
he can from Lis farm and that this money
is his due for the intelligence and skill
with which he has conducted his business.
No farmer doubts that But wher some
body who is not farmer does exactly the
same thing pockets a profit over and
above ordinary wages and interest on cap
ital some Of the farmers call him a
robber and demand legislation TO stop il.
Farmer Beach's object lesson is worth
all the economic essays ever written.