The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-12

laNoFS IL thT11I lUf revenue Only WHICH,
Is more lmpracticable than high tariff or
free trade.
Farmer Tom thonght how he would
like to take some of his corn. which he
could only sell for lic Der buslicl, 10 this
poor family.
He imagined himself entering the
above described hovel with an armful of
corn. and when the poor mother. whom
the papers called ''vagabond." found out
that the armful of corn was for her and
her children she fell Oh her knees and
shed tears of JOY, while the half starved
children ate the corn raw, and when the
corn was all eaten they ate the cobs too.
Farmer Tom is I: tendcrhearted man.
After he visited III his mind the novel
i'll New York and surveyed all the mis-
cry in the United States, he fcll on his
knees and praised his heavenly father
for the bounlies that he and his family
enjoyed He fervently prayed his heav-
enly father, as his religious papers had
advised, 10 help elect every man on the
republican ticket.
Farmer Tom got to thinking again, and
how he would like to be a big politician,
and hold some Office So that he could re-
lievr suffering. In this reyery he was
cut short very suddenly. for he remem-
bered low hc had read i'll his
pet agricultural! paper the slur-
ring and sarcastic remark about the
, 'tuul farmer who had the official bee
buz,ing in his ear, until he felt really
ashamed Of himself. You see the pol
icy Of Toms pet agricultural paper had
evidently been bought by the political
parties. Was the literature of Farmer
Tom oT the coffee Vi ot the tea kind" is Il
question that | shall not answer n,'w
for | am hot i'll the mood Just now to
! monkey with snakes.
II actions are any Indications, the
Bible is Il riddle To f':trlurf Tom as we'll
as to Farmer John, and they both think
that the riddle can ouiN bc partially
>ols ed. and that is by The reverend min
lStcr. The science OF government IS Il
problem to both Farmer john and Tom,
and can only be solved by the grand cid
parties. because the grand old party
papers said SO.
Honesty and Purity in PolitIc.
is the problcmatical riddle Of the myth
teal spinX "a which the grand old party
papers say in one breath and lots Of
confusion hat lit is not in existence"
aud that lit cannot be solved.
l have now in brief way looked over
Il few papers ;ts part of the farmers
literature.
The farmer should read literature
which educatc> him. ana keeps him
posted up with the times. The news
! papers of America nave been trying tn
| keep Us behind the times. and they have
! succeeded amazingly well. The votes
| have been controlled by the press. and
| the press has been controlled by the two
| old parties. and the two old parties have
been aud are controlled by the money
| power. AS far back as 1862 the money
! power Of England aud this country conf
| bined together, and planned 10 own and
control al the money Ut this country
and the world. How we'll they have sue
| ccrded i'll their plans every on" who is
! posted knows. We had peace and beat
| lifUl crops since the war. but we hay.
only onc-tcnth the money Ter ai;ita W.
! had in 1866. The farmer has become 4
| wage slave, and is compelled to work
| hard and long to make bare living: aud
| the literature the farmer has been read
| ing has something to do with il.
| j. s. Ciarkson said a short time ago:
The campaign uf 1882 has been com
| menced, and it viii be fought by the
| press II that is true, and believe it
80 81. lot, A.. l.,
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| newsn,nrrs cSneri.,Ijv the arr.rnltt,r.,I and
| religious pres as will OH Sc the issuing OF
| sreenbach paper nGnay, and thai you will
also withhold patronage or farore f:om al
who VIII no, "pin'e the government Issue
"i h'ohes 'Iel 'i'e go, tf"'aei' issh' 'hs
ot ti rnnnt,, t', 'r p'p,, ".on''
| tert ea,h ntber To reneal t,,n law ,,,e.,,ine
national bank notes. or to restore to .frcu-
lation the government is tie of money. viii
br to provide the people with money. and
Will therefore, seriously affect your lndi-
sluua' pfnht a nahh'fs ana lenders. >eS
soua -. .on '.ss 't u, e. M ei'
,n.v ,.ontrol lagisIatlnn
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hor bv co,,rnlIina n,onor Tha p,.nI
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th. nresS il has hnil+ 3, fra .f ,art;San
shin whereby ali narties rot burned In.
stnad of voting for tha go,orn,nont ond
thair homes tho citi,ons bavn voted fo,
rannbli,onisu, socialism ,.nnnn,,;sn,
an.rchiSm mr. so,nn otbor s.;s,, ,
nra,cbor Who conducts y ror;r.l ,,,oo,;,a .
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trarv Ia ,r;os ,o con,.;c+ s;n,ors h,, It,o,',
;n, IN tba si,fnllnass ~ sin
| na, COZ. ,ha. GOOD n;,;,oa ,,.
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thav onIr knew how r. thov s,nid nn1, 10
have access to literature that il mn ~
dato An tho forr,o~s, litorat,,rn SIKH p
be trntifn, nuro and riebt r. shonid
inclnde religions ,itnratnra ,cr;,nItn,al
litor,tnro no,llot ,o,,o-,, at,;-i.t .a,''l