Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-13
JOSLIN

JosLIN, Aug. II. The ground being
so Dry. the heavy rain we had over
week ago was gone in couple of days
and some corn had commenced to suffer
very severely, but the drenching rain that
we got on Mondsy night and Tuesday
morning last came just in time and was
very acceptable.
There is to be steamboat excursion
from Port Byron t. Cl!atcn and back on
Saturday next
Miss Gertie Beal teaches the Willows
vale school, Miss Nulack the Wake. Miss
Alice Genung the Walker. Miss Amanda
Mold the Buckley, and Mrs. Clarence
Hanna the Joslin for the coming fall
term.
Our creamery is great institution for
Joslin. and We are very proud OF 1t. Dir.
Little deserves the thanks of this COM
munity for putting up such building
and making the venture. The butter is
pronounced delicious aid am informed
has been contracted for at the separator
at satisfactory figures. 1t will very likely
be sold in Moline and Rock Island.
About 800 pounds of milk are taken in
daily, which is very good for com
mencement. We hope every farmer
within going distance will paiTonize the
creamery.
Has it come to this, then, that we are to
be coolly and deliberately told py farmer
o." after legislating for The last 80 years
for the special benefit of manufacturers,
in order 10 make their business profitable.
that the farmers must organize and work
out their own salyatian? If it was just
and right for our government TO make
manufacturing profitable. why not come
to the assistance of farmers in their BUSH
ness? Does not the constitution of the
United States guarantee equal rights?
Do not equal rights mean that every eiti-
Zsn OF tins country shall have an equal
chance, according to his ability and
means, to earn q competency and provide
for old age? Does not legislating for the
the benefit of one class at the expense Of
another, clash with the constitution of
the United States, or has that document
become complete farce? Nine>tenths
of what we read and hear from protec-
tionists who profess to sympsthiZe with
the farmer, portraying his depressed con-
dition, without going 10 the root and
cause. is simply 'tiddling while Rome is
burning. A farmers expenses which
have been increased by legislation. are
never mentioned. and might have nothing
to do with his condition in life How much
would farmers better their condition
by organizing and forming a trust
las 80 suggests) for the special purpose
of increasing their incomes, by putting
Up Tie price OF fam products, il some
legislative snipe of Mckinleyis ready TO
bring in bill TO Increase their expenses
Let me tell you, gentlemen, if the farm.
ers of this country can be guaranteed that
they shall be no longer victims of .egis.
lative robbery the bulk of them are will
ing TO risk the price of farm products.
For a long time we have been sending
representatives to congress who have ley
lslated for the special benefit ot manu-
fseturers. Now it is proposed by far-
mer Q. in order to get even, that the
farmers organize and form trust for the
special pdrpose of fixing their own prices.
The consumers or laoor;ng class would
strike and demand higher wages from
their employers, and this is the way, we
are tod. that we can all become rich by
robbing each other. In the future when
the people of this country are reading the
history of the present time. can they
come to any other conclusion than that
their forefathers were nation of entire
blockheads.
MULTUM IL PARvO