Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-01
A Unit on One Question.

SIR:-The farmers and other indus
trial classes are unit on one point il en-
no other, and that is to wage war
against the oppression of monopoly.
Whatever is right for one class of peo
pie along this line is right for all.
There never was time when the
farmers were so well organized as they
are to-day. The work will continue to
go on in spite of the admonitions of the
enemy to keep them out of politics.
Realizing his superior strength, for
the first time in quarter Of a century.
the farmer, with blood in his eye, re-
fuses to pay at the command OF the mo-
nopoliSt, whose bedding has brought
him to financial despair. When, through
organization and mutual improvement,
the farmers reach position in which
they can unite on all questions touch
ing their interests, the day Of perma
nent relief is not far distant
The farmers require deception in the
work of self government and the only
possible way 10 secure it is through the
Interchange Of ideas. In our investiga-
tion Of the success gained by the mon
OpliStS over the farmers, we find that it
was accomplished through concrete &C
| ton, while the farmers were scattering
their votes all over the political field.
| II the industrial classes had have been
unit on questions effecting their inter-
est, no such thing as a political and
financial mOnopoliSt would be known in
this country, but instead. equal legisla
ton would have prevailed.
If the farmers wish TO be represented
with other classes, under the law, they
must learn TO act the part of freemen
in all pertaining TO the power granted
| by constitutional government. Self
preservation is the first law of nature,
and If the middle classes would attend
to there political welfare, with as much
energy as they do to their domestic
matters, the wrongs about which we
hear so much complaint, would soon be
removed.
There is no time lost in attending con-
ventiOnS and the various schools of
thought that present open doors for the
| farmers voice 10 be heard in behalf of
the greatest industry in the history of
mankind. Oppressed agriculture is
bound to bring corresponding oppreS-
sion TO the laborer in the cities engaged
in other pursuits.
When Egypt fell 3 per cent of her
people owned - per cent of her wealth
and the industrial people starved to
death. When Rome fell 1,S00 people
owned the world. Now the figures for
the United States In 1850 capital
owned 81 per cent OF our wealth: 1870
capital owned 90 per cent; 1850 capital
owned IS per cent, and for 1890 we are
safe in saying that SIS per cent of the
wealth is owned by the capital class.
I Now unless there is a change i'm the
! financial system of government the
| United States in less than twenty years
will be like Rome of old, and the people
will Starve in greater numbers than they
did in the days OF Babylon, Egypt and
Roman Capitalization. Instead of the
few owning the IS per cent of our
wealth for the safety OF the republic the
people should possess it.
Every honest statesman from Washing
ton to the present day has warned the
public against the dangers of the money
monoDoliSt. The gold monopoliSt must
no longer flourish in the land, if the
farmers expect 20 own their homes and
hand them down to their children free
of mortgage Indebtedness. Silver must
be made TO bear its proportionate value
with gold and the king Of robbers de-
throned. The middle classes have teen
in the habit of trusting to the financial
nominations of the money kings, think
ing that the Stringency in money was
due 10 other causes. The money kings
can so work the wires Us to contract the
circulation aud thus increase the pur-
chasing power of money as well
as increase the interest regard |
less of law, at which it may be had. |
Is il any wonder there is weeping and |
wailing and crashing of teeth, when |
two-thirds of the people only own - |
per cent. of the national wealth, and |
pay so per cent of the taxes.
There is hope for the farmer and |
labOrer so long as he will continue to |
organize and unite by educating on the |
questions of the day. The sectional |
prejudice of the war must be eradicated |
from the hearts Of the farmers and |
pure Democratic principles installed in |
the work of organization for the purpose |
of friendly united action will prove Of |
no avail. The Billion Dollar Congress