The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-13

; 4 Farmors' Party Ruins Agriculture
Under the light OF the effects or ths
late elsction on farming interests, man,
heretofore blatant advocates OF . class
! party OF farmers. realize the truth o
y what the COURIER told them 10 the cam
paign, and have changed their time
Among them the Farm aud Fireside'
: gracefully gives In, aud gives cogenl
! reasons therefor as follows:
"The Fireside was among the earliest
II not the first paper In this country, thai
advocated independent action On the
part OF the American farmers, and IL ne.
cessary, we advocated not only inde.
.pendence within, but outside the party
7 We have. however, lived long enough
10 see strange changes, aud many reforms
in this country, and we feel convinced
that the farmer can secure more BY not
setting up great political party Of bis
own than BY starting separate one.
! We are confident that tho time Is not
ripe for independent political action on
the part Of the farmer, aud we feel cer-
tain that with the balance Of power in
his hands he Is more powerful than If lie
assumed, and held ia his grasp the baton
OF authority.
No one who has read this naper for
seventeen years. no one who knows rs,
doubts our devotion 10 the cause of apri.
culture. aud OF the people: but We are
not, and God grant we never shall be, a
dem agogue, aud we have the same pen
70 warn our friends, the farmers, that
We have to speak to their enemies. the
monopolisis, and as long as we have the
IpoW er 10 wicId that pen. SO long Will II
he used in the interest of all. and not OF
q part Of the people with the specisl end
lin view Of relieving the farmer from the
ills that beset him. aud conse quentIy re-.
llieving the country from the tyranny
that opprssses the many to benefit tho
few.
We acknowledge that agriculture
) suffers.
We know that this ie the result Of bad
lave. made IN the interest OF certaj,
J classes. and against the interest OF ID,
people OF the land.
We know Il is casy u cry out traitor
that the whoe pack Of Tray, BIanch auf
Sweetheart can bcqip their attack aut
chime IN Il mat musical yelp. until the,
leap upon their prey and devour IL, ",
understand tie plnn az these seekers az
I ter power; but We have no favors to asl
and none q our disposal: but we sr1
y not ready TO sacrifice b incple for profit
or purpose for deissagog ucry.
The farmer can secule within tho pres
! ent parties all he needs, All be asks. CHA
. Is sensible) al that he should have, and
|, i'm fails to avail himself of The oppor,
! tunity be now bGs. the result " iI be tha
. in short time the reaction will CO M,
aud the opportunity be lost.
A special farmers party IL not nee dei
in this country. which is goycrn,nen
/, or aIl the people. not OF q class OF ID,
people, aud yet classes by combination
, have governed and controlled II.
| Well let our class ccatrol 1t II they
. will. thst Is slI right, but let Us do Il b.
|, controlling the present party organiza
tions, to do otherwise will bring ruin
7 and disaster. TO corrai the farmers ia
|. farmers party will be hard work, aud I
dangerous work. and the result will b.
! ruin 70 The hopes Of agriculture for far
! mers like other people arc governed IL
! politics o. we'll ae In other matters b,
/ self interest, aud that W which benefits the
farmer OF one section may not benefit ths
farmer OF another section, or at any
rate he is not likely 10 think 90.
Difference OF opinion IL some, hinf
that has been and IL likely to continue
and while the farmer may be "corralied
, once in flock, be will scatter like I
! flock OF partridges upon tho least provo
| cation.
) lie may agree be has wrongs, and ~
J be has, and not to ackno wlsdge II would
prove him fool.
lie may argue that restraint should b.
, put upon monopoly aud wrong. and i
| should, for not 10 secure this cud moanI
: his utter destruction.
n Put hisn In an Independent party,
} peoples party, yos . reg ular party Of ths
people, FoR THE PEOPLE, and in this case
the aspirinx people are the leaders; w
ara flt1n0 truth when tn0 0lIV tOOX u00