Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-25
AWAKE TO THE TRUTH.
The Encroachments Upon Public Peace
and Prosperity Deplored.

EDITOR HERAlD-The farmer should
be closer student IF daily practical
life. During depression in prices, de-
cllnes m markets the farmer has been
disposed 10 consider himself as fighting
q hapless hattie and ut times has lost
heart. A wider knowledge of facts
would have shown hlm tina, the mer-
chant. the mechanic, the laboring man
and the professional man. have always
had as hard . battle TO fight as he, and
had 10 fight it under greater disad-
vantages. II is q settled fact II the
farmer fares Ill, others always fare
worse, for the reason that the farmers
expenses are always at the minimum
and he can alway control them. whilst
the expenses of other lines OF business
go on. whether profits come IN or not.
II the farmer prospers, all other lines
OF legitimate industry prosper.
We give below a fsvorite motto for
farm house parlors, which may be ap-
prspriate fora large portion of our
country friends:
The lawyer plead
The Doctor prescribe -,
The Preacher pray 'o' S''
The Farmer-I pay
That the farmers of our country have
been poisoned by political demagcgues
and are ripe for revolt and only await
new leaders ready 10 lead them asifay
is evident frcm the appearance of their
class papers. We noticed recently in
one of them, "Will Formers Assert
Their Rights, or Continue TO Pc
Slavesg' in which il SAID. among other
things: "The future prospects of the
producers were never more gloomy
than FL the present time "Tbe prices
of all farm products are extremely
low" rtc.. etc.
The apparent awakening of the peo-
pie 10 the truth is slwav. . great
source Of Equalization. II indicates
that the wnrcs ns admonitcn ard
werning have not heen !, vain, and are
net entirely lost upon the desert AR.
Ii onjy remains to sav now. farward
marcn. onward and upward hut le.
honor be the compass. Stand by the
republican pripciples which are your
greatest protection. Sow good and
true principles broadcast. plant in adj
vtrce of tho coming eiection--instil
them INTO your neighbors; plant .he'u
deep. and cultivate them faithfully
and republican victory is assured. Tho
forests have been hewed down. the
savage beasts driven back. the battles
of life tonight valantiy and victories
won. Our nation has been placed
pre-eminentiv at the head of the
nstions of all the earth. and there il
ought t, be held by voting for pro-
lection, no not intrust your vital IN
terests to foreign countries what have
no interest in us. We should take
good thought of the possibilities before
us until we find our richest inheritance.
the greatest ard richest right 10 life.
full liberty and The perfect pursuit of
happiness. No step should be taken
backward and thus have our children
crushed beneath the weights OF foreign
poverty.
Back one year the legislation of the
democracy is a disgrace In the state.
Another session OF such a law making
hody will bear MOON Us all. il will bring
into our families great grievances.
We will not allow foreign nations to
control us, and our country we are ca
pahle of governing ourselves. Nav the
good God that rules us and the power
of organization prevent err being
thrown into The hands of free trndeism
with foreign pauper labor. Protection
is ,nr only hope for continual growth.
With free trade we may see dire ca
lamity. We will be powerIee, II we
once lose our freedom in protection.
To preserve eoual and exact Justice
NAV require the wisdom of Solomon,
the genius OF Newton aud the
patient courage Of . Washington: still.
our rights must be preserved AMI our
home and our country protected.
There il now no time for wsverIng.
A coward is he that lags behind when
danger ls in front. A traitor u he who
for political causes or from selfish mo-
tives would help 10 cause dissension in
time of peril. Bot IL 10 the worlds ben.
efsctor who forgoes his own pleasure
and preferences that others may re-
ceive greater blessinrs. LIT the word
Of command pass rapidly along the