The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-02-23
SARGE PLUNKETT.
THE FARMEH'S RELIEF MUST Co1i 4
M DOUBTFUL REDUCTION
And a liberal Use of "Progress"-Ihe fhf'h
ers. of all Men, Should be Benehse" ny
Improved Machinery.

A "nrogress" that increases bread and meat
is what is wanted. J..
You might as well tell young folks not 10
marry or q woman not to follow 'he iaa"'0"'
as to tell farmers not to raise cottoh'
A v.av to raise it cheaper in these southern
Jroitcd States than in any other portion Oh
the world is the best thing to find OUT. All
will agree that in the producing OF crops
the imDyovement of machinery cannot DC o'ei-
done. |
The farmers increase in production dld no'
keen pace with the spirit OF eX'raVag"hCo
that was growing The old spinning W"oo'o
| md tl,o hanks of thread; the old looms WIN
| shuttles a flying; the warping bars ana gum
| frames and tho old reel that cracker WIN u
| snap that made us jump at one hu''oioN
| t,rns these things were put ASIDE, lor 'Ho ''+
chimes OF the towns done such work SO cheap
Tie farmer father, though kept right along
| in his cd way of producing AT nigh' atou"o
| the frcside there ceased to be tue walking |
| back and forth of the young girls at the spur
| ning Wheels drawing out the white thfeao Us
tween their fingers as the spindle t"lrIeu -
into thread, this passed away Whlie INC w"
father kept along in his simple way.
RIGHT in the cultivation of crops IS where
prorress is needed-and no where cse' i'o'
the mothers educate the children back lnto
q
the father reaches out for everything '""'
| will give an increase OF yleld.
The Rip Van Wnllo sleep has passed over
With p,ost Of the "old clod hoppers' and VIII
coon be gone from all of them. The farmer IS
oo ton in other words, and the 'prop'ehi
now is for the town folks to save themselves
There are q few farmers yet VINO are S''""o
around watching their noighbors to SEQ no"
the crops are to be pitched and hoping '.''V
no other follow will plant any cotton D0I
himself, but greater number nave Inquire"
S it out that the speculation on flctuotS guam
ti,;os has moro to do with prices than does
: acreage If Jay Gould buys 10000 ba!e3 Oh
futures it makes them real to the extent OF MS
backing and Affects th9 piI'o' " '
it is thought.
c TIA short acreage is really the thing lh9h
II Stir nm the belief that everybody is gong to
nIo7t \ heap Of it. But it is my notion tni'
is we dont want to reduce acreage ana We ""h1
il 10 raise a great quantity more over the present
IT nroduc;ion The world must know tha1 VIC
Il can raise better cotton than anywhere e'9e
! and ut such figures Us to shut OIL compe''Noi''
~ How to do this is the question.
m Use mach merry, is what L say
70 stimulate invention Of southern agricultural
u implements ,. $50,
or We want chopping machines, picking ma
oi,fnns Wanting machines and cultiyator8'
ro Machines that VIII enable one man to 90 as
C. r,uch work as three Or four is what tho farm
:. ers want.
id T mn, nc. crawfishing from my position OF
~ the evils of progress. Such things as Gauss
Va the soil to yield more abundant IS nothing Z
conlpare with "modern progress IN us &c"
at arol acceptatiou. Aud then, 100, the mate
Yer Of invention has been out OF propotloh III VIZ
interest OF other industries as compared WIZ
IDS southern farm implements. say so'''he'h
n : for the reason that southern farmers nave iN
4 ir9a 1l.apsals Il! siMA Ks fh6 5hhiHndPs o'
, kit and Slashes her side with the plowlint
~ and yells gee" "haw," whoa fool com
IS, here"
lie gr.ts his teeth and fairly foams at tn,
ad mouth as the plow hits a root and the handle
." gives him diff in the side. Poor cold kit
Is she gets jerked and cussed and Brown fairl,
It. tiptoes as he tries to souze the pillow deeper il
IN the ground, but it jostles him up and makes
him nader rs it jumps and bumps over root
and hard places, while ''old Kit" is hu.nppcC
~ like camel in the strain, wondering all the
s. time what makes her master 50 ma ].
:; Brown is a fool. He worries alone and
We manages to scratch over about three quarters
re OF an acre day, while George Trutt sets un
and rides q machine as big as life TO ru!-
a yeriZc five to six acres Brown makes a bale
! to five acres; Trutt makes five bales to tho
q acre. Brown makes about two bales 70 the
- hand; Trutt makes about thirty bales. Tru-
r tits is the kind Of over production that we
- want in the so0th-a production that says to
- the world you can't compete, you'll lose your
= money ifyou try'
: There is lots of Browns, but they ,eir crow
fewer mighty fast from now on. In the mean
time it is poor town folks who are to be pitied
Nature is plum out of joint in the towns
A MI, 1or,fy +I,a, ,ooI;,
| cunningham unnatural life for the operatives.
The women are unsexing themselves; in
i church and state they are conspicuous and
| you can combat 'em. If it was only in such
things that the Sex was unsexing | wouldent
say n word, for all you've got to do is to give
! that kind rope, but there is an innocent great
majority Of girls working girls" they are
called, who, in the goodness of their pure
hearts wish to help the fathers and the
brothers support the family.
They are making loafers out of men.
1t is no use in saying that it's sorry man
that will whine over woman competition, and
l want the girls to understand that love
them for the spirit OF their intentions, but its
| o mistake.
Five thousand idle men in Atlanta TO-DAY
I 70 walking the streets and standing in
DO cups upon the corners for the reason that
women competition has made surplus-the
working men tell me this.
To the country, boys, is the remedy
And take the girls with you.
What could be nicer than to see the fields |
cultivated By fine young white men?
But one thing, / will answer and that |
| would be to see the young white women doing
the domestic work that is now being done by |
| the SISTER in black"
| Where is the compromise to dignity in hir-
| ing out to ''be keepers of tho house." as
| against keeping books in the stores, measuring
| calico, acting as agents. or any other OF the
| pursuits of women.
] don't want to be harsh about this matter
I mean it for good. Do as say Get back
to old ways OF economy and industry, and as
you sit by the blazing fires of winter nights
chat and sing and remember me.
SARGE PLUNKETT.