Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-02-25

| ly Of the business men n the state would
be ruined Now let your imagination
have free play and select various cities
and towns with which you are ac.
I quainted in the state, and try 70 picture
TO yourself just how they would look
with one-third OF all the business
houses closed up--deserted and then
remember that this can be effected
without making any reduction in the
price Of goods--simply by Withdrawing
custom. Having completed this mind
picture as TO Kansas, give ID the wings
! Of your Imagination a broader flight
imagine the same state OF affairs In the
whole west and northwest, and going
farther east behold ia all the large
cities from one-third TO one-half Of all
the large wholesale establishments
closed up. Now ask yourself what are
all these men, employers and employees
70 do? There IS but one answer
Either swell the ranks of the army OF
tramps or go to farming. All, therel
Are there not already a million or two
of idle men? Do we not hear a great
deal about over-prod uction2 And Is il
not the farmers alliance writer and
lecturer who says that II Is not over-pro-
duction but under-consumption2 And
how then will it work to increase the
production OF farm products and de-
crease the consumption of the same2
Go tol You who pretend to be alliance
men and yet advocate the claims Of
this national octopus. ltalicise this
fundamental proposition: So OHg as
ace Ire under tic compefitire system Of So
eiai economy he CHEZ concern Of the
farmer lies in The direction Of keeping as
many mca employed in otler occupations,
AZ good icages, as can consume his surplus
products. Both parties to an exchange
must have something to swap. The
farmer will prosper better under an
era of good wages and high prices than
under system of low prices and idle
men The farmer, of all men, should
be interested in the enforcement Of an
eight-hour law and the conversion of
every idle man into food con-
suming laborer. The policy OF
the National Union Co. would
reduce the capacity of the farmer
TO buy, by destroying the domestic
market for its products in a much
greater ratio than IL would decrease the
price Of the goods he had to buy. In
deed as most business men. on ac-
count of low margins of profit sooner
or later have TO go into bankruptcy
all tho National Union Co. needs 10
order to kill off competitors is pledge
OF the custom of the farmers
There is no doubt that all those con-
nected with or advocating the claims
Of thi, vast boa constriu tor have asked
themselves the question, What is there
in it? Let us see II we can find out
From the Advocate of January 90
clip as follows:
You will remember that some days since we
were discussing the national commercial union
and promised 70 write you the results OF any
investigation 1 could make Of the matter and 1
have since seen the printed propositions and
contract and have arrived ut the following con
illusions, which may not correspond with the
final agreements, as the first may not be
changed.
A represents the local store. y, commercial
union, G, customer a has a store with 5000
paid up capital B buys the store with 5000 de
benturo bonds. G buys at retail OF local store
$4,000 % goods
There is a district trade commissioner pro-
vidcd for who does the purchasing OF goods at
wholosalc who receives q per cent. on gross
purchases Local agent gets ~ per cent on
gross sales; customer gets per cent rebate on |
gross purchases; estimated cost OF clerk hire /
rent, freight etc, per cent: