The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-14
THE REMEDIES.

Various papers rise upand remark
that they "know what is the nat
ter" Then they say 10 the farmer
| ssraise iexs cotton, ar no cotton at
ALL"
Some of these suggestions are very
good; some of them are made by
! parties who never ploWed day in
their life and have never studied the
| matter. The main trouble Is our
financial system and that i, what the
Alliance is trying TO remedy.
But in the meantime there should
be a change in the methods pursued
| by the farmers IL the cotton belt.
When possible more stock, clover,
peas ami gtain should be raised.
More vegetables too, especially po-
| tatoes and turnips. The farmer WlIc
raises immense crops Of cotton can-
not give proper attention to these
things. 1t takes all year TO raise and
market a crop OF cotton. These
changes can be made gradually if
n, all at once.
Some of the lands in the cotton
belt are not adapted - wheat. But
very little, If any, viii refuse to
bring forth corn. We have always
believed that the far'uer who raised
plenty of corn and has trouble 10 get
it out Of the way stands Il pretty
good chance to pull through. The
farmer whose crib is empty by April
or May, is not apt TO be very success
fuI. The best way is to have some
corn to sell. When you gather 4 new
crop have a cleaning up and ''rat-
killing" Take your old corn out SO
us to get room for the new crop.
Show us a man with plenty of corn
and meat and we will show you q
man who can stand stringent times
pretty well.
But you needn't go 10 raising all
corn that will be as bad, almost, Us
all cotton. But with plenty Of cora,
your horses, cattle, dogs and child
rem will be pretty sure OF a living,
70 matter what the price Of cotton
Or tobacco is.
Now q few more thoughts along
this line. Everybody is complaint
ing of hard times money is scarce.
II will never be anJ better until the
finaHcil system is changed. You
may raise what you pl, ase, as much
or as little as you please and still
there will be no general prosperity.
You may raise four million bales or
eight million bales, there will be 10
change. The Sub-Treasury and land
loan measure OF the Alliance plat
form is intended to put more money
in circulation at about actual cost
according to the views held by JEFF
fersOu, Calhoun and other eminent
statesmen. The Sub-Treasury will
effeetually stop the immense robbie
ry practiced by spectators. amount
ing to more than IS per cent. Of all
the crops raised. No man has yet
produced evidence sufficient to prove
that the scheme is wrong or that it
will not do all that is claimed for it
by its advocates. But, of course, #
any one can suggest better OF cheap
CT plan to do the business, then we
stand ready to accept the improved
plan.
But in the meantime, you should
study these matters from every
standpoint. Until these radical
changes are made, and it will yet
take a long time to effect anything,
though the reform movement is add
ing thousands of adherents every
month, and hundreds Of able mea
not eligible to membershipare think
ing over the situation and are rapid
ly learning that there are great
wrongs to right and that the Alliance
reforms are the best yet produced,
for the workingmen Of the country.
have gotten them up. While all
this going on you should ecOnomize.
Don't ocOnOmize in the matter of ed
ucating your children Or in the read
ing reform literature. But in all
other matters practice rigid economy
until the reforms can be put in 0pe-
ration. BY all means be a man.
DON'T be disgrace to your family,
your country. Have backbone. BE
d man.-Progressiye Farmer.