St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

When We part in the light Of morning
San Francisco Call.
ORGANIZATION AMONG
FARMERS.
Gov. Northen in Southern Cultivator;
Time and time again the farmer
Of this country have sought self
help and protection through q.
ganizati0n among themselves.
Thus far the experience has moi
been advantageous. For . time,
under the new order there appeared
great reason to hope that good
would come, and yet We hnd our
selves worse OF in the last state
than we were In the first.
For these unfortunate results
there were two causes, the one
growing out Of the other. Lead
ers, for personal purposes based
solely upon personal ambition and
not the general good, make Tie or
ganization purely political, with al
the Agricultural features left out.
The second cause Is, - I said, the
result Of the iirst-the farmers aFe
put into = combine to fight Ill
other classes, politically. for their
own special ends, and this raises
An antagonism, - It ought to, BY
other classes, and the entire bene-
6t Of their oyganlzatiou b defeat.
ed.
No class in this government
should succeed to the detriment Of
any other class. No one individual
az class Is entitled to nor should
they receive any credit o. emolu-
ment from the government more
than any other individual OF class.
Whenever farmers organize 70 a.
seFt themselves Ia the hurt Of any
other class, they VIII surely tail.
Unfortunately The manu.
faturers seized upon this idea
when We were asleep and 20 fasten-
ed the policy upon the govern
ment in their interest that Il now
seems impossible to dislodge them.
Glass legislation and class rule II
nov the great main cause Of our
depression and debt. When Nc
cure it in one case it IL to be hoped
We will not fall . victim to It in
another. No one class Of men
should control the prevailing poll
tical condition in this government,
and whenever they attempt Il al
the others win rise up in just and
righteous indignation to suppress
The effort, in self-protection and
Tor the general good.
It is highly proper and desira-
BILE that an organization Of farmers
should be heard in earnest protest
against the unjust and oppressive
combinations by other classes to
pervert the government to individ-
nal and class rule, but not in
he interest Of class legislation to
heir Special advantage.
II the powers Of the various or.
CARNATIONS by glasses should b |
lsed to break up class legislation |
md restore the government 70 the
general whole, great good would |
'ome to all the people, and the |
original idea and purpose q the |
government be fulfilled In the |
prosperity Of al the people alike.
II is not incompatible with the
interests Of the government for
ny organisation Of citizens, wheth-
T by classes OF otherwise, to stQdy |
nd fully understand the policy
nd provisions Of the government.
indeed, We make . great mistake
vhen this h not done. These
Kings should be understood, how
yer, not for the purpose Of enaot.
,g counteracting evils OF equally
I'd force, but for the purpose Of
the first evil and for
idding the Inauguration Of . new
ne Of the same kind. Under an.
,rtunate influences akin to the
ind I have mentioned the Al
ance organization Of farmers
Gems about to 60 like the Grange.
90 this will be . calamity. In
Q beginning the Alliance seemed
be an inspiration Of good. It
ppears now to be . combination
forces within itself for it, own
estruction. Can we not get To- Il
ether the better elements after
iminatin9 it, evils and restore It
its original purpose and useful
IS?
DRAWING THE LIxE.-s'Why
ere you 50 cross to your husband
; breakfast?'
81 just couldn't help Il. I fe1tas |,
l must scold something or hurst. /!
,st physical irritability, You know
and then everything went wrong.
reakfast was late, the steak burn
!, the coffee was thin and the
lkes heavy"
Then why didn't yoa scoad tie