The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-04
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farmers and labor classes is the slereotyped
cry of class of reform journals. And this
threadbare advice is taken up and reiterated
by class Of well meaning people. But
why organize In order to secure an equal
share OF the benefits Of government. Those
grievances are catalogued by this class Of
''organizers" but when any movement is
made looking toward practical method to
right the gigantic wrongs, in the only way
such object can be accomplished, which lie
through the ballot box, the teeth of these
conservative souls chatter and their knees
smite with fear; and with hlanched faces
they cry, ssDon't! for pity sake, don't !"
Good organization is most essential, but
these parties would keep ''oraaniziug' to
get the farmers together, aud when they are
gotten together and educated it will be time
to do something they say. This method
will never succeed. The objects this organ
izing is 10 secure must be plainly stated that
the people may understand, and if that is
not done the members will fall away from
the organizations as fast as they can be
gathered in. Place the object for which
they are organizing before them and they
will knew exactly how it is to be attained.
There is but one way, which is through the
ballot box. Every farmer and laborer
knows this. The next thing they must
have is party to gather to, through which
medium they can make direct effort to
obtaining this object. They will soon be-
come disabused of the idea that they can
obtain their object through the old parties,
and if a national, new party with these
objects and principles as it's objective point,
keeps its flags flying for two or three years,
the labor organizations will flock to it on
election days. But if such party is not
formed, or but partially exists in spots and
localities only, the organizations will be
able 10 effect nothing. They never, no
never, can wrest the machinery of party
from the old politicians who are under pay
Of the money power. The labor organiza-
tions and Unions have accomplished Moth
ing because they have had no obtainable
object in view, aud attempted merely to
fight capital by test of endurance. Cap
ital is entrenched behind class laws and il
must be routed through the ballot box. 1t
is invulnerable from all other points OF
approach. Capital is the best friend ever
labor had if it's direction or rather misdi
rection is rescued from the hands Of its
misusers.
That grand old reform journal, The
Western Rural, closes one Of its recent class
Of despairing articles with this lament:
s'Could the farmers all agree to agree on
the more conservative lines, the difficulty
Of holding them together in their organized
capacities would be obyiated, and upon a
common ground the producers would move
forward in unbroken ranks for progress and
reform. There is confusion every where
among the farmers TO the extent that they
apparently do not know what they want"
And it is just such advice as this which
helps to confuse them by holding theil
grievances up to view and then telling them
they are not prepared 10 right them. The
Rural would bv its conservative" method.
keep the farmer and his organizations il
swaddling clothes forever. Such advice a
the present time is hinderance and dis
couragement.
"a long pull and strong pull and I
pull altogether will bring the reward o
merited patience" remarks that paper. Ii
order to have them "pull altogether" the,
must be hitched to one wagon, and tina
must be their own wagon. At present the,
are hitched TO half dozen wagons all be-
longing to other parties whose interest i
inimical to their own and here onr goot
| friend Rural would have them remain til
they are ''orgauized.' The farmers are a
ready to "pnll'' now as they ever will be
and such fault finding with others who ar,
impatient with needless delay and know it
danger is hinderance not help to tn
cause.
The politicians are the greatest organizer
in the world and they always vote thei
members.
General Knox losing patience will
Washington's Fabian policy, said. "It you
Excellency expects to achieve The libertie
of these colonies you must use Ere arms il
place of the mattocks and spades" And il
this second struggle for independence tn
farmers and their allies must use ball ITS.
is time to abandon the Fabian policy.