The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-09
A FARMER SPEAKS TO FARMERS

And Tells Them What Will Come from
Supporting the Third Party.
Editor Morning NelCs: In my mail a
few days ago there was copy of the Peo-
pies party paper, published In Atlanta.
Although disguised with its rantings, 1 read
it simply to see what its editors had 20 say
that was so enticing to farmers, as that isl
believe, the class they particularly seek to
convert to their party. How any intelli-
gent, thinking man can be for one moment
fooled by such a class of rantiug fools car
not imagine. They pirate about the finan.
oial policy of the government, as II among
the whole Peoples party leaders there is one
single man capable of formulating any sort
of financial policy or plan that would be
worthy Of consideration.
Post and Watson, one a traitor to his
party ana tile other a tramp politician, q
nobody. In the sample copy OF the paper
before me Is long, gushing article about
the sickness and distress existing among
some factory workers in Atlanta, AID 1t
winds up by laying the blame on the policy
OF the government. Is any further evidence
needed Of the absurdity of their oaimsl
The class Of people in Georgia who are flock
Ing to their standard are just such as would
stop work to run aud watch some strolling
dago with monkey and an organ. And to
think that such men can vote lam for In
Producing bill restricting voting priv-
ieges and disfranehising every man who
cannot be depended on to vote as q sane and
thinking man should. Now, | am
farmer, and poor man, but am not such
TOOL as to lament my poverty as being the
cause Of Wall street, the financial policy of
our government, or to any foreign cause
beyond local circumstances and surround
lngs and other personal affairs which con-
Germ no one but myself, and is my misfort-
une and also my fault. All this Juror
ABOUT more money being issued so as ito
increase to amount per capita and the free
coinage OF silver is very well for those
whose business is in touch with it, but the
farmers can very we'll afford to let alone
matter which is beyond their grasp and
winch has puzzled many of the ablest finan>
ciers OF the country. They can rest assured
mat no matter how much the volume of
currency may be inflated it will not be
issued gratis, They will find that there is
Always sufficient money to paw them for
nj the produce they can raise to sell, and all
euSs tney can earn in any legitimate way
VIII be forthcoming.
nat more can they ask than Is embodied
III Inc platform of the grand old Democratic
party the party which has made Georgia
what she Is now?
Inc trouble is that the bulk Of the far
Lners' as rule, look upon every other vo-
1AN bu5lu6oS as ClhSuluR Win
SueIsi that they are down-tr dden and
aesl'lated against and to the betterment Of
eyery other interest, when the truth is that
~ one interest aud no one class have de-
htnanued as much Of the state legislature, or
Oeeq granted as much.
No class or men are 80 anta9onistic to
ttealroads and yet more dependent upon
ruan farmers are, and yet it was the 'far-
i NOR legislature Of Georgia that tried to
legsiate the railroads into bankruptcy,
SoApy from prejudice. Not one of those
al mer legislators knew one iota about
tLu at ~ cost TO operate railroad, or any
su'us else about it. say that the farmers,
a. a. class, are more favored under the law
b nau any other. AS evidence, 1 cite the
oIIiesEead law, which was passed for them,
anu oehlnd which thousands take shelter to
AVOID paying an honest debt to some
III merchant. Farmers will complain Of
ias,s W aud hard times as long as time
H aa's' why! Simply because from the
5 nature OF things farming is not a
taoney-making BUSINESS. Men engage in
bnt from many and varied reasons,
rioL uoS one with the expectation of making
Issues A man farms because it is an un-
restricted business and open to all; because
;vLesres to live the quiet homelike life,
W. no DoSs standing over him; because he
lit ants 10 build home and settle down in
80 90 W ENJOY the comforts Of home and the
tnIy' NO one goes at farming to make
fortune. This is an agricultural country
olE an agricultural people.
tbe rue the farmers are poor and prices of
me NC pLodnctS low, but neither the Democratic
tS Ui me Republican party is responsible for
s rH. TACT They are poor yet possess many
ahtages which they should appreciate
supply and demand for cotton regulates
he hes, and not politics, and they should
~ ,usn 70 be made fools of by every below
exponent Of change and reform who