The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-29
CAN'T KICK.
wAsH1NaroN. Ia. Oct. 10. 1892,

Editor Or -NOtIcIng in your
paper of a recent date that wheat is
now lower in New York than ever be-
fore except one time. prompts me to
unbosom a talk that took place between
a gentleman and myself at Parkers-
burg, Grundy county, Ia in II.
He was on his way to the West, but
for some cause his train was side
tracked at the above named place late
Saturday, night to lay over until Mon
day morning.
Sunday morning he and I got to talk
ing and found that he was greatly
interested in the wheat crop. so [ pro
posed TO hitch up up TO my buggy and
take a ride out Through the wheat
fields.
We drove out t. a mound or eleva
ton that vas about fifty feet above the
general level of the county, where we
could see wheat in all directions as the
eye could see to distinguish shocks.
He became greatly excited This
Is the greatest chance for the wheat
s%peculatOr that | ever saw" said he.
| asked him how that was.
Because" said he. the crop i'm
mense and the quality never better 1t
will keep any length of time. and at
the present price there is a fortune III
IL for the wheat buyer"
l asked him if the farmers kick on
the price, then what?
Kick nothing, said he, "they can't
kick"
"Why?" said l..
Because they are in debt" said he,
land they have got to sell We under
stand that, and we held q big meeting
in Chicago the other day and decided
that the present price, which W. rs
seventy five cents, should prevail until
the bulk Of this crop Is bought in And
[ am on my way now to Fort Dodge,
Ia to buy wheat"
Now, Mr. Editor, if this man did not
have his W money e. buy that wheat
with, whom did he get it of?
Why, he got it of a banker or was in
CahOOt with some banker firm.
Whom did they get their money
from?
The government.
What interest did the bank pay the
governments
One per cent, for money to buy the
farmers wheat at their own price to
warehouse it for future speculation.
But now did the farmers come to be
in debt?
Because they had borrowed money
of a banker.
What interest did he pay the banker?
Ten per cent. was cheCurrent interest
at that time
Why did the farmer have to borrow
money of the bankerT
Because the banker had the currency
suddenly contracted by converting it
int interest bearing bonds. which
caused general stagnatiOn in all bust
ness except money lOaning. So said
the commission that was created by
Congress at that time to Investigate
and ascertain the cause of the general
prOstrAtiOn of business. And the III
rency has been C lntrac5ed eve since,
with all the Demo Republican lies to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mind this commission was composed
of both Democrats and RtpubliCa ).
And now the Democrats tell us that
it is on account of the high tariff, and
the z. o. p. tells Us that it Is on account
f the Democrats advocating free trade,
cor SOu raised too much Or 90 little. "
Yet their legislation IN hat respect
is the same as IT Is on the one rail
road, land. and the whiskey question.
The two old parties remind me of the
CIN N6llA'Ot id w CS HI AdOLU Vi
going down the wharf every day to
watch the boats arrive One day a
New Yorker on arriving walked up to
the old man and remarked hat they
had a fine climate.
Yes" said he, 1.-The finest in the
world"
I see your pumpkins and equashes
are wonderful, what IS the u Of
that?"
"Clmate!" said he.
Your fruit and vegetables of all
kind are wonderful. What do you
attribute that to?"
Climate
Il understand eou are going to have
a railroad here at no distant day
He SAID it was the understanding, he
believed.
: q see that there is a large hill to the
east of you. How do you propose to
get over that?'
Ion, climb it."
Inst so with the two old parties,
when YOU confront them with all the
above and ask them FOR a remedy.
'.Oh Tariff And for the last quarter
of a century they have had you climb
ing it until you have worn the soles off
Of yonr boots, the clothes off your backs,
and YOUR pockets 90 till they won't
hold a silver dollar, and now they want
to make a contract with you to climb
it for another four years,
NJ B CREswELL.
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