The farmers' union., 1893-10-26
4 Potent Remedy.

Should the mortgage companies fol-
low up their threats and attempt to
foreclose and withdraw from the Vest
ern States, what would be the remedy?
In every community the mortgased
farmers should more perfectly organize
than they ever vet have done. They
should carefully gather all the statis
ties on the subject. and each give to
the other all the encouragement and
assistance possible. When mort
gage can be paid off at once without
due hardship and sacrifice it should hc
done. But beyond this the rights of
home and family. and the safety, pros
perity, and w.ll-being in the state
come into consideration. There should
be Il public sentiment that will make
life an intoierable burden to the man
who as an officer or LAWYER for himself
or for another, bv foreclosure and
eviction. begins to drive out the hon
est. hard-working pioneers, VINO have
laid broad and deep the foundations OF
the Western States. The slaughter of
values that will inevitably follow any
general attempt to carry out this threat
must be met 10y the power Of the state.
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lZatiOn. to protect rather than DESTROY
its own citizens. Ii need be. every
state can at once enact Il stay law. All
processes for the execution Of judS-
ments and collection of money by dis
traint can be suspended until plan of
relief can be put in operation. Shy
lock and the banks should not have
the privilege of suspension. The
Western farmers have abundant assets
If these are not permitted to be slauSh
tered by forced sales. The money
power has set the example and the peo-
pie have it in their own hands to pro-
tect themselves s.-Nonconformist.
Reports from all over Iowa show that
the Populists are making converts
from both the old parties. Ralph Beau
mont spoke to 5000 ut farmers
picnic last week the Republican can
didate for Governor was billed to speak
for his party, but failed to appear. An
effort is being made to have Il full
ticket in every county, and to contest
every representative district in the
state. Local committees in various
sections report that the vote in their
districts has doubled in the las: sixty
days.
One Of the Populist speakers in &.
letter to the state committee says: If
[ should tell You the exact facts re-
garding my meetings you would set me
down rs an enthusiast. Public senti-
ment is changing: all classes of people
are beginning to understand our prin
ciples as they have never understood
them before" The Nationa Bi-metal-
lie League and the Silver League of
Colorado are going to send large
number of speakers into the state, and
country. Boston Traveller
study the Causes.
Congressman Simpson OF Kansas
says the 5000 miles of railroad in oper
alton in his state cost on an average
S14 900 per mile, but are capitalized at
$97 200 per mile. As rates for service
are sufficiently high to pay dividends
on this vast amount of watered stock,
it has been great detriment to those
who are obliged to ratronize the rail
roads.
The proposition for Government
ownership OF railroads is popular in
this state, and large share of the re-
sponsibility for the political revolution
there can be charged to the railroad
magnates who practlced such extortion
upon the people, for it began with a
revolt against their methods. If the
editors OF Eastern papers wisi, TO deal
tS ,f lat
cease their abuse of Populists for a
time and turn: their attention to these
who are manipulating the railroads.
An CnfulfiIIed Prophecy.