The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-23
lrOlbERItk.
GOOD ADVICE FROM AN UNFRlENDLl
SOURCE.

OOOO EUPlCE tROk AN UNt RItNUIf
SOURCE.
The old line politicians who are
trying to make the people satisfied
with the hard times has been offer
ing some good advice. They say
make every thing you need, stay at
home and eat and wear It and you
will be alright" This is good ad-
vice, but it was given to convince the
farmers that if they would follow
this course they would have nQthing
to grumble about. We want to say
to the farmers that the best thing that
they can do is to follow this course,
not because it is right that they
should live this way, but because il
is necessary That is, it is neces-
sary as long as present conditions
continue to exist. But no patriot
will ever submit to such course
without striving with all of his
might to change it. This advice re-
qulres the farmers to step out of the
line OF progress, to refuse to avail
themselves of the industrial improve
ments of the nineteenth century,
turn back the wheels of civilization
three thousand years, become her
NIT and have nothing to do with the
outside world. If he will follow
this course, it is true that he can
stay at home and eat and wear what
he makes, and not be effected by
panic or low prices. AS it is now, if
a farmer makes something TO sell,
puts 1t into money, and then takes
the money to buy the products of
somebody else's labor he gets wors-
ted, he does not get value received
for has, nor does the laborer at the
other end Of the line fare any
better. the profit is gobbled up be-
tween the two. Those who control the
instruments of commerce-money
and transportation stand between the
wealth producers, and get large
share of the profits of their labors.
Here we have rich country,
made rich by wealth producers, and
vet the men who have created the
wealth are day poor, growing
poorer. They have made themselves
poor by coming in contact with
| the instruments of commerce-the
agencies of civilization. These
wealth producers to-day must
| follow the advice of the politi-
clans, for If they dare to come
in contact with commerce they are
robbed by the agencies of commerce
So under these conditions we say lei
Us buy as little as possible until money
can be issued III sufficient quantities
to do the business of the country,
and be controlled in a manner so as tt
give every wealth producer an equa
showing with the other citizens OF
the country, also until the high.
ways of commerce, chat are now
held by greedy corporations) are rur
at cost, without discrimination, in
the interest of the people. When t.ra
is done, then the farmers can .hak,
that which he can produce best
turn It into money and buy the pro
duets of another mans lab II VIII, eat
: produce another article better thar
he can. This we could do nov i
soulless corporations did not IN
between the wealth producers 0
/ the different sections of the coun
t1y and bleed them coming and 60
ing. 1t is pretty hard to follow tn
advice OF the politicians, but it
about all that is left for us to do, an
if we follow it, it will so N teach tn
, country lesson. In the meantime le
= us use our votes to have the instru
+ ments of commerce controlled III tn
interest OF the peorle, and then W
u will show the world how farmer
5 should and can live.