The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
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How ADemocratic Farmer Feels

How A Democratic Farmer Feels
Nnw that the Frcst King holds the earth
in his icy embrace, the dilisent farmer has
a rest from his daily labor n aturally, If
Re be AMI intelligent agricnlturalist,> he
turns to his books and newspapers during
the long winter evenings, and seeks to
improve his mind as well improve his
land. He has time on hand, and reading a
little or much as his tastes dictate, he writes
perch nee a letter to his county paper, and
;eels repaid for his mental effort by seeing
his & fusion in print. Besides, the editor may
be his pei sonal friend, and in some cases,
although the letter may not be intended
for publication, the editor enjoys it, and
thinking others may do the Same puts it in
type The Editor of THE WING has just
received letter of this class. He respects
the writer because he is "a good fellow"
and while he cannot endorse the politics of
bis epi:tolary friend, he gives his letter
place because it is readable, and let's the
fallacy of the political argument pass,
DPC5 use ne huUWS llS "IllcI Is SluCcIS.
CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md, Jan. I, 1898.
EDITOR OF THE WING.
My Dear Old Friend:
1 send with pleasure herewith to you
one five dollar bill-good Democrat
money. l would be glad t. pay you
S35, O0O, 900 if had it to spare, but being a
little short Just AZ this time, the only thing
1 could do would be to give you a draft on
"Jay Could" with the understanding that
you proceed at once to his present banking
house, where you will fiud him at home at
all hours. so the papers say, ard collect it.
am reminded however, that this pro-
ceeding would be little risky, and being a
good Presby terrain. ESQ far as that system OF
theology accords with my views) l would
advise that you have all such paper pro.
tested Immediately on receipt thereof.
One reason of my shortags is the exhor,
bitant demands of the tax collectors.
From this purgatorial condition however
l hope to be relieved, as soon as the Mary
land legislature aided by wise men from
the east and west can formulate plan 10
unearth and tax the hidden wealth of
capitalists, SO that each shall bear a just
proportion of the burden. Then "the
blessings of coed government like the dews
of Heaven should descend alike upon the
rich and the poor"
TO many of us poor farmers this will be a
foretaste of the millennium. And when it
does come, either you or l must write
another book C slled "Out of the Depths"
Now, in regards to politics, l would say,
l caudidIy believe we ara both honest Yet
we differ. In measure we may both be
| right. Times AID circumstances change,
| keep in the liue of progress.
That the Republican party has been
progressive party, no one can doubt, but it
has progressed too mnch. L. has pro-
| crossed very much in the pensions and
| force "ills. 1t has progressed verv much
in tariff. 1t has progressed very much in
silver purchase. 1t has progressed very
much in the destruction Of our merchant
marine. 1t has progressed very much in
giving away millions of acres of our best
| territory to grasping corporations. Il has
progressed very much in the interest of the
manufacturer and against the interest Of
the sgriculturist. So | might go on Gd
inJinitlm.
1 imagine the Republican party had
almost come to the conclusion that it
reigned by virtue CT its evil deeds. History
repeats itself. A day of reckoning always
| comes to evi! doors, and of course it had to
come sooner or latter to that party.
1t had ventured like little wantons boys
who swim on bladders this many summers
in a sea of glory; but far beyond its deptb;
and it has fallen-some evil minded persons
| say-never to rise again. o tempors! o
Mores But, "mene, meme, tekel, uphar
| sir!" Now the Democratic y rty being in
the true faith, ard in the near future, il
| possession, has great and solemn duty TO
| perform, if il would retain the confidence
of the American people.
1t must understand that Vox Populi
means Vox Del, and govern accordingly.
1t must as soon as possible remedy existing
evils, two OF which, the tariff and pensions
| need immediate attention. Next comes the
farmer, somtimes called agriculturslist,
much depends upon whether he owns him
self or is owned by somebody else, mostly
in general the latter.
The way matters have been ia the past
and are At present, are enough to tHke all the
| AN bition out of the farmer and compel him
to give up in despair. 10 cents for :. bushel
| Of haa nd L dol for h,t
for 4 bushel of corn and $500 to speak to a
| lawyer. 30 cents for a bushel of oats and
10 cents for drink of wLiskey. With
| such condition of things where is his
encouragement? What eau he expect bus
temporal and eternal ruin.
l must confess l cannot see why man
should necessarily go to hades because he
| is poor, but you will observe that good
clothes, make good church going people; and
| good church goers make good Christians
and good Christ ians go 10 Heaven. On the
contrary a ruined farmer has 70 COOS:
| clothes; therefore lie cannot 60 TO church.
! If he don't go to church he is no Christian
| and he must go TO nades. There yeu-are. Isn't
| that plain enough? One is a consequence
| of the other. This is Sucratc method OF
reasoning. Who is TO blame Tor all this?
| Tie Republican party of course. In that
| 'they have done those things which they
should not have done, and lett uudone
those thin z which they should have DONE
| During their long tenure of office they have
practically done nothing for tie farmer,
| and in this respect their great sin consists
| in leaving undoCe that which they should
have done. They have treated the farmer
and his occupation with SO little respect
and so much indifference that l imagine
| can almost hear the word Cursed be tie
| Ground for thy sake
| Well, you ask what can we do? Jonah
asked that question aud instead ct trying
to do something, ran away to escape the
responsibility. Biblical history informs US
bow well he succeeded; aud the newspapers
tell us how well the Republican party sue
ceeded on the Sth of November last.
If Biblical history BE- true, Jonah was in
a very bad fix. If political history be true,
the Republican party is in Il bad fix. There
| is this difference, however: Jonah was com
PEELED to dine IN fish; the Republican party
| was compelled todiL Oncrow. Some theolog
ians believe that"punishmeutis corrective"
| IL must have been go in Jonah's case as we
have the further information that after 10
was delivered from his prison he was faith
| full to his trust, true 10 the people and a
| hard worker in the vineyard of his master.