Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-14
To Any Farmer who Will Read 1t.

- m getting to be an Old mau. II
cry has ocen hGyd times, rs The oil
song has it, since the hour that | ";
bovu' and continues from ycar 10 yea
- Let us think and reason about ii q Ii
tic and sec Il the cause is moi groatl
. our own dojngS. bad management c
carelessncss. | will say irst-weh av
= good country, ours {, a gool,y her
tage We have mere advantages tina
We use property, and | venture the as
~>rrtjon that our country Is about Il
good as another, all things considered
Take the advantages and disadvanta
+ yes and all are about equal.
; a few days ego heard a clever gen
lleman say, these are the tighteSt time.
| ever saw. heard another say ht
+ was getting Oh very well, he had plen
ty to cat, . reasonably good crop, {
fine po;atoo patch, plenty OF peas, su
gar cane enough to make molasses to
do him and to spare, plenty OF milk
and butter, aud hogs enough to make
his own meat and considerable over.
Why is not every pIanteri in the same
condition? Simply because he does
not Try, The truth is, the supposed
bard times are forcing the planting III
t~ercsts of the country to become indie.
pendent. Ny opinion is that the pres.
ent crop has beeu raised at less ex-
pense than any crop since the war, and
why? Because our merchants could
not afford to sell supplies on credit
and the planter has been compelled to
live greatly within his own means.-
If he had what was necessary he was
best Oft. II he did not have all he
wanted, he had TO live on what he had
or could get, hence he got along with
as little as possible and the crop has
been made, to q large extent, without
going in debt, and the people are
mostly in better condition than they
were a year ago, because they now
have more 10 live ON and owe less mo.
ner. y few years more of similar @.
economy and industry will make our
people independent and prosperous.
hope The time is passed forever when
the farmers will have to raise cotton
to buy meat, corn, flour and mules, all
OF which cat be raised at home. there.
by saving the money to all who try it.
| have never known n farmer who lad
corn and meat to spare and sell who
wanted TO borrow money. and | scarce.
Is ever knew one who bought meat
and corn and sold his cotton for six or
eight cents per pound but wanted 10
borrow it. If our planters will pursue
the better plan \ change o; situation
will inevitably follow. Cotton will in.
crosse in prize and we will soon seq a
great tumble in prices in many leading
articles of trade, No more fifteen
cent meat will be Oh the market.
1t las been the policy Of those who
controlled our government affairs to
oPpre's the poor and make tie rich
The threatened tariff reform
already alarmed the m~ilIionaircs.
The country demands reform. The
are tired of reckless manage.
heut. Let the Sherman bill 20. A.
ooIish the Mckinney outrage. slit the
pensions and ic, none but those hon. :
entitled remain Oh The roll. Cur. ,
all the exirayagant appropriation. so d
yasietully INDUCED IN. Build up man.
iiactorios OF cotton and wool. We
ATE the raW material and can mqnH. +
aciuro ii cheaper than old England or .
New England. Quit laboFing to en-
ich others and get rich ourselves - ,
Let every planter adopt the plan of
'royiding for his own household and J
arm and tie South will grow and J.
The God Of the Universe =
ms done great things for the South.
IN country. Now let the people i'm. II
rove the opportunities within their /!
each aud be happy. a
said repeal the Sherman law, and a
not: Why DO our Senators hest. :,
nc: The repeal bill only proposes to G.
epcal the clause authorizing The pur- II
Of silver bullion, for which the
overnment is paying out quantities 81
f gold while the bullion is lying in
lie Golfers Of the Government, doing Sc
obody any good, but draining the It
ltionaI treasury and impoycrishing
le country. The excuse for delay in T.
'pcaIing that portion of the law. that to
is destructive to silver. is no excuse ST.
all. The repeal bill only proposes bI
stop tie purchase OF silver bullion. ~
does not propose to interfere with :,
G circulation Of silver That will 20
as it has been doing unless there is ri
ether legislation to change it,, The .
peal bill will not interfere with it,
en- talk about the free coinage of sill. A.
r az If there was absolute free coin. Ri
e-that the Government STAMPED 81
c bullion without charge. 1t had w
st as well manufacture your cotton in
TO cloth for nothing as to coin the lh
rough silver into dollars tree Of
charge, The miners pay for manu-. ~
their silver and gold as the co
'mer pays tor manufacturing his cot. co
u, wheat, corn, timber etc. lal
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