Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-26
COOPERATION.

ED. JOURNAL: The control Of Amer
loan products are today In the hands OF
= dangerous element, class Of middle
men whose sole aim Ii TO throttle the
interests Of the producer and burden
the consumer. Cooperation Ia the only
avenue Of success for the producer.
The increase Of wealth Ia this coun-
try h not In keeping with the financial
gain, land hence political power, for
In capital lies political stronghold
money sharks. railroad, insurance and
banking kings.
The great power Of money schemers
Of New York and other large cities,
forcing the recognition Of money power
u all the inrosd made by middlemen
whose busli eas II Ii 10 Intercept the
products Of the ,untry Ia the hands OF
the producer, thus subjugating the pro.
ducer, the manufacturer and the con-
sumner TO the will and power OF unsolic-
lied and altogether unnecessary appen-
dages commonly termed mlddlemen
which are 10 often not only great bur
den to the producer. but conspiracy
10 the manufacturer and fraud TO the
consumer. and 10 without question one
Of the most alarming features the pub
lic has TO deal with today.
The producer no longer has voice
In tie markets either local or foreign.
The manufacturer no longer enjoys the
distinction OF benefActor either To the
producer or consumer. The power Of
money IN the hands Of these corporate
bodies dealing 10 sll lines Of trade has
forced the manufacturer Into such close
eompstitlon that he Ii compelled 10
take refuge In the ranks Of trusts and
combines. Thus the producer becomes
IN easy prey to the will Of money fac
tlous because their united strength Is u
recognised factor In trade not 30 much
in numbers or even Through the
control Of actual money. but
almost entirely through the creation Of
fictitious values aud presumed quan.
titles, especially is this true Of the
wheat markets. The law OF supply
aud demand by which all lines Of
trade, both exports aud imports. has
hitherto been governed, is NO longer
Recognised In the production and sals
Of wheat. and the same may DO truth.
fully aid Of other products Of this
country. Here the question arises, is
there remedy9 "Certsinly" however
the old sdags very Ally applies. "that
N ounce Of prevention is worth y
pound of cure" The hrst measure
neosssafy b 10 check the ruInous habit
The American producer has acquired Of
plunging headlong Into debt. the very
thing that places him under the easy
control u mad dlsmen, thus the frat
Sep from the line OF prudence aud
psrsonal liberty 10 taken. aud instead
- jolnins hands with his feilo~ pro-
ducsr and become competition, he suf
oHss hls cAploss 10 lead hiua Into the
ossvics Of . commercial and political
arissocncy.
II y apparent 10 every observer that
until the producer aud manufactures
Aeoomss c0snIsAnt Of the fact that
(heir intsrvsls are Identical LIN fact !n'
ospesahls -and blend their Intervals,
Cbliow their products TO the door of ,hs
ooosomsr comparatively slsakinsl
~ thsssby dIsband IN army Of sehsm-
W msddl<msn, spsnd more money
~ Tune with good local papsrs.
nVnkss 70 rsailEstiou Il their condis'
- and Set the prdacer ~ Au,esica
ulll een,aIn In ssrvils bondage.
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