The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

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e, administration co:' the past .l,,.'. IL
form goa u Tie condition oE tac OF
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.n -uch suggestions a. il .ay As,:...,.,
Union WII ~ h-s,"tici,sl % tn, ol.-ug.-
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II may not DC imporlunc at the out
u Ills ;,lpcr to ;tt!t.GG tD:,ui.., q! ll.c
,->c- ~ tho great capitalization. ~
-i@cip.cs ana purposes. AID he press
=: emergency t}at demands IL I,erprt-
..;r. The CAUSES th;i, induced TIE FOR
ation OF this great and grand organi-
..tion, that reachc- from ocean to ocean
nd rom The gulf 10 the lake.. may be
.ticfy stated Il, corrupt lc1iolat ion.
9th state and national. enacted du: iny
ne last thirty years. dcprcs-ill." almost
teEond human endurance the agricul-
ural and labor clements Of oul. land and
county. Nor can it be said that this do
PRESTON has been brought abou, bv
uicnre- or cXtrayaranct.
Let u, investigate the situation and
,te if We may find the cause OF this I'M
l;tturai and dangerous condition Of af-
airs: In $50 our farmer, owned over
u per cent Of the wealth Of the coun-
~. 1860 about 80 per cent: l>>n about
-: l>"3 they own less than 20 per cent
Il tn" wealth Of the country. and vet
hey pay NJ per cent Of all the taxes
hat ar collected.
From 1870 to 1860. farm values III
'i'ea-ed lUl percent. From 1860 IL 1870.
arm value, Increased IS per cent. 1870
u 1850. farm values Increased onlynpcr
'2nt. 1850 to l>9u. farm values i,.trta,-
Il only . per cent. The value of 10
.cadih@ crops of this country in ,>6G.
VAS 92.0o.. 49,. The value OF the
>>tinc crops in 1884. S2U43. NO.4Sl In
Eighteen Years OF productive energy.
he ten leading crops only brought two
,tl cent more than in 1856. The aver
l-r value per acre in yield Of all our
,rop, in l>6. wa, $40. and in 1887 was
pniy -.
Every act Of Legislation for more than
he last quarter of Il century has been in
the interest uI u favored few. centeral-
.lcd capital. allied with corporate pow.
\, with its in:,atiatc gre d. has manp-
'ta,cd every industry. created artificial
.hann.!> of supply and demand. filled
,ur land with millions of hungry and
naked. without clllplo.. 1ueut and with.
':t money. business failures. such IL
lrN"r before witnessed in our once love
country. Thirty-onc Thousand per.
,uns owning ont-twcn:it1h OF one pc,
eat of the entire, wealth Of this coun
~. The rich growing richer and poor
growing poorer. w hen We first read
ttc nrufcjic >ayin. of the immortal in.
DIN. We could III our lmmaginat To-,
sr;tSp what he lncant when he said
i sec in the II, az future Il crisis arising
which uuncrVc, llt and causes me t
-rrlnbl,. ful. ia. safety OF my country.
y !: result Of the wal. corporations
ave been cn;hruntd anal ;in cr, Of cor
:lp,;on III high place, will follow and
i.c money power OF the country Will on
i,avor to nrolong lis reign by working
tpon the pre- jud:cv~ OF the people, untll
IL wealth! is aggregated in Il few hands
nd the republic j. destroyed. feel
., thi. tim, more au>,icty for the safety
i my country than ever before. even IN
D., ,,i1-, Of the war. God grant that
oy fears my prove gi'oundt'>s'
,r,,,. indeed. too true Only one
>, ,,.a art Of vicious legislation and the
, .oonc-v will be fulfilled. The cen
=, now assembled may complete that
a.. and then the liberties heQueathtd
h,. IN, founders Of American III :
,r,v Will y. gene ana Eng Will ha|t
a,r,npli,hrd in quarter OF acentury
,hr,uuh money ard partisan legislators
hy ,',~, laws. what She could not &c
wifi her armies for over a century,
| In vain have the people knocked "a
, The door Of the nations capitol tina
,h,ir complaints might be heard, only
20 b.. ridicll,d and drrldcd OF thcn
;n>t ri. hts lis citizens o. this republic
ARTISAN prejudice. rnklndird nE sec
ional hatred. prevented the common
neopi, from arising in the strength "
freeman wight. and hurting from pc"
r the p1iant tools Of pluiocra'y' oven
throwing the money changers ana ara
n, tli,vt, from the temple OF justice
ADVERSE conditions should only II
.ylirr oar courage 20 redoOt'ie our t
'or.,. Being animated by patriot
.,,rno~,. and cNerting the same answer
;ur devotion IL our country good 1t
" the same spirit that proclaimed
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