The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-27


everything -taEr-, interest, salaries,
iii fact. every itcut you can name.
\ public officer is supposed to be
II servant % the ptpIl" Hhn are the
people: Is Ii that class who lIy" with
out work and pro,.t.cc nothing: 10,
the pconlc are the tpiicr@ who labor
and enrich The world, not through tx
pculiturc Of interest, Income or ac-
cumuiat..,i labor III >I!aI,. Of inherited
estates, bat men of bone and sintw
who raise heat and brcaIstut that
Hli mankind may eat, men who raise
wool. cotton, hides, etc., thai Cots
children may be clothed, men WHO
saw, weld the troWrl and swing the
hammer these are the people.
Stop and contemplate how public
servants serve their master tthe peo-
pie. Look ut the farmcr~-sce the
farmer ut dayhrcak, ready for toll.
Watch the city street ears III he morn
ing and this is what you will notice:
Between > and & you Will see the la
lorcr and mechanic with thris tin din
ncr buckets on their way to the fac
tories between Is and You will see
the clerks in possession of the cars:
between and : You VIII see business
men on their way down town: between
9 and. ! YOU will see the bankers
clerks on their way To work; between
. and 10 the bankers roll down III their
coaches to work. and from 10 to
you will see the public servants
Judges. clcrks~ slcrils. state officers,
county and ely officials, strayin:. down
town to work ?, until 3.p. III.
Isn't this so? Is it ovcrdrnwn?
Then contemplate Thu, phase of public
service. Short hours are made in or
der to furnish thousands of Supcrlunns
Offices. This policy is followed IN or
der to furnish heclcrs. party boosters
AMI politicians Il chance 10 plumber the
ta:cs contributed by til" people t"
sustain the Government. Isn't 1t time
public servants were ma L. to work rs
long as anybody and - indUstrously
rs anybody.
Now let us glance at another
feature OF Government. Why
should sheriff or county
clerk or some other official he allow eel
to pile UP fees. fines. etc., until SUCH
items represent to the office holHer
(puhlir servant) IN income of 1000
IL year or more? Surri v.thry do not earn
it. The people from HON this money
Is cNactcI do not earn to exceed $500
per wear after paving taxes and living.
Why should the servant get any more
than the master? Why should some
insignificant nincompoop who could
not earn to exceed IL bare living in pri
vute life be paid fabulous sums of
MONEY the moment he gains IN office?
Why should public servants I'll retire
rich ut the close of their terms? IsL't
it stealing?
Why prosecute the poor devil who
steals Il loaf OF bread and smile on
these monstrouS thieves who sit on our
judicial benches. pledged to protect
the estates of our widows and orphans.
while they connive to rob such rSt,tcs.
Surely there il something wrong.
The. trainers of the Declaration OF H.
dependence and the Constitution OF
the United States never contemplated
that the policy outlined 10y shem
should ever lead into such conditions
rs now ride the backs of productive
toll.
Isn't it time to call Il halt and give
those who .oil and who should hr
masters Il chance to en- Joy Il little Ct
that which they create and not hog i
all for non productive officials. uSurers.
cxploiters and snohs. Stop and think
denver Road.
Monopoly.
The character Of monopoly is rnt
understood by many who write on So
form lines. No, understanding is
principle they see only the create" nx
ans les Of it. such as the Standard Oil
Company. Diamond Match Company
and others. Eat the principle OF mo
ropoly is III controlling to any t\ttu:
the things another needs ur wants.
So far, the coal l. not III one st ot
hands. nor are the railroads. but We
can see the monopoly. The cn.ner
grocery having all the butter III the
town becomes 4 monopoly o: the same
kind. only less III NeEre", and none the
less Il monopoly tLoug'. it does no;
take advantage Of its position. Fur
thcr the corner grocery has monopoly
on all its goods. modified hv the dis
tance. time an.E,rouhe o. the customer
in going, TO the next store. though i.
he next door. Take oil for al illustra-
ton: | do not have t. buy Of the
Standard, for | can 60 10 Russia and
import il. but prefer the STANDARD on
account Of time, and expense OF going
to Russia. The same principle holds
good on the corner g"ocerv. onlv
those on the inside of a ,lonopol~ can
defend themselves. therefore moncpo-
lies should embrace all people lik4 the
postl monopoly. \ public owned
al Of
oppressive. A private monopoly is
ALWAYS oppressive.
Nor is competition understood. 1t
is just as Objectionable in its operation
as private monopoly. Take the retail
business. If competition is good, then
the pora the better, out don't each