The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09


What is the difference between the
modern and ancient creditorsG
The modern creditors combine and
price the output Of the civilized world,
and in ancient times they controlled
the products in a nation. While one
nation was being robbed and impover
ished by this class, surrounding nations
were prosperous. What effect had this
control of the money of a nation IN
ancient finest 1t concentrated the
wealth of the nation into the hands OF
the few, destroyed the middle class,
impoverished the masses, poverty,
crime, drunkenness and RIGHTEOUSNESS
increased, weakening the vital forces
of the nation, and they fell an easy
prey to younger and more vigorous
nations. What effect has the modern
creditor class on each nation9
They are forcing prices down, de,
creasing the ability of the people to
consume, closing up factories and
mines, throwing millions out of I'm
ploYment, causing strikes, panics,
paralyzing industry, increasing pow
erty and crime and making Sodoms of
our cities and a hell of paradise. Is
our ability to increase wealth on the in
creased We have increased u ability
over $50 fold to produce wealth since
the beginning of this century. every
seven years the civilized world doubles
its ability to produce wealth by build
ing factories and improved Methods
Gladstone.
There is no reason why this should
not continue for several decades. The
civilized world has the facilities to pro-
duce the necessaries and luxuries of
life for all and pay capital a better in
crement on investments than now re-
ceived. Have we a Democratic gov
ernment7 Our government is not Demo
cratic; neither will it be until we have
wrenched from the creditor class the
ability to price labor and it's products
and place it in the hands of the wealth
producers.
What organizations advocate a sys-
tenn that will take from the creditor
class the ability to price labor, the out
put of the farm, mine and factory and
place it into the hands of the people,
where it belongs9 The Alliance and
POpulist. What system have they for
INFLATED to accomplish this end3 By
establishing sub treasures and postal
banks so the farmers can CO operate
and price their products and receive
their share of wealth according to
merit. Assist the farmers to price
their produce, and what effect will this
have on other classes9 Impart to the
farmers the ability to price their pro-
duce and they will have an abundance
of money to expend and every class
can price their labor and products so
as to receive their share according to
merit.
What organizations advocate the
present financial system of farming
out the medium of exchanged The So
called Democratic and Republican
parties-a system that has brought
upon this country and every other the
curse of hard times amidst an abund-
ance such as the world never saw be-
fore. They are the advocates of a ys-
tenn that places the prices of labor and
products under the control of a small
class whose head center is in England,
and this class is the deadly foe of our
republican institutions.
The Alliance and Populists are the
only organizations that advocate a
system that will enable the people to
receive the necessaries and luxuries of
life which they produce.
The Democratic and Republican ma
chimes advocate the most tyranical and
Infamous system of Capitalization
known in history, and this they do for
Office and the money there is in it. The
Alliance and Populists advocate the
only economical system that will de-
stroy the credit system and secure to
them the control of the fruits of their
toll and receive all there is in it. How
can this deadly foe Of civilization be
overthrown3 1t can be accomplished
by national political CO operation.
Neither the classes or States can over
throw this power of all that is good.
But this is paternalism."
What is "paternaliemY" 1t is the
people of a nation doing as a whole
that which the classes and States are
~powerless to do separately.
Is the liberties of the people more en-
dangered acting as a whole than if they