Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-07-23

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They are the only reminders to
him of his being worthy of any
reward for his incessant labor,
and they come directly from the
Omnipotent who 20. directs the
work Of the elements Of the uni
verse to hisgood. God, revealed
in nature; reaches out his boun-
tiful hand and pays for the work
of these humble servants in nat
ures own money, not gold coin,
but what is better, bushels of
golden grain, and other food for
man and beast. It is we'll that
the farmer has this Hand to sup
ply him for there are numerous
other hands stretched out to him
also, but not to give. to reward
for labor, but to take, to snatch
away in innumerable ways and
on many different pretenses,
just and unjust, the rewards he
has thus received directly from
the Source of all Good for his
labor. He has to give to his fell
low men, his brethren in .other
vocations, some, or rather the
greater part of what he has gath
cred; and it is-but right that he
should do so, provided however
that he receive the full value of
something else Interchange there
for. The farmer has earned his
bread lin the sweat of his BROW
and it is a great injustice if he
shall be compelled to leave any
of it to someone else without get
ting something back that is of
equal value, that is, that which
has caused it's possessor as much
trouble to gain rs did the pro-
ducts of the farm cause their
owner in obtaining them.
But it is quite difficult to esti-
mate correctly this relative val
ne of things. In many instances
the farmer is cheated in his ex-
changes, partly because he him
self overestimates things he re-
ceives, but mostly because the
things are overvalued to him
and he is left no alternative but
to take them at the price set. on
them or else be without, and
as he feels that he needs the
wares offered he takes them and
is cheated.
Such has been the lot of the
toilers for times immemorial. no
less in this nineteenth century
of education and civilization than
ever before. Even in this coun-
try of ours, 1.-The country of the
free and the brave this con-
sideration exists to an alarming
extent, nor is it on the wane,
driven before the mighty power
of education to more barbaric
countries, but rather on the in
crease, nurtured by the ever
ready tool of the devil, selfish
ness. We have a very good IL
lustration of this in the numer-
Gus trusts growing up like fungi
all over this compromising Unit
ed States. What are they all
for, if not to try by foul means
to compel the farmer and other
toilers to pay unnatural prices
for the goods they control?
They think they ought to get a
little more than their fair share
of the farmers and therefore
they have banded together~so as
to exclude the possibility Of a
healthy competition, and to Gre
ate and maintain an unnatural
relative value as compared with
the products of the farmer.
It will be interesting to see
how this years crop will be COB
bled up by those who claim to
have a ri ght to take it. One thing
is certain that after all bills are
paid the farmer will not have
much for himself to use for his
own enjoyment.
l will not take any. more OF
your valuable space now, Mr..
Editor, but if this does not wand
en- into the bottomless pitt I will
come again..
E. HEGSTROM.
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