The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-17

Farmers Tribune.
Holiday Greeting.
This is the merrv-makinG, rejoicing
season of the veAr-tor those who ca
afford it. Everyone has something 10
rejoice over If they know It. Bless
IngS DO not always come unul>gulseI.
Let us rejoice because Il gold standard
has been adopted bv law because Its
horrors will make millions study the
money question. Let lis rejoice be-
cause the Government III times of
Peace is bonding the people 10 the
money kings because 1t will compel
millions to study the bond question.
Let us rejoice because of the great
railroad strike and its failure ncallsc
II will make wurkingmen learn the
futilty of strikes and cause them to rely
on the ballot. Let us rejoice ut the
many vicious and unconstitutional de
ci~ions of courts against working:nen
for it Will cause the latter 10 com
prehenI the valuc OF elccting friends
10 the bench. whether they are lawyers
or not. Let rs rejoice ut the use Of
trained soldiers to compel submission
of wurklnglntn to the wishes of rlcn
EMPLOYERS because it will teach them
that the Government has become a
desro,iSm to protect the rich.
Let us rejoice that the cry Of hun
ger and misery and bankruptcy comes
up from tine nat ION because the pto-
pie have refused 10 notice the lnJn>-
tlce and oppression that has slnwl y
been stcalin. their liberties Tor wears,
anI they hardened not ,othc OCCASION
: Ill CRIES of distress of their fellows III
/ the i: t because they Will learn at
no less cost. Let us rejoice at the
/ prospect OF Il national law to allow the
! railroads to pool and rob the people
! because the people are too blind to
! see II wrong OF any less magnitude.
! Let rs rejoice Il: II bill to give Il few
great people Il hundred million of the
peoples money to build ~ the Near
aqua Canal because the people have
allowed the crimes of the Credit
NohcIcr to go upunlshed and Its
| great thieves TO occupy the highest
places in the nation. Let us rejoice
! at the banking schemes concocted and
that " i'll become IL law bccallse the
people have refused To learn that the
Government should create the money
with which they transact their com
mercial o ,)crations.
There is no Lack of things TO he
thankful for if the people only knew
it. Ring out the Old, ring in the new
civilization. Coming Nation.
Charity Balls.
Charity balls arc all the fad Just now
The daily papers are iull. n iescrlD
ton of one IN Il Chicago PAPER the
other day covered several pages ant
the costumes cost millions, ard The
decorations cost enough to feed tn,
needy in that awful city for days
Charity ball, What mockery. Spend
III. fortunes on wine. flowers and othc
decorations to raise few dollars t.
give to the poor. The poor, too
whose poverty was made by the takina
Of their labor 10 dress these fopplsh
good for nothing members Of society.
Can't give back u few pennies to The
robbed until they have spent fortune
in dancing and hilaritv, Dancing o,
the grave before they shed mock tear:
of SORROW. And the poor people Sc,
and hear of these things daily and ar
too dull to know hat their ballots ar
deposited at every election 80 uphol'
Il system that pcrp.tHates II and keep
them in hopeless slavery and want
Charity bail. Why charity: VIVA
labor that sustains life do Ties
dancers do that they should have mill
ions to waste III charity balls, Will
the men ana women whose lives are
weary round OF toll should have nc
ti.ing? Kings We're ever. md are tt
DAY. supported on their throne, II al
their plentltudc OF power and wealth
| hy the ignorance OF the working pee
pie. American working people are JUS
: as ignorant. They vote foI men VIII
make laws that pro.!uce these cond
ton, No iller ever woilu hav
; wealth if laws were not framed 10 er
, able them To get ana keep the wnalt
pro !ucei bv the weary and callouse
hands OF the working people. lh
majority vote charity balls for the fe'
Illers anl charity soup for themselve:
They vote the same tickets as thes
useless ornaments Of society. Dane
on the hopes and lives of the poo
, dunes. We millionaircS, You are onl
, doing JUS. what he recipient OF vor
: charity soup vote To have vol do.
don't blame YOU, kick high. Pour til
wine. Cover yourselves with ILL
, monds Drink pearls IN your win
l That's what the American workln:
i men aud farmers vote 10 have YOU d
: On with the dance. Coming Nation.
;, The Good Times.
: When We tell the people to go a Ii
h tie SOW in their expectation of goo
: times, the wish is not father to Il
4 / fh,nuhf No want pnn4 ASAoa. mr.