The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-18
What Shall the
Farmer Do?
HAS THE FARMER FAILEDf
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w nat Is the business OF the farmer1
Evidently to grow food and raimeu,
for man and for beast. Has he no,
done th,sf Look at the present over
loaded markets, and answer
Everywhere We are met with the
cry, ocerproduction. We have growu
more food than the world can pay u.
fair price for. We have grown
more cotton than we get a fair mar.
ket for.
Have We not done our part we'll;
1t would seem that We have. Then
what is all this fuss about ANYHOW,
Legislation and commerce: W.
have so cultivated the soil that q
superabundant supply of food and
textiles is seemingly produced. We
say seemingly, not really. There is
not more food than is needed ia
feed the hungry mouths; nor is there
more cotton than is wanted for use
by the
lLLCLAD AND SUFFERING POOR
But there is more of both than
commerce can handle at figures tina,
bring a profit to producer and con-
sumner and handler. Then the trou.
bic Is not with the farmer, but with
the middlemen.
But the middlemen, that is the
buyers, shippers, spinners and sellers,
are not alone responsible for this
state of affairs. All of them would
gladly see better prices prevail
The fault is
LARGELY IN LEGISLATION.
The lawmakers have ,nterfered
with the standards of value to which
the people had become accustomed.
and with which they were satisfied.
This interference has caused dis
trust, uneasiness and general hest.
fancy. Wise men hesitate to under
take any new adventure. The wheels
OF business lag. Again, the laws
make 1t penal offence for in
dlviduals or corporations to make
money, or any circulating medium
that answers the place of menev.
They reserve that right and privilege
to the general government.
As they have done this, thew
should by all means give us as much
money
AS BUSHES CALLS FOR.
This they have signally failed to do.
The result: These two causes have
conspired together to one common
result.
Individual enterprise is paralvzed
They have produced stagnation in
business, and brought about such a
decline In values that fortunes are
melting away, labor is insuficientlv
paid, poverty is increasing, crime ia
growing, and the very life of the
government is endangered. This
question seems too plain to need ar
gument. The farmers are not to
blame, except that they
HAVE VOTED FOR THE WRONG MEN.
What shall we do about iti Now
recur to the original proposition.
what shall the farmer dol, B.
dunnlcutt, in Southern Cultivator.
What tho People win Have to Fight.
Southern MercuryI
1t is authoritatively stated that a
million dollars was guaranteed. if it |
became necessary to expend it, to be |
Used to annul the income tax law be-
ore the Supreme court. As supreme
Judges are still quoted at moderate
'rices, the million dollars was not
cry heavily drawn upon.
Another million dollars has been
ubscribed to aid the sound money
eague In New York in its compaipn
gainst silver. A million dollars does
ot amount to much in the ewes Of
ne millionaire money combine of
lew York. By one transaction If
he combine z million dollars can be
ressed out of the people. When
MS money combine wants q million
ollars to buy up the people and en-.
ave them, 1t gives the lever q pull
nd the dupes come forward and con-
'lbute the funds for their own en-
avement. A New York paper saws:
1--WE are informed by party who :,
In position to know that ST. 900. 900 ,
as been pledged to the managers of t
he sound money league to carry on
lelr propaganda. In a short time
. may be able, through this same /
to print the names of a I
lumber of the subscribers to this
md. He declares it is strictly non
artisan, and the money Games from
epubllcans and Democrats alike. If :
US be true, and we believe it is, no
me should be lost in preparing for
'e inevitable conflict"
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