The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-07-27
FOR THE FARMERS
Useful Information Concern
ing Farm Work.
WHAT ORGANIZATION WILL DO
They Learn to Know and Use
Their Power-Stock Notes.

They Learn to Know and Use
Their Power-stock Notes.
1t il needless to say that the agricul.
tural interests Of this country have not,
in the years that are passed, received
the recognition which their importance
TO the prosperity Of the nation would
justify and demand. and the momen-
tous question which now confronts the
farmers. is. how to remedy the great
evil Of practically ignoring this great
producing class Of people. and discrimi-
mating against their interests by legis-
lative enactments. 1t is an old and true
saying, that The Lord helps those
who help themselves" and If farmers
would receive help, it must be self
help. The history Of this country for
the past twenty five years, shows that
nearly every great achievement in the
development of the country, and every
scheme for the concentration Of politi-
cal power and the accommodations of
great wealth. have been accomplished
by means Of organizations, great or
small Consequently the lesson Of the
hour is, that farmers must help them.
selves by organization and co-opera-
ton, and thus make available mighty
power which heretofore has been but
partially utilized. Many Of the evils
Of which We complain, if not self.in-
fiicted, certainly exist by our suffer-
ance; because by reason Of numbers we
have ample power to remedy them, or
TO so modify them that no cause of
complaint will remain We complain
of the neglect of the agricultural inoer-
ests by public officials, Of rights disre-
garded, Of discriminating legislation,
of laws not enforced, Of unequal taxa
ton, Of extravaganza and corruption
in the administration Of public affairs,
and that the few are monopolizing the
profits of the labor of the many. Sure
ly there is no dearth of complaints
But of what avail are complaints if we
will not help ourselves when the means
are SO plainly within our reach: Many
farmers in different parts of the coun-
try, in a measure, At least, seem to
comprehend the situation and are no.
bly, striving to help themselves and
their class by organization, others seem
disheartened or Indifferent, and still
Others, are expecting help by the adop-
ton Of certain financial measures,
which are advocated by many sincere
and honest men, as well as by those in
the employ of private interests who
always talk for the pay there is in
it" But the great majority of farm
ers are simply drifting, or passiyely
waiting for something to turn up"
There is no help in inaction, and no
hope in the attempts to get something
from nothing" There will be no neg
lect Of agriculture nor discrimination
against its interests when the farmers
use their power as ether classes and in
terests use theirs The public official
who neglects or ignores the interests of
other classes which are insignificant
when compared with that of agricul-
ture, soon realizes that his political
race is run, and he is forced TO retire
to private life, but on the other hand,
the public official who ignores agri-
culture and betrays the farmers inter
ests is often given a higher position,
sometimes being helped thereto by the
instructed action of farmers. The
farmers will not be helped unless they
will learn TO know and use their power
for their own interests. There is no
human power which can successfully
cope with that Of the mighty agricul.
tural hosts in this country, when it cal
be concentrated and intelligently and
fearlessly applied.
Farmers, the power is with you
and can be used for our own, and oul
country's good whenever you will it
But it will require patient, persever
ing effort TO utilize this power ant
secure the needed help. 1t will re
quire careful consideration and thor
ough, unbiased discussion with wei
digested plans of action, and then, en-
thusiastic cooperation. This is tn,
way, and the only way to obtain help
Farmers, are you ready