The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-29
From a Dakota Farmer.

MONANGo, NpRIH DAhoIA, Ocl. 10,
1896: We had a wet backward spring.
Some weeks during seeding it rained
nearly every day. We anticipated large
crop, but hot dry June and early part of
July thwarted our prospect and the crop
is about an average for this locality,
OF 5 bushels of wheat per acre. Streaks
devasting the crop for half a mile in width
and several miles in length. Much of the
late grain was injured by frost which
came the last of August. Corn did fairly
well where planted in fair season, and
hogs ale as good property at s.. % per
cwt. as they wee at twice that price
when feed was twice as high.
Farmers are quite jubilant over the
price of wheat at 80 cts, and upwards,
which is about ten cents per bushel higher
than last year. 7 he low prices have fallen
largely upon real estate owners and farm
e1s, as wages have kept up close to old
prices, men getting so pei month for the
summer.
The tanners of this locality remind one
OF boys chasing the gaudy butterfly. All
are eager in the pursuit but they seldom
capture tie plize. This is a good place
10 loan money, II a man understands his
business but it is vely poor place to do
business on hiled labor or borrowed
t,11,itai AZ ca,IitaIiSrS in tho aarl,, da,S
loaned 81, COO per 100 acres on this land,
supposlng they had wheat farm, found
hey had only sLeep pasture worth
about 500, they ale now 50 very eau
tious that it is hard for a farmer to get a
loan on the best security
sheep or young cattle will double in
value in year, but capitalist doing bust
ness hele wants halt the growth, OF about
80 per cent. on his money. This tact will
induce many talmels to vote for free
silver, who would not otherwise ANY at
tempt to increase the volume OF currency
is welcome. They seldom stop to think
that a silver standard would drive gold out
VI ~ o4tteACt' I-NSi lllctu 81 ldI DIS am
acquainted is in favor Of protection. but
many OF them claim that there is not
much difference in the average duty favor
ed by the two parties, and the money
question is all.
AS the blood circulates through the
body, carrying with it health and viyor. so
money should circulate through the ma
ton, carrying with it wealth and prosper
lty. While ii is a national duty to see to
it that the life blood of the nation is not
drawn away III payment for imported
goods. it is also national duty to provide
Ton the relief OF local stagnation within
our own borders. While we should shnn
any violent changes as liable to prove dis
astIous, it is greatly to be desired that
some plan should be devised favorable to
agricultural pursuits. 1t is we'll known
that bankers usually prefer to loan money
to merchants OF manufacturers on short
time rather than wait for the slow re-
tWns Of the farm. AS the soil is the
SNNANO u "e'iIi otl law makers should
see to it that the humble tiller Of the soil
is not placed at a disadvantage. financially.
with those who have chosen what they
please u Term more noble calling. The
government goes to Il vast expense to ed
ucate the Using generation bat lifts not a
hand when the only capitalist in the
neighborhood demands 30 per cent. for
the USE Of his money, thus rendering
hundreds of families too poor to profit by
educational privileges
lie sphere OF government should be
slightly "idened so as to elevate the
masses; not ly pouring knowledge down
upon them, but by lifting the people up
into light and sunshine, by making laws
favorable 10 agriculture. TO make usury
laws is like trying to heal an old sore
without removing the cause of the disease.
a few years ago it was made illegal to
loan money here at per cent d month.
and the money Ioaners went to SELLING
goods on time Tor = OF times their cost
III ltaly the government loans money to
the people on good security. Would it
not be better for this government to loan
limited amount ON land rather than have
II 60 INTO the hands OF foreign capitalists
for a TITLE.
1t may be said that the government is
not rich enough to buy all land in the
United States, but the credit of the GOV
eminent is good and it could borrow
enough to buy all the land that goes on a
tax title 1t could do more than that. IT
could loan in all cases not to exceed one
fourth the value of the land, charging
enough more interest than government
has to pay, to pay all expenses. There are
numerous branches of business that could
be managed by government as advantage
ously as the postal business. But it is
not advisable to attempt to revolutionize
me world in day. Let the march of
progress be ever onward, extending re-
he1 TO the oppressed lest they be driven
10 desperation. These greenback and
silver waves will give the worl d an idea
OF the thoughts which are being ma
tured IN the minds of the people. Read
ana reflect. Truth is usually found mid
way between two extremes.