Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-07


Pacific ocean. All the profta go 70
the railroad companieS and the poor
farmers remain poor.
With the press of the largo cities In
possession of bank officials as owners,
any system of finance proposed that Is
not in the interest of the bankers Ia
ridiculed and derided, and the money
Of the country, which should flow
through the channels Of business, is
boarded for speculation In the Jug
glery now performed in the retention
Of the gold reserve, while the bonded
indebtedness is being increased to an
enormous sum with no apparent aug
mentation in the total amount depos-
tied In the treasury. AS long as
money can be used in amassing
enormous wealth by going in at ono
door and coming out ut the other, 1t
will never be used to promote bust
ness. II is maintained that there Is
already sufficient money in circulation
for the transaction of business, but
the large sums in the banks Is pointed
to In evidence, but the money in banks
does not always circulate and is as USE
less to the people MS so many stones
unless 1t can be gotten into trade chan
nels for free circulation. The present
methods of finance causes all money
to flow to the banks, and when it
reaches that destination 1t is only with
difficulty that it turns back again.
With all these obstacles to contend
with the farmer is preyed upon by tho
sugar trust, the beef trust, the oil trust,
the wool trust, the coal trust, the lard
trust, the leather trust, and every other
combination that can control the nee.
essaries of life and increase his ex.
penses while depressing the markets
In which he sells his products. There
can be but one result to this state Of
affairs-poverty and ruin to the farm
ers; they must ultimately become
slaves and their farms pass into the
hands of the owners of large landed
estates.
Whatever may be urged for or
against the present condition of tho
farmers, there is one fact well known,
and that is a scarcity of money. There
Is sufficient money in this coun-
try for oil purposes, but those
who produce the wealth are de-
prived of the profits due them.
Money Is scarce with farmers be-
cause the railroads take the larger
share, SPECTATORS gamble in farm
products, usurers exact dishonorable
contracts, and the government itself
permits horde of vampires to rob the
entire country by system of gold
gambling which is a disgrace to the
nation and its people. All the bounti-
full crops that can be grown will not
be available to assist business until
congress opens the prisons to this
class of mer and places a pen.
atty on such lawlessness as should
be melted out to the vilest OF
the criminal classes, for they
are simply Legitimate and so-called re-
spectacle Williams who live by prey
Every year that passes over the farm
err and leaves him in debt adds to the
struggle for existence, and he can not
buy or satisfy his wants until reliet
comes. 1t is true that farmers con
tinue to farm and the state of affairs
mentioned does not appear as serious
as 1t might be, but nevertheless II ar
end could be placed on combinations
conspiracies and trusts, there woult
be more prosperous farmers and trade
would be brisk everywhere. -Imple
ment Agent.