The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-22

sapping their surplus, while the great
middle class behold it absorbing their
profits and whitening their energies;
they both bow beneath it with their
wives and children around them; they
tremble; they totter in their work and
wonder why they must live, labor and
make others others fat and warm.
while they are lean and cold.
But they can't stop; they must
''move on,"-a few to suicide, to curse.
to drink. to debauch, to commit crime.
They people the poor.house, the asy-
lums, the chajn-gang, the p~enitentiary,
while here and there they stop, re-
volt, strike, rebel and violate. No
wonder they must be shot down to
preserve the peace and uphold the
very laws that rob them.
Through the fundamentally of ir@
terest I see this train Of Wronged and
suffering humanity as clearly and
plainly as I do the train Of corn that
extends twelve times around the world.
but this train of industrial servitude
is longer; it reaches from the cradle Co
the grave.
Can this be right Tell me 30 and
I'll tell you thatIaw results in anarchy.
Tell me so and I'll show you that edu-
cation, commerce and human devel.
opment brings about servitude, misery,
degradation and crime. Tell me so.
and I'll tell you that the Christian re-
ligion is a farce; that the church bells,
which gather the people to the highest
privilege man enjoys on earth-are but
the tolIings of cruel destiny. a requiem,
soothing the pathway valley to eternal
death.
Brethren of the Alliance, let US seek
what is right and stand up for
Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again,
The eternal years of God are hers"
1.-THE tree is kown by its fruit"
What kind Of fruit has money in it's
two uses, q Measure" and q Record
Of value been to us9 Our answer must
be, good" It has been SO through
all time. In these uses it has greatly
facilitated commerce, built up nations,
educated the people, and practically
converted the world to better religion.
1t relieves Indebtedness by remunerar
ton; it helps the poor and increases
industry and it never has been for
hidden.
What kind of fruit has this gain,
usury, or interest brought us1
It demoralizas the creditor and robs
the debtor. 1t increases indebtedness
without remuneration and has been
forbidden.
1t blasts hope and blights industry,
promotes servitude and steals from
the poor. It buys legislation, corrupts
the ballot box and weaves a crown Of
thorns for the Christian. 1t turns the
lRborer into the streets and sends his
children down the river of life In ig-
norance.
With the brazsn effrontery Of Satan
it makes tramps at n end of human
ity and millionaire, at the other-both
being e-xcrescences to the great body
industrial, and then with hellish salts
faction looks up in the face Of Gods
ministry and says:
"See my work makes a comfortable
home for Charity to live in and plenty
Of subjects waiting in novels for its
benefcence. The world is a success at
last"
Can any Allianceman take the sol
emn obligations of our Order and look
on this fruit Of the tree of interest on
money and say, 8 it is good and rightG''
It is surely an evil and unnecessary
as a part of our financial economy,
which I will claim to show In next
chapter.
SAMUEL ARCHER.
Mica, N. @.
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