The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-24
A Word to Farmers

The only road to prosperity to the
landowners Of the southern States. De
YOU know that You are worse slaves than
the negro in West Africa! You have
been in lbjcct slavery for many years.
You are being robbed daily: your plan
tations are becoming poorer. our house
are dilapidated: your fences falling
down; your children are not clothed or
educated: your tenants are suffering a
miserable eXi>tence: your cattle and
stranger within your gates are Il sad
spectacle: YOU have scarcely anything TO
eat: your poultry are lean and starving.
in fact. let us tell the truth. we are at
the present day not considered; and look
ed upon rs an ignorant class that an
not feed and take care of ourselves. now
my brother farmer. are YOU Il L.In. have
you any manhood left. it Seems to me
YOU have. unless my eyes deceive me.
| find in my observation, old men with
gray locks. with their wives aild emil
dren working from day break until night.
from Monday morning until Saturday
night. in the cold and heat, struggling 10
make both ends meet.
Come now. let us reason together. What
is the natter? Listen. | will try and eX-
plain to YOU how you have been deceived.
WANT OF ORGANIZATIONS.
We want to extend our hands and VOW
sacred friendship. We want this great
manhood that YOU owned during the
late war. yes we want it revived. Look
out the Lion is at yo>r door: wake up.
Come along landlords and farmers. one
and all in the southern States of Ameri-
ca, and turn light about. four forward.
for the time is coming when your wife
and children will be crying, relieve me of
these chains Of oppression. and kill this
horse : it was soaked long
enough; it is life or death. save me or /
perish. Now Brother farmer, tell me
through the News and Observer and the
great press Of the Southern States.
lave | found the great master Key.
that Will unlock the great chains Of OPP
precision ana save Your wife's and chill
drcn's lands. cattle and stranger within
the gates. and open the great storehouse
Of prosperity ana happiness INTO you.
Brother Landlord and farmer. stretch
out thine hand and eXclaim by the help
Of all. | will. so help me God. Come one
and come all and help organize every
Cotton State by counties and townships.
OF the Divine Master Of this great uni
and the best Of all. it will cost you moth
ing financially. 1t will not take millions
to form a trust to obtain a 80 per cent.
dividend. but only your word OF honor
TO help yourselves. for the time has come
when you must depend upon yOur own
financial ability. and not look to politi-
cal governments to help your lands.
farms. wife and children.
We'll. what DO YOU want me TO dol
Stop cuItlvating SO much cotton. This
product is our main money crop Of the
South. and we ought and we can get \
remarkable price that will relieve all the
troubles. if we will use the Master Key
and bring back prosperity.
MASTER KEY.
Plant no cotton in the Southern States
III the year 1899. Plant everything to
eat for cattle and stranger. and also
remember and put us on Jacobs vow.
Some one may say. what will | do with
SO much wheat. corn or oats. &c. JUST
feed it to hogs. chickens md stock.
which stock you can sell after YOU keepl
4 years supply ahead. This will bring
YOU a far greater surplus thar cotton.
W hat 4 happy time we farmers would
hay" in : Such good things to eat:l
North Carolina hams and eggs for
breakfast. instead Of 4 little fat western.
Then for dinner. chicken salad and fat
turkeys, plenty of nice vegetables and
such 4 lot Of il. why. easily we could
then invite out our friends. the
mayor Of the city and others. and many
clever city hungry men to take IA square
meal. and the best Of all it won't cost
You anything. all raised at home.
Then for supper. just look at the table
of plenty. North Carolina sausage. fried
chicken. preserves. butter and salads.
fruit. &c. al raised at home.
Won't that be like old tines. Then we
Will have enough surplus to buy a buggy
and give the young ladies ii fine time.
and ride in carriages and keep a servant
with 4 red vest and cooked hat. like
those fellows up yOnder which we read
about. that have been trading in the
cotton business since the war. buyingI
Tor silver and selling for gold. What n
Jolly time we can have: it seems to me
rlSht ut your door. Brother. do open
ante us aud let us come in. must be the
crI. y" cotton in 1899. Rent your
spare lands and put the balance in
cereal crops. This alone will be worth
thousands 4 year to the Southern States.
| men III FOO plant cotton and still plant
cereal crops for another supply. for
i'll 1901 plant no cotton again. Now
brother farmer, this plan will place the
South in such a condition.. il would AL
most be impossible to contain the great
rejoicing. This plan will run the price
from o12c to 15c and SOC per pound the
first year: the second year no telling
what the price would be. | fancy I hear
some greedy selfish fellow say: Oh
TINS can be done. we can't live unless
we make some cotton. | deny it and pro-