The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-20

trOlS lhe government llSell ana virtually
owns the people. The bankers have almost
succeeded in gaining that control and are
putting forth every effort to grasp this SOW
ereign power They are doing it by associa-
tion. By the power of association they have
succeeded in keeping their chosen servants
in control Of the United States Treasury for
thirty years, and as they gain power they
grow more arrogant
There is hnt bakers dozen Of farmers in
Congress. How shall they proceed to secure
n full representation? By combining. by as
sociation, as all other branches of business
have done How can they form more per-
feet uniol? BY initiating the whole fraternal
interests: by forming clubs or associations in
every district to meet at stated periods, with
programs of business containing every ques
tion of goverument-cOunty, state and ma
tional-as well as farm topics for study and
discussion. Such associations should include
both sex, and the young as the middle aged
ana elder.
This is a birdseye view Of the economic
field as it lies before us today. Is the work
too appalling in its magnitude to attempt:
But the problem of all problems to solve,
or at least to discuss and try to thoroughly
more money for his crops? This he must do
or literally perish. Every farmer knows
this, however h" may attempt to conceal the
truth from himself. Fifteen and twenty
5'"'a az" ',' l"'"l v'oPs VI tnG ohi'ol i''
th,n thrvore now anIa f,r NOR. IoIIors ,hnn
they sell for at the present time Prices OF
ihrm crops have been stead ly going down,
a. Es,''i p.G'u,' i,,tH,
and II half of that created wealth never
grows less in tn" numb"r Of dollars More
MONEY .N,teF p!i'tS Ior the fr"nuc'S % Ht'"
is the vital que tion waiting solution, and no
than the farmer.
VIII ne address himself to III" study Of the
s, ,n,l'.ui, siuo W ~, |. not' .''o
memory, The voomanrv Of England have
passed away The crushing power of low
prices "lpea MN out EhR'ah" hal Zoo,Vo
,ri,, F sn,,,, ,,r,iI'I',s r,,a., oio,., a ~
national policy. There are but 30 600 now,
The farms OF the United States Were free from
n"rlS"ere "',rn ni tuis country au"pte" tie
deep.
Comment on the ESSAY beinp in order Mr..
Kirk sajd h,. thought farmers themselves we're
responsible for the low prices of MANY com
modities, He instanced how the local me
chanirs, the wagon builder, the shoe maker,
and the carriage builder, had been driven
out of the country by the organization of far
mers against them.
Mr.. Michiner thought with Mr.. Kirk, that
the failure to employ ''home' mechanics 10y
home farmers. had resulted in the introduce
ton of cheap city work. He instanced how
much cheaper to the farmer well-buit
"home' wagon was. than the cheap, and
gandilv built combination wagon low so
common. He did not think successful COM
binations were possible with farmers. on
account of the general lack of interest in
them. and what seems like jealousy cxistir &
among farmers us a class
Mr.. Clifford said the apparent object of the
essa was to encourage farmers to organize
for mutual protection. He did not think such
combinations had proved successful. Mr..
Clifford cited some instances in which such
combinations had resulted adyantageously to
the farmer, as the Grange movement in the
West in favor of lower freight rates.
MIR. Maxwell thought that as a class farmers
were quite as prosperous as any other class
of business men.
Mr. SINNERS thoupht that anv farmer who
lived within his means could make n little
money. He thought as n class thew were in
prosps ritv a little above any other class of
our business people.
MIR. Dewitt thought farming legitimate
business. and that if farmers acted and farmed
iudiciously. and lived with reasonable e.on
omy they could succeed.
At this point in the discussion the prcsi.
dent named the following geptlemen ia the
committee TO examine Mr.. Wilson'S premises
Messrs. Kirk. Reedcr and NIichiner.
Enon rr-assemhlinp after dinnar Mr. Kirk
, lio..,,,, - a., a,,,,;,.,., .,, ,,s..,3-,,,
80 '''''. ''i"n =, 'uo 0'l IL VIZ P''
reported mat Mr' wilson : SWINE mouse was
the best the committee had seen. Mr.. vii.
SONS ,ra,l. ollnd harm y.s esnacioIlv co,r.
,r,'. -,
hieh'e" On lhe Sohera' appearance ol MT
Wilson's promises, the condition of his fruit
trees. were all spoken of favorably. Mr.
,Ii,bi,as o,,, s,,oi.a ~ t,,o o,.,oII,,,t ,,,,li
A''1'' "''o 'f'No u 'no ''i'4'' ''uu' :
tloh ana size OF Mr' WILSON'S hoSs. HE
promise for corn crop is also very pronis
i'm, mir or tvrip c,Ivae aIso a notr al
co''9 anu "l"i'S c'''h' III ior iaNor"p'e com
ment.
Mr. Duyckinck thought that the only de
foot of Mr. WILSON,, su;r. bo,,so. ,,,os g., /,
i0o. VI -"'' " ',''n > 'no n'"'S was 'l' -
cation. as he thought 1t shouli be located
near Il straw rick, as a large amount of ma
Questions heinz in order Mr. Clifford ,skaf