The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-10

has but recently shown its strength
ability and patrictism. Today ou
namc aud nation Is spoken of In tn
royal courts Of the old world with homo
and respect. Oar nation is respectc
" because she has an organized fOrco be
- hind her that is able to command re
spect.
The farmer, in Justice to himself
should be organiZed,
First, For his home benefit.
Second, For his individual benefit.
Second, For his individual benefit.
Third, For his community's benefit
Fourth, For his States benefit.
Fifth For his national benefit.
Home, Oh sweet home, how man,
dear old place. Hero we learn to lisu
the first sweet name-mother-and
hear the first lullaby Of creation, as
life expands and grows we form our
| habits; they, in turn, commence to
| build our characters, which shall DO
! for veal or woo.
! How important it is that we should
! be free born and have u competency SO
! that our first days shall be filled with
ucaus OF juy, gratitude and fortitudc,
/ ana not with cries OF anguish malcdic.
! tiOus and c:inging scrHltuuc. he that
is in debt cannot be free, nor will his
home always be IL castle. | have had
much TO DO with cotton growers un-
ions | have urged decrease OF acre.
age. intensive farming, and always
! insisted on djversifying the crops, and
| recommend that Hs many alliance
men rs possible attend the wheat
growers convention III Greenwood in
| August.
You know the cardinal principle Of
| the alliance has always been to raise
your nOg and huminy at home. 1t has
been followed by 50 many a.llanccmcn
until today we lind our people better
able to stand five cent cotton than they
were to stand seven cent cotton when
il came.
II our people were out Of debt they
could and would control the price OF
cotton. If We could hold our cotton for
a price above cost OF production, we
could soon get out Of debt. As it is we
are sinking deeper and deeper in debt.
Did you ever think Of the fearful prccl.
picc that our financial system has
brought upon this country think Of
the amount OF interest that is paid
our system is dog cat dog. We expect
10 make living by swapping dollars.
we should as soon expect "A COW pen OF
calves TO fatten by guawing each
others ears.
Ihe man who pays interest pays
for which he receives 20
cqulvaient. 1t is tribute Of labor to
cpuIencc. 1t Is tribute Of slave to mas
ter. The interest bearing obligations
n the United States, viz: government
bonds. State bonds, county bonds.
bridge bonds, school nOu:u bonds. road
ponds, court house, township, city,
own and all other government. State
md municipal obligations, railroad
bonds, railroad stock (rcal and water
'G), street railway stocks and bonds,
water company bonds and stock. clcc-
rlc lighting bonds and stock. the
ponds and stock Of ali other muuufac-
uring corporations, Syndlcatcs, trust |
took, brewery stock and bones, real |
Onaly secured Interest," bearing note, |
n bank, aud unsecured interest b1.:
NJ obligations are estimated to max, |
granU total Of thirty-tnrcc thousand |
millions OF dollars some estimate 1t |
- be iorty Thousand million. Part Of |
his interest due on this appalling |
sam Is due IN England, part in Berlin,
1art III tiamhurE, part in Paris, part |
~ Boston, New York and PhiluG,.- |
nhlA; part payable 10 your ncighbor. |
liul II /" waste CT the nations lie |
blood.
AZ : per cent. the annual intcrcs, |
drain Ou lnuiyIuUat force Of the nation |
Is two Thousand, six hundred and forty |
HiitiOhe vi dOi.arS. iGl Us try tnsce |
ViIA. thia means. ~ statistical ah.
tr"cl, punIlsnuu hy the treasury dc.
,"rtincnt ut Washington, ID. c., gives