The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-23

We had something 10 say yesterday
about the new farmer as contrasted with
the old-fashioned farmer. In the same
connection we note "a communication
from one OF tho old-foshioned farmers Of
Georgia 20 a leading free-silver newspa-
per IN that state ia which De makes the
following suggestions as to what should
he done to improve the farmers condi-
ton:
Establish himetanlc standard Of
gold and silver al the ratio OF l6 10 /,
that our money base may be Droadened
and sOndity given 10 our circulation
All national banks bee abolished, ana
paper money. "a full legal tender for all
debts be issued by the government IN
payment of an current expenses and ma
turing obligations. redeemable in gold
and silver and the revnues Of the gov
eminent
8-No more bond issues either in peace
or war. SO l0ng as the notes ~ the gov
eminent are current with the people.
"A graduated income taX,eXcmpung one
thousand dollars. and taxing each excos-
sive thousand SO as 10 be virtual com
fscatl0n of AN incomes over one million
OF dollars.
5-R.gourous laws against trusts ana
combinations. so as 10 work forfeiture
Of the charters of all corporations on
gagged iu them, and make all persons
criminals that form them or aid and abet
them.
"a treble or quadruple tax 10 be i'm
posed on an property Of foreigners ana
those Americans residing r foreign lands.
Laws by the different States exempt
ing from taxation all the tools OF WORK.
ing men. the implements of agriculture
and an the crude products of the farm,
the forest, the mine, and all other crude
material
S-A tax on all tradlngs in the ox-
changes. so as 20 render the business there
Improbable.
There YOU are with laws for this and
laws against that all sorts of laws TO
hamper enterprises and TO promote classes,
vet not a word about intelligent methods,
about practical science in agriculture
about the application Of business princi-
pies. This farmer like many others. has
cot II into his head that the matter with
farming to-day is 10 he found i'm the
laws Of the land it has never occurred
10 any of these that the true cause is to
be found not I'm Washington, but on their
owr premises.
The farmer who looks about him In the
business world will see that manufac-
tuners have discarded the old machinery
even OF twenty years ago. have put in
the very best and latest improved va
rietv. have employed experts in tie sew
eral branches Of their business, and are
constantly studying the tastes Of the peo-
ple and the demands Of the trade. The
Southern cotton mills have put the north
crn cotton manufacturers to scratching
their heads. and one Of the difficulties
at Fail River I'm competing with the
southern mills S. that the machinery Of
the Fau River mills is out of date as
compared with the modern machinery of
the southern mills Yet the machinery at
Fall River is by no means worn Quit
is simply not mp 20 date. and it must be
discarded for the newest and best,
Even this slight difference gives the
southern mills an advantage. Yet, the
old-fashioned farmers go along trudging
I'm the same old way. operating as did their
forofathers fifty years ago. and then
complain that they cannot make a living
because the laws Of the country are all
ainst them. il is not the laws Of the
country that are operating against the
nmOr but the laws Of trade. The farmer
wIl mot accommodate himself to the new
conditions and the man who violates the
laws of trade will surely suffer the pen
a'ty