The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-06-03

call him ignorant or lazy. He goes all to
pieces at this, It is the last stra laid On the
camel's back. Visions of rusty swords and
bayonets rush into his mind. and he even
looks for his trusty duh pocket knife to go
out and do valiant battle for this dire insult,
this aspers,on his character; he is neither
ignorant nor non-energetic: this sounds
better than lazy) he is trusting and good
natured and he knows nothing prospers,
with non-energetic farmers. There would
be no over production, that ever convenient
cry of those handling and using our crops.
They are really handled and used out of our
hands, taken off entirely. No use to count
the cost profit or loss; It is all loss. Moth
was small and light and Indifferent, and it
was a big loss to handle it, and in
juring the people and community to take
off such crops, and the old drama is acted
again. You are in debt, creditors to face
who look askance and say something must
be done. No more smiling and beguiling,
until you scramble around and do some
more work and come up to pay, and SO life
goes on. We look around and think we
have hope left. You know the old story of
'.Pandora and the box and 1 believe it.
We have hope left.
Sometimes whilst busy at work a Politi-
clan approaches and he rides up and
down we plough, and tells US there is to
be a grand barbecue and speaking at such
a time and we are specially invited, and IT
it is perfectly convenient would he glad It
we would help out the barbecue. There
are men to be nominated for the Legislature
and Senate and these are the men the farmer
mostly need and so and SO are just the men
for u.s. true as steel and set on seeing such
and such bills pass. Knows the needs of
the farmer, and will work with an eye sim
gle for us, and we listen and go. We get
up the barbecue, have all things in readiness.
The speakers get up with great flourish
and introduction and address themselves to
the listeners, the farmers, and in a rheto-
rical style, speak of the wisdom of choosing
right men to office ard the happy state of
things accruing from having the right men
in the right place AMI we are glad we have
come. We know we need something badly,
perhaps it is Legislation and protection, and
we promised every thing. Another
speaker with more words than those who
have gone before, speak of one beautiful
land. "'rhe land of the free and home of
the brave, the lovely country around, the
intelligent face of the farmer, his cabin
homes, and there is talk of clambering
roses, and cool green vines, honest watch
dogs, and lowing herds and every
thing seems pleasan, and prosperous,
and we are beguiled by his little story
until we go to our little ''cabin home"
and then the clambering roses IN our inn
ag,nation fade away and there are no cool,
green vines festooning walls, and our
poor dog looks SO like al ill-used cur we
mentally promise him something extra and
think we will certainly stop long enough
to plant some flowers and brighten up things
a little, and lowing herd look lean and hun
hungry, the hay is scarce. In our hurry to
make cane and cotton we have given our
cotton seed for the ginning, and the cotton
seed oil men have gotten hold OF our seed
and Immediately they have gone up too
high for us to buy-gone up on over-pro-
duction. lit is a poor rule that don't work
both ways.) And our lowing herd are lief,
hungry, and when we enter our door things
look worn and faded and used. The spell
the speaker cast upon us leaves us, and we
do not feel prosperous or hopeful and we
say, we'll, are free. He was right about
that, but mistaken about all the rest. This
pictured barbecue will serve for representa-
tive and senator. There are other offices,
however. Such as judge, district attorney
clerk of court and sheriff, that need not the
flourish of speakers, music barbecues. etc.
for nominations. a midnight or mid day
meeting of few suffice for them. and the
farmer is only expected to who"p them VI
at the last and rally around the flag. Such
is life These are some of the sspolitic,
weapons used ON the hard worke,l.'' Fol
everything wanted some one jumps up anc
says, we want additional tax, tax the
farmer, get his vote on it, (vote him.) lie
is the stepping stone for everything, the
we'll used block of the door, the bridge, the
what you will. Get him AMI you are there
Get him to stand alright and you are safe
and sure, anc being safe and sure, we mus
learn that in unity there is strength. Thi
There are some, however, in every race t
pull back, some whose little personal ambi
lions away with good sense, and TO
| some small imagined eclat in being Pu
forward, stay away. The world moves on
however, and lives without them. We ar
tired, heartily tired, of much talk an,
chaH. Tired of waiting for something t
| be done, weary of being the '@bones and sin
| ews.' We want to be ''lillies of the val
ley.' You know what that means if yo
are bible reader. We are tired of $
much independence, visionary roses am
dogs and cattle. We want money and W
want rest 1t is a long lane that has n
turning, and wonder if the world is full
so fearfully full of produce, why we have $
little. 1 am candidly of the opinion,
little girl pathetically expressed it, ether
| are too many of we.' Over-production O
farmers Perhaps if we could get hold @
little money, there would soon be to
much of this scarce commodity. In lette
published week ago, there was
hint, just hint, of over production of cane
| If some greedy capitalist Il wonder wher
l came across that idea, greedy capitals,
our cabin homes, see the weary toll an
want, could he talk over production there il
the face of the producer. l trow moi
Our little homes are in the back ground
We are left with the blessed perogative
work. and wait, and be honest. Don
wantonly and with malice aforethougt
break down any of our industries. 1t
them prosper, whether we do or not. Thes
! thoughts come to without the will an
| we send them forth with the inquiry: VIII
is it as it is, and where is there remedy?
| elm the worlds broad field of battle.
| In the bivouac OF life.