The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-08

day-and he said: mo. II I. Cincinnattus.
a lover Of Rome and accepted asa leader OF
the people. should accept anything Of that
follow and would be one Of the maans of
destroying our government"
They then said to him: You only have
LEO acres Of land. and We will give to you
q whole section;" and he said. mo. have
always advocated that no man should own
more land than he could work, asa safe
guard to tho republic. a. on that plan lies
the hope of a prosperous nation. And II l.
C1ncinnatus should accept this OFFER, 1t
would be an example for all others to fol-
low and be another means OF destroying our
republic
And he went back and lived and died upon
his farm
1t has been truly said by a wise philoso-
pher. that he who will not read the history
Of the past will be a child in the future.
And. friends Il not that saying just a. true
Of nations? I ask you to name an equal
example in or advanced civilization. Tho
nearest that I can apply tho patriotism OF
Cincnnatus to citizens Of this republic, Is
to take you back to the three soldiers OF the
Revolution who would not let the spy, Maj.
Andre, go for all the British gold that they
might name. 1t Is when nations are tried
by fire that the loyal the brave, the gen.
erous are called to the front! After peace
is established from their unassuming ma
ture they are relegated to the rear and the
rats force themselves to the front ana
scuttle thu ship Of state.
The careful student OF history Will dis-
Germ. as he looks back through the ages.
and the experiments of man to establish
self government, that It has always Deen
the aim to get relief for agriculture
through political parties or governments;
and 1t has always failed, Tor the reason
that the farmers are never able to nave q
representative in the law-making bodies.
And the experience Of the past should
teach us that we must organize the same
as all other kinds Of business are organized.
In this advanced age Of inventive macn n
cry all other kinds Of business have found
out that they can make more gooos IMAM
they can SELL and so they organize for
their own protection; and 1t has got to be
the order of the day, and politics cuts about
as much Of figure with them as do the
dead languages Of the past with our present
civilization. There never has been ume
when conditions were more favorable for a
good price for wheat than now. The gran
ares Of the world have not been so near
empty for 20 years as they were before
this crop was threshed. and II the farmers
interests had been looked after, as were
all other kinds Of business, they would
have received so cents per bushel for their
wheat. There are 1856 trusts or combines,
which cover nearly every kind Of manu-
featured goods, today, and every one organ
lied is an additional burden on the farmer,
as 1t Is the farmer in this case and not
Jones that pays the freight"
You hear a good deal said against the de-
partment stores. AS farmer OF 80 years
experience In Minnesota, 1 will make the
assertion that when the average farmer has
free market for his products, and they
bring q remunerative price. he VIII pat
ronize the merchants Of his home town, as
statistics have proved that the farmers
hhoro ~ ny G
Of citizens but conditions have driven them
to do the best they can to. In part, onset
the great drain that Is sapplng the lie
blood out of agriculture.
And 1 would say to all the business men
of every hamlet and village Of Minnesota.
give your influence and assistance to the
farmers Of the state by helping them to or
ganize the Grain Growers Cooperative
Association Of the Northwest on the follow
ing plans, or something better:
The officers of the state organization to
be composed Of ~~osiaent. secretary and
treasurer and board Of seven directors.
one from each congressional district. said
board to meet once month to audit alf
accounts and transact the business OF the
association. In the absence Of the president,
the chair to be filled from the board OF d.
rectors pro tenn. Headquarters Of the as
ISOLATION to be in st. Paul The board OF
directors to receive 50 per day and neces-
sary expenses while attending the meeting
and attending to the necessary business OF
the association. The secretary and treas
urer to receive such sums for their services
as the board Of directors shall deem proper,
subject to ratification by a two-thirds vote
from all members by referendum. II there
shall arise any question as to the matter,
100 members to constitute the number neces-
sary to start a ballot. The state organiza-
ton to have charge Of terminal elevators
and regulating sales. The counties of the
state to be organized with the same number
Of officers as the state organization They
shall have charge Of arranging for county
elevators and regulating the amount Of
wheat that shall be stored in elevators and
the amount to be sown. The officers of the
county organization to be elected by a ref
erendum vote. The county board to meet
twice a year. not to exceed six days per
year, and to receive 81 per day and neces-
sary expenses. The farmers to organize
themselves at every railroad station into
local elevator and farmers produce asso-
Citations. build elevators on the per cent
sinking fund plan, sell shares to build the
elevators to farmers only; the same num-
Der of officers constitute the state and
county organizations; the officers to re-
ceive 50 per day, including expenses. The
board to meet once every month to inves-
tigate the business Of the association. Farm
ers to store wheat in elevators and draw
certain price, to be regulated by the asso-
citation, to meet necessary expenses, and the
ISOLATION to have authority to negotiate
loans at a low rate of interest, to reloan
farmers stored wheat. All officers to be
elected by referendum ballot from the To-
cal elevator to one including the state
organization; and If 1t shall become neces-
sary the imperial mandate can be applied
to the state organization upon petition Of
100 members; and to the county organiza-
ton upon petition Of 20 members, and to the
local charter upon petition of 10 members. A
membership fee Of 81, to meet the expenses
of the association to be paid yearly in adj
vance. No moneys from the sinking fund
to be used for any other purpose except
building local elevators and paying for run
ming expenses.
After the sinking fund has paid for build
ing the elevator. the fund that shall accum-
ulate each year shall be divided up pro rata
on the shares a dividend.
Provision shall be made to invite the 9TH
er states of the Northwest. or any state
that shall elect to do so. to unite with the
state Of Minnesota in national association
and necessary funds be taken that shall
accumulate from the membership fund to
meet such expenses.
ter by gambling In wheat, raised the price
to $3.50 per bushel, and he only controlled
80 100000 bushels from the time that he COM
menced his gambling deal until he went
broke and II he could have controlled TO-
0O0. 900 more the last seasons crop would
have started in at 81 per bushel II he
could do much on SO small q margin,
what can the farmers Of the Northwest do
when they can control 400. 600, 900? They can
establish the price of wheat at 30 cents per
bushel, and all the combines and money