The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

stroy the ir business. This cry against
advancing the price of the necessari g
of life come with poor grace from
those who have deprecated the price
Of farm produce one half and squeez d
twice as many dollars worth Of farm
produce in one of their dollars
With farmers trusts the price of
farm produce will be advanced and
che 60 lilibrium restored between the
fUmars and those who live upon fixed
incomes Advance the price Of cotton
90 fourteen a pound and you
olaca into the pockets Of the cotton
raisers twice as many dollars, oouhle
wages, increase the sale of manutaC
5ured goods and the net proceeds OF
every legitimate business A cotton
raisers' trust would advance the price
1t one OF the necessaries Of life
T his anti trust people denounce. 1t
would put more money into the farm
ers' pockets, and this the anti trust de-
nounca. l. would tx prices and stop
all gambling on farm produce and
keep the money in the channels OF
trade and prevent panics sprung upon
che country oy the gamblers on mar
gins, and for doing this the trust is de,
nounced.
Whenever prices are fixed, gambling
and speculatIng is stopped.
If the manufacturers have not the
constitutional right to advance prices,
then che farmers and laborers are de
barred from 67 sing prices and wages,
and from this COL ciusion there is no
escape. The anti trust would subject
che industrial class to an increasing
competition that has forced prices
down one half in twenty five years
They would issue mo e money and
then main tain a system OF economies
that would deprive che farmer Of the
oower to fix prices and get &c, and this
money would pass into the hands Of
gamblers and spectators, and those
who hive on their fixed incomes.
The leaders of tho.e who oppose the
organization OF tru sts to push up prices
and wages and control the price OF
their produces are the friends Of the
spectators, gamblers on margins, the
creditor class who are interests d In
squeezing into 6x9d incomes more OF
5ne nee, ssarIes and luxurIes Of life,
and they hope by their aid aud Oy de
ceivIng the farmers and preventin4
them from organizing, to keep IN
power.
The contest of 1900 is to decide
whether the industrial class shall
peacefully combine and push up prices,
80 as to control the money and
dis ribu g all produced, whether the
gam oilers, spectators and the creditor
class shall control the money and
force a ruInous competition upon the
people and make their fortunes by
manipulating prices, cornering the
money and opening unexp cted pan &C
upon the people. Either the gam b.eTs
and ~epecuIaCors will control the money
or the industrial class will control iE.
II the farmers and mRnufactur. RS are
forced to compete, the gamblers and
spaculstOIs will control the money. II
the far rs and manufacturers organ
izs trusts and push up prices, margins
OF profit will be on their side OF the
ledger and the money will psss into
their hands. IL is the farmers and
manufacturing trusts that can fix
prices, stop gambling, keep the money
In the channels of trade, prevent panics
and bring prosperity to every class.
We challenge the opposeTs to the or
ganIzaEion of trusts TO meet US in q
written discussion. We want your
best man, for We promise you hat we
will demonstrate that he belongs to a
that Is toe champion Of the rob
bers of the people.
JAMES MURDOCH.
Swain % N Q