Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-01

1 that their interests cannot be
l,monopolized and controlled 5by d
few. representatives except on
BROAD lines and in an advisory
way. This is the main reason
Why this vast. industry rs, $50
UTTERLY without Representation
fa11d the best in the world why
tit should" be strongly represent
Ised.ts instead Of gusing 1.-THE sagti-
icdltu. Ill Interests 1T might sbe
better to disintegrate the. other
/ Interests. !; In fact the strongest
argumentzfor a. close alliance
among far rners: is because, VT il
contended, every other great in
1 terest tis; Controlled ), By direct
.forates - Individuality be iii q
1WEolly swallowed ,up by labor
ffiulInfiioons on ole hard; organized
1ioutsof sheer necessity, and by
1 trusts and capitalistic combi1ia-
1tions on the other. 3'* iSj'< o..
We owe much TO the railroads
land to other forms: of corporate
wealth, but they owe more to sus.
1--WE could live Without sttlen, But
:1they cannot do business without
IDS. Our interests :atfleast should
he mutual and not one sided,
and not their 5sidetat that. i::.:E
THE farmers of the country
produce annually about 81. 900: :
oooo. 900 worth of prro, .,1cts. but
thave neither voice nor Influence
inIfixing the brice of their. COM
modities.:. They take what Is
toffered them for. : what they
thave to sell and paw what is de-
|:manded for everything thew buy.
Whether buying or selling the
price is fixed FIR them. Between
the producer and, the consumer
there is a. speculative wall
through which the farmers pro-
ducts must filter, leaving mil
lions of dollars in. speculative
hands fir which no shadow of
equivalent is given. Under
grading and overdockage of grain
is one evil we Of the northwest
complain of. :.
. Counterfeit and adulterated
food, adulterated drugs shodd,
goods. discriminating tariffs and
machinery combines together
with boosted prices for MANY Of
the necessities of.life are allprev-
alent but !, durable evils. al
though they annually ROB the
farmer OF countless millions of
dollars, to multiply our million
aire aristocracy. + E3<EE:$&
I am not complaining. / ana;
nott5a Spessimisr5iE IT;haye slap-
gested a ossible: remedy. where
by q measuresof relief NAV be
obtained and4theabusiness and
social health ofrtheg nation bel
conserved g However, ast long as
t ssga IS !, satisfied With
81 things sWt Livery ,langeiv, ecor-!
tinue;and become more and more
eaauhasized as time GOES s Ga - -
lam. not Scontending FOR i'm in.
mediate REPRESENTATION. that shall
Be :proportio To- tie nlirnerical
strenpht ADD finaneial 1intsrasss
of EhisS Great EAT .arpi GA lturaI +;nd3,s-
try. BIT rather he For That +, e. edueafion
and fraining,thats will. raise agftii /
culture. t. the level .its inner
Iances demands man and a. tha: near siII
future ,to ,theI, rl:iielltful ass,,mnsian
.ol shat. govern sss1i1 IA sresionsih;iifrE
That, natural W.. belor "a q Z tn RI |
This cannot liz done rIa Jn e daV
This e. raas be aone ll1Ttiis !far, I'M.
81 eweryW heres, feel. :fha q r,sn,,,:.5
i lance ,ofsthei {, 5nosifiicr, and a..
iiTabued' WITH 4 .sansa f,fs AZ nhIip 81
zion to1 The ~ goV yIsS,rITl I'M ;fs
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