The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-12-24
The FARMERS UNION.
Its Aims ard Purposes to Uplift the
FGrMGiiS.

1c trE t...y.t soiIie e-io'i'o"'
ideas ahaur what the Farmers
Union =. Nil rndeavor to let the
pee, ,.s nuow what the Farmers,
Ul;on is, as | understand 1t. The
Farmers Union is an organization
of f..lnrr, 10 try 70 better their con
ditiua 70 enable farmers to meet
certain existing conditions and pro-
~tect their interests. we have organ
izeG the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union Of America and
declare the following purposes: To
establish Justice. TO secure equity.
To apply the Golden Rule. To dis
courage the credit and mortgage
system. 10 assist our members in
buymg and selling. TO educate the
agricultural class in scientific farm
ing. TO teach farWers the classlti-
cation of crops, domestic economy
and process of marketing. 10 sys-
temize methods Of production and
distribution. To eliminate gambling
in farm products by boards OF
trade, cotton exchanges and other
spectators. To bring farming up
to the standard of other industries
and business enterprises. TO Sc
cure and maintain profitable and
uniform prices for all farm products.
10 strive for harmony and good will
among all mankind and brotherly
love among ourselves. To garner
the tears of the distressed, the blood
of martyrs, the laugh of innocent
childhood, the sweat of honest labor
and the virtue of a happy home as
the brightest jewels known.
Now, Mr. Editor, the above is
the declaration of purposes of the
Farmers Union. | can't see any
thing in those declarations that can
be Objectionable to any class or pro-
fession. 1t stands without contradlc-
ton that the farmers feed and
.clothe the world and are entitled to
as good living as any class or pro-
fession IN the world. Are they
getting it? If not, why not: That
is one of the propositions that the
Farmars' Union proposes to deal
with. All other professions are Or
ganized for their mutual benefit and
protection and has not the farmer
the same God gwen right? The
members of the Farmers Union are
not waging war against any other
class of people, but simply propose
10 sry to take care of themselves.
sRvery other class of people is more
or less dependent upon the farmer.
Prosperous farmers make every body
else prosperous. 1t seems to me,
Mr. Editor, that all other classes
should be willing to join hands with
the farmer and help him on to pros
perity. The more money the farm
ing class has the more the mer-'
c shant, banker, lawyer, doctor and
all other classes get, because if the
farmers have money they are going
TO spend it. But if they have no
money they can't spend any, conse-
queutly Mr. merchant, banker,
lawyer, doctor, &C., can't get it.
Therefore, prosperous farmers make
prosperous business, while depressed
farmers make depressed business
conditions.
Now, brother farmers, rally to the
Farmers Union and let US work out
for ourselves a more prosperous life
than we have been enjoying hereto.
fore, remembering that in unity there
is strength. "United we stand; di.
vided we fall" Once there was an
old man that had seven sons and felt
an interest in their welfare. When he
was on his death-bed and all of his
sons were around, he told one of
them to go and bring him some
good, stout switches. The son brought