The Carlisle independent., 1909-11-25
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
Agricultural Masses Must Organize to Secure Those Things Which They
 Are Entitled To.

The senate of the United States has refused to place cotton ties on the 1 free list. As between the cotton farm CT and the steel trust, the steel trust controlled
 Of all the infamies ever perpetrated | in this body of interest controlled misrepresentatives of the people this fastening of a tax upon the cotton | grower for the benefit of the steel | trust, that gigantic industrial tyrant. | the offspring of constituencies com | mercialism and the ward of a degener- ate national congress, none are en- l titled to higher rank than this, writes Hatton w. Summers in Farm and Ranch.
 l It is vain to search for a motive 1 for this vote, in the realms of justice. 1 The reason for it cannot be found in l the workings of an impartial mind. This vote does not reflect the legisla- 1 tive conscience of members, but in l dicates servile subjection of the l judgment of members to the will of a greedy master who demands implicit l obedience, and when it's own interest 1 is involved, will tolerate no heed of l dutys call, of recognition of the tre- mendous responsibility to the whole 1 people, which, under our scheme of 1 government rests upon national legis- l lators.
 Is the cotton industry of this coun- try so insignificant or so local in it's 1 importance that congress may be ex- cused for its action in refusing to put ties on the free list on the ground that, owing to the multiplicity of items and industries appealing for it's con- sideration, it may have acted without proper understanding as to this item? Such thing cannot be done. Con- gress knew that the production of cotton ranks among the nations most important industries; that it consti- tutes it's chief item of export; that it l and it's by-products annually bring from foreign lands more than a half billion dollars per annum-more than our entire balance of trade.
 Congress knew that this, the na- tion's chief money crop sends it's in- fuence for thrift and prosperity through every village and city of this country, giving life and vigor to the nations industries, not only of the south, but of the north, the east and ing this import tax?
 Can the action of congress be justi- fled on the ground that there is general scheme of mutual protection, and that it is right, under this scheme, to force cotton to reciprocate by pay ing that import tax?
 This cannot be done for the req son that cotton is not afforded any plan under the tariff bill, or any other bill, by which it may get back the money, or any part thereof, which it is forced to pay as tariff tax. Since cotton is given no right to tax other industries, right does not demand that other industries should tax it. Does the imposition of this tax fall within the scheme adopted by the Republican party under which scheme it is con- sidered necessary to force the pay ment of a greater price for the pro ducts of American manufactories than lOI tuS piOuuCIo Oi iOi Ci6A uAdAUidC- tories in order to encourage the 'in- fant industries" of America?
 Is the matter closed? The God of the free forbid. The day will come in America when this tax shall be paid back to the people with com pound interest. But that day will not come-it cannot come until the agricultural masses are organized and the organized farmers of the whole nation stand together for those things which the farmers of the several sec tions are entitled to. It will not come until the farmers of this country re- fuse to accept "hot air" but demand results.
 Those congressman who represent agricultural constituencies and who have been voting with Aldrich and his crowd whenever they could do so with any pretence of justification, must be defeated. I know the temper of the farmers of the north, the west and the south, and know that they are ready to unite in non-partizan effort to help each other.