Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28

Farmers Union sold at an all-round
price last season for more than
twice that amount and no expenses
deducted. Was not that due to or
ganization7 We had no auction
block sales last year. We had no
bumper last year TO AFFECT the mar
ket. This year We have the auction
sale system. and men who dare to
be sold back into bondage: they de-
sire to return TO the flesh pots OF
Egypt and live life Of servitude.
obeying the mandates OF the mas
ters Will you turn back and desert
your own people and seek refuge
In the camp OF your enemies, What
have you gained by being organized,
Have you not received more for one
crop than you used 10 for two crops7
And have you not saved one years
work extra and one years expenses
on each crop raised? IL this not
enough to arouse your manhood
when you see temptation thrown out
10 induce you TO break away from
your organization. the best friend
you ever had and the only protec-
ton offered you7
The Auction Block System is the
Spectators last hope. and by this
system he hopes to induce you TO
break away from your organization
and fall into his clutches. And when
you have deserted your neighbors
and your friends and your organiza-
ton. then he will say to you like
the spider said TO the fly. you may
surge and squirm but have you now
and will proceed TO use you as suits
my convenience. Then your leaders
will have no more confidence in
you. and they Will refuse to listen
to your promises any more. Your
organization will then be gone. con-
fidence will be gone. and no chance
for you ever TO return to your
friends.
appeal 10 every farmer. whether
he be a member OF the Farmers
Union or not. just so he is a mem
Der OF some organization. 10 stand
firm for you are being tried as by
fire. Every conceivable means has
been and Is being brought TO bear
on you to get into your confidence
sition. Off 1t has already been proven
that you are amply able TO cope with
any power that can be brought TO
bear. You have withstood ever eff
fort TO make you believe you were
not capable OF accomplishing any
thing for yourself. yet you have
doubled your profits for three years
and cut expenses thereby one-half.
Then came the money panic In time
OF peace when there was more money
than ever before in the history OF
the country. This was 10 be the
death stroke to the farmers holding
movement, forcing them to sell on
market that had no money. Mr..
Armour and his crowd swooping
down upon the people when they
were asleep to the financial crisis
that was soon TO follow. What did
he do? Do you not know? He and
others borrowed your own money at
a low interest rate and retired II
from circulation. What more could
have been done than this to paralyze
the farmers organization when they
walked up on Monday morning and
found tho banks all closed and the
farmer with his hard earnings he
had saved all gone and could not
raise a dollar In some instances even
to pay his tax, and no money to buy
his products. only a little individual
change. Do you see the point? ri
answer no, and many OF you never
will until your brains are knocked
out like the Dutchman's puppies.
Then, IL you and your organiza-
ton can live through such a trying
ordeal as we have Just experienced.
can you not withstand temptation
as the last resort to finish you up?
Brother Bumper, will you not look 7
in the glass, then turn and look at
your innocent wife and children and
ask yourself the question, who am
" ! now urge upon every tobacco
grower TO reduce your acreage one
haf and increase all of your other
CROPS, and sign M your contracts 10
the Farmers Union at once for this
years crop, thereby showing to the