The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-28
FARMERS IHAvE LEFT UNION
President elrrett Gives ser's. Of
"ouIts," EXPOSING Fool Reasens-
Need 1t Cure for Folly.

Farmers fon:
This is a chapter on quits" be-
ing for the be hefit of the brother who
Is weakened or faint.hearted, per.
haps as a chicken with the pip and
ready to quit the Farmers union at
the drop of the hat. A smaller per-
centage are yielding to these special
reasons than ever before in the Or
CARNATIONS history. but the number
needs still to be lessened.
Just run your eye over few Of
these causes for quitting" and II the
temptation ever strikes you to use one
OF them as an excuse, remember that
Barrett urged you to pay some strong
man to take you back of the barn and
give you what you used to get before
you ceased to fit neatly over your
fathers knee.
You quit because we had stock com.
panes. and you didn't believe in the
principle.
You quit because you thought we
didn't have cooperation in its true
sense.
you quit because little Of your
money was stolen and you imagined
you couldn't get another honest Of
ficer. at the expense of a little ef-
fort.
You quit because somebody told you
you would have a better standing If
you didn't run with a crowd of lone
gallus" fellows; you've found out since
what lie that was, but perhaps you
haven't the manhood to confess it.
You quit because you thought they
shouldn't have pensioned Mrs. Gres-
ham, one of the noblest acts the or
ganization has to its credit.
You quit because they gave me a
present of one thousand dollars-and
let me tell you didn't want to take
it. because knew just how you would
feel.
You quit because we were trying to
do too much.
You quit becaue We were not doing
enough. y I
You quit because few salaries were
raised, and you'd rather give your
money to an outhde faker than some.
| body trying to shelp you and bold
enough to tell ytu unpleasant truths.
You quit beca3e some organizer, or
officer. told you i lie, forgetting that
the organizations and its principles,
are bigger thansany man or set of
! men.
You quit becaise you did not get
1 any immediate ersonal benefit, for
getting that rjvolutions are not
wrought overnigk and that perhaps
the fault was yurs for not cooper
3 ating properly al sacrificing a little
of your fancied dependence.
You quit becAse there were so
: many poor. ignlt folks in the Farm
: ers' union. for ing that every man
is his brotheF 4eper. and that the
!. son Of that pq E(evil you turn your
r nose up at spe marrying your
3 daughter tomoihk or giving you or
t ders the day al
l You quit bed1ne women were al
n lowed to join, 4ping that they had
l. no place in our Meetings and ought
s to be at home here they belong
|. forgetting that woman makes the
+ home and that 81 the first princi-
pies Of the Fa 81 union is trying
Y0dallt Whe6 q reached . gcuu-
k price, or failed n a good price.
n You quit he0 9 We didn't 60
r enough, or too III, bto politics.
It You quit beci II VII thought there
it were some graz rafals among the
r. members, esped y lhe leaders, for.
IS getting that tht al just as many
in the churchesk6 be secret orders
% and that it's ~ BUSINESS to stay
n in and help TURF Ter out.
le could multif thse quits" indeti.
n nitely. There Ut any use. You'u
le recognize god of them, and
8. be too stuck up3o amt it.
le But just let M reiind you, brother.
m that while in she tates we are 60
Id ing to halt forA sell. and perhaps
III mark time, thi9 orjnization is here
re to stay, from a jhti@al standpoint 1t
IS. is here to trSsfdn rural life in
&c America, to gel s4are deal for the
lie farmer. to aboli m9tgages on farms,
IN to eliminate thf de4gogue, to make
~ the governmental hich the farmer
IN contributes so ber4y return to the
be farmer a little hor4n taxes.
IL. Take a broadIievbf the situation!
en- Get of your Oh lie ant-hill. Bear
ne this in mind, J afinal test-you
st. wouldn't kill yurA If everything
ms went wrong, IL bps failed. and
m. your faith in nmai nature petered
les out Well-the4 Srns' union is just
Gle Life. So wheel Jolbegin to medi-
ms tate leaving it3o lme petty. fool
Die reason, let 1t sd mi your head that
Tor you are hurtinj youelf worse than
Ca the organization andhat you are los.
ing the best chhce history to get
in a square deal I yoself, your wife.
tty your sons and burlughters.
The kHAs. BARRETT.
The Union City.
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