The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-23
TRICKS OF POLITICIANS
UNION PRESIDENrr Dr
RECTS ATTENTION TO THOSE
THAT SET CITY AGAINST COJrN.
IRY, AND DECLARES THIS SORT
OF' DEMAGOGY MUST RE
REAL PROGRESS.

oA"11CnhD IN INTEREST OF
REAL PROGRESS.
10 the Officers and Members of the
Farmers Union:
Upon my several visits to Washing
ton during the sessions of Congress, /
nave more than ever been impressed
with the Demogogy that keeps country
and city apart in sentiment and that
is fot to true progress
1 could call by name several Con-
gresSmen who rode into office by ar
raylng country against city.
The procedure is simple and is one
OF the oldest tricks in the bag of the
politician.
He will go into the country districts
during campaign, and lash sentiment
against the city to a frenzy.
When the returns are all in you will
find that he has been elected by a
country majority.
When he gets to Washington what
does he do? Continue to fIay the res
dents Of the city, and to take the farm
er to his loving breast
Not so.
He starts upon one Of the cunning
est stra6dles he can devise.
For instance, take the parcels post.
He probably went through the dis
trict before election, promising all the
farmers that one of the first things he
would do when he reached office would
be to get them a general parcels post.
Does he fulfill that promise to the
letter?
Not so you could notice it,
He studies the election returns faith
fully.
He finds that a large part Of the
vote against him came from the cities.
His object, therefore, is to rub the
city mans back, and at the same time
not to make an enemy of the farmer.
So he frames up a parcels post
that lets the farmer ship into the city
but that protects the little city mer-
chant from far-of competition by
making no provision for return ship
ments.
Thus he has given the man in the
country the shadow Of a redemption
grand-stand play to the man in the
city.
This is only given for an illustra-
ton. There are many others.
have. seen Congressman after Con-
gresham get into office by appealing
to the class prejudice of the farmer,
and then turn straight around and
work might and main to get things
for the city, that he might melt the
opposition against him.
It is this sort Of thing, the constant
lining up Of country against city, that
is one of the greatest bars to prog
ress.
The city man is often led to believe
that the country man regards him with
suspicion and hostility, and vice versa.
What is the result?
They BOTH suffer in the long run.
They hesitate upon uniting in meas
ures in which they are both interested.
When good government is at stake
in the State, the county, or nation,
they are sometimes as far apart IS the
poles, when they should be fighting
under the same banner.
cannot too frequently warn you
against this hypocritical type Of poll
| ticians who get your votes under false
| pretenses, and who incites you to pre-
| iudice against people in the cities,
| when. as a matter of fact, the city and
the country have a great deal in COM
| mon.
caution you to watch him in action,
and to mark him for close attentlon
| when he next offers for office
Men who use these sort OF WlieS TO
| keen in power are worthy Of the sup
mort neither of the city or the country
| Where they should be representing
| both, they really represent nelther'
| Thev only represent THEMSELF ES.
| CHAS. S. BARRETT.
Union City, Ca, May s.