The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-10

veloped the courage to look tyranny
in the face and bid it Defiance
brotherhood of Man.
It is in wanton violation Of our con-
stitution to speak Of or indulge in par
tisan politics. But it is not only per-
missible, Ddt wise, to point out that in
America this feeling Of constructive
unrest is perhaps stronger than in any
country under the sun.
There is not one political movement,
not one economic tendency that does
not take cognizance Of this fact 1t
matters not to what party or cand-
date a man owes allegiance, or wheth-
er he is an outright independent in
politics, this condition Of the great
masses of the people enforcing read
juStment cannot escape his attention.
We are seeing, each year more
clearly, that the brotherhood of man
Is not a fiction, but a reality, and that
any influence which attempts to sub
vert it is an evil one and will in the
long run do harm to those seeking to
perpetuate it.
Organization Imperative
In the war of the gevolution, one Of
the generals gained fame for saying
that while one must put his trust in
Providence, he must at the same time
keep his powder dry. And that Is
| what the American people, as a peo-
| pie, are doing. II they are determined
to see that each and every class gets
! what is coming to it. the more intel
| ligent see, with no less sureness, that
| there is but one way to materialize
! that doctrine-and that is through Or
ganization and eternal vigilance.
| The shipper, as an illustration, has
made up his mind to demand that the
railroads give him a square deal in
the way of freight rates, and the rail-
roads have made up their minds that
they are going to demand a square
deal from the state railroad commits
sions and the interstate commerce
! commission.
But they do not let the resolution
| stop there. Both the shipper and the
railroad ORGANIZE to the end OF
insuring the maintenance and the
furtherance Of their rights.
Business of every class, whether it is
the big trust, the small corporation or
the individual trading on his own
principle Of concentration and organ
IN THIS GREAT ERA OF READ
JUSTMENT THAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN SOME YEARS IN PROGRESS
THE FARMER CANNOT AFFORD
TO BE AN EXCEPTION FROM THE
Getting Ones Rights.
/ We may think that the country at
large, Congress, whether Democratic
or Republican, and the president, re-
eardless of the parties OR the inf1u-
ences- that put him in the White
House, will not overlook the world
wide tendency toward equalization
and that, therefore, the rights OF the
farmer will be secure.
That sort of thinking is putting
ones trust in Providence; but it is no
keeping powder dry.
A certain amount Of confidence il
the other fellow is indispensable te
prosperity and development for, aftel
all, we are in the same boat.
But if. as conditions in this country
: whether as regards the tariff or th'
!. cost Of living, gradually readjus
themselves and the farmer does no
, get exactly what is his due-IT WILL
BE THE FAULT OF THE FARMER
The boy who knows he is entitled
. to G certain-sized slice Of pie when tn
4 pie is being cut is foolish to stay ava,
from the cutting process. He mus
be right there when the knife get
busy, and he must have ready Wig
T orous protest if the knife, deliberatel
I I or accidentally, slips in the direction
8 Of cutting down his portion.
The only manner in which the far
mer can get his share Of pie in thi
country is through ORGANIZATION
5 NOT NAMBY-PAMBY ORGANIZA
I TION, BUT INTELLIGENT, AG
e ESSIVE ORGANIZATION.
3 Showing Nation We're In Earnest.
= With every class organizing an
= planning to enforce the demands TO
r what it regards as its rights, it is in
i cumbent upon the farmer to pursu
Q the same course. We need not expec
r the nation to voluntarily accord us a
8 that is our due, unless we indicate b
d actions rather than words that we ar
= III deadly earnest And when tn
t country does find out that we are de