Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-14

tEioubp Auo, hs iuic, Acu . P~~~
and law-abiding, upright life. He has
been contented to receive meagre
recompense in dollars and cents for
his toll, yet has been happy and con-
tented in the though. that money ISL
not all there Is in life; that the great
blessing bestowed upon him by the
wise and bsnehesnt purpose Of this
great nation Of ours is an additional l
recompense for which money is no
equivalent, and sfter all he has been
satisfied, and great was his reward
as whole.
While the farmer has. contributed
to all that 10 great and good. and kept
alive the purposes Of human liberty
in this age of the race for. the al
mighty dollar, the capitalists and
wage earners have. bsen working to- |
gether for years in political way
to get favors from legislat,ares; have
caused an increase in the price Of
all commodities to the farmer and
have materially augmented the taxes
he has to pay. They fall out once
In q while and go TO war like two
foreign nations, and, when they get
enough Of that, have q treaty Of
peace, without consultation with the
farmer or any other patriotic citi-
zen., The result is. that up goes the
4 price of all commodities and labor
to the farmer, to compensate for the
cost of arms and ammunition and loss
of time to the wage Garner, and loss
of profits to the capitalists, who
thereafter work together to their mu-
tual benefit and. advantage, and the
farmer pays the freight both ways.
1t looks to me as II the farmer was
being ground to poverty between the
a upper and neither mill stones. He Ia
: surely making less net profit than he
did years ago.. 1t does not seem right
that the farmer, who furnishes the
best citizenship to the nation, should
: receive the lowest returns for the
! capital invested and labor performed
of any class in this greatest, best
and most powerful nation on the face
of the globe.
L presume that the present rebel
lion in Colorado will be settled be
e. tween the strikers and mine owners
. similar to the signing Of peace term
:. between two foreign nations, event
- ually, in their own way, without con
sultation with the, farmer. or anyon'
else, except probably the politicians
and the farmer will, as heretofore
pay the costs in the expense, loss
time, agitators' fees and loss Of pro
y fits, and. probably lose more in tn
" vital principles Of human libert
" yielded up by. onss side or the othe
~ in the precedent established. Tn
~ farmer will substantialiy b. bound b
issie. tn tg g5Kis tic fas. a nrfds fK
" wage Garner has no grievance agains
the power Of capital, because he ha
-, been working for capital and agains
9 the farmer for many years in tn
= past. He has been working with an
-; voting as dictated by capital, hopin
to share in the mutual profits. Their
is no doubt but that, by reason o
80 the capitalists and the wage earne
i; lvoting and working together in tn
-, past that capital has received man
- advantages in and through politician
that have been to the disadvantag
=, Of the farmer. 1t is also true tina
- labor agitators have also received ad
- - ivantages through politicians, in th
way of Legislation, that has also. bee
to the. disadvantage of the farmer
as well as others, but this is no rea
I'M son or excuse for treason and arme
- rebellion, the destruction of life an
property, nor is it reason why tn
|. constitution Of our beloved countr
49, should be disobeyed, and, its flag an
the uniform of its soldiers treate
=. with contempt.
iv The constitution gave the citizen tn
ii right to bear and keap arms in tn
- defense Of life and property, and t
:. 60 and come Throughout the 9lenstl
.. and breadth of all lands over whicl
d. the stars and stripes float, withou
let or hindrance, and 60 work whel
and for whom he will. chat he ma,
rear family and max. good citizen
Of his children.
l used to think that farmer ha,
\ right to place bull dog in hi
I stable, but this idea seems to ' b,
wrong, and the farmer who does sucl
dirty trick is depriving some dark
10 lanterned fellows of an occupation.
nj The modern labor. organisation o.
'e the United States is not ORGANIZED
II in harmony with our ideas of ibert,
% or our former government. They .wer,
brought here from the guilds. of tn,
'eI old world. They are organized or
'e the theory that. if you do not become
n. member, you cannot work and sup,
n port your family. If you are farm
e er, YOU cannot saw a board. shoa Won,