Cheyenne record., 1916-06-29
Farmers Should Organize.
DEAR EDITOR:

Just few words and verses in be-
half of the farmer. 1 notice in the col
urnns of your paper a Washington
Letter, which our Congressman has
written so as the readers of this paper
might know what is going on in Con-
gress. take much pride in such in
formation, for this is u day and age
of time when all voters should become
students OF political matters, and Of
I course the Presidents are nominated
and the platforms are both being read
by the people, and are being we'll con-
sidered, especially by the business
classes of the nation, and our Con-
gressmen and would be Congressman
are beginning to make their interest
ing appeals to the people. Telling us
| what they will do and what they have
done, and among those sayings they
always state that they will see that the
laws now on the statute books are en-
forced, now right here l would like to
ask question or two. II our present
Congressman are still going to tell US
about laws they have made and never
mentioning about seeing that laws
now on the statute books have been en-
forced to their full power. If they do
of course they will tell US about that
ANTITRUST law that have been on the
statute books OF the United States and
how they put the screws to John ID.
Rockefeller when he popped the price
of gasoline up, and how they put the
screws to the Steel Trust when they in
creased the price of steel, and also the
Shoe Trust and the Sugar Trust and
hundred other trusts, and so on down.
this is the way it goes. No odds
whether the Democrats are in power
or the Republicans, it is the same old
story. They just keep handing us
gold bricks and hobby horses to ride
till they get our next vote, then we can
are concerned after that. The facner
he can bear it all. for he is the best
natured of all, he will take any kind of
q price they offer him and pay any
kind OF price they ask of him.
The farmer is the man who works,
His back is bent with toll;
For caring for the calves and pigs.
And cultivating soil
While the fnanciers on Wall street.
Is setting in the shade;
He is the fellow that has got.
The chink the farmer made.
The farmer goes into a store
And gets something to eat
He also gets pair of shoes
To put upon his feet
For wife and baby gets dress
And don t know what
Who is it. that names the price
The farmer! guess rot
He then around the corner goes
Into the hardware store
To get u cultivator. disc.
plow a rake or mower
He makes very careful choice
For it the best must be
Vino is it then that makes the rriee
The farmer. no not he
The farmer needs little cash
For this for that
He's got some hogs there in the pen
But there not yet fat
And he GO. into the bank
And borrows two or tn. ec
Who is it names the interest rate
The farmer. no not he
This is our great and glorious land
Land of the noble free
Where all should have IN equal right
but the farmer. where is ne
Whate'e 'er he has to sell or buy
He humble q pup
The other fellow names the price
The farmer digs it UP.
The farmer piows his ground In spring
And plants the rows 40 true
Then cultivates most every day
The whole long summer through
And then away he hauls the corn
To market with his mule
II he wants to name the prize on It
Ihsy tell him he's TOOL
II the other fellow names the price
On the iiour wc eat
Why don't they let the farmers name
The price upon the wheat
II they must set the price upon
The coat and shoes and gs0ves
Why not let the farmers name the price
On the stuff they make them Of.
Why Is It so one sided
Here In this xlorious nation
|. I'll tell you brother Farmer
It's just 0rxantxation
The merchants they are orsanized
Tho bankers they arc too
And even to the little boys
that blacks the boot and shoe =
oh yes. there Il organization
Just everywhere you 70
From the financier on Wall street
Cjcar down To the hobo.
but did you ever think Of It
just 20 ind look about
You'll sse whate'er they orxaniaed
They have lsft the farmer out
Nov tho boot black
That blacka The boot and shoe
Can have an or.nnization
Why can't the farmer too
s3ur hands ars vssn and kistcred
Fsr they have s.ood The tsst
Bat Il docs surely - b 10 me
Our hrains have been 1t rest
Cons. beo;her farnsr. ief's wake up
Ard givs ourselves . test
Aud whtIa our bsains are working