Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-08

| It possible f0r every man Wiling u
work, to be contented, prosperous ant
happy. No peace treaty or league o.
nations which does not place agricul
ture first and foremost will avoid wal
or bring happiness and plenty to man
kind
have read somewhere whimsical
story Of what happened after Goo
elected Adam from the garden Of
Eden. Adam went to farming because
that was the only way he could make
a living. There were no town jobs to
be had then. The earth responded to
his labor; food, clothing and shelter
were had and that Is really all that
man ever gets in this world. The sons
: of Adam, however, were not content
with this. They set out to accumulate
property so as to congregate in cities
and live by their wits. Men soon found
that the necessities of life were perish
able and that unless surplus cattle,
sheep, wheat and hogs were produced
each year those in the cities would
perish or else have to go back to the
farm. Some of them did go back to
first principles and return to the farm,
but those who remained put their
heads together and invented money so
that they would not have to hoe cot
They got bright metals and called them
gold and silver, then they explained to
the farmer how his surplus crops
would rot and not do him any good,
while gold and silver would last for
ever. The easy going farmer began to
trade his wheat, cotton and cattle for
little round pieces Of silver and gold,
with picture on one side and I'm God
We Trust" on the other. After a while
gold and silver became scarce and they
said q piece Of paper promising gold or
silver would be just as good and the
fool farmer went right ahead, not real
izing that If several. crops failed or
there was great war with an embar-
go, that his pretty money would not
save him from starvation. The town
folks had by this time organized and
were handling products Of all the earth
They were trading money to one pro-
ducer for ali the food possible and CIV
ing him as little products from other
sources as they could. When the
chance occurred they fixed price by
law so as to cut both going and COM
ing. Wealth was no longer counted by
"the cattle on thousand hills" but by
stocks and bonds which are evidences
of debts, not wealth; they are mort
gage on future crops. Now, you farm
ers Of North Dakota, have struck
against the monstrous system, and you
will save not only yourselves, but the
world, If you can get back to first prin-
ciples, by giving the real creator OF
wealth the big end of the profits. Is
this unjust? Is this contrary to COM
mon sense? Any fair minded person
will admit, that man who raises
steer, Is entitled to more profit than
the man who merely cuts 1t up and sells
it or who buys and resells 1t. The
thousands Of cattle raisers after lie
of hard work die poor. This Is true OF
the wheat raisers and the cotton rals-
ers. It is the fault of no individual, "
is ne system that keeps d Thousand
men in poverty to allow one to nave
more luxury than he can enjoy. You
people are making a noble effort to
change the system and this country
will be better off when the wealth or
a Rockefeller is divided among one
hundred thousand men instead or
closely held by one.
believe you will succeed, because
no set of men ever built up a system
that another set Of men cannot de-
stroy. This war marked the close or
one epoch and the beginning of anoth-
er. The world is full Of ex-kings, czars
and emperors, and those who are rul-
ing through the power OF money are
trembling on their thrones.
Government in the future can only
rest upon the consent of the governed;
The laborer and the farmer have iouno
out that they can rule the World oy
acting together, and money kings ana
czars might Just as we'll look pleasant
and adapt themselves to the new order
~ things. Unless they treat the peo-
nile right the people will treat them
roueh. (Applause). Equality or OPP
nrorf,1nity has been born into the world'
Il has cost ten million lives and an an
ocean of blood, but the Square Dear
NOT "Greed" is the future Ruler OF
Mankind" The money Of this country
belongs to the people Of this country,
Il is made money by their nat staihpeu
upon its face declaring IT TO De iesai
tender. It's only legitimate function Is as
a measure CT value in the exchanse oL
products and when its subtle power -
nsed to extort and oppress, IL Is no
longer blessing, but curse 10 PCT
rIe The wealth Of a nation does not
consist of gold, bonds or stocks; real
Ivealth is the product Of labor applleo
m the soil, the mine or the Factory:
There Is no higher calling than tnat Oh
the banker, when he recognizes ina. ~ =.
is his function to conserve the creuiI1
or community for the good OF all
He Ia merely the channel or dlstrlpu-
tion and interest rates are carrylns
obarees to be regulated like telegraph,
te1enhone and freight rates. CharsihS
more than the law allows Is usury.
have known as high as thirty per cent
to be charged on amounts OF less i eiaH
5000. That is not the panklhs JUS
ness, The state ought not only 10 haut
a state bank to protect lts cltiZenl' 10 ,,Id ia
hanks getting usurious lnterest siOu Ills
he required to put up three praSs t" ne
60 that a fellow would know 'hae o,,ar nr
was doing business with pawn Dio M
wa not a banker daughter and ap-
nIause). A sum in excess OF ,ita Ia
pu,,ine charge for the use OF credits
S~hich come from the government Is
not interest. it is blood money, ana ~
is declared wrong by the laws OF Hou
n,d man. The only man upon WnoIl
the gentle Jesus ever laid MS han9s ~
onoer was the money changer "huiii
ho scourped with stripes from tne
nle of the Lord. cloud applause''
Labor.
am glad your farmers are co-Upe III
atins with labor. We nave puI t.s''
Ia h0r trouble III tiiO
reached Chicago I could feel the un-
rest and tenseness Of the atmosphere'
have run into strikes everyWhere.
your farmers legislature has done
more at one session for labor than any
state in the Union. You propose Una.
the creators Of all wealth shall nave q. d
larger share of the wealht, Whlch tney
create. cloud applause).
When l studied law. there was lrucii III "a.
said about master and servants. Ihey
will have to write some new law DOCKS.
Bv the eternal there shall be no more
master and servant in this world. You
freed the black slave and showed us
the way. Now, have come mere 10
help free the white slaves in the norm
loud applause). Nothing will satlsiy
labor now except to be partner.
Nothing should satisfy him except a
partnership. cloud applause lie.
The American laborer actua! a
partner, then you will have no more
strikes. (Applause). 1 know manu-
featuring concerns that mace '1,es
hundred per cent profit last year; GOO
knows that the laborers should we
share in that (Applause).
The policy pursued by some lapor
organizations of limiting product on Is
eli wrong England found tina: OUT