The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-24
HAVE DANCED, NOW
PAY fiddler, SAYS
FARMER TO TOWNS

tural and industrial situation follow:
ROY E. SMELKER, New Paris, o.
l am one Of the many farmers Of this
reighborhood that will be forced to
decrease production Of food supplies
curing the coming season, because of
inability to get help. l believe l can
make more clear money and do less
work myself and not have to bother or
worry about any hired help. A neigh
Dor of mine tried this plan last year
and it worked like charm.
If city folks really realized the i'm
portance of agriculture, they would de-
vote more time to the study Of this
subject than they do to Latin. They
realized its importance when the Ger
man submarine peril was at its height.
They will realize its Importance more
and more during the next few years.
Why is there a sugar shortage? Be
cause the production of sugar cane and
sugar beets has been losing game for
the farmers. Hundreds of Louisiana
sugar cans planters went bankrupt
early in Wilson's administration be-
cause of ruinous legislation.
Town Life Attracts.
Z For 20 years people have been leav-
ing the country and going to town.
They all go for the same reason;
movement will continue until in few
years city folks go hungry and ragged,
because there are too few producers
en- the farms.
A friend of mine planted an apple
tree. cared and protected it for six
wears Took the first bushel it pro-
cuced to town and sold it to the grocer
for 50. The grocer retailed them in
less than "a hours for 10 cents a
- pound: $3.50. The grocer made more
profit off of that apple tree in one day
than the farmer had in six years.
II the retailer earns the 10 and Is
cents a dozen he charges for handling
eggs, the farmer ought to have at
least So a dozen, If he gets as we'll
Paid for his work.
Retailer Is Gouger.
The city retailer gouges the pro-
Queer and bleeds the consumer. He
refuses to handle many of the farm
crs' products, unless he can make at
least 1907 profit in a few hours time.
At present he offers me eight cents a
found for popcorn that he retails at
"a cents.
A few wears ago I lived in a CITY
about half the size of Richmond.
There wasn't q grocery in that town
that would sell YOU an honest neck of
POTATOES and give YOU full weight that
YOU were entitled TO by law. One of
the leading grocers Of that city said
that an honest man had no business
trying to run grocery store. That
if grocery didn't get rich while the
war was on. he never would.
On with the dance, You citv folks
oniov life while you can. but remem-
her, those who dance must pay the
fiddler
Farmers Are Oroanlzinq.
The old line politicians in North Da-
lota have beer kicked overheard and
The farmers are running the state
house. from tu''ret to foundation stone.
Coming c;ce..r NCroe. here in Ohio the
farmers be no balance of power in
the state :+aiH1pture and run the show
to suit themselves.
Tie selratir,n of the farmer depends
o., lis lenr1.;ne to scratch his ticket on
election daE. AS long as he brags
that h, votes his ticket straight, he
deserves no sympathy and will get
D mo relief There are plenty of farm
? ers of both parties that would vote
their ticket straight land brag about
it even If there was nothing on
them but yellow goods and billy goats.
Exchange ;4andshake for Knife.
Just before election the city poll
tician comes out with a hearty hand
shake and a cheap cigar and then
puts the knife into Friend Farmer
during his entire term in office.
Organized labor is going into poll
tics. Yes and organized farmers are
going into politics. For every vote
that Labor casts for many candidates,
farmers will cast 10 against.
have always been a Wilson man
and am proud Of it, but Wilson has
not given the farmers square deal.
believe that the farmers of good
old United States of America will Sc
Iect and elect for the next president
man who understands that agricul-
ture is the life blood of our nation,
that without it the streets of your city