Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
OTHERS VIEWS
FROM MIR. WRIGHT

On October the 9th. fourteen farm
ers met in the Court house here to or
gsnize a unit of the American Farm
Bureau. and discuss the kind of legis-
lation they want at the hands OF the
Congress which is called TO meet No,
vember the 18TH We were informed
the meeting was well advertised IN the
paper and also by personal contact,
yet only fourteen were present out OF
a thousand who should have peen
there.
That is indeed a deplorable sltua-
ton, especially in view OF the iact
that cotton is selling for three Genus
less than the cost of production, ana
tobacco, considering how short the
crop is in this section will not buy
much even though the price is hlgher
than last year. When all the crops
of this year are sold and the farmer
counts his costs and seeks his proIlts
scandalously few will have even as
much as a thousand dollars to repair
their buildings, pay his doctor, MS
preacher, buy a new automobile or
get for himself and family the pany
needed things. But despite this condl-
ton only fourteen were interested
enough to attend meeting that might
have been a great stride towards
changing conditions in our country in
favor of those who work.
In view of the foregoing one can
but wonder if many farmers want to
better their condition? Can it be true
they have been so abused and brow
beaten by the rich who live on their
labor that he is covered and fears
to call his soul his own? If either is
true then his condition is hopeless
and he must go on down while those
in other walk, of life grow fat on his
labor. But that dark picture is not
true for the farmer is equal in intel
ligence to any class but he does have
an over supply of long suffering and
but for that he would stand up and
demand his rights like all other class
es are doing.
There was never a time when the
farmers needed an organization more
than today. The chief reason for any
organization of farmers is to elect
members of Congress and the State
Legislature. That is the main rea-
son the bankers, lawyers and all the
other classes are organized. They
know that so long as they can control
our law makers they can get what
they want.
"a time there was, ere Americas
griefs began,
When every rood of ground maintain
ed it's man:
For him light labor spread her whole
some store,
Just gave what life required, but gave
no more"
But those times are passed because
a few men organized and controlled
the making of our laws, and thereby
got all the wealth. The great for
tunes in our country were not gained
by work but by the management of
our law making bodies. So then if
the farmer expects to get his fair
share of the benefits of government
he must take a hand in its manage
ment and send men to make the laws
who will take an interest in his well
fare. The only way he can take
hand that will benefit him is by join
ing with those of his fellow workers
in an organization and learn by dis
cussion, the affairs of government. It
is true as Goldsmith says:
For just experience tells in ev'ry soil,
That those who think must govern
those that toll"
In just few months we can vote
for the man we want to represent us
lot
If the great producing class in the
State was organized they could name
those for these offices who would look
after their welfare instead of those
we have had who did more for pluto
Gratis than for the workers. The DEM
ocrats of the South intend to send
men to the next Congress who will
defeat Mr.. Roosevelt in all his grand
and good undertakings. So if the
farmers want to save the best friend
they ever had they must be very care
full about whom they vote for next June.
The Democratic State Machine is out
this early to send men to the Con-
gress who will fight with the pluto
Gratis against our President. They
seek to carry us back to the rule of
Wall Street. It is no secret that near
, ly all the members of Congress from
the South at present would prefer a
man like Hoover for president to Mr..
Roosevelt. So you farmers who feel
the same way just stay at home and
make no effort to send better men to
Congress and you will be helping to
destroy the only President who ever
gave the farmer a thought. I make
this prophecy that if the Southern