Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1896 — Page 3

THE FARMER. I . I As Hs Was and I as He Is. HOW HE IS ROBBED. Stupendous Decline in Farm Products. A FERMKIIOL'S. FINANCIAL POLICE Evil* of Contraction— The Conrentrntion of Wealth Rise and Fail of Gold—The Effect of the Free Coinage of Silver. Whut Gold Monometallibin Stands For. An Honest Payment of Debts—The Help Offered by the Ballot. By JOHN H. BEADLE. The accompanying illustrations a.e from New York newspapers of recent date. They are published to show the popular idea of the personality of the American farmer in the gold stronghold of the country. I will invite your attention to two pictures. Twenty-five years ago the American farmer was a king. Poets sang about him. Orators praised him. Edward Everett held up an ear of gold en corn before his aidienoe and eulogized , the growt* in

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were the salvation of the land. They were the hardy yeomanry, the free ard independent workers, and even such foreign visitors as De Tocqueville went out of their ’ay to describe the happy condition of the landowning farmer in this country Washington gloried in being a farmer. Our greatest statesmen passed their

vacations on their own farnu, among their horses and cattle. They delighted in rural pleasure, they worked and personally directed their employees, and from a season of this kind of life and close contact with the people they came back to Washington wonderfully freshened by having lived close to the heart of ’ature. more American and more democratic and more in love.

with their o’-n land. Their n. y. World, names were coupled in the popular lore with the names of their estates. It Washington of Mount Vernon, Jeffersonmf Monticello, Clay of Ashland, Webster of Marshfield and Jackson of The Herihitagb. Where is that farmer now? The Vilification. He is the ~ibe and the sneer of every clown who can get on the city stage in r\ spotted breeches.

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tim of all the stale old practical jokes “Hayseed” and “Wayback” aud “Jay’ are his regular titles, even among cultivated people, and in the slums ‘ ‘farmer” is one of the vile epithets which provoke a fight. He figures in the illustrated comics as a half savage. Look at the pictures of the typical farmer in the New York papers and see something Z : . Z 'h ■'if' ' * F*' - // F / ■ ’ * iff //' X7 r“\ v * Iff n jf'j] ‘-A v \ mi <■ w H t N. Y. Press. like this: A long, lean, lapk monstrosity, with bones showing ’horribly prominent through his clothes, a face like a point ed Gothic front, a nose that desoribea-an Irregular arc from the lowest point be tween the eyes down over the mouth, and on his chin what is supposed to boa

The Allliotion of Abundance. “But there has been so great an increase in production. Now, why should

the farmer complain that prices go down as the size of the crop goes up? And how cun you prove that elevating the condition of the farmer will elevate that of other laborers?” It is impossible to raise the agricultural class of any coni, try without raising all the other classes who depend on labor for

a living. It is ly impossible to press the agricultural labore, and yet leave the citv laborer uiwl'i i ted, but it is very unlikely. The farmer, however; do -s not complain timt ho. gets less per pound or pi r • bushel when the crop is big than when it is small. What hi does complain of and what be has a right to complain of, whisked, but looks like a wisp of weather beaten hay. This is the farmer of today as the people of the cities are taught to consider him. And why this change? It is because he has been systematically robbed for 30 &}> iW tlirK? Puck. * years and has submitted to the robbery and voted for more of it He is despised because be has consented to his own degradation. His very virtues have been made the means of his degradation. The farmers, and especially the men who till their own acres, are our great conservative class. They dread revolution. They love their country with an impassioned ardor born of close contact with the soil

such eloquent words that storms of applause shook the hall. We loved to read an 1 quote the old stirring lines tolling how “the embattled farmers stood” at Lexington and Concord, and it was universally agreed that

—an ardor of patriotism which some writers have thought impossible in men reared in cities. Naturally, therefore, the northern fanners stood by their government in the great civil war. The Republican party was in power and acquired an immense prestige by tho successful issue of tike conflict Naturally

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again, therefore, the great majority of farmers creo.tod all good things to that party,. They could not believe that the party of Liurojn and Sumner and other friends of humanity would do aught of injustice. The Robbery. a The war tariff was prolonged in time of peace .despite solemn promises to the

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He is the butt of vile jokes in the city saloons. He shares with the mule and the mother - in - law, the plantation darky, the rusty stovepipe and the tramp as the stock material for cheap paragraphers. Ho is brought on the stage of every low theater as the stock vD-

looked the fact that parties are composed of men and therefore subject to change- TJ'.ey were slow to believe that the grand old party could contain schemers. On top of all the rest comes a finan cial system which has added 80 per cent to the value of money and depreciated the price oi the farmer’s products to like proportion, and at the least signs of a revolt on his part he' is denounced as a traitor. It is assumed as a matter of

course that VVall street should strive for a rjse in stocks, that manufacturers Should lobby for a higher ’ tariff, that the Pacific Railway companies should evade payment of their debt. All other men can

vote and lobby to raise the price of wha< they own and be good Christians, brftat the bare hint that the farmer is to vote for restoring silver to got a little bettor price for his

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that in great part he has lost his own f self respect. His poverty has become is renroach.

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contrary. Empire* of land and hundreds of mil lions of money were given to gr<> a t corporations. Credit Mobilier, the Indian ring, the whisky ring, the star route ring and scores of others followed irrrapid succession, but though the farm ers mu r m ured they did not revolt. They ovei -

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crops, the country rings with frantic crieff’ of ragp and denun ciation. The farmer has submitted too long He has lost th< respect of thosi who have robbed | him, aud it is ■ much to be feared j

is that prices have fallen so fast that La gets very much less money for a very big crop than he formerly got for a Small one. Thus the bounties of Providence are turned into curses and he is coming to look upon abundance as an | affliction. Let me call your attention to some figures. In 1881 the farmers pro- | duced -110,481,000 bushels of oats and received therefor »19.3,198,970; in : 1883 they produced 571,302,400 bushels , and received for it $187,040,204; in 1889 they produced 751,515,000 bushels I and received $171,781,008, and so on down, the amount rising as the money

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received for it fell, till 1895, when they produced 824,448,637 bushels of oats and received therefor $ 33,655,008. Ami Ihe population has increased 70 per cent. IniSIA y.e produced 1,--'M, - 225,0'10 bushels of corn, wo -h $601,839,03"; in 1893 1,G19,ty0,131 bus! -:1s, worth 1 627, st!!-1 in ' ) 2,151, 13 m■» bushels, worth $5 6 7,5 0 9,106. Overproduction,

you say, but divide the bushels by the population each ybar, and you will find that per caj a the increase was quite small, and in such years as 1890 aud 1894, when 'he crop was very short and the number of bushels per capita vet., much less than the average of several years ago, the price per bushel was still low. The Decline In Value. Since 1870 the production of hay in the United States has increased, inal-mo-t exact parallelism with the increase of population, and yet tho aver- ». * \ h >jK-A ,f ( ; N. Y. Press. age value per ton has declined from $13.82 to $8.35. This last is the farm price as reported by the agricultural department for July; nevertheless, on the day I write this hay is selling in New York city by retail at $lB per ton, which is a beautiful illustration of how your city consumer “profits” by the loss of the farmer. Wheat is supposed to be an exception because our rivals in other countries are producing so much, and yet the figures are significant. In

1881, for instance, 883,280,090 bushels were valued at $456,880,427, and in 1895, 467.102,947 bushels at $237,938,998. And yet the world has not as much whoat as it wants, and not much more than half as much as it would buy if it had the wherewith. There is evidently something the matter that

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cannot be explained by that handy phrase “overproduction. ” Has there been any overproduction of fat hogs? Every farmer knows that there is just now a great scarcity, almost a

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hog famine. And yet fat hogs in the central region of the west are selling at 3 '•ents a pound or less,; when but a few years ago they sold at 6. Has there been any overpro duc.tiou in milk cows? The census will show you they are less numerous in proportion to popi’.l ati.on than they were, and yet the price , is going steadily downward. I s there an cvernro-

um wxvo* jauu : ali tAVM>*r xn£ii6 OX t>iYC country east of Illinois ypn can today buy thousands of splendid farms at whr they were assessed for in 1870, and in Stnue of the finest parts of New York state they will sell you good farms at the assessment of 1860. Farmers do not complain at reduced prices for products of which-there has been a very groat production, but the figures show a decline, though not so great, in articles of which there is an admitted scarcity and that the general decline is very much greater than can be. accounted for by the amount produced. Starving; Midst Plenty. But as a matter of fact is there any overproduction? Have mankind more

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I two bushels per capita was left for ; bread. It has been repeatedly shown I that tire world’s cotton crop is still 8,000,000 b-Ues short of the world’e consumptive demand. Our own agrioul- ’- ■ V (J ■

breadstuffs than they can eat and more cotton than 1 they can wear and more pork and beef than they Want or more shoes . than they need? Why, ■ the largest when I crop ever raisi only amounted to I three bushels per ; capita for the 1 people of the I civilised . world and, deducting seed and that made into whisky, little over 1

, — Jewel Stoves and , oj/ Ranges .are built to give the ’ greatest satisfaction at the least ex- Jd pense for fuel and repairs. They em111 body all the latest and best features in H stove construction and ornamentation. | , Their unmatched merit has made .n ya ndj SOO rfe t 1 iSwt’A Jai ewMm them famous for . over 30 year, ' and has created X the largest stove plant in tl world. 1 Jewel Stoves are sold by r F. &LOCH. _ r

tfrrul dep.;rtmcnt has shown that the AtiieriCr.h pirople lire eating Consider- ■ au.fTi-r wheat per capita than tin y rii.l a few y<;;r-i ago, and if you will. t:-ke the animal re- za

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ports tor 20 years and deduct that used for export and seed from thiycrop of each that fi d to stock in late years you will find that 70,000, - 000 people are eating only about the same amount of wheat flour that 55,000,000 people did. In Europe also it has been shown that

nearly 100,000,000 people cannot afford to eat wheat tread. They are using cheap substitutes like rye and potatoes. Are we to suppose that they do that for P. W. Smith. Pres. C. A. Dugan. Cashie J. B. Holthouse. V-P. E. X. Ehinger, Ass t C The Decatur National Bank Decatur, Ind. CAPITAL STOCK: gIOOJJOO 00 SURPLUS: 4.000 00 Directors: J. B. HOLTHOUSE, J. IL HOBROCK .1, COLTER. P. W. SMITH. C. A. DUGAN. H. R. MOLTZ. JOHN D. HALE Interest given on time deposits. Erie Dines. $ *ll *^^hb gel >e<iule in effect June Trains leave Decatur as follows: ■’.WEST. ...... , No. 5. vestibule limited, daily for 1 Chicago f 12:23 p. m No. 3. Pacific express.' daily fori Chicago .j. — l 1:48a.m. No; 1. express, daily except Sun- I. day for Chicago ( 11:06 a. m No. 31. local, daily except Sun- I day ( 10:10 a. m. No 13. Wells Fargo Limited Ex-) press, daily except Monday - 6:13 p. m. and day after legal holiday ' EAST No. 8. vestibule limited, daily for ( New York and 805t0n....... ( 7:57p.m. No. 2. express, daily except Sun-t day for New York ( 2:00 p. in. No. 12. express, daily for New! York I 1:31a.m. No. 30. local, daily except Sun-( day ) 10:10 a. m. Through coaches antfsleejfitig cars to Nejj» York and Boston ■ Trains 1 and2stop at all stations on the C. x E. Division. .Train No. 1? carries through sleeping cars tp Columbus. Circleville. chil licot he. \\ averiv. Portsmouth. I ronton.‘and Kenova, via ( ■ Jumbus. Hocking' \ alley X Toledo, and Norfolk X Western lines- ’ J. V . DuLONcCAgent. ' xV.t; M AcEnwAuns. T P. A.. Huntington The C. R. & I. (Effect wpl. 6.189 ti,) TRAINSNQRTH. ’No.:;. +No. 5. ’No. I. Richmond..'..... 11/XI a m 1115 pm 2:sopm Parry .....11:10 " •• 2:55 •; ( "nesler ;»:0l Fountain City. 11:25 ” .1 ohnson 11 :>>•' ' ■’<2l I.vnit 11:40 " 3:J-6 Snow Hill 11:46. " Woods 11:49 - 3:34 ' Winchester.... 12:00 " 12:30pm 3:44 " St-one ,12:10 pm 3:5.j •• Ridgeville 12:19 " 'l2:4sam 4:0... •• Collet 12:32 - 4:18 " Portland 12:42 ” 1103 a m 4:30 “ .lav - . 4:4d Briant 12:59 " 4:46 •• Geneva l:07” s “ , <:•_•; . Ceylon 4:.'S Berne 1:18" 5:06 “ Monroe 1:32 " 5:21 DECATUR ■ 1:45 " led am. 5:-.» ” Monmouth 1:53 ” 5.41 Williams....:.. 2:01 ", 5:51 • Hoagland, 2:06 " • 5:->6 Edams „ . 6:4+ Fort Way he.... 2:35 " 2'.3oam 6:2.' •Dally, except Sunday. +Daily to Grand Rapids. . ■ TRAINSSOUTH ‘No. 2. - + No. 1. 'No, 42. F>irt WrtynO.... 12:35 pin 2:soam 5.:4,>.u m Adam 5........ a:*'' - Hoaglat.nl 1:00 - t>:ll - Williams. 1:05 •" 6:18 • Monmouth 1:13 " 6::.4 r DECATUR... 1:19 ". 3;27 " 6:50 ” Monroe I :112/ " , 6:44 '• Berne .. ,/tT.. . 1:44 y b:.'(> Ceylon:..( ■ j :(l 4 " | Geneva .. X-.-ftT 1:53 " _ cQo I Briant 2:00 “ » GL> " I Portiand. ./.. .' 2:14 “ W 7 :30 ' p iCollett 2:23 " ' ' 7:4,1. I Ridgeville... . 2:35 " ,4:2. > .:/> ' . |-Stone.. , 7 : '9 ' Winchester.... 2:50 " 1:44 “ . 8:09 i Woods -8:22 Ct I Sno’w Hill ' 8:~6 ’ j Lynn 3:05 " , sot’ “ EJdlinson ....... 3:11 “ 8:58 f Fountain City. 3:20 " ' 8:49 • Chester . 9:01Parry ... 9:08 " Richmond :; :H' “ 5:35 ‘ +D:tlly Grand Rapids. JDaily ex. Sunday. Jeff Bryson, Agent C. L. Lockwood. Gen. Pas. Agent.

The Clover Leaf. I a T.. St. L. XK.C.K. R. In eff.-.-: May 26 t 189 S l’.-iiM-n-2vr ' 7:01 P- m Express... — •' m Mail 12:O p. rn [Local..,, 2:10 p. tn , WEST. Passenger..s.. 45 ; 2 a. m Express p.jn Mail... ...11:4l.oeal .... ■■ 10:l-> a m E A. WfiiMir.v. Agent. J. iD. HALE DEALER IN Grain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil. Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. Elfevators on the Chicago & .Erie and Clover Leaf railroads. Office and retail Store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets. Your patronage solicited. i Girard /|\ Fire Insurance Co I of Philadelphia. E. Burt Lenhart, Agt. Decatur, Indiana. <r <?. JxrEX’TmJE, DENTIST. .Now located over Holthoust-s shoe store, i prepared to do all work pertaining to the tental profession. Gold filling a specialty. Jy the use of Mayo’s Vapor be is enabled to xtract teeth without pain. Work guaranteed. A. L. DEVILBISS, •DENTIST I. O. G. F. BLOCK. Professional Dentist. Teeth extracted without pain. Especial attention given to bridge work like illns:- : ri above. Terms reasonable. Office-- .-ond street, over Rosehthall’s clothing store. 2&-ly I .E. H. LeBRLTN, teiwj ul hiiil, Decatur, Indiana. 0 Office: —Corner Second and Madison street. Treats all Diseases of Domesticated Animals, making a specialty of Optical Cas®c-. C.Gls day or night, promptly at :e ided to. 2ti-ly JOHN S. BOWERS DSALEIt IN—....CRUSHED STONE.... Can deliver on line of Railroad. Also, HERCULES POWDER. For Stupip Blasting. Always on Hand. 111 uuu. ■ We have them and everything in that line, and will make you hard time prices. But call early. SECOND HAND DEPARTMENT - Never so large a stock or such bargains. '~7' H S. PORTER. ,» TT • — — -■ •s’" - . P

8080 & COFFEE. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rooms over I’. O. Decatur. 104 1 ' Capital 1120,000. Established ISTI THE OLD ADAMS COUNTYBANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a sreneral banking business, makes collections in all parts of the, country. Buys town, township and county, or Foreign and domestic exchange bought <uifi sold. Interest paid on time deposits. A Otjidcrs—W. H. > Jilick. Fresii .ii » Studebaker, Vice I’n-si'.-ut; K. K. A ashler, and C. S. Niblick. Assistant < a UHer Look Here! \ lam here to rtavvmq cap sell ’ . ’ Offi® aid Pirns en< Hp*-r then acyr.oo;, e,«<: <-wn afford to »ell them. I .sell c. Iff rent makes. m REPAIRING tone reasonable Sei me first anil save money. I. F. < OOT* l><caiiir, Ind. at Usrryman’s Factory You can get all kinds of Hard and Soft Wood, S’dins, Flooring, Bracket*, Odd Sized sash and Door*. In fact all kinds of bui ding material made or furnished on short notice. House Plants Cut Flowers, » Set Pieces for funerals Flowers for graves. Ornamental trees for cemeteries. Fruit Trees and Vines of all kinds. All Sold at Lowest Prices. Will open sales room and yards April Ist. All stock fresh from Springfield, Ohio, Troy, Ohio. Fort Wayne, Ind. I. J. MIESSE.' Dr. C. V. CONNELL, VstwiiMj hip mi Dentist. Decatur, Ind. Office I. O. O. F. Biack. Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College and Toronto Veterinary Dental School. I.‘n-:;:i all diseases of domesticated anima’s. Cadis attended to day 1 or night. 18 THE DECATUR WASHER * ' : j. * VW. ''-fl-1" . Wi ■b l -. b < - ~J ' 1 Superior to all other washing machin es . This washer is made from first-class material, has a heavy galvanised iron bottom, not. nailed hke most irfthe cheap washers that are now made. The . bottom oil this machine js gained into the sides and ends, and is warranted not to leak. It is easy to operate and washes clean. If you are ijr'need of a washer give it a trial. Manufactured by PETER KIRSCH. Factory North Third St. Decatur. Indiana.''" . . Lauds for Sale. We offer for sale the following valuable land in Adams County, Indiana. ’ The south half of the northeast quarter of section sixteen (It!), in Root township, known as the Magley farm, and the east half of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section sixteen (It!) situate in Monroe township, known as the Wm. Laisure farm; also the east halt of the mortheast quarter of said section, known as the Ainsley Smith Smith fatm; also 30 acres oil of the north side of the southwest quarter of section thirty (3; ). in Union township; also the undivided . one-half of in-lot No. 267, in the citv of Decatur, includ ing one half of the livery stable thereon; also the following lots number 241 and 2-kiJn the original plat of the town of DecatutThe. above described Iknds will be sold on reasonable terms, with payments to suit purchasers. / For any further information call on the Adams County Bank, Decatur, - Indian. „ , October 1. IS9q. «29tf