People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1892 — Information Wanted. [ARTICLE]

Information Wanted.

The farmers are now being treated to the benefits of fanners institutes; that is, there is a day set upon which a man who is paid a big salary and traveling expenses will proceed to enlighten them on everything connected with farming except how to make it profitable. He will tell them how independent they are, that they can work sixteen hours a day and no one to say them nay. Tell them what a healthy occupation they have, they can breathe any amount of pure air and not be compelled to pay tribute for it to any trust, pool or syndicate. He will explain just how everything on the farm is produced except the mortgages. He will make plain the necessity of rotation in everything except the rotation of the vampires that suck the profits of industry. In discussing the production of our cereals, no man must speak of the low prices. That might bring out the fact that railroad charges are entirely, too high, and that would not do—it is politics. While disserting the cattle industry, all must be careful not to mention the Armour combine-that would be political. No man must say that taxes and salaries are too high, and money too dear, oh no that is politics and those wise professors send word ahead that everything political must be left out. If a farmer has 80 acres of land and a half dozen boys, though burdened with thoughts of the future, he must not ask what shall I do with my boys, for that would call up the wages and land questions, that would be politics and something might be said that would offend those in power and the supplies that give these wise men their soft job might be cut off. If college professors worked sixteen hours each day and received nothing but a living, would they be so frightened by the ghost of politics. We have always noticed that it made a ference with the ignorant and unscrupulous whose ox is gored. When the People’s party get into power the appropriations will*not be cut down, but will be largely used to enligthen* the understanding and quicken the conscience of college professors and cowardly ministers. Piles of people have piles, but De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. A. F. Long & Co.