People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — Get Together. [ARTICLE]

Get Together.

There is nothing which plutocracy so much fears as intelligent organization of the farmers for political effort. The individual is easily overwhelmed by an organized power and it is by a practical appliance of this fact that corporations are domineering every legal authority in the land. It is through ignorSnce of this fact, that unorganized farmers are being one by one turned out of their homes. Old party speakers are never found advocating organization among the farmers, yet they are never found condemning the organization of bankers and speculators. This is illustrated very forcibly by the attitude of Secretary Morton of Nebraska, as presented on two different occasions. From his speech in this city, Oct. 16, 1893, we clip the following advice to the farmers: “Less legislation and more learning, less gregariousness and more individuality, less dependence upon association with the alliances and the grangers, and more self-reliant independence, based upon acquired facts, is a fair statement of the interests of the farmer.” This same Secretary Morton in referring to the communication of J. R. Buchanan, writes John DeWitt Warner as follows: “My object in sending you this letter of Mr. Buchanan is to give you a thorough business man’s view of the situation. The letter shows how fallacies flourish among the farmers of the west and south. The letter also points out to you the necessity of immediate coherent and organized.action in behalf of sound money.” This now is his advice to the bankers. Individual action for the farmer, but “coherent organization” for the speculators. When Morton gives advice concerning organized effort, it is all owing to who will be benefited what that advice will be. Organization among the farmers never fails to secure the downfall of such fellows as this Secretary Morton. It is through the organized strength of corporations that he holds position and power. . * Every association of the farmers has led toward industrial liberty and this fact should not be overlooked.

The watchword must be “organize and educate.” There is no good reason why farmers should permit themselves to be forever the prey of designing politicians. While they continue to “go it alone” they will remain the easy victims of organized speculators. This is a question of vast import and one that cannot long be ignored. The farmers must get together or be one by one crushed down by organized greed. Bankers and speculators never fail to vote together when their interests are at etake. There is but one hope and that is “get together.”—Chicago Express.