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BE11EML CORRESPONDENCE. Tne Editors are not responsible for the views Of Correspondents. TO DESTROY TRUSTS. JJr George H. Boggs Outlines a. Plm for Throttling Existing Monopalies and Preventing the Growth of others -Destroy Spec al Privilege and You De stroy the ' rust OorreevonaeQce ot the Progressive Farmer. I was appelated a delegate to the recent Anti Trust Conference in Chi cago, but was unable to attend I, however, furnished a paper upon the subject under diacusaion, and at your rcqiest, give herewith my views as expressed in the paper presented. In order to overthrow the trusts it ia necessary to DI8TBOY THE CHIKF AGENOJT8 BY WHICH THEY ABE DK.VELOPEi AND MAINTAINED. One of tne tires of these are the rail roads. By lower rates, rebates and better facilities for transportation granted to favored individuals and cor porations the railroads enable them to destroy the busines? of their campeti tors and thus establish and maintain a monopoly. Many of the moat oppress ive monopolies with which our coun try ia burdened were created, built up and are beicg maintained, by this (agency. Tne B:andard Oil Company is a notorious eximple. Tae only remedy for this ia in complete control of these great highways of commerce by the government through ownership We have for years tried to control them by a commission but it is a com plete f iilure. The situation grows con stantly woree as the commission plain ly admits. SECOND REPEAL THE SPECIAL LEGISLA TION with which our statute books are loaded. Such legislation is as a rule concocted and procured by the shrewd est, most capable and enterprising for their own benefit. There is a great difference in the ability of individuals to acquire wealth. The disproportion is so great that under normal condi tions the inequality in conditions among our people would be dangerous to the b?et interest of all; but we have intens fled the evil and precipitated the danger greatly by clas3 legislation to the bent fit of the few at the expanse of the many and rapidly increased the Inequality in the distribution of wealth, making the rich richer and the poor poorer. We have aided the strong against the weak; whereas, it would have been the part of true wisdom to have at lean protected the weak against the strong. The worst of this class legislation is in regard to finances aid taxation. Our financial system has proved a wretched failure, as its history sine1 the organization cf our government clearly proves. Its chief characteris tic ia instability. We have ever had periods of prosperity followed by periods of disaster. This is true of : bimetallism as well as of monoaetal ism for the two are essentially the same and have the same inherent de fee's. ' We require our money to have a suppose! intrinsi3 value mainly ar tificial and thus have a system of ex change that ia a cumbersome continu ance cf that relic of barbarism barter. Metal alcne being money and the sup ply b'ia too smaU for the demanls of comrrerce we erect on it a huge struc ture of credits that is like a pyramid standing on irs apex ready at any time to topple over and causa disaster and ruin. Ic should be borne in mind that whilst these constat tly recurricg panics for a time limit the production Of wea'th thy do not destroy; they simply transfer it and thus are a pow erful agency in helpicg to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. The far sighted and calculating not only use them when they occur to take ad vantage of their more enterprising neighbors, but often precipitate them for that expref s purpose. Its instability is increased by theun certain supply ot primary money. The uncertain-y in eupply results from ma terial causes often greatly intensified by artificial cause. The production of the precious metal or metals varies greatly. We have a practical illustra tion of this in the present rapid in crease in the production of gold. It j has in recent years increased at the rate of 20 per C3nt. or more per annum, I which has already had a tremendous effect on cur fiaances and business. It recille the rapid increase in gold pro duction from 1850 to 1860. which so startled thepolitical economists of that day as to came Germany and Den mark to dc m jne iz i it. In our c wn country the increased i supply has been augmented by the im portitnn of gold, a purely accidental condition cau d by failures in crop Wnt-u You- J m s are Buff and y jur mufc e Horf- irom cold or rheumatism, when you elp and sprain a joint, atrM-n rrur eidfi or bruise yourself, Pain-Killer vi I take ont the soreness atid tx u npnt in a j ff 7 Always have it nh eu, ana ue it frpfly. Avoid ubi n. there i hut one Pain Kuler, JArr D vis'. Price 25 3. and 50c. elsewhere when we had large ones, ea ablins us to sell at hizh orices and turn the balacco o' trade in our favor Asa result the value of gold has de preciated nearly 30 per cent, in the last two years, a greater depreciation than occurred during Hny similar period between 1850 and 1860 although the precentage of iccrtaee to the world's supply was greater then than at present. Toe first effjet wa? to increase the large surplus of m'ny in the great money center of our country, Isew York, caused by the prostration of business throughout the country which developed intense speculation in Wall street. As the increasing supply be gan ti awaken busimsa activity and enterprise throughout the country, ic caused the withdrawal of a large pare of theae funds in New York and brought a cry ot distress from Wall street and for sometime we have had the die jjraca ful spectacle of a huge pyramid ot credit there constantly threatening to topple over, an 1 our Secretary of the Treasury rushing in to prop it up. This increud-s the speculation and the dan gers and will intensify the disaster, should it come. 8aould d'saster come to our money center its efface will spread throughout the country resulting in a sudden wit draal of credits, enforced settlements, bankruptcies, ttagoation. and dis tress. In that time of scro ced wnat will our fetish, gold, do? It will olay the coward as ic has always done scud across th3 seas, rush into vaults, sneak into stockings and old pots. "anywhere, any where out of the world" of misery it haa crened. Another radical defect i3 a want ot flexibility ; and what ia worse, if possible, what flexibility is has is con trolled by corporations and individ uals. Cdlhoun, condemning the evilj of our fiaancial system that have since further develop 3d and intensified. wisely sail that to put such power in the hands of corporations and individ uals was "to place ia their hands the most cruel engine of oppression that oould be invented " It gives them power to rais and lower prices at will and thus puts the business of the coun try at their mercy and enables them to rob and plunder at wholesale Tnis evil ii increased by the inevuab e ten dency ia our system to accumuia! m of money at our grrat bu;ntw and money ceaters, which puts more uouej and therefore more power in theharids of speculative cliques. Another fault in our system is the wroDg use made of the credit of the government which of nht belongs to our people. It ia used to their icj lry, to burden th;m The credit of the government is ued a a security for our pap?r money eocaihd, ba- it is ia the form of b ;n?, vhicn tx the people with in Gerea. In additica to fanh.y ere taxo-l with iottrt oiihemjui'v furnished toe bvtk-s. Be eace h'smaic am;zia proves? ia wry d';p rtment of human tnou ho s ivo tna5 of m mey. In this we are 8 .ill travelling m the old ruts and groping in the dark. It is time to ex-raise some comm on isensn in regard to this al. important quoation cf mm ey. Aboiian all banks ot iesue, for, as J ffersoa said, "they are more danger ous than standing armies." Lo the Qjneral Goveram;nc make isue a:ud coiir -1 15. Accept iho truth as acatsd by Aristotle, one of the wiseac of th aociejes, "money is not a production of nature; it is a crea ure of law." Mate it, not of taeoetlit, but of Ue cheapest material, secured by all ih weal.h of this great coun ty. L?tits vaiu-i be regulated not by the uncer tain vAvte ( lueertain not only from natural oau9, but far more from ar tificial oae-) of oue commodity, gold, or of two commodities, gold and silver, but by the value of a large number of them on the broad and universally ac cepted tneory that eupply and demand regulate price known when applied to money as the quantitive theory of money. Briefly stated, it is that, other things beiog qial, prices will depend on -he amount of money in circulation If prices are found to be advancing, let the amount of money be curtailed; if they are declining, let the supply be increased. In this simple way prices would be kept at a uniform level and we would forever end alternating prices of ioflition and temporary pros perity followed by sudden and savrre contraction with resultant increaso in wealth to the few, rum to many and misery to the masses Repeal the class legislation by which the power of taxation is used to give advantages in sale cf commodities Stush restraint on trade have created and maintained some ot the most ex acting rnoiicp lies. L?t the markets be free and open. THIRD PREVENT AND DESTROY THE AC CUMULA.TI SS AND EXCESSIVE COM BINATIONS CF CAPITAL The greatest problem o.' etafeemanehip n ti promote es far as possible an f l litable disposition of wealth, but we have presi-Jteotly ignored this and eo legislated as to better enable the strong The Progressive Farmer, March 13, 1900 to prey upon the weak and accumulate the wf aSth of the country in the hands of a few. We have sown the wind and are reaping the whirlwiEd. Tnis is the seedbed from which trusts and monopolies have be?n ppringing like armed men from the dragon's teeth sown by Cf dim. Capital ha (030103 despotic and its power a? mnmfeated ia large agrega dons of we.altn mut bo shattered. Tne bean m- ar3 to this end direct pradu ated uxui n by tho Q?aeral Govern ment. J ff rsoo, foneeeing the great danger trom the unequal distribution of wta th, advocated euch a system to provide against it. We declined hia advice and the rerults have proved his wi-dom. Wo mu35 cow use it as the means by which to destroy the evis that we have not only allowed ous helped to develop. Oar Cons:itu tion should be eo amended as to pro vide for such a system of taxation. In the meantime let Congress re quire corporations to pay a graduated license tax levi d on the capital em ployed. To illustrate briifly: Trea? all plants under one management as one D'ant. Let a moderate tax be levied on euch amount of capital a3 i needful to conduce the business tuc cessfully. On eaca additional amount ot capital amounting to one tenth of the portion firs: taxed put a tex twice as high 08 t"09 rate lu tae portion firet taxed. Oi the second one-tenth in crease du- a tax twice as high as the rate of the ssconi cento and eo on with any additional capital, letting the rate of tax steadily incroise with the in crease of capital. For example, eup pose for the first: amount taxed tae rate be one tenth ot cue per cent., the race for the first increased amount ot capital would be one-fifth of one per cent., for the second increased aoonum of capital, the rate would be two fifths, ets. These figures are given simply for illustration. These reforms are necessary to give to each individual an equality cf op portunuy. Tms the government is uuder obligation to furnish as a mat ter of simple justice. It wouli be the highest w)8looo to do so since an equa lty cf opportunity i absolutely neo asary for the permanent welfare and oar pin. 83 of our people. . George K Bogq3 A RE FORMA i uRV NttbDSD. Jorreepondence of The Progressive Farmer. A reformatory u rnuca needed in Nortl Carolina, and ii would be well for our pf.opl ! to think and talk over ic before our 1-KHatorn meet again. To send a yung criminal to the jhaia gang to associate witn thu-o that are hardened in crime, givts not much hope for hi b-ing reformed. Ic is nos cigot to lis. s a over crime evnd et a boy go unpun sied for a vi rlatioo of la w because of his age, but such a cae snould be corr c:d while he 13 5 oung Toe time was when a good whippm wa? a re'or nat ory at homo. Sad to think of budding a houie by the tfxs o? the fc3:ate when every good hcm ifihould be ita own reformatory. Talk as you pU-ase aoout jour tugar plums. candies, bnd hiring children to do that which they should be commanded to do and learn whit obecsioce meane. bus obedieooo ia one c tlu) first laws to grease 08. Save the boys, though it rmy cost money. Let ua havo a le'ormatcry, and I t it c . -me quick Our 8tace has ated nonly in preparing far the poor, blind, deaf atd dumb, and insane, A reformatory ij waateJ R a Moork. G iiiford Co.. N C. DEMANDS OF rH ALLIANCE. Pollowias ifl the annual eddress be fore the National Farmers' Alliance at its receat meeting in Washington by tie Prt8iJe )t, Hon. J C Weiborn, r f South Carolina, who haa been re elecied as the head of the National or ganizatiorj. Brethren: We are assembled in the Supreme Oouncd of te Farmers' Alli ance and Industrial Union. Tne Alli ance is now undergoing the great tet for its national existence. It has been assailed by enemies from within aud without. The enemies without; have been shooting constantly over cur heads and have been unable to assail us suc cessfully because they know not our pure motive. The enemies wirhin have planned sedition and dissension and have been inclined to ride wild and dangerous hobbyhorses. I am encouraged to hope that we have withstood our greatest and most dangerous attack. It U now to be de termined whether we will advance and claim our own or whether wa will remain in our tents. The necessity for uaion has never been so urgent aa now. The dangers of our farm homes hive never been so close to cur doors. Tr.e farm homs, true and independent. a-e the ccuncemarc end raUadiiim r.f n,,,. ! republic. Ic is upon the f armor, taugat r : by surrounding nature to lovo free dom. that th9 nernstnitv of nnr liH.. : J ties must depend. Ho it was that gave j us the foundation of Democratic lib erty. He freely spent hia time, money, and spent his blood, that this might be a land of freedom and happiness to all classes, and freed the colonies from foreign rule. Whenever the law and machinery of our government are made and op era ted in his interest, contentment bappineias and security to life and property are guaranteed. When th' farm home is prosperous all other classes are a3-?ured of prosperity. Tae farmer feeda the world, and should nave a say about the government that rules. Keep the farmer's product from your towns and cities and they will b deserted and truly their busy ssreet will be grown up in grass. Tne great trains that are now pc heavily loaded with our grain, wheat, oats, corn, apples, potatoes, cotton ana cattle, would be idle in their sheds i the farmsr should cease from his toil for a short space of twelve months. War is terrible, famine ia terrible, pestilence is terrible, but the greatest blight that cui befall this nation is thr blight that muat f all upon our farmer? if v.e are not watchful. When hope departs despair enter and breeds mischief beyond measure I: behooves the producer to be u . aoc doing. Ic hes not always been so that the producer was the slave of the con - Burner, ic has cog always Deen tea- cne producer was the lamb upon whew. the middiemen and speculators cctsk feed and srow fat It haa not always been that the pro ducer was the clay on wbioh the motej charger could sfcape and buiid up hu reat fortunes. But alas the tir; change, and we ,0 on forever m tae old beaten paths. We ehould organize, wo should unite, we should move ns a unit ; cur grea uiJa ehould be cq ial rights to ah. special privileges to none. We mufi speat out and let cur demands bi- kaown. If not we will be left in tb great march cf human events. We must cot be drones, neitber must we be lave masters; we must have out chariot (agriculture) manned ato norsed with the beat brains and blooo of this land. Minned with brains tc guide and direst the powerful arc mighty forces that must pull hrr t heights as yet unattaioed, whose turn oiit is beset with danger on every siti Maunei wiih hearts determines anr bravo to puch onward and upward, u rind threatened daager chaiaed by at all-po-verful Ruier to permit the de termir.ei and earnest to pasa unm o lestcd. We ma t maet organizUion with or gan:ziTio; we m ipt meet f orce with force; wo ccut mPt intelligence vvu iottlltpnf : wr mcB'j mep.t trust wn rusc, cot to d:sroy but to pass aco surpa?, wioh tqial rights to all am special pjivijc.- uo nor. e I d?oie to sugost that the folio irv, 'eman' g be nrztd uprm our Kaiiob R :;rc tty.r.ivea io Congress. Firs . Free d livery of mail in tb rural itJerrict?, and :.hft the eervicH r plac.-d on ice fHine permanent; lootir 1 b8 tbo delivery cf mail m the ctle and that ihe appropriation there'or b conm -ceurata svizh toe bsntfi.a iv deminds f .-r the service. S oni. Piovuhng ter postal eavinv oai.ir l T ;iri 8 ibmit; an an-ndmrnt to t Oor.--.ituti -d pnv.diog for tae ekc.io of Ua;tai Scales Scoators by d r e votf of ih o-apie. F urlh. Ej'oc-irsg pure food laws Ft.'th. Piovjding for the txtensi 11 o j h markets for f.irrn pioiuct, m;jk ir.z iz the duty of the Uaftei r ta e O nsu's to Bid in the exf.et-S'on of tsar fctv.a for farm proautica ea for mni fcruTd articles, xf h The eoactment of an anti trust Imw ciearly defining xthxi fc.a the part of any corporation would bt against publio policy. Seventh. The spoedy coasrruc'ir.n the Nicaragua canal by the tLakei States. O ir readers havo no dubt fr q lentlv seen the Palk Mi ler D ug C : advertisement of their famous Vic tory Poultry Food" which for the cur of CHOLERa. and GAPE3 and foi making HENS LAY cannot be exoelfe . If you'll Rive it a trial with your oh c? ens you will bs readily convinced of i ex ertional merit. A small quantity administered evrry day in the usual quantity of food will prevent sicknee amrng your fowls. How's This! "We offer One Hundred Dollars Tieward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J. CHENEY & CO. , Props ., Toledo, O. "We the undersigned, have known F. J. Che Bey for the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tions made by their firm. llJlvy0Mloiedo,o. TYAj-ui.Nu, xs.ixxaxczw.ab.yix, Wliolesal3 Dm? eists. Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, cting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottie. Sold by all Druserists. Testimonials fr- Hall's Family Pills are the best. ET the AEarsTEOsa mckelvt " Pittsburgh. DAVI3HAMBEMur&h ASCH0S ECKSTEEJ ATLANTIC BRADLEY B&0OSXYH JEWETT XTLSTE2 TJXI0H Cincinnati. r353 1 tered his trade, what is the best and most durable paint. He New York. will tell you pure "old Dutch process " White Lead. The brands in margin are genuine and maybe relied upon. Ffipsp For colors use National Lead Com pany's Pure White Lead Tinting Col li La La ghade desired is readily obtained. Pamphlet giving full information and showing samples of Colors, also pamphlet entitled "Uncle Sam's Experience With Paints" for warded upon application. 80UTHEEH 1 S SIP MAN J Chicago. COLLLEa KI3S0UEI BED SEAL SOUTHERN St. Louis. JOHN T. LEWIS 4 BROS CO Philadelphia. 110BLET Cleveland. 8ALEM Salem, Mass. CORNELL Buffalo. KENTUCKY National Lead Co., 100 Louisville. Has great runs easy light E53ES.t,15 CITY Peed and Ensilage Cutters. All sizoH hnnrl and limn power, liiustrateu Catulo?iio and latest &iXl''ti'f book on Ensilag mailed lree. but the makers, when butrerv or harness. direct enables you & -vs rt twi 5a El lisrht Dower. J I BEWi CITY J S4-V' 54 Feed and f VV M.1B rmfU E,,,i2aSe Cutters. VSlfS missions, besides giving you tne advantage of dealing with manufacturers and a wider No. 3034 Roegy. range or cnoice man Q Price, $8.30 jf you want a thoroughly c- " ' ntsn-graae narness, roDe, DianKet, or oiner norse acceaso- II ties, write for our fully illustrated catalogue. We guarantee everything we make. -J and will refund yourmonev shouid you be dissatisfied with your purchase. -s2 THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE & HARNESS rtfirf tjp fjgl - 0 0' -0 J BKYAN GHIMP.S QRIMSS W DUMslu GRIMES BEAL : REAL E8TATE. INVEiS TMENTS. INSURANCE. The Purchase, Sale and Lease of i OBACCO and TRUCK .FARMS 10 the NEW GOLDEN BfLTi Specialty. TENURE TENANTS WANTRD mm J i fuLmv& r w ice t- -m n" 9 t m m n mm e i m v a. ( We have a doir prepared especially for you, which we mall free. It treats of tne stomach disorders worms etc. - i that every child is liable to. and fcr? i which ITfnii'o t m Vermifuge i J nas been successfully used or a half century On bottle tj mi tor Vn 8 FKEI . Baltimore, K4 Biltmore Farms, BILTMORE ILST C. H aquinw to tne best native ard A. J. C. C. JERSEY, Large ENGLISH BERKSHIRES and STANDARD POULTRY. Wp fx!iib'prs at five State Fairs in no fall of 1899 a d mid a rcrd n.t ha nf-ver titi aoDroaehed byanj ther brsr diug establishment. The BILTMORS JKR5EY3 rrr 3 "O 'ti Herd Pfiz p, 44 inrltvirsuol Ji-sr, V'z k. 25Scsjds and 6 fiirap. BILTMORfiJ BERK-BJRii8 o IS Sfjr?Uik 119 First Piiaop, 9 eor.G?, tiiiC 16 id i re e, rho BILTMORS FOULTRY rvo vev 5f,0 t r zee, fitd mr(r' fis iR Br c WMHJ on e?ch rrd every variet. v -w". tban eli cur compPtitoTB crrr. in d GEO. F. WEST0I1, PPLY TO FUPT. Hf"Send at once for Spe sial Price List of Berk chires and Poultry, only good for one month, from date. Grape Vines Ueacnjjtive ami Price 1. 1st tn-e I oifArtH GaoHfherripK and of.her Smr-j Kjmt I'laoii, lxtraquMluv W arranteti trit V. HIKItAKD : - fc'lJKDOXU. . LIVE STOCK COMMISSIONS AND Other Business. The undersigned Is prepared to buy and pell farm 8'ock of all kinds on commission; alt-o to execute other corr. missions, nd to correspond on agricultural matters for rea ab'e fees Shall be plaed to buy or sell gooi f-fr-ck, or plc3 Foremen and trust worthy farm hands. FRANK E. EMERY. RALEIGH, N. C. rURNB R'S N. C ALMAVAC FRBB M-flrB S. M & "V J Yo'jrp, Hard ar en1 S-ed Dfa?ers, of Rle'gb rST O., ar rrerntine thir frm" r!rdj v?ith a ropy of Turnpr's i'mi nao free. If you want one call nt their store or drop tntm a postal card. opinion of the man behind the brush. Ask the experienced, prac tical painter, the man who served an apprenticeship and has thoroughly mas M 'fc William Street, New York. capacity - witn power. ijizfoi nwuupwiu i in hi rowers. Ihaitrateu catalogue and testimoiualsTj frte. BELLF GSTY MF6. CO., Racine, Wis, Box (09. you buy a carriage. Our method of selling to save all agents com any aeaier couiu oner. well built, modern 6tyle vehicle, CO., Columbus, Ohio. Bing,e Hrnes. 0 0 0 0P 0 0i-0ij0ryfffffi0'f ' m ESTATE : COMPANY, IF YOUR CHICKEU NETTING don't suit, try Paare ronltry Fence. It's heavier. PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., A I It I A N, M ICH. Nearly all the Fertilizer companies lire tr! a. Trust, which means higher prices and poorer goods for the farmer. WHY WOT rrake your Fertilizers at home with Powml trepared Chemicals? IVo trouble. More thaw j iweuty years' unequaled success. Write for pamphlet. w s.POWELL & CO.. Dealer tn Nitrate Soda, Muriate and Suiphat Potash, and other Agricultural Chemical, Baltimore 14 CEKTS WORTH OF FREE! end us 3-2c. stamps nl wewillhn1 you one ?c iaoKaue ach of our Be-t u nrn'er. Beet Eht1 Caiaae. Be t Had eh an1 k m T mnto 2(ic. o-thof Sed. Dtal rs in MAI K KED POTATOES,. BOI-E Si- ED OH. . CLOVEI5, OK ASS and FA KM SEI). We gnarHnteesat lfa tion or money refunded. nte for price a.ud cataloirue of Choice Warden St-eda CHARLES E. FR'E 1) & CO., MANChESiErl. Va. Poland-Chinas a Specialty. ADMIRAL 42,159. I can fu-"nih select pigs not re ted to thot P'evious y bhippeft and sired by d y line yonng "'T- AOMIR.L" 42159, nnrt ' OMM0; UORE," 4347. So s jn pi and young hoars and sows or all ages. Send to hidqua wrsaadget the oef-t r om the oldest ai d lrg-i-t herd or i land Chinas In this State at oq. -half es tern 0 Ic8 Aadie-si J. B. GRAY, Fredericksbuig, Va. WE VAIIT AGEI1TS at every posteffi :e in North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir ginia, Tennessee and other Spates to solicit subssrip'ions, privately or at public meet ines, in season or out of sa- on. W" Work for Premiums or for Cash Commission Agen : must himeelf be a 6ub3criber. I? in terested, write for terms. Ad dreis: Tie Propssive Farmsr, Pa LEIGH K- C To anyone who will send u $5 in netf subscriptions to The Progressive Far A If Fertilizers lg Fries Sf efls L-6-- 'CC- af-'-, )tlJ-- mkm we will give a year's subscription' n
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