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908 (16) . " - " The Thinkers of the Country Are the Tobacco Chctvcrs . said one of the greatest thinkers this country ever s- . ; produced. WV? JUDGMENT There's no better aid to Aeotfy thinking than a A tobacco. CHEWING TOBACCO gives you what you ve been lookingf -for a long-lasting, mellow-mild, soft chew. PICNIC TWIST tastes better ' than strong, ranlrtobacco, without hav- ing its "after-effects oh the nerves ,v ' - PICNIC TWIST is cam,aiidis kept , that way by dust-proof drums of 11 TWISTS. Be sure it Js the genuine PICNIC TWIST drum. Sold also 5c ' the twist. . r . . - ' tm to . ik r y- v - v - icai tarmin PROVED BY Effects of Orchard JBla&ting with RED CROSS EARII POWDER W DUG HOLE Reseats tre made from photos 7 shmn&CQBparatHegnoEpar . h-N-s from Snrina of 1913 1 I., to An. 1, 1914. Befc-onU fejL l DcToted to Education, Organization, Cooperation end Marketing " J. Z. GREEN, E.W. DAI1BS, C. C WRIGIIT, Coatrlbutimr Editora FARMERS ' MUST, FIGHT . F0H, ' '"ease ofUl per cent in 20 yearsXJhe "rural oann N0 Farmer Should Be a Mere Silent', that of 75 PeT Cent of ,the People. Supporter of Hu Party But a.Vig- v F&rmer,DK Not Get a Square Deal orou. FigLter to Make It R.'TT.IS 'said'theVe'arc more than 4 000 , the Great Plain People-Stay I muhinonzirts inhis coun Your Party But Keep .t Stno.Lt ;; but gton.iUianaire farmer 2 - President H. Q. Alexander of tlie- North "-made his' million by farming TVipo Carolina Farmed Union ia out in a vigorous . . t. ,r , J . . Jjese appeal to the farmers in all. parties te, put nien tfld TlOt.eanitheir millions. They Are behind their party leaders and get a Just secured - them by' preyinff unnn tfcV rural credits law on the statute books. Read uV' 1 ? the his message--herewith. j t , masses .of the. people through privi- CONGRESS will not enact con-' HfJlt tsr'f per" ( ' structive reform legiflatyn-ttat wm .relieve themasses of the u demonration people-from the pow'er of y; except ooolv unless-the people tnrougn "L , , - . opoiyu . 'LLmL' And we might mention the fact paign compet such"at a11 TnC11 governments of action Politicians the' wrl,d 'Tprc.elcPst may a n d legislative' before the, United States. The b o d i e T do m i -: expr?M comPanie were permitted to nated bv ooHti-" v.w".l-"c ptlc Cd.r a.Iter year cians, move in the line of least, re sistance. The mon( IN BLASTED GROUND , ; ia bluited groxmd grow much faster than those planted in the . -vi . XJUL' .VV. CjWMfr hWM 4 U1W VUA r - - ' ' ;1 - - ::This ptoves the truth of: the principles' of Vertical Farming which - .Three years aga tree planting in, blasted holes was experimental ; . r. fllions." of trees' are set; out bv the Vertical Farrrnrt cr rn'H-VinH ' v " 1 " . ... fc v , --.- every rprmg' and fall.': , ' - - - " 7 Jn -lite ''-oiannq : -Wasting the subsoil to increase general crop yields, ; rrcT fbgarded as experiinentalr will ia a few years, be common. To learn how and why Vertical Farming may double the yields 1 ;cf your -farm,:get the Free .Beading Coarse in Vertical Farming, by . Dr. G. E?. Bailey one of tne best works, on soils and soil culture ever published. ; ent free with every request for our Farmer's Handbook No.; Write now. r D:a:::JIc:2 DU PONT POWDER CO, WilmbstciDd YVhe-n writing adrertisers, mention The PrDgresshe Farmer. DR; ALEXANDER and no "grat protest made by either party until the organized farmers of America got' behind Congress and de- money- inter-- ' ests never slee'p. And what did Congress do last fall Their "watch- to' save, the cotton crop to the men man is ever- on - the -loh- lheir wuuyuu h. uiuihk di dii. 11 friends and their attorneys have been ' ".true that the Secretary of the in charge of our Government ' for .a . treasury issued emergency currency generation, and they still have suffi- t0. a-tew, iNationaKDanks, but it did cient i strength ' in. -both . parties s in : not reacn .tne masses ot tne rarmers Washington to prevent any real con- wno needed it most. The Government structive '-finahctar.reforhvle ny lban value what- it is naraiy necessary to argue i.tne -v'v v""-".. x4 truth of this statement. Every -maaI)Ut atter.tne speculator got it this a rmtofntPt wUVi ttiA i ; MctrW r( p. same. Ajovernment msurea tnat cot- form legislation knows it is true. But . let. us present a little evidences Be-. ginAing in 1864 a -function of govern-;; ment and a right which belongs 'to -the neoole was taken awav from the people and delegated 7to individuals ' aP4 from Paj:ty influence to deter- and corporations for private profit. mine wnetner or not it is ngm anu The most important of all public util- for the; good -of the masses. Then ities money, was turned over to the worjc w"n atl yur miSni lu mdKC U1C few that they might levy tribute on' Party adopt it. If you fail do not the many; and the few have done it. bolt - the . party and go to another . I have ead that Secretary Chase wher 70u would have less inflence who1 conceived that banking" system;'' -and les bope of success but ' gird up advocated it only as arr emergency yur loins'Vand fight the enemy m measure to create a compulsory mar- yur own nousenoia. uo noi tuuuuuv. ket for United States bonds to get tne wrong or ovenooic tuewn m xa money to carry on the 'war. And I uc of ,your Party to (! lts ,dlity ,y 1. . " - r - , nonnlo-' Pvnncp it if need DC 06" udvc uccu , luiu uy a voneressman -"v v.wjv. , that President Lincoln said he would. fore an intelligent people. ton at $70 per bale. . Keep Fighting Inside Your Party I THINK every public question should be studied separate and Arouse a rather cut off his right hand than to sign the bill if it was to he a perma nent barfking system.- ': What Indifference by the Master Ha . Brought U to ANOTHER reason for my saying righteous public sentiment that no party will "dare" ignore. Inform , the people and get them to do their own thinking. This isT what Lhave tried to do. I would .-see 7 such independence of thought and speech among the rank " that neither people constructive- reforms unless Vers of neither party would dare do the people demand it is 'this: I have anything' against the welfare of the read and re-read the new Federal Re- .people,' .or -refuse to enact reform serve law and I do not hesitate to, measures.demanded by'the-people. I say that it is a bankers'" law, written would substitute an intelligent, vol by bankers for bankers It is a law. untary party-" adherence for blind un in favor of bondholders? :-It provides reasonable party ianaticism. . I would v...(v.ex mv.. w jyi tvill UUUUS KJ I , XiaVC lUCU lO DC UCUIUWtt" 1 the National banks and subsTitutingAlicans from intelligent conviction and therefor 30-year S per cent' bonds, in- not from past" party affiliations or terest payable quarterly. The banks ; the party lash. , I would have the par still control the issuing of .money, a' ty thes willing, and efficient servant ot right which belongs to the people"' the, people and-not the people the through Congress, and under the Con-: subjects of the party. " stitution Congress had no authority ... n ' t rAu Unless to delegate this power to private cor-" We Ge RuIfV, porations for private profit ' ' .T . we-i-rgnt . The people have aUowed corpora- fPHE Farmers-Union -is already tion lawyers and - professional polrtt- - - JL politics and has: been for severa cians to dominate the Government and "'years. It has steered .clear of part -grant special privileges and immuni-: ' san politics and.will continue to do s ties to corporate wealth and . the re--The Farmers' Union as an organ suit is that today we find 2 per cent, zation is ' not, for. any party ot the people own 60 oer cent of the -ap-amst anv-nartv.. lt is worKiuD ' . National wealth 65 per cent of ; the -the development of the people and people own less than 5 per cent of the the' resources of our state. All ot wealth -r 44 families each" have an an- prestige, power and-influence o nual income equal to the total yearly -organization will be brought to J wages of 100,000 workingmen; farm -oh legislative bodies and rulers, ooi tenantry and .landlordism are jn- state and National, to secure taI1 nf creasing every year ; nearly : two- essary constructive r legislation renters r 43 per cent of the farmers of that is really "of and .for- and .by " North; Carolina, are tenants.an - in- peopled -, We.; have; never .hadi"
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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