Sentinel News-Boy. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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FARMERS' UNION DEPARTMENT
NEITHER DEAD OR SLEEPING.
by j. a. roper.
Dear friends, I guess most of you
have come to the conclusion that I was
dead, or had moved to other parts, bat
not so; I am still here and am fighting
for Union principles and against graft*
ers in both high and low places.
There are lots of people who think
all they have to do when they join our
order is to keep quite and let the other
members do all the work. To be a
loyal union man, each one should will-
ingly do his part and let the organiza-
tion reap the full benefits of our united
labor. And don't think, because an
enthusiastic brother is free to advocate
union principles, and is always ready to
defend the stand we have taken that he
has gone crazy. More of these "crazy"
members would be a blessing to the
cause.
It is strange to me tfiat people of
"high book culture" are just beginning
to notice us. Maybe they see a chance
for a fat job—a graft of some sort. But
go slow and keep your eyes open—these
are the people that are trying to lead
us into muddy water, and after drawing
a big salary for labor you might as
well have doye yourself, will leave you
with the sack to hold. Mary and the
children may have to go hungry, or
John be forced to mortgage the farm.
Turn the grafters down—keep a sharp
eye on the traveling fake, whose success
heretofore has so puffed him up that it
would take Roosevelt's overcoat to
make him a vest. Run your own busi-
ness, as far as possible.
To the union people who have pledged
to hold their cotton for n cents, I will
say you had just as well demanded 14
cents. We are getting the 11 cents, in
some markets, and could have gotten a
still higher price by standing, together.
But we have done well for the first trial
of courage, and next year we will be in
batter trim for the fight.
1 see an article in the News-Boy
advising farmers to try and change the
time for notes and mortgages to come.
Instead of October 1st, let it be Decem-
ber or January. The quicker this is
done the better off we will be. This
would give us an opportunity to hold
cotton for better prices, and not force
us to dump the early picking on a poor
market. Lets change the old system
of early payment to a later date. We
can do it. To do so would place us in
much better shape to make settlement
promptly.
HOW WE STAND.
Independent Farmer.
The line of action laid down by the
Independent Farmer from the very first
copy issued has been to create no an-
tagonism to any line of legitimate
business, and to create no favorites of
The Independent Farmer has spurned
and will ever spurn the advertisement
of catalog houses in the central cities.
The farmers gain nothing by giving
their cash trade to these monopolies,
which, should they ever become the
sources of supply to the farmers, they
would, as all such institutions have
done, put the.prices so high that the
farmers would be at their mercy with
no other recourse bu\ to endure the
heartless griading.
Monopoly has slowly but surely fas-
tened its fangs on the industry of our
common country, and by subtle influ-
ences have reached enormous propor-
tions, and the whole world is struggling
to become free from its power.
Farmers should remember that when
their cash is all spent with catalogue
concerns and mail order houses, they
then must turn to their home merchant
for credit. We sometimes meet such
conditions, and don't you think it
would be very humiliating to face your
home merchant and friend for credit
after your cash has all gone to Chicago?
Think of these things, and see if our
stand isn't right.
any.
Our declaration was that the interests
tof. farmers and business men were mut-
ual, and that actud co operation was
COST SALE]
I will continue to sell the remainder of my stock of
merchandise at COST FOR ONE MORE MONTH,
which will be to
©edeufbei' 10t.
Call at once and secure some of the "'any bargains I
am offering. This opportunity will soon pass.
G. F. AT*WELL,
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Drills $ ^Jagons
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FERNINST THE "ORGAN."
The launching of "The Indiahoma
Farmers Union Bulletin," by the Union
State officials at Shawnee, has aroused
the fighting spirit of the Durant Inde-
pendent Farmer, and that paper goes
after the erring brothers in the folfowing
strenuous style:
Honest Injun, now, is this organization
of ours a Publisher's Association, or is
it a Farmers Union?
* * *
Graft seems to be in the air: also in
the systems of all public officers—even
some of the Farmers Union officials are
not exempt from the disease.
* # *
The "official organ" ought to adopt
for its motto the oft-repeated appeal of
Bro. Da«s at the State Union conven-
tion, vide: "Brethren, for God's sake
respect your president.''
« •
There was one boquet lost from the
bunch of pansv blossoms tossed into
the Bulletin, and that was the one
labeled: "oklahoma Charter of India-
homa Farmers Union." It was a whole
flower garden by itself; pity to lose it!
* « *
By the way, did not Brethren Daw*,
Patterson and Harrison lately send out
notices that their "time was too much
consumed by official duties'' for them
to do one-half of what they wanted to
do? If this be true, strange that they
should find time to do "heavy*'editorial
work.
# * *
The boquets the State officers throw
at one another in their "official organ"'
are warm enough and numerous enough
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Van Brunt and Hoosier Grain Drills.
all sizes. Luidinghaus, Studetaker
and Moline wagons. John Deere and
§ Velie Buggies, Wagon and Bogay har-
§ ness, Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges. |
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I The Best Goods Hade f
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1 lyon & matthews, g
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The Barton ©rug Company
Carry a neat line of fresh drugs, medicines, toilet articles,
clocks,wat:hes, etc. These things are for sale
And the PRICES arc RIGHT
Your wants in this line can be supplted here as well as in
the railroad towns. Give them a trial.
South side,
Sentinel, Okla
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not only possible, but should be courted to enable th-m to dispense with heating
in order to promote the best interests j stoves this winter. Sm-h warmth of
of both, and we laid it down as a maxim, feeling and expression, such genial*
an*.
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so>
that what helps the farmer also helps
the merchant, and what helps our rural
towns and villages will build ti]) rural
America. This is the great and primary
purpose of the Farmers' Union.
We don't believe in exclusive trading,
or the concentration of the farmers
trade to any special firm, and such a
policy has always been destructive to
farmers' organizations and will ever be
50.
glowing countenances as our blessed
farmer editors possess when thev beam
at one another across their desks ought
to be sufficient to melt the Frost King
to pitv. If so, bv the economy thu«
occasioned in the matter of coal there
will be at least some justification for
the financial ex| ense and the time taken
from their elected duties, which the
publication of the "official organ" will
detnaud of our officers.
1 All Kinds Farm Implements.
j Shuttler Road Wagons,
Cook and Heating Stoves.
!j. I. Dcnison, - ROCK\.
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Hornbeck, Will W. Sentinel News-Boy. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1905, newspaper, November 17, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc180969/m1/4/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.