Cisco Round-up (Cisco, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, November 2, 1906 Page: 3 of 14
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Great Time tor the Farmers
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• Satuixlay wa^Farmers'Fuion t|mn all th** fanners put together. fare. I tell you some in*
•lav at the Dallas Fair, and
Senator Bailey addressed the
gathering ou “The Evil of Cot-
tou Future Gambling.” The
Senator advanced a new propo-
sition on the subject, saying
that he was not absolutely sine
that cotton speculation was in-
jurious to the price of si*ot cot-
ton. He counseled the Farm-
ers’ Fniou to press for an in-
vestigation ou the subject be-
fore demanding legislation of a
prohibitory nature, and recom-
mended the creation of a com-
mission, to consist of four bona
tide cotton farmers ami three
spinners, to investigate the sub-
ject from top to bottom and
render a verdict. He said he
_ _ u are
M**u who don’t raise a lock mf supposed to Organization of the
cotton buy it by the thousands farmers l»ecause they sometimes
of bales. Now, I am not thor- see that politicians try to use!
oughly satisfied that these gam-j the farmers to ^et theiii afToftiee; I
biers do affect the price of your Now, you flee from such a man
cotton. I will tell you why. as from a pestilence—oue of I
You let a storm come in Missis-
sippi, Alabama aud Louisiana
and cotton will go up $5 a bale,
liecause the gambler is compil-
ed to respect the law of supply
and demand—it is about the
only law he does respect. He
watches the weather closer than
you do. He has men stationed
all oyer this country telegraph-
ing him if it raius; telegraph-
ing him if it does not rain at
all; telegraphing him if there
is frost; in fact, keeping him
was too busy at this time to iu-| constantly advised as to the
vastigate the subject himself,
but declared that if Congress
did not appoint such a commis-
sion as he had suggested to
make an investigation, he would
himself probe fife fpiestiotl and
learn definitely what effect, if
any, speculation has upon spot
cotton prices.
“In my time 1 have discussed
almoSt every question,” said lie,,
“but 1 have never discussed
any question with greater in-
terest than l do a question that
relates to agriculture and those
who pursue that ancient and
honorable occupation. 1 learned
early in my study of politics
that it is a truth in a commer-
cial ami in an economic sense,
as it is a truth in a physical
sense, that everything in this
world rests upon the earth. If
it should refuse for one twelve
months to yield its increase to
the farmers’ industrious touch,
not only stagnation of business,
not only financial panic, but
hunger, fearful in its conse-
quences, would embrace tin*
world. Therefore it is not a
mere idle compliment which 1
pav you when 1 declare to you
that, above all the other men
wlvo inhabit this country arid
condition of the cotton crop.
because he knows that the price where, and I find an explana
which the gamblers write upon
the blackboard must follow the
crops throughout the country.
“Hut aside from that, wheth-
er they affect the price or not,
I do not think oue man should
gamble upon what another pro-
duces. If they want to bet on
cotton, let them produce a little
of it. Perhaps we ought to leave
them to the hereafter—they will
pay for it down there. My
opinion is that it is as fair, or a
little fairer, to gamble upon
cards as upon cotton. Because
if you win at cards, you beat
just the man you play with, but
when you play at cotton you
beat others who don’t play at
all. So far as I am concerned
1 would close every on*1 of rhese
places where they bet on cotton.
How would I do it? It i* a
question just how far tho Fed-
eral 'Government can go in sup-
pressing gambling on cotton.
The states must also be looked
to for action. Now, some one
will say, ‘Bailey is talking about
State’s rights again.’ Yes; and
Bailey intends to talk about
State’s rights as long as he
lives. There never was a just
sustain this Government, it is j cause w hich called for a remedy
of the first import arrre that you ( violat ing a just principle.- But
should be dealt with justly. I the Federal Government can
We could easily live without j properly do something. It can
our cities, though none of us (deny the use of the I'nited
would like to do so. Most of j States mails to any mail who
us delight in a magnificent city gambles in cotton or other farm
like Dallas, which annually pro- j products,
yides for us a great Fair, to “I repeat that I am not so
which we can conic with our sure of the effect of gam-
these farmers who try to work ;
the farmers iustead of the land. {
That man is the only man that j
can create a prejudice against *
an agricultural organization.
“Jtyr myself I would likV to j
see the farmers of Texas and
every other Southern State or-i
ganized until they would know 1
as quick as they can the basic j
truths concerning the great
crops of the country.
“I have sometimes wondered j
why it is true that there is less
of selfishness and more of patri-
otism in the country than else-
THE “DODGING PERIOD
of a woman’s lifeTls Thsliatne often given to the "change of life."
Your menses come at long intervals, and grow scantier until they
stop. Some women stop suddenly. The entire change lasts three
or four years, and It is the cause of much pain and discomfort,
which can. however, be cured, by taking
CARDUI
WINE
OF
Woman’s Relief
It quickly relieves the pain, nervousness. Irritability, miaerable-
ness, forgetfulness, fainting, dizziness, hot and cold flashes, weak-
ness. tired feeling, etc. Cardui will bring you safely through this
"dodging period,” and build up your strength for the rest of your life.
At all druggists in $ 1.00 bottles. Try it.
wives and children—when we
cannot come without them, as
some of us do. We like the
town; we like the village, be-
cause the towns and villages
provide a market which all
farmers can profitably supply.
If there were no merchants or
doctors or lawyers, and we were
all engaged in cultivating, the
produce we raised would not be
worth hauling away from the
farm, for our neighbors would
have something to spare, just as
we had. It would be a foolish
man that would destroy the
towns and villages. And yet it
is eternally true that we could
dostrov the towns and villages
and have a great people if we
could preserve the farms.
“Now, my countrymen, a sin-
gular thing is that men who
l iing upon the price of your cot-
ton, and no living man can be
sure about it, aud I have studied
it for months. Wlint 1 found
was that no man cap sell a bale
of cotton without there being a
man to buy it—well, I do believe
the bucket shops take it with-
out there being a purchaser.
But these gamblers in their
operations sometimes put the
price of cotton very high. A
few years ago we saw it put up
to lHe. Now and then 1 hear
men say they are opposed to
the organization of the farmers,
but men who say that do so
without due consideration. No
man in Texas whose heart is in
the right place and whose mind
is clear that does not rejoice in
seeing the farmers of this state
organizing to promote their
tion in one of the fables of myth-
ology. We find the antique!
wrestler that always renewed
his strength when he touched}
his mother earth. I believe there
is a philosophy in that pagan
fable; that we are all better
men and women when we walk
with the flocks and herds, com-
muning with nature,' touching
the earth. No bad man can live
long in good surroundings with-
out becoming better; if he does
not become better he will leave
those surroundings. 1 might be
misunderstood if I halted there.
The towns and cities contain
many good and noblemen. The
worst enemy of the town is the
man who scoffs at the farmer;
the worst enemy of the farmer
is the man who tries to make
antagonism between the farm-
ers and the people of the towns.;
Let us all strive with each other j
to lie the best, but let us have i
no contest as to which shall be
the worst. Let us plead with
the farmer that he shall daily!
improve, and let us warn the)
town man that unless he does!
the best he can the farmer will
refuse to associate with him.”
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They Mean Business.
Another chapter in the fight1
of the citizens of Groveton
against the liquor traffic was
written last week and most de-!
cisive action was taken. Sixty |
men of Groveton organized last;
week and went around to all j
liquor dealing houses of the I
town and nailed up the doors to!
all points of egress and ingress
to the buildings occupied by!
such concerns. These places;
have been operated in open vio-j
lation of the local option law, it
is claimed, and the citizens who
took the matter in their hands
notified the various proprietors
that they would be held respon- j
sible for any future trouble or
injury to any person or persons!
trying to uphold the law and lo-
cate offenders in Groveton. It j
is believed by many that this:
move on tin* part of the citizens j
will prove effective. There was |
no disorder.
WRITE US A LETTER
freely and frankly, telling us all your
troubles. We will send Free Advice (in
plain, sealed envelope). Address; La-
dies’Advisory Dept., The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. ,
“ EVERYTHING BUT DEATH
I suffered," writes Virginia Robson,
of Easton, Md., "until I took Cardui,
which cured me 10 quickly It surprised
my doctor, who didn’t know I was
taking it."
Wm. Bohning, President
A. H. Johnson, Cashier
Citizen’s National Bank
OF CISCO, TEXAS
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Smith, Walt. Cisco Round-up (Cisco, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, November 2, 1906, newspaper, November 2, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522343/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Eastland Centennial Memorial Library.