20 FARMERS 1 UNION AND FEDERATION 



That is to elect wheat producers to Congress and have them 

 put a tariff on wheat to equal more than the difference be- 

 tween prices here and abroad to protect the home markets 

 for the home producers. That is the course pursued by 

 the New England manufacturers for over fifty years, and 

 resulted in building up great cities at the expense of farming 

 populations. To protect the farmers' interests by the same 

 methods and build up the country at the expense of the 

 cities would only be a just retribution, and a healthy con- 

 dition of society readjustment to be desired by all well 

 wishers of our populations. 



Will it pay to unionize to use your united power for self- 

 protection against the mighty powers organized against you? 



Each Farm Product to be Unionized. 



Every division of industrial labor is separately unionized 

 to enforce fair dealing, good conditions and big wages for 

 their special occupations. Then most of them are united 

 in the American Federation of Labor to use their united 

 voting power to elect Congressmen to protect their interests 

 in laws enacted, and to defeat adverse legislation proposed 

 by their enemies. They elect heads of unions and of the 

 common federation to represent them collectively before 

 government arbitration boards and commissions, to plead 

 their cause, defend their rights, and demand their object. 

 The union stands ready to back up their elected representa- 

 tives with a strike order to enforce their demands if not 

 granted voluntarily. Only by following the example of la- 

 bor in cities can the farmers enforce their demand for as 

 good wages through the price of their products. 



It is to their common interests that the producers of each 

 product should unionize to fix and enforce a minimum price 

 to cover expenses and good wages. Then they can pool 

 their vote to elect their own candidates to Congress to pro- 

 tect their economic and political interests by enacting favor- 



