CHAPTER XVIII 



The time has surely now come to pass 

 When farmers should arise in solid mass 



And throttle wrong. 

 They are the ordained rulers of the earth, 

 So intended from the day of creation's birth. 

 Without their help what'd our land be worth? 



Arise, be strong ! 



General irrigation of the farms, the prevention of 

 food adulteration, the settling of disputes without 

 recourse to the courts, and the organization in other 

 surplus-producing countries of societies similar to 

 the American Society of Equity, are all within the 

 scope of this movement; and they all have a direct 

 bearing on the problem to be solved. With a con- 

 stantly fertile and productive soil, freed from the 

 wrongful competition of base and fraudulent prod- 

 ucts, relieved from the vexations and delays of liti- 

 gation, and bound together with his fellows all over 

 the world in a society seeking the good of all, the 

 American farmer will be his own master, and will 

 enjoy a peace, prosperity and dignity such as he 

 never before knew. 



Such will be the general result. Particularly, the 

 farmer will find that the value of his land will 

 increase from 25 to 100 per cent. Producing more 



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