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Domestic News
May 10, 1891
The Record Union
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
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Commentary from Marysville Appeal asserts farmers are economically advantaged over urban workers, owning land rent-free, with greater wealth and security compared to mechanics and city dwellers facing ongoing expenses.
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Condition of Farmers.
There is much vote-catching humbug in the talk of politicians and newspapers about troubles of the farmers. The fact is that in many respects the farmers of this country are much better off than most other classes of her citizens. In the first place, the farmers, with few exceptions, own the land they live upon, and have no rent to pay. To a certain extent they are all capitalists, and their average individual wealth is much above that of most other classes of workers. The farmer who is worth only $2,000 or $3,000 thinks himself poor, though the average mechanic reckons himself in comfortable circumstances if he succeeds in acquiring a home worth that much. And while even the poorest farm furnishes support for its owner, homes in towns and cities involve a constant outlay, and produce nothing. Hundreds of thousands of hard-working men and women, living in towns and cities, would be happy to look forward for their old age to the security and support that the ownership of a farm affords.—Marysville Appeal.
There is much vote-catching humbug in the talk of politicians and newspapers about troubles of the farmers. The fact is that in many respects the farmers of this country are much better off than most other classes of her citizens. In the first place, the farmers, with few exceptions, own the land they live upon, and have no rent to pay. To a certain extent they are all capitalists, and their average individual wealth is much above that of most other classes of workers. The farmer who is worth only $2,000 or $3,000 thinks himself poor, though the average mechanic reckons himself in comfortable circumstances if he succeeds in acquiring a home worth that much. And while even the poorest farm furnishes support for its owner, homes in towns and cities involve a constant outlay, and produce nothing. Hundreds of thousands of hard-working men and women, living in towns and cities, would be happy to look forward for their old age to the security and support that the ownership of a farm affords.—Marysville Appeal.
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Economic
Agriculture
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Farmers Condition
Economic Status
Land Ownership
Rural Prosperity
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The text argues that farmers are better off than other classes, owning land without rent, acting as capitalists with higher average wealth, contrasting with mechanics and urban dwellers who face constant outlays without production, and providing security for old age.