The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
OF - .aL!gIi DiIH 39EJsI{ n T7577TT7T-7- :
ATIoAI3 FAIR
% GcKKEIRgoR sEYMOUR,s talk ne NEW
,f gnnitsto9 YORK FARMERS rc9 ii, Z
o. iAA Beauli1al fraessoal D,.cour.e.

-qg tAA BeaulifuI Pracaca1 D,sco,, r~ss. o.!
lsydt bbo4s, En,,z bIsI isSal ] WoH bpI
tzei 4h t4f 1tu4ifnilment Ilsfrt Of an aPpointmer
made before 4his llomination for II,
ssPresidencyii Governor Seymour o
1.-THE 10th Of September last, delfyere
the annual address before the SSarratc SSrat
ga County dNar Y.)l Agricultural Sc
hsoietE at its Fair held at Saratoga. FL
was introduced by Mr.. Esd. Curtis i
!; Che following words 29f . Z ,@ii2z
Tuo Apd Ap now lfell lloW-citizens and ladie
iaRdl gentlemen, u have the pleasure o
b9intfoducing to YOU one of the fore
l1H69st lll,9s Sons Of New Y York, . gentleman
whose fame extends all over our lan6
And -aesoss- the waters. 70 ether lands
a ageptiemaa WHOSE dloqueise isknow1
wherever the English language is spo
ken. I have the honor Of introducina
to you Hons HoratieU SeEmoux,soMhe
win now1delivef' our annual address
1Cheers.1 tzte - faEth -1oti5,fA y5aao}
Governor Seymour on rising was
greeted with prolonged applauses His
address was listened to from begin
ming to end with rapt and earnest at
tention. N0lreport ofthe mere words
can do it Justice or give an adequate
idea o. its magnetic effect gpop the
andieRce.aITheqf following isthe SUBJ
stance of the address, :, It cont contains ir of
course no reference to politics. 40
,FEEEaw CIFizEk :4ig Having lived
upon farm for the past two, years, L
have giveHlagricultare great deal of
thought It is broad subject and
one which touches every interest of
-asocietyE nMoretha any other, it bears
Hlif'of the wealth, the social condition
and the legislation Of our country
dThere are many of its, phases which,
under other circumstances, I would
gladly discuss, but they are SO related
t0lthe political questions of the day,
that it would be unfit te'speak of them
= here. u IL fortunate that, ii the midst
saof our partisan eonAicts, we are now
and then called together as citizens. to 4
: discuss, without regard, to political
differences, great questions of common
interests They are breathing spells in
our combats, when we recall the fact
M that we. are fellew7c countrymen, alike
concerned in anything which advances
: the welfare OF our land. -Gzodes99.t7
HfsAAMEfR5eAA.Ns AN sAGRICyLgURE.e.
Z Zach year, at this season, the aques- 1
ton is anxionsly put, are our crops
good, and will there gbe a foreign de-
Ss.nIllahd 2 ian 2. The merchants and mechan-
eiies,in a'lgood degree regulate their
oplans by the answer,which is giveu.-1
There is a struggle ever going on on be-
tween American and European aari-[
culture: The latter has the adxantage-t
of cheap labor, low takes, and the pos-i
session of the ground upon which the
PRODUCTS are to be- sold. ,.,On the 9TH
sser hand, thiir lands are costly, and doare.
worn by long tillage. In our favor I
we have cheap and fertile land, and a 7
oGwonderful skill in making and u.s.,
ling agricultural machinery, aiOur
draw backs are heavy taxes, high rates
of interest, long and costly transpor-
litation.oo Leaving out of view the con- +
= u ttlfVS5Yertef points as to the best modes
of cutting down taxes and interest, i
rws have reason to hope that much
may be done in behalf Of American rricsa +
agriculture abE improved machinery
and by echeapening. transportation.-li
One Of the best results from gather ID
sings like thisis that they bring to- the Il
notice of the public the inventions of /
our mechanics These have become !,
-the chief features. Of our fairs. 1T is
in farm machinery that we go beyond II
Z an slEr others IN any period of the worlds
history, ! do, not think we are any L
more wise about fertilizers or tillage ]
than lthe ancients were. L They made Ia
9s, good, and in some cases, better p
crops thanswe 'do.l II is hard for us to K
understaRdjlew theywereabfe to feed |
the dense p0pulation of Rome and II
other great cities, with their inferior 1T
tools, without railroads OF. steamboats,, |
Z or even Of ships that compare with Is
tthese of this sday.Hi The best reliance !
'of the American farmer Is the skill of Fl
the American, mechanic This alone II
has saved us from national ruin and s
bankruptcysab This machinery, inma I
large degree, took The place of human t
toll in the late civil war and fed our '
armies, and kept alive the springs of 5
industry and commerce. To the same a
skill and inventive, power, we; must lg
look for help in our struggle for foot fl
hold FlrEEnr in rEEnreReaa markets forsAmeri- II
can products. 10
iheSofTHR TAX ON AeRIcu1TuRE.. hpI b
Thegfeatest hinderance in our eff a
forts to get'int0 foreign markets isithe b
costofA transportation and our system n
Of buying and selling, These are o
most hurtful in States more remote i.
from the seaboard, but they are severe d
ly felt in the Atlantic States We ftrre- 70
quently complain of the high cost of d
bread and other articles of food, and h
we!feel that the farmers of the West a
are getting ETH rich at our. expense. If we a
analyze the price of barrel of -four d
we find in many cases that the farmers
who, bought the land and titled it and tt
fitted the wheat for market get only Il
aboat one-half the sum we pay for the c.
flour made from the grain. = Between Il
the producer and the consumer there ii
is long list of charges which harm Il
both CLASSES. Now the miller, the car fl
rief and the merchant must all have t
their just reward Gforo their labor [tl
and enterprises. But if we look IL
closely into all the transfers, commits d