Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-07-14
FIFTEEN NILE GROVE.
June Goth, 1870. (

Editor RpnSiican:-Unlikc the
Democratic party the weather is re
markably uniform; but, still like it,
al'eays dry. Crops are beginning to
suffer exceedingly from this protract-
ed drouth. SO far as my observation
goes, wheat III this region will rot,
at best, be more than halt a crop; oats
very light. There is still Il chance
for other crops. A change from the
subject Of crops to the matter OF their
protect OH is but natural. How many
are there, OF the legal voters OF this
county, who are aware of the tact
that the provisions OF the Stock Act
passed by the 18th General Assem-.
bly, arc now before them tor their
adoption or rejection; or, t. put it in
language still more to the point, and
which emholies the real question at
issue, shall the poor, struggling hus-
bandman he obliged. at heavy ex.
pense, to protect his crops agains,
the rich mans stock, or, shall the
rich man be required 10 restrain his
stock from damaging his poorer
neighbours crops? Out OH the broad
prairics Of Iowa, are settled thousands
of poor, but industrious, farmers,
fighting hravely against the ad,e's.-
ties and hardships Of q new country
for home and independence.
1t is they who appeal to you, vo.
ters OF Tama county. tor protection
and ask you to carefully weigh this
question and wisely decide it. The
most OF them came into the country
with very little money, enough, per.
haps TO make payment OH piece
ot land, to erect cabin and, with
their own labor, they have partially
improved il; but are not ablo to sur
round their land with lawful fence
owing to u lack OF means AMI wha I
is still more drplorable scarcity OF
fencing material. Now then refuse
TO pass this law, and you do one Of
two things. } oncompel them either to
abandon their farms and return to
over crowded workshops or stinted
farms OF the east, or the oil world
or else place them at the mercy ct
the money sharks, by obtaining mon
ey at 40 per cent interest to fence
their farms. put the question to
you, voters, are you willing to do
either. But the adoption Of this
question, is not only one OF private
local interest but OF publicpolicy, tor
a herd law will tend TO :.ll in de
veloning the resources ct the coun-
try, IT will add largely to the pro-
ducing class, ana add largely to the
producing acreage to the county
II has been lett 10 the genius Of man
to overcome the obstacles that ma.
ture presents. Vast oceans OF water
exist, Fulton set atloat the steamships
hy which man now carefully crosses
aud rccrosses them, and they are
thus transformed OF commerce.. The
timbered regions of the east must
have been very uninviting to the
husbandmen yet his will has swept
those forests away, and in theer
place are seen broad fertile fields
covered with waving grain, distances
have been shortened by the swiitncss
OF the IRON horse, anl news items
cross the oceans bed with lightning
speed. And here, in the mighty
west, nature has spread out vast
acres OF beautiful, fertile. hut trecless
prairtcs. While the question in the
east WAS, how shall we get I'd OF the
timber, the question here Is, how
shail We Get along without it. The
fence law theory properly belongs
TO timbered region but rs wholly
nnsu ted To an open country. Like
the skilliat physician administering
physic let us administers the laws
to suit the facts, More anon.
s. II. ..