The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-22
Wisconsin in Agriculture.

Wisconsin in Agriculture.
Our Winthrop correspondent last week
gave a full account of the trickery by which
Mr.. Goodale so long the able Secretary of the
Board of Agriculture, was displaced. Lest
the public may forget the facts and be lenient
to species of trickery that would have dis
graced a Democratic ward caucus, we will
briefly restate tn. matter: Tuesday morning
when the Board met at Winthrop, it was
found that eight members had not yet arriv-
ed, yet Mr.. WATSON and some other members
urged that those present proceed to the cleo
ton of officers for the year, but Mr. Gilbert
and others urged that the matter be delayed
until noon which was done. Twelve o'clock
arriving, Mr.. Percival then President of the
State Agricultural Society was elected Presi-
dent of the Board. Mr.. Barrows then NOV
ed that Mr.. Goodale be elected Secretary by
reclamation. Some of those in the scheme
objected but distrusting THEM strength to &C
complish their plan, the motion to elect Mr..
Goodale Secretary was put and carried unapi
mously. The meeting then adjourned until
afternoon.
The wire pullers now had the organization
officer was concerned and during the inter-
mission these worthless planneda coup Pagri-
c., lture as brilliant in its small way as was
the coup u etdt of the late French Emperor.
-Mhsn the meeting convened in the afternoon,
President Percival, with a degree of impu-
dence that would have struck ~Warmoth of
Louisiana THE impersonation of cheek
dumb with establishment, declared that the
next business was to elect Secretary by bal
lot! Fourteen of the twenty-five members
were present and voting, eight of whom
elected Mr.. Boardman. We think, however,
that special act of the last or the preceding
Legislature makes the Secretary of the State
At any rate its Secretary was there and
voted.
No comment is necessary upon this unpre-
cedented action Less than two-thirds of
the Board were present. Mr.. Goodale had
been declared elected; yet the managers after
carefully counting their men, found that they
were able by voting for themselves to drive
their dirty trick through if they had the nerve
to do it. This they had and succeeded.
There appears to have been but one motive
for this action that appears on the surface yet
it is probable that others far more significant
exist. Mr.. Boardman, the gentleman elect
ed, was Secretary of the Agricultural Society
at salary of 5000. Mr.. WATSON who was
then President of that Society having reaped
all the honors that could be derived therefrom
in connection with'the late State Fair longed
for this position or rather the 5000. He did
not like to contest the place with Mr. Board
man for he would have little hope of success.
Thereupon his fertile resources led him to
plan the elevation of Mr.. Boardman to the
important position held by Mr.. Goodale; and
to accomplish that object he devoted all his
energies until success crowned his efforts in
that piece of trickery at Winthrop.
Under any circumstances the loss of Mr..
Goodale as Secretary of the Board of Agri-
culture would be a great misfortune. His re-
ports have been quoted by agricultural papers
as authority; his papers and addresses on
this subject are models for their evidences of
care, experience and practical bearing In
deed his reports as Secretary of the Board are
eagerly sought by every intelligent farmer in
the State. We have also the best authority
for saying that his loss to the Board of Trus-
tees of the Agricultural College of which he
is e1-oftcio member, is greatly deplored by
those who are most interested in its manage
ment, as his experience and culture together
with his attention, render him among the |
most valuable members OF the trustees of the |
institution. For years Mr. Goodale's best |
services have been given to the advancement
Of the first great industry of the State No
man with his culture has, or can have during
The next ten years, his wide experience and
ipe judgment. The question now is: Can
he State afford to lose his services |
o advance the personal interests of few in
riguers? In other words: Can Maine afford |
o lose so much to secure the Wassonian ton |
lressing-to establish the special culture of a |
pecies of intriguing that would be unworthy |
# a pot house politician, into the non-parti- |
IAN Board of Agriculture? We believe that |
line-tenths of the farmers who are interested |
IN the Board will say no.
we have no special acquaintance with Mr..
0oooae' We know nothing of his views and
WISHES On this subject 1t is not for him
VIA. we speak at this time. 1t is to call at
". .en'ion 70 the TACT as stated to us by some of
'no oeS' members of the Board that the
a. OF Maine have been deprived of
.ne aole mead OF their official organization in
Maine by three or four designing men for
their own personal purposes.
What remedy is proposedq Some of tho
members of the Board recommend that IL ho
abolished by the present Legislature and .
state commissioner of Agriculture substtu-
ted who shall be appointed by the Governor
Ii this cannot be done, abolish the board and
Bhus spoil the schemes of '.men and micen