The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-03-16
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
THE VERMONT FARMER AND
POLITICS.

We suspect something we said few
weeks since, about Bro. Wheeler's dab
ling in politics lays hard on his mind but
we hardly think he has right to mis-
represent us by publishing to the world
that we are opposed to farmers taking o
hand in the political management of the
country. II Mr.. Wheeler had read our
article with little more care, and with.
out the heat, that is expected in political
editors, but is not at all becoming in the
editor Of a farmers paper, he would have
noticed that the article was intended fol-
him, and not for the farmers of Vermont
but like the hearers of the famous preach.
or that we have read of, who we're too
generous to apply any of the lessons Of
his sermons to themselves, but gave all
the applications to their neighbors, SO the
editor Of the farmer, gave what was in
tended as little bit of kindly criticism
for him, to his farmer readers, instead Of
pro6ting by it himself. We had suppos-
ed our meaning was plain, and still be.
lieve fair Interpretation of our words
would show that what was intended, was
that farmers paper, that circulated
among readers Of different parties, or of
different political opinions, could no. un.
dertake to instruct its readers on politi.
cal subjects, or take any very decided
line Of policy on the political questions Of
tn, day, without ipjuring its influence,
and especially if the views Off editor
did not agree with a large portion of its
readers.
And from this.the editor of the Farm
er tells ITS readers, that we do not think
that farmers,or editors of farmers pnpers,
should hold opinions upon, or take any
part in politics.
One thing we do especially advocate,
and that Is that every man should study
into, and follow such avocations as he
likes best, and he will be more likely to
make bis mark, and succeed in what in.
terests him most, and after carefully read.
ing for some weeks. the few editorials in
the Farmer upon agricultural subjects,
and the many on politics. We are con.
strained to admit. that Bro. Wheeler
takes much more interest in, and is bet.
ter qualified for the political arena, than
for every day farm life, or to instruct the
average farmer how to improve 10, aud
reach the highest perfection in his calling.
We are forced to admit that Bro. Wheel.
er's political articles are not calculated to
inspire one with any very great respect
for his political wisdom, but the political
field is broad one and the school is one
well calculated to brighten up ones ideas
and 10 time. Bro. Wheeler, if be contin-
ues to study up, aud keep his interest in
the subject may know something about
politics yet, Pitch in, Bro. Wheeler,
pitch in, its a free fight, and you will
have the satisfaction OF knowing that even
if you and the Farmer do come out with
black eyes, broken noses, and generally
with ali hands laughing at you, we frank.
ly acknowledge that it will be none
Of our funeral, and that the REGIS
TER or any other political journal will
not be justified in going a crusade against
the Farmer on that account only, it is
barely possible that those who have the
greatest good Of agriculture at heart may
regret the final result