Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-08

need and must have the elevating in
fluences of education and training,
just as much as any other class, and
then we shall as surely stand on
level with them in society.
There is grand field for investi-
cation, for scientific research, for we'll
matured thought, connected with our
business, aside from the general
question Of education.
Then the common people would
be qualified to represent themselves
in the halls of Legislation and other
places of responsibility in the gov
eminent; then the problem ofunjust
Legislation would be solved and
great source OF complaint be over
come.
We are in some measure to blame
ourselves for the stigma cast upon
us; we must honor our calling our
selves, then we can demand respect
from others. There is already a
great reaction with reference to 60
ing to town or city for occupation
There are now in the city of New
York 10000 persons unemployed and
as many in San Francisco and other
large cities, out of work and no de-
pendence for living, and this con-
dltion of things is quite generally
so in the smaller cities and villages.
My brother farmers, have faith in
your calling; you should glory in 1t.
Rid yourselves of the feeling that
you are imprisoned, that there is a
better place somewhere, it is de-
fusion. 1t you will make your homes
and your occupation what you
might make them, you are just as
near heaven as you will ever be in
this world.
I'd. The great desideratum, Of
course, is success. They who sue
coed are honored, are recipients of
praise solely because they have sue
ceeded, whether it be a nation con-
tending for liberty and right, or for
power and prestige, for glory and
self-aggrandizement in the acquisi-
ton Of territory; or a society, relig-
ious, charitable, social, financial or
otherwise, or whether it be an indi-
vidual enterprise, private scheme.
Let the word failure be stamped up
on ever SO good an enterprise, and it
subjects such parties to degree of
lgnominy necessarily and as matter
of course.
Aside from the moral and social
questions connected with every man
and every occupation, the great
question to be settled by every farm
err and every mechanic is how to
make a success of his business.
The question of farm economy is
of the first Importance, a question
too broad, too deep and too high for
us to undertake to bring out in the
few minutes allotted us, if indeed we
could, under any circumstances,
more than take Pisgah view OF its
various features, but it is a subject
worthy of our most earnest thought.
We see heralded forth that this
scheme and that will pay good div
idend on the investment, but the
question that comes home to most of
us is: How can we best manage
our little farm and where are the
means coming from to invest in any
thing beyond the wants of the fami-
ly? Shall l keep on taking every
thing off and putting nothing back
onto the farm, as l must do If l CON-
tinue the grain raising business, or
shall l look more to keeping up the
fertility of the soil? Can l enter
into a general course of diversified
tatming? These are serious ques-
tons, though we may know better
way, when the means are not at
hand. Many of you know something
of my views on this subject. Make
the most of the day of small things.
Be attentive to the opportunities that
present themselves to you, bring to
bear SO much of energy, SO much of
intelligence, so much of success as
to command respect, and take your
legitimate place beside the arts and
the professions.
1t seems to me, with our salubri-
Gus cline. with our fertile hills and
wales, in this land where the people
are sovereigns, we shall have entire
ly failed to solve the great problem
of economy if we do not have a
goodly share of the desirable things
of this world. By economy don't
understand deprivation, restitution
md want, instigated by stinginess,
but such an understanding of the
financial question, such adaptibility
to business, such energy, such tact,
as shall bring remuneration and
plenty; this is what / understand by
the science of economy.
But above all things, be men,
The time has now come, especially
in this republic, when the individual
stands out boldly, and that, too,from
the common walks of life; and all
the great questions of the day,wheth
er OF morals or of finance as well as
national questions, are rushing past
US for settlement, and they will all