The Hartford herald., 1879-02-19
AND O.r.- VAR. DAyIE

Mr.. Davie /. the man above ali
others who should keep his skirts clean.
lie made the race foe Congress in this
District in 1874. NJ least was candi-
date for time. AMI the burden Of his
song AMI the gist of his speeches were
to the cn-ct that the politicians and
professional men would not do TO trust.
that they hlsely used their positions
when elevated to once for personal
gain. The Legislature that established
the Bnrc4u and made the position for
NJ. Dlvie WAS composed largely Of the
Granger element, anl ne was selected
because Of hi, advocacy "a the Grange
doctrines. II the following article is
true, he has betrayed the Grange and
ought 10 come down and get out:
Farmers Home Journal.l
The skir,4 @. ruh'ic officer only ar-
pesr clcan when he stul'ous'y ahstaius
from everything from which taint or n
suspicion can aiis'. Ills acts will onl,
receive the approval OF the public when
he j. IN no WAY connected with pr,vatr
business inconsistent with the proper
cpuiuct OF that Office The press OF
Kentucky. With the approval OF the
people, lately censurel the Secretary of
the Treasury OF the United States upon
the suspicion that he Vas a shareholder
ia Wall street bank with which he
WAS in cnllusion. We mention this tact
TO show how sensitive are the people on
the ljrct OF pGbhc officials taking
advantage OF hi- position to reap private
gains
What will Ice thought now when il il
kuoyn that our SIa'e Commissioner oi
Agriculture. Horticulture aud Statistics
has a,lul,ly let hi ofli li,c ia the hands
of snhari'n-ie whuc he acts ~ prcsi-
/ dent OF a frTuiiz r company How in
compatible, too. are the two petitions
Are We 10 suspect that all the putin
given Ia certain formulas in the sunir,
moathlirs snl the two annual rcrorts oi
R tie Commissioner were merely meant ;o
prepare ,he minds oi the farmers tor the
goods which the Commissioner wa- him.
self prepstin. Ia manufacture AID offer
tor SAFE Then NJ Dlvie has been get
ting two thousaud dollars per wear fron
the State with which II advertise hi.
private business. This al course viii not
meet the approval OF the farmers. and n,
ore will recognize tLi- fact sooner thar
the Commissioner himself. lie is n,
douhi aware ofthe suspicion With which
the people view the adoption of SIT Q
IeXi books t'y the Superintendent O
Public Instruction. even when tha
official claims that he puts the selection
entirely in the hands OF a commitiee
: Now, will they not look with doubt
ml-tfust upcn the acts of the Commis
-ioner when he in his public reports, n
State expense, recommends certain ter
ulizers which. as dealer on private &C
count, he informs them he has on han
and for sac to farmers direct at th
lowest prices
: The Commissioner also informs th
r farmers 10y circular that he is dealer i
agricultural implements, seeds. groceries
etc altogether too mach business Il
one hufdenel with the cares OF a respou
sihle Office. We commend the Com
missioner Tor being candid enough To y,
> his name to his bu,iue-s circulars. al
suppose. OF course. he does not mean
no Il TO h.s office. At snv rate. We ",
! expect the dealer in fertilizer, acricultur,
. implements seeds. groceries. etc to "Ste
down and out from an Office so evidentl
+. incnnsi-isnt With private business
that nature.
, In order to give emphasis to the su.
geslions thus mildly laid down, we nee
only refer 10 the tact that in the sale
fertilizers there has prehaIs been MOI
imposition upon farmers than throug
l. any other ways known 10 the tricks
!, trade An article so easily counter
feited. 80 difficult OF scientific inspectic
II and analysis, and yet coming into sue
sneh general use. requires the protec;ic
and guardianship of the Commission,
, Of Agriculture, rather than to be throw
- before him as bait so tempting {,
, private gain that few could resist it.
In other States the whole energy az
> influence of the agricultural bureaus a
l. exercised for the prteciion of farme
d asssnst the imDositions OF dishonest ie
D. tllizer companies. and what .orl
: figure will our own bureau present shou
n it he successfully accused of being han
and glove with a company, no matt
what NAV be lis character
D We should express great surprise We
D the Commissioner TO remain in occupan,
Z OF the two positions for one week, al
n hence our suggestion of down aud out
Office OF the Grand Hasier of N;
sons i'm Kentucky.
OwESsBoRo, January 1879.
," " TO tie C6ioers aai Members of