, 1881-09-24
WALIA w. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "a 1881

awarded by the socisty-that IN shor'
there is no money in it for him, ana
hence he will have none of it
But granting all these objections to bs
true, is not this an erroneous view of ths
makterl
Suppose an individual does Lose little
time or even few dollars, but at the SAINT
time imparts new idea to one of his
fellow.men, or received new practical
thought himself, is he not the gamer In
the end II he shows to the people with
whom he associates that his farm produces
the best of everything does i. not imme-
liately rise in value and is he not sufii-
ciently compensated
And if it be true even that horse racing
Us, perhaps, too prominent feature on
these occasions, yet so long as the horse
is swift, and 50 long as men will delight
in exhibitions OF his feetness, would you
not feel Just pride in producing right
here in your midst the very fastest anG
best Ii is but a few weeks since the
Telegraph throughout the whole country
flashed forth the intelligence that our
|''1roquo;s" had gained the victory over
the English racer upon his own soil. And
the press and the people, with one accord, i,
with characteristic pride exclaimed, i,
|"Another evidence OF American enter
prise and greatness, To have Subdued
the English courser WAS deemed, Judging
from the excitement and interest it pro
|iuced, scarcely second to the suhingation
| of the British lion himself
But if You desire larger premiums, the
way to accomplish that result is plain and
simple. Bring in everything worthy of
being exhibited. urge your friends anG|
|neighbnrs to do likewise, encourage every
body to attend your meetings, and it will
not be long before the managers Of your
society will be able, and no doubt willing,
10 enlarge your premiums Ii, however
bon wait for the managers and officers of
the association to advance from their ownl
pockets the means to pay large premiums
|it will probably be your fate to be disap-
pointed. Such thing could not reason
|,bly be expected But one thing, if and
rightly informed, your society has done
lit has, in every instance, fulfilled Us
promises, and paid every prsmium|
|awarled. And this shows at least thai
is affairs have been managed upon the
basis of economy and honesty.
The grand development of our agfl-
culture which has taken place during
the past few years has attracted the at
|;ention of foreign countries, even to al
-reater extent than that of our Own. III
|has, more than any other industry, affect
/ d our relations with European countries.
1 and made the United States both an OBJ
ilect of jealousy and of envy to the landed
|aristoeraey Of Great Britain especially
Twenty years ago the credit Of the United
States WAS so Inv tina. her six per cent
interest bearing bonds were drug IN the
markets of the world, while to-day our
Ithree and half per cents command a
Inremium. And although do not speak
[lisparagingly on lightly of tie financial
Legislation of Congress, or of the wise and
conservative management Of sthe fiscal
,sents cf the Government, | think II can
e. not be successfully controverted that the
development of the agricultural resources
r. e the country has been one Of the great
est factors in raising its credit, both al
home and abroad to the highest point evei
reached by any nation What laws, how
,ver wise, could not alone have done, th,
craftsmanship of the mower, the header
the steam thresher, the gang plow and
he seedcr have successfully accomplished
d As year after year our gram has beer
pouring into Europe, across the Atlantic
(which by reason Of improved and rapil
|ltransit is no longer scarcely barrier t.
those countries have becom;
{ more and more amazed at our resources
land astonished at our enterprise. Th,
y sub marine telegraph and the iron steam
sships have practically brought the tw'
Shores of the Atlantic together /; and, IL
&the same ratio, the people OF this coun
try and Europe have been brought int,
close relations and All intimate acquaint
,nce with each other. Aud foreign cOun
and especially England, are reali
ling the fact that the United States Art
,bout TO conquer them, not with wei
o. armed men-of- war, but with fleets o
wheat and -four, pork and beef-agains
shose attacks no fortihcations are ade
luate, and no strategy can prevail. Ia
:aEurope, broken up into small countrio.
: and provinces rs she mostly is, of.ei
.l,en to each other in language, laws anC
customs, and hostile TO each other in pur
poses, each obliged TO maintain larg'
Estanding armies to preserve what httl'
- territory it possesses, from the rapacitI
e its neighbors, agriculture, upon tht
.rand scale upon which 1t is carried OF
here, is SIMPLY impossible. 1t is Their
hammered for want of space to operate in
Il Is A sort of retail aifIir And WheI
We further take into account the exorbi-
tant rents exacted by those who own th'
soil, it is readily seen that the European
Farmer cannot successfully compete viii
he American, who owns the land he cul
,ivaies- And the knowledge Of this fac
Is raising what appears to be ALI irrePres
sible conflict between the British lano
k,wner and his tenant on the one hand
and the former and the American proprie
tary farmer on the other Seeing thu
Enevitable result to their interests OF oul
feeding the English people from the sur
plus of our plains and valleys and noun
tain slopes, the British land proprietor
have lately endeavored to secure the pas
sape OF laws unfayorable to American i'm