Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-28
The Farmer View.
The Virginia Farm and Home

fIIf NFEl1lh huI
Debt f. q curse both to the State and IN
dividuais, and our Virginia people have
surely felt very crievOusiy the heavy hand
oi the creditor since the close OF the late
war.
seeing how deeply the agricultural III
tercsts o; Virginia farmers have been and
uc now detrimentaly. affected by the debt
Oi The State il our only reason Tor touch
the subject at all. IN whst We may say We
are not actuated by any partisan OF politi-
cal feeling. and DO not again propose 10
refer to this subject; therefore afew plain,
practical Thoughts. expressed IN hOmely
phrase, may not be- ont Of place. Nor do
Ne throw down the bars 10 Others TO air
their peculiar views upon the subject
through these columns.
To solve this grave questiOn-the State
deht-there appears 10 us but one COURSE
open strict adherence to the Riddle
berger settlement a. flnality. II Offers,
We believe. the only path Of safety for u.
state progress j. bound up IN steadily and
united'v standing by the settlement a.
made bv the RiddleDerger bill. Every one
OF sufficient age remembers the di--entiOns
which rent thi. state bui few wear, ago.
and no well-wishcr o. Nirginia's dearest
uteres.s desires % see the turmoil that pre-
vailed then repeated, aud possibly intcnsi-
ted by the repetition.
There j. but one course open strict
adherence 10 the Hiddleberger settlement.
on the one hand VT have patriotism
and determination 20 stand los the state IN
oraer 20 secure the welfare 81 all on the
other be prompting- Of cupldity and tIr
consequent destruction Of the states III
tcrCst., together with The p0stpOnemcul ioi
years Of progress and state development.
The farming Interests Of thi- Grand old
state art TOO vast 10 be .acTitced, even u
thcr, were no OtbeTr o. be- counted. tn"
ueopic boy great uuaumi'y have -eyera tine,
asserted the Eiddichcrger law r. the only
mode Of settlement they had 10 offer. Lei
all the ue0p.e with q similar unluimit
stand uy ii a. q final settlement, ana tha
will settle TIE dent question. When thi-
Il done ve NAV reasonably look iar IN ''-
fiuX Of capital and enterprise the develop
nent Oi our numerous resource the for
ward movement % the state iu tne march OF
progress. the increase M value OF real e--
tate: the doubling and thrilling Of tho
purc hasing power and consuming capacity
Of cur commercial and business centres. and
The happiness, peace and PROSPERITY Oi the
people.
These things cannot be brought abou, hy
listening to the syren songs az those iuie-
rested m new propositions. We must al
declare We have settled. and DO moi intend
o. make any more. II there be virtue -uiii-
cicn' IN the people tins will be done. Tue
interest Of every citizen ], n bc secured
only 10y q straightforward course. Other
wise the dire-i consequences VIII surely
follow. j is c matter for each o. oCcldo
for himself. GUY desire for the securemeui
% the agriculture. interest, Of Virginia l.
our reason for giving evea TIN, much Of
ON views on tins subject. and We trust or
reader may ponder over them, ascertain
then interest u The premises, an accord
mgly 80 act.
Let TIC agitation cease. The more az
tatiou the IsOrc unsettled vii. Tire settle
men, h~cOmt stand faithfully boy the Rid
diehCr-e- iaW AID give uC heed 20 s.iis-
tore. NtveTc uot among those vu' Orlc'-
ually favored the Iadileh"rSer bin. bu. th'
people adopted ., and the supreme touri
% tne United Siatc--tnc highest trinuua
uf thl lWd-Gecided tnt iaw constitutional.
Then y, scQuic.ced DOB thc verdict OF tn'
pc0uie. ana urgc it upon al. a. solemn
du't aua IT, part of their creates. int Ie..
10 stand ty the inv aud maintain IT, sue
urcmacv viii LutsudInc determination in
tif. end.