New-York tribune., 1888-08-31
MR.. MILLER TO THE FARMERS
A SOUND SPEECH AT THE PAwLING FAIR
CONTRASTING THE CONDITIONS OF TO-DAY WITH
THOSE OF THE PAST.

CONTRASTING THE CONDITIONS OF IO'DAA "~
THOSE OF THE PAST.
Paving, Aug 3O.-warncr Miller, tho Republican
candidate for Governor arrived hero at 20 this morn
Ing and accompanied by Obcd wheeler, OF DoVcI'
John B. butcher met tho gentlemen at the depot wiz"
his carriage and escorted them to Maplccroit, Sr'
butchers handsome summer home, wncro s',s'
butcher and her received the distinguished V'''S
oy in the most cordial manner. Shortly oeioro l
p m Mr.. butchers carriage was again impressed into
service. and tho party was driven to LAKESIDE Park
where the fair Of the Harlem Valley Agricultural AS
sociaton was in progrcsa General Low WALLACE
Joined the VISITORS and tho carriage halted 1t tho on
trance 10 the grand-stand which was fned Win meh
and women, among whom were State Senator William
H. Robertson, OF Katonah, and Assemblyman villa"
H. Mass, Of Matteawan. As Mr.. Miller stepped IRON
tho carriage and ascended the grandstand steps 'no
band played Hal to the Chief,' and cheers went up
from 1000 throats. When quiet was restored MI
butcher introduced Mr. Miller to the people, and there
was moro cheering, after which Mr. MiDer aen'o'ou
tho annual fair address. as he had prom'seo MA
butcher to do some time ago
Tho speaker said in . humorous way that no was
here to-day as . substitute for Chauncey NJ Depcw'
and that IL was tho second time in ten days that nc
had acted as. such, and added "I want to give nm
notice that II ho docs not como homo soon ana aeha
10 his part my bill against him will bankrupt him. anu
he will have to abandon al prospects OF being mf
onare." Uaughter.)
Mr.. Miller told the farmers he was NOT presch' ~
teach them how to do better farmers because nc ia"
seen the fine farms and bloodcd stock here ana 'e'
convinced him that tho farmers Of Dutchcss are COM
petent without any instructions from him. Nor was
he hero To talk shop He considered they had all met
In social way and he Judged that they were happy
and added al should Judge SO II didn't know tha'
every farmer Is q chronic grumbler. I know, Tor
am one 1t is either wet or too dry, or crops ao
too high or too low"
Then Mr. Miller called their attention to the ahvanco
Of agriculture shown by Improvements made IN inc
present century Tie said he wanted to show inc
farmers that their lives arc not hard or buicnsomc
as wsrc the lives Of their immediate predecessors.
century ago agriculture was tho only known III
dustry In this country Then the farmer cared 10
raise little moro than he needed. for hefc was i'i'
or no market for his product Thcn thcro "e'0
trackless forests, but to-day there arc moro iarmes
in this country, and moro independent farmers than
there was population formerly. Now there are iour
million people all engaged in farming industries Ito
told the farmers that to-day they came here with hno
horses, booded stock and carriages. Fifty years ago
II there had been fair the farmers then would have
gone to 1t in oxcars. "And yet" he said you think
you arc having hard time OF It,"
Abiding TO the Henry George theory, no said ::
" Occasionally We nnd some philosopher OF he"
school who says there is no right to property IN inc
land It is God given. They say there should bc u"
priv ate ownership Of land. don't think fhat new
tangled doctrine is likely to find much lodgmcnt
among the farmers Of country (ApplauscJ
Speaking OF the reasons which have led TO the grat
growth Of the country Mr. Miller said that the hist
cause was the movement developing the great west
through increased means OF transportation and he
added: "lI not pause to speak OF farmers and cor
porations but want TO say that the great problem
has been solved-worked out through our laws and
our railroad commissioners. and to-day tho railroads
are the servants Of tho people instead Of their masters
Speaking Of the rapid strides In Improvements ana
inventions Mr. Miller said that farmers are to-day ablo
to do zach work of ten men as done by their
forefathcrs and this has given them much moro time
and leisure, which being used In education. iic
spoke approvingy Of scientific farming and said that
II Is true that Americans had to to Europe and I'm
port bloodcd stock but whenever they did they slic
cecded here in producing a better grade of animals
This is proven In the fact that England has to come
here to get better grado Of shOrf.orns, ana the IN
creased value OF farm animals In this country has been
doubled Referring further to reasons for the wondcr
full progress made In this country In the last hal,
century, Mr.. Miller said that the sons OF farmers have
gone out into the world and established new enicr-
prjses and now they not agrcultursts but con
sumcrS aud thus II IS they have creacd vasi marker
for surplus products. To-day the great business IN
OF this country are In the hahds Oh oSc VIM
were born upon the farms. .ar,
As Mr.. Miller withdrew there was a shout OF three
cheers for tho next Governor which were gwen VIII
a Will Mr. Miller will remain over night with Mt
butcher and family and will start for New YORK ON the
30 train to- morrow morning.