Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-15
rr1 FARMER AS ns IS
VorE ron riiT bo, WHO STAYS On ru.
FAiN RATHER IuA> rur o>r WHO
LrANIs N.

NotE EoR tiiT ~, WHO STAYS On rur
FAus RATHER IuA> rur o>r VINO
LEAVES N.
At the meeting ~ the prOmfrrt WI
/ Farmer Club. Mr.. Walter r.. p,rsin.
rad q paper frUm which Ne quote a.
folioSs; Agricultur~ l. IN. basis of all
human society, without II every other
profession aud calling would fall. Nine
teuths of al fx~i capital !. invested In
"a. twelve hundred millions of human
beings depsnd upon II Zoe their daily
susisnancc. Nst the Idea that farming
l. net eleyatlng hut e,cn degrading
sc,tns to have prevailed Ia certain cx.
tent. The story In the school rra,l.r of
the yoang man Nho toilet early AMI late
at Lis tcoks to win college honor. aud
go rtse o. snmrthing morv honorable
than ''r,i.ing turnlp. and selling tat cat
/ tlc. l. an example of the und.rvurTcnt
| La that dirrvtion.
undsr oar popalar form 10 govern
nieut. rsrrly has the farmer bc-n ralsei
to a high position within the gifi ~ IN.
people. One writer has assigned "a
rca=sn that ''ths huslncss of farming l.
/ not ~ tb~ lofty nature o. attract mcn ot
/ iuislll lgvncc, anil In consequence, the
farmer. a. class arr dSarf~i la Intel
/ lest
IN. t.llscy 20 this I. apparent By the
/ fagt that la a majority ot eases the msn
/ Nho have reached the highest ruuni In
I the Ladder. ser~ sous 70 farmers Who
| lsft The farm fur some other calling. pf
] eur tNsniv.thfrc Chi.f magistrates,
sraut Nas The sou 20 q tanner, Arthur
/ aud Cleveland werc sons ot clcfgNmsu,
/ th. r,malning tNeuiy we're sous of farm
srs. The FOREMOST msn ot the nation,
I Henry Ciav. DANIEL Webster, rhurloN
Wed ani llorAc. Grvcley werv sous ~
I fannrrs In The otiic. 20 chief vxrSutiNc
Ia oar foriy-tNo commonsealths, the
TANNER !. misslng except in Michigan
sui Wisconsin. Among the town trpfe-
sentative. 90 eur oNn state. the farmers
have, as rule. eNc..sis,i thoss 20 ssy
other calling ty fofty-sight Irr cent.
Ths I.-ryvutsgv 90 tb0ss engag~l In az
rigulturv as compared Nith thoss of 9TH
~ occupations i larger than In mo.i
states vt rarely does Vermont try the
experiment 10 farmer governor.
lls.aus- kan.as aud >cbraska farmers
have askrd fof freight riie- which shall
uot o. in sNc.ss uf m. Nalus of The pro-
durt after Il rrach-. the mafkrt, onc of
th~ lcading buarual. a NsS England de-
clare. that furv-. cNist among that class
that az cOmmuuistic aud anarchisiic.
Tir mo.t that sssms Ca D. wanted II the
farnrr l. M. Nui. and hls tANrs.
4 r,tartsr Nho Interviewed the lead
inr tanker. ani millionaire. in Ncs
Vol sitv. .ay. that with fcS cNccpiion.
o H. -. - II
ths f,,nt uf ~. Ladder. and achieved suc-
80. hy thslf oNn eNerilons. WHERE !.
N. farmer that b-cums. q millionaire
through farming HE .uhjcCt "llow
.haIl ue Keep our Young men on the
fanny has t-ccu rNhaustiNcly irrat"i hy
nun.ruu. agricultural Nfitrrs. but shy
should ths farmer L. anxious I" A"rp
his .sn ut.an the farm. .ibcc u proves to
t.. ~. fafmsr's son Sho leave. the farm
Nh gain. the higb~.t dc.ilnctlout
Mh.t f.rmsr Nuuld not have his .ou b.
,uu,e prvsilsnt of the Tinted >tstc., a
sunsrr..man. q governor Or a million
airsf
NJ ether occupation oicts greater al
vantage. for practical education. llie
f,r,,.T l.,on..s al start a pf,-iuvrr, q
manufacture. aud . mefyhaut; his "i'-
lnfNuNiAh@ wv rftA heAfai' So -
tho.s - any Class.
uhurIoN M-ei, for . long time one 81
IA. ma.t lniiueutil Volitigians ot th"
country. In speaking oi hl. early mr
.ait.
u,,y farmer. sou has found the
t...t ottaurtuuitiss Zoe mental Improve
mrnt Uhils teniing IA" ".ugtr pAc".
~uth A auV rate sas my ONu rNl~ri-
rn,,. NJ night Yea hid only {" ie''' 'he
kettle. anl krvp up TIE hfrs' thr "p
having h--n gathered and ih" N"'a "a,
i-iory dark. Daring the day Nr ~"niI
alaays lsy M go,si .i"S,A 81 i't l,h.'
b, ths light of shich, blazing bright D
for, tho sugtr house, Ia thr posture li''
ssrt..ut was condemued io assume a.
t.ualty fof tempting our grrsi hf''
srandmuiher. passed many and many
a night Ia reading. ! rrm~mhsr ln tii'
nv a. have rad history ~ the ftrnch
r.,oIution, aud to have uhtains'i from u
/, h..tt.r and morr enduring knoNl"igr
of the e,~ut. in that great naii"nal irag-
civ than have received from all .ub'"-
au.ut reading. ! rvmcmhst al-" nov
h.ppy Na. la hcing able Ia borroN 'he
h--,k % Mr.. key-, after t""-uh'e
tnmp through the snow, .h"elc-'' my
feet s~addlcd Ia the remnant. "i rag
llenr, clay ~. probably the gr.aie.,
orator Amrfica ever produced. iic at
trihutsd hls .ucC-ss to the fast tha' ~
a.. ar. af twruty --sNen h- began, and
,ontlnue,i tor YEAR, th" Prsci'ce "i usl-
Ia reading aud sp~aking upon uir ,Un-
tent. of .ome historical aud -.fen'uh'
/ nnak '.Ihe.s off-hand efforts, hr -aN,,
ever, made sometime. In cofnheld' AZ
other. Ia the forests aud Dot unirr'lucn'-
/ Ia In some distant barn With III" h"t,e
| aud on for INV auditors. " y. 'o WV
,arlv prartice In the grrai ari "i All aI',
that am Indebted for the primary .h'
leading impulses that .timnlaied me TOT
~ari and shtpci ani moalded my 'u"-
s..iusui cntirs desilny.
ns farmers sch0ol, which " ne
.t,,rns.t and mo.i efficient school oi all
/ 4. that of poverty. IN. lesding million,
| ,lr,... the bead. of the largest iniusifhI
| s.t,bli.hmrut. and leading mercantile.
| ,,,mm.rri,l and fnancial branche. oi
bu.lnss. In our country ~erc tra'nen !"
i this .chool.
IIo, .haIl the farmer rise out of th',
.t,ts of a.phixla where ID" appears Io u',
and above that sphere In which uogh''e
/ II.,. II wisiom anal education -uppo',
him Ia exi.ti \ commonly t-,'"'
o,Inion I. one which hold. that the Ger
,,ln way 4. "a rrt into the political ring
/ .LI,h controls affsir., tben he IL sure U"
ct ther, II hi. money holds Out. sh'As-
.rear. aid; "Ihs fault u not ih .u'
/ .t,r. bat la ourselves that Ne arr uhns'-
| ung..- and President Bnckham -sy-i
.sThs farmer. outNoie all oust .,-
/ combined" Therefore let u. h". " w.
tent "a vote etsrually Tor the tAi".
.on ~ho IA. turned his back uPon 'n'
f,nn. bat vote for the far'ner in,.fsu'
and Ma thi. way educate the People 70 "
gard farming an poverty q. hs'uy ~,
I - A. ~. /. aud ~uaTtaus held