The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-12-27
CHOICE OF THE FARMERS.
BLaINE AND CLEVELAND ARE TUE
FAVORETES.

A Poll Made by Agricultural Journals
Every Section Of tho Country Gov
neutrality-suspicious. That Were
Net 4lccepted-The Cues
lions Asked Table
Showing the Vote. a
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass, December o.
An elabOrateIy planned canvass to aScor
tain the opinions of farmers throughout
the country on certain practical, econo-
mic and political questions, has been con
Quoted ON an extensive scale for the past
three months by the agricultural press CT
Springfield. Liberal prizes were SO ar
ranged as TO create much discussion IN
farmers organizations everywhere and
induce a large poll Of postal card ballots.
Iu order TO reach the whole of the United
States, the enterprise was worked IN the
New England states, through the New
England Homestead, in the Atlantic and
Middle states through tho Eastern edi-
ton of the Farmers Home, while the
central states. west and south, the
Northwest and the Pacific slope were
reached through the Western edition of
the Farmers Home, published at Chicago.
Nearly 10000 cards were received
answering these questions
1. Is the silo system worthy Of general
adoption
.. What is the greatest need i'll the
dairy?
8. What is the most needed in beef
production
4. Ii sheep husbaudIy, what advice
most needs be followed
;. What change or Improvement is
most neededha horse breeding?
g. (a) Is Federal aid 70 agricultural
colleges and experiment stations a wise
, policy
(b) Should the rudimsnts Of the agri,
cultural science be taught il the public
schools
! 7, (a) Viii the new tariff help Ameri
, can farming as whole?
s CO Will the proposed reciprocity Will
+ South Americ.. benefit our farmers?
= (c) VIII reciprocity with Canada hell
t the farmers of Il United States?
q s. Would it be w!sS 10 suspend tht
e Homestead Pre-, emption laws, withdraw
+ ing from sale or occuptny all publ,
l.. lands i0r agricultural CT grazing pur
r poses, for period Of years, in the hop
n that population and consumption nigh
n catch up with production, and thus re
# lieve agricultural depression
e 9. (a) St0uid the government own AL
" operate tho telegraph ?
;. (b) Should the government own tn
a railroads?
8 10. Who Should &c the Republican an
a Democratic nominees for the PTesidenc
a in 1892? (Note that the question is VIII
). should be, not who will be, our idea bein
# to draw out the farmers views as to til
v best men for the Presidency, ather tina
n to guess who the politicians may try
= put up)
70 The answers have been labulated onl
II as far as they relate to the last question
Ia but enough has been doae TO shoI thu
. Federal aid to agricultural education an
n the teaching OF agricultural science
"a rural schools are overw bslmiugIy e.
20 dorsed. The sentiment regarding go
m ernment ownership Gf railroads - qEi
evenly divided. \ great many wuo vo
against such ownership ;paist on COVER
mcut supervision aad full c0utiCl OF ra
roads. The views expressed as 20 tt
IL new Tariff law, reciprocity and the pr
ip posed modification Of the rational lar
IN policy are SO diverse that it will be son
10 days before they are classified. Ia rete
is erce to the vote OF Presidential cane
er dates, it is explained that the iourna
10 interested interpreted the Noyemb
he elections as meaning The farmers we
en- weary of old favortes and cd measur
no and demanded new men aud new ISSUE
Il These journals, therefore, advocated
vs. NJ. Rusk, of Wisconsin, the Secretary
nd Agriculture, and Congressman Willis
II. Hatch, of Missouri, ex chairman
,ar the House Committee on Agriculture
,rs the proper Republican and Democra
~. standard bearers for 1892. In spite
IT. this influence, however, the farmers {
be pressed their preference for President
at candidates in the following manner
CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS.