The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-16

Mr.. EDIToR.-Knowing that the MID
LAND JOURNAL Is ever ready 10 publish
what is Of interest to the farming class, !
submit short extract from Prof. G. s.
Walkers address of the Mass. Agricultural
College:
FARMERS COMING FORWARD -oReANIzA-
TON AND EDUCATION DOING
WONDERS FOR THEM.
AMHERST, MASS, June 15.-The bacca-
laureate sermon before the graduating class
as the Massachusetts Agricultural College
was delivered day by Professor @. s.
Walker. His text was. Luke, xxi, %,
Strengthen Thy Brethren" The topic
was, The Duty Of the Educated Farmer"
Professor Walker said:
Heretofore, in all parts of the world the
farmer has been no match for his adversary.
He has never held his own against the SOL
der or the priest, against the politician or
the statesman. In ancient times he was the
slave in the middle ages, the serf In the
nineteenth century he is the slave, the serf
the peasant or the proprietor, according to
location. American farmers, as a class,
are face to face with a crisis. They have
snbdued continent and furnished the raw
material for our factories, bread for our
operatives, and manhood for our civilization
They have sustained the nations credit
with their hard, earned dollars, rescued en-
dangered liberty with their conscientious
ballo,s, and defended, time and again, the
stars and stripes with their loyal blood
Vigorous in body, strong in character,
striking in individuality. lovers of home
massive in common sense, fertile in re-
sources, devout believers in Providence
the farmers of America will never allow
themselves to be overwhelmed by the fate
that sunk the tillers of the soil in India, in
Egypt and in Europe,
"From all parts Of this land farmers are
coming together. Organization and co.
operation are the wonderful ideas that have
grasping hands with grip that means
something-compariug ways and means
uniting upon ends to be gained. They de.
mand for themselves and their children an
education equal to the best. They insist
upon fair share OF the profits Of American
industry, claiming that no state can long
exist IN which the tillers of the soil bear
most of The burdens and share little of the
blessings of advancing civilization.
But they are in danger Of making mis-
takes in the struggle that shall turn back
the progress of the movement They de-
mand leaders. To supply this demand is
the immediate duty oftbe educated farmer.
Whatsoever of bodily vigor, mental power
and moral heroism the educated farmer
may have acquired from ancestors, college
or university, be will need that he may
consecrate it to the great work of strength
ing his brethren, the farmers Of America, SC
that they shall ever remain an immovable
foundation of this The only republic whose
empire has not been rapidly undermined y
The people can form but one conclusion
after reading the above article which is Ia
cut loose from boss rule and party dictaiiou
No other conditions will be effectual. Re-
form within the party under boss dicta,ion
only makes matters worse. It has been
tried in this State, Pennsylvania and else
where, and in all instances failure. The
fight in Cecil county this ye4r is made liz
the interest of few, for the paying Offices
which the people don't care a snap who get
only that they are quali6edly filled. Wha
the farmers (who number among the laborina
class) want, and are most interested in is Il
know what the legislation will be in Annap
oils and in Washington, and who goes there
1t has invariably been the case in Balti-
more and generally in Cecil county when .
candidate for Office possessing business quail
iications and true representative of th,
people, that a combination has conspiret
to defeat that candidate, until the peopl,
have become disguised and compelled t.
admit that whatever move is but trade
the State for the bosses, the old Republican
Hacks for the government positions ane
the people for the losses. The people o
Cecil county have been, through the MID
LAND JOURNAL and by others, instructed
sufficiently TO have bsen fully organized
and prepared 10 have taken an Independent
stand this fall. The people are ripe ant
ready, and now that Senator German ha
been here and reiterated what we visionarie
and society des.royers have offered, there i
no reason why labor should not demand al
equal show with all other classes, tina
equal taxation and equal conditions be tn
rule, and the people the government. TIL
farmers will never stop until such is tn
case. E. MOVES.
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