Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-07-07
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WHAT rRouBlts TIE FARMER.
Tho causes which rvtari IN. prosper
~ % the farmer seem not we'll under.
sto-'d By legislators or even the farmer.
themselves. The a,too abandoned farm.
In Maine anc n corresponding number In
New Hampshire. Vermont aud other
New England States. together with op-
pr,.siS. mortgages held by money King.
ou countless farms throughout the coan-
/ try, hesr unmlstakahle proof that th.
agricultural profession fall. la give the
hushandman q pscuniary standing equal
io that enjoyed by those engaged In
i other pursuits of life.
The sfiorts made In many States Ia AID
/ agriculture by endowment of colleges or
hy the department In Washington have
proved inefieCtual, for farming has con-
tinne,i Ia hngui.h while agricultural In
situations wrre Ia full oIerstion.
1hsrr arr ffty different branches of
Industry In the coantry and nearly every
Que has an extensive organiIstion To
protest It. Interest and promo,e lndlyid-
ual prosperity. Not .o with the farm
ing community. Cor until rccently they
have made no practical effort Ia put
themselves on an equal footing With
the more faVorSi class-s. Who assume
ths right - controlling IN. SECULAR at
fairs II the nation In manner which
tends to divide the community Into rich
and poor.
With all the countless blessings 30
slowed upon mankind hy cultivation of
th- Earth, y " not strangr that uIon the
aIsN 81 the ninsts-nth century. Nhsu In
trllisvnCc aud Civilization have gsin.d =
higher point than ever atiain~i In IN.
past history - the world. that the hon
-. Industrious y-oman. With all needed
facilities Ca carry on hi. land succ..sful.
d., shouli - obliged 90 leave hi rural
home "a gain a living .ome hsrr clset
When Ne Cunsidef n ofientlmss ~
quirc. a cummon farmer half century
o. accumulate four or I've thousand dob
lars, ~hlle many professional and busi-
ucs. men laV by ten times ths amount
Ia a iourth 20 that period, n L. pcrfc,t-
IN rvasonahle that an ambitious Young
man hruught up on farm. sboald scck
morv profitable employment than "a tlll
the soll. hsnr- the old homestead L.
dsseriesl, the farm grow. up a. bushes
and hulldiugs gp "a decay. The onlS
Vav a. avert this fstrograde movement
20 agticulturr l. to shape the policy 10
government ~ that sNact and equal
iusiiI~ shall D. mst~,i out to all Classe.
and unnecessary haricns Imposed upon
none
- farmers ~ regulate the .ysiem ~
trade that their hard -arnlngs shall net
pass inta The hands 20 miidlsmsn aud
sf.,uaiors without an sm' u oquiyalsut.
Al their efforts o. ingfva.- the fertility
20 tislr farm. Nill prove n.lflv ahortiNe
N their pr,siuCts ~ o. surlch other
I.upi, ln.ir,d 20 themselves. Nolum1-
uous rvf,orts ut-ou agricultural .cicncs,
eNt-.fim-ut stations ani college. will do
manac,-i ike th- one Ia frvehuTg. az
par. o. D. the most practical syheins
,irNt..-i o. relieve the hustandmtn oi
uunc,vssary hurdens.
Agriculture l. thu most Important In
dustry ever intrpinc,yi Into the world,
ani thu.r engaged Ia u arr the true h-n-
ritctOrs q mankind. Their se~ms no
placv equal "a an Intelligent farmer.
home to prypsr~ children a. ~ us~ful
msm,rrs 81 socisty and fit tb.m for th"
imnuftaut duiiss 20 life. Ia the fertile
valleys along thu ~aCo ani Androscog-
giu aud from the rpcky farms amnu: TIE
bleak and sterile hill. of old oxford,
th.rr hts b.e.n r,arvl q population Sho
fnr Industry ani stern integrity will not
suffer Ia comparison With any people la
New Engiani. Statesmen, doCtors, law
Nrrs, teachers. ministers aud sacccs.ful
husinsss mrn wvrv horn and rrceiyci
th.ir ,aflv clucaiion In the farming de
tricts 81 the Cuunty ani have hccome
highly distinguished not only in Maine,
Ma.sachu..tt.. Nes York, bat other
state. II the Jniou.
Government never produces wealth
90 create. a dollars worth ~ value.
Everything which adds o. the comfort
- ciyilit-d life passe. through the hand
- lat-,r. and b. Who cause. the earth
io bad aud bring forth secs'i ior The
.awcr and bread for the catsr, l. ot
more Importance than a dofcn p,mPcfci
officials. Who -at up Ia comparative Idle
nrs. What others earn. Wheu Their
Office. h.-rom. vacated, hundred polli-
ical a.pirants stand upon ilptoc, ready
o. vault into their plsccs,
N t..lsst ys.uaahry. ouf oguniry's prtist
"a Ntsa ouos ds.truFel oan sever l- sapFhs'i-
FAHHER TRoa OLp ONFoRp.
Pembroke, Mass, June, l>9l.