The advocate., 1892-06-15

seph d. Taylor had considerable TO
say concerning the prosperity Of the
country and the profits Of farming.
We reproduce q part Of the colloquy,
as it affords an interesting introduc-
tion to the sequsl which appears in
the last issue Of the National Watch
man. Mr.. Taylor said:
Mr.. Chairman, / want to say in reply to my
friend from Kansas, Mr.. simpson, that expect
that am about as much Of farmer as he is,
and think am better Kansas farmer than
he Is, because bought farm In Kansas last
year, and this Is more than he would do, for he
does not think that Kansas land at the present
time has much value.
Mr.. simpson Under mortgage?
Mr.. Joseph d. Taylor-NO; there was no
mortgage on 1t. / do not get my land In that
way do not believe In takin3 advantage Of
any mans misfOrtuneB.
MIR. Davis-YOu ought to have waited until
now.
MIR. Joseph d. TaylOr-I bought farm Of 800
acres of land and paid for that farm rs per cent,
more than the land had been purchased for eight
years before.
Mr.. SlmpsOn-YOu must have been tender
foot
Mr.. Joseph ID. TaylOr-I do not believe In this
sort of nonsense, that the country Is in bank
ruptcy and going to destruction and all that.
do not believe It.
Mr.. Davls--We do not want to believe 1t either,
but we cannot help It.
Mr.. Joseph d. Taylor-I paid $40 an acre for
800 acres Of land In Greenwood county, and re-
gard It as o good investment, bought 1t last
year after had been listening 10 these speeches
about the bankruptcy OF Kansas. have large
farm at home. have some bank stock, too, but
am not prOfessi0i al banker. never stayed
In bank week In my life, but have spent
great many years on farm, I was born ON one
and lived on it until Was tWenty-One years Of
age. have always had farm since was able
to own one, and bellve agriculture has great
future in this country.
do notl NOV Of better Investment In this
country IMAM gOod farm know that agricul-
sure has been depressed for several years, but
this depression Is largely owing TO the scandal
Gus Misrepresentation that have been going
over the country about agriculture You depre-
ciAte you own business, You cry down your own
trade. You destroy your own markets and dis
courage your own people. What the people
want In Ka saS ls snap, backbone, industry and
economy. They want the same kind of thrift
that the New England people have, and the
same kind Of pluck and energy and economy.
These farmers had better complain less and
work more. They had better talk less about
mortgages and more about their business. Com
plants are always poor Investment. They
should plOw their corn earlier and Oftener, keep
their moving machines In the dry, and their
threshlng machines out Of the storm, their cattle
In barns and stables in winter, instead Of letting
everything 60 haphazzard. Nobody In the east
would make money farming II they did az many
OF the western farmers do. They do not know
what economy is. They get rich In spite os
themselves In many parts OF the west, and when
they do not they blame somebody instead Of
cultiYating those qualities which are an absolute
necessity elsewhere.
Mr., LeWls-Will the gentleman allow me to
ask him question?
Mr.. Joseph D. Taylor Yes, sir.
Mr.. LewiS-You say those people ought to
have the snap that the New England people
have?
Mr.. Taylor-YeB, SIR. lido.
Mr.. Lewis s-The kind Of snap that made
2,7OO OF them abandon their farms In the state Of
Connecticut, In New England9
Mr.. Taylor-0h, do not believe that sort Of
stuff at all.
Mr.. Lewis-No, you do not believe anything,
Mr.. SlmpsOn-He would not believe census
report.
Mr.. Watson-Wlll the gentleman allow me to
ask him question?
Mr.. TaylOr-I am trying to answer the ques-
ton Of the gentleman who has been lnterrOgat-
ing me. will be glad to answer any question II
have time. There are no people on the face Of