The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
A Question Of the Hour.

TO the Editor NJ the Middleburgh Poyr.
"Pdres iRtcrsefuceres" expresses n
principle that should enter far in the
regulation of our free country. That
this principle, as controlling one,
is lacking between the farmers and
daily laborers on the one hand and
the great money men on the other,is is
evident from the frequent complaints
that are continually arising. But as
1T will not cure fear to call il fool.
ishness, so the imparity existing
among the various interests will not
he cured by bare complaints, by
the marching of drum and good and
soothing promises: but what is
needed is to take some effectual
means and apply them to the inter.
ests of farmers and the poor labor
ing people. This can only be done
10y raising men of high integrity and
Christian intelligence, who. like Mos
es, have heart for their country
men, eilectually to represent our
people III the great law-making CEN
tres of-our country. One of these
eflectual means is TO have high
graded system of true education in
our country, so that the farmers and
the poor Workmen are on eqeal basis
with those of the cities.
According to the Census report
one-third of the total population of
the country is in cities of 1000 in
habitauts aud over Where n cen
tulT ago ono person in every thirty
three lived in city, to-day it is one
IN every three What causes this
proportional change from country to
city The farms are found also to
be less desirable, many are in poor
trim. and in pieces some farms are
altogether deserted. the market also
IN many places in the country is poor
and limited TO Il few articles of sale.
What accounts for all this? would
not try to mention all the factors
that enter into this question, but
tins Is "A prominent one: The oduca-
tional impulse of the young folks of
this country is immense and is not
met.
This is a fact too much overlooked.
In many cases this impulse has not
even taken true educational form,
it is n desire to advance, to shine
i'll society without knowing how
and there may then not even be
present willingness to attend
school, from the fact that they have
not yet attained the knowledge that
man can only truly shine by stand
ing high morally and INTELLECTUALLY 4;
hence from various impulses there;
movin" '"7'l the country into l..
cii;,,es, here these desires, however
vague they may be, are better sup
piled. Many then follow the diff of
associations.
Some owe this moving spirit to
laainess, rs if the work in the coun-
try is too hard and monotonous.
Surely not enough educational fea.
lures are often present.
No / attribute it to high motives.
The sons Of farmers are not lazy rs
general thing they are the very
contrary. But they see the impari-
ty of advantages in the country to
those Of cities, and with high aim
in life they go there.
Thus the country is deprived of
some of her highest elements and
vigor merely because there are lack
ing opportunities of true and ex-
tended deyelopements.
How different would the scene be
If these Deficiencies were promptly
supplied and the country had equal
advantages to the city Fathers
and children's interests would then
naturally be at home where they be-
long, and would be highly tuned
through the impulse given and the
glorious opportunities afforded them.
The city and country would meet on
the way; thousands of villages or
towns would exist where, perhaps,
We know none; there would be cor
responding market and demand of
property and multitudes of other
corresponding changes that we krow
nothing Of XI