St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-12

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professionals at such long range.
Being so much impressed with the high
character and ability of the honorable
secretary's remarks, | asked MIN to
favor me with full copy of the world
renowned address that | might gaze
upon the same and drink it all in. 1t
came promptly. and without red tape
mailed by the secretary's own hand
and, as q farmer. having been bern on
farm, and now living on one, without
any other visible means of support.
knowing how to milk cows. feed hogs,
pitch hay, saw wood, set heus and wash
dishes, | wish to say am proud OF Hon.
j. Sterling Morton, secretary OF agri-
culture of the United States. He has
STERLING MANHOOD
IN every sense Of the word. Great men
ale never universally popular. 1t takes
courage and principle to tell the truth.
The truth is often the most unpopular
and dangerous thing to utter. But }.
Sterling Morton has the courage and
manhood 10 utter it. 1t is only the
time server. the trimmer and the dema-
gogue who lodges the sharp corners of
criticism. If President Cleveland has
used tic same care and discretion in
selecting all the members of his cabinet
and been as fortunate in getting the
right man in the right place as he has
the secretary of agriculture this admin
istration will occupy place in history
as one of the cleanest and ableSt. In
stead of accepting the garbled reports
OF partisan press, and being guided
by political microbes and parasites, let
every honest farmer spend one cent
tn1 r.
quaintance of Secretary Morton. and he
will have his eyes opened to the fact
that there is Il man acting as secretary
of agriculture whose heart, soul and
pride is in the advancement of every
tiller of the soil.
OF all the men who have been put in
office not one was ever more ready,
cheerful and informal to answer official
demands than Secretary Morton. If
you have any business with tie depart
ment of a'"'"ulture, or wish to know
about anyt,.irig pertaining to agricult-
ural industries, write to him as freely
and openly as you would an
OLD GRANGER NEIGHBoR,
and You will get any document the gov
ernment furnishes for distribution, and
the honorable secretary will cheerfully
communicate any information in his
possession from fever in the liver of a
Texas steer TO killing potato bugs or
doctoring sick horse. 1t is easy 10 tell
an honest man when you get acquainted
with him. Farmers, don't shrink from
Secretary Morton. Address him as your
friend and servant. and you will be
more than satisfied to have him
in the position he holds. You
only know him now through
a few kickerS. | read the following in
q North Dakota Democratic paper: IF
Secretary Morton would get down off Of
his aristocratic high horse" and give
us little more OF that hOmely style of
jerry Rusk'S, that allowed him to enjoy
ride Ill hay rack, he would please
Democratic farmers little better. a
secretary Of agriculture is not expected
to prepare essays on political science or
to pose as model for fashionable tail
OrS."
In Republican paper this would not
be worth noticing, bnt when Democrats
talk this way. it is a reflection upon the
Intelligence of Democracy, and shows
the writer not acquainted with the
secretary. He can not only "enjoy a
ride i'll hay rack" but he knows all
about feeding and breeding hogs. He
is at
HOME IN A HOG PEN,
and Judge OF one, with four legs or
two. with OF without brsties. He has
associated with and studied the hog to
perfection, and knows just how to treat
him. In the first place, he believes in a
good breed of hogs-the very best, with
good constitutions and pedigreeS-then
he believes in the very best OF good. rich
swill, and plenty of it. He don't be-
lieye in keeping scrub pis and sitting
around the corner grocery till midnight
seeking TO attend to 81 m5 other bnSi-
ness than farming" then going home
and feeding the pig on frozen dishwater
and complaining because there is no
lard in the tub. This is what the pro
fessional' farmer does. Secretary Nor.
ton can tell you everything ABOUT the
commercial value of the hog, as we'll as
feeding, breeding and treating it for
cholera. He not only appreciates the
society. but the revenue derived from it
and after enjoying a pleasant season
in the hog pen with you. he can go in
the house, put on suit Of fashionable
clothes and write tirSt-claSS essay on
political science. Our secretary is not a
common man-he is what is known as a
thoroughbred. 1t is little early FOR
Democrats 10 enter complaint about not
seeing him riding around on hay rack
the weather is very cold yet, the snow
is not off of the ground, and 1t is Il long
way to haying season. When Secretary
Morton gets to riding around with the
farmers next summer, With his blue
overalls tucked in his boots and slouch
hat pulled over his eyes, as he sits on
the side of the rack
SWINGING HIS LEGS,
talking to the farmer about the weevil
in, n xylrn tha, I'M IA ri
the cholera i'll his swine, drought and
chinch bug. and the farmer who farms
the farmer" he will not hand him a
package of drum head cabbage seed
that can he bought at any country gro
Gerry store for five cents, then go back
to his post of duty and advocate nigh
tariff on coal and iron and all the farmer
consumes; he will not humbug him in
this way. He will not advocate giving
away 600 farms every year 10 any
body who will come over and accept
them: throw all their products on the
market in competition with the other
farmers till wheat is not worth produce
ing, then advocate high tariff on all
the tools the farmer has to buy-keep
gang plowS up 10 S75 and binders up to
$50. He will not see 1,500 emigrants
| arriving every day in the year, spread
| ing out and monopoliZing and driving
home labor out. and tell the farmer if
there was only more protection TO man.
| ufacturers they would employ every
body at high price He will not tell
the farmer anything of this kind while
RIDING IN THE HAY RACK
with him. We would tell him that
humanity generally, and the farmer
particularly, has no enemy equal in
efficiency for evil to ignorance
Before publication this letter was
read TO an old homeopathic physician,
who has been practicing for forty years.
ard has the science of homeopathy
down 10 the finest point, and he says
this letter is too homeopathic for any
one. He says the professional farmer
should have bigger dose than given
him here; that he should be described
as he is sitting around saloons, agi-
tating labor questions, interfering with
everything not his business, neglecting
his farm to run railroads in billiard
halls, regulating finance at the poker
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