Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-14

powers that the lavish use OF squash
seeds by the agricultural department
Is responsible FOR the great financial de-
preston and lack OF employment among
the laboring classes.
as a farmer. / feel that this 10 \ stab
At our agricultural interests which it
ill deserved and almost certain TO pro-
duce pernicIous results.
Never In the history OF the republic
has the executive Goue ont OF his way
to peal such savage blow TO the far
mer. II is generally admitted that we
are the producing class. Others mani
pulate materials, buy, sell or manufac-
ture It, but we produce by means OF our
toll that which not only feeds the
world, but affords honorable employ
ments for spectators AID dealers in
futures.
Without wishing 10 speak harshly OF
Mr.. Clevelaud's opinions or 70 bring a
blush To his sensitive cheek, | would
Ike to inquire II there are not other
causes Of greater importance than this,
10 which we may attribute the sad CON
dition o. business affairs az the close OF
the old year and the beginning OF new
one.
~be farmAr makes mistakes, II is true,
but you cannot prevent his judgement
with pumpkin seeds. lie feels kindly to-
ward those who send these little gifts.
but he reserves his opinion. II the
presiden, was led to believe that those
who receive garden seeds In the states
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Hi
noise and Iowa last spring thereby
bound themselves to indorse certain
principles this fall, he was in error and
should not alloy his chagrin in Ncvem-
Der To crop out In his message.
AS tho proprietor OF an upright farm
IN the great commonwealth OF North
Carolina, / resent the idea that as 4
class we can be depended upon to yield
our political support to the party sup
plying us with tho latest seed OF the
full dress or crook neck squash?
We are perhaps ignorant Of the
methods employed by professional men
and politicians OF the postgraduate
class. We are often victimized by men
whose leisure and social opportunities
yermit them TO study methods by which
we may be made TO suffer, tut over two
years ago we passed set OF resolutions
and q musical preamble, Of which /
was the author, wherein we pledged
ourselves TO ignore the shacsles by
which we had been tacitly bound TO the
party, be IL Democratic, Republican or
Scattering, which seemed most free
and open hearted in the matter OF man
gel wurtzels and the seed Of Lite
Early Low Flat Drumhead cabbage.
OF course we shall grleve il Congress
should hold the same opinions as the
president regarding the malignant and
dangerous use OF seeds, both as a cor
rupter of the farmer and Gepletor o.
the treasury, but we shall comfort our.
selves with the recollection that coed
many OF the seeds never grew anyway.
and those who did so produced plants
rs different from the picture on the
wrapper as tho average party record is
from lis platform.
But find that quite number OF
men both here and 70 hons do not
agree with the president on this point
and attribute our disastrous summer
and autumn 10 other and quite d lTerent
causes. 10 some cases 10 was due TO
Individual extravaganza. For one. I
know J was tot so economical during
the past year as / might have been. I
also had money which I should have
placed iu circulation instead Of hoard
Ing ~. l can see now that should have
bought COW with 70. Then / yould
have had the COW, and some r1or
man would nave had the use OF tho
money There are many reasons why
ttringoncy came into our midst. The
seeds Ok vice and extravaganza sown
broadcast may be To- o measure 70 blame.
but The seeds % the Trophy tomato and
the Early Little Dwarf Scrambled
Scotch kaio are not at fault.
As farmer can place my hand on
my heart Gnd say, u 10 10 tho last word
ever utter, that aside from what !
have already stated L am o. innocent
Of bringing this taancial distress on
the country ss the Nchild unborn. I
know lots OF other farmers who can say
the same thing.
Then why should our seed SUNNY.
poor a. IL Is, have 20 be shut on in
order 90 bring about prosperity and
pIeuty2 OF course we are ignorant OF
statesmanship. Statesmanship and a
thorough familiarity with % are gifts.
We can only know what ais the coun-
try through the eiOquence OF statesmen
who come and speak at the school house
10 the fall Of the year. They beseech
us 10 be at the polls instead OF blowing.
and they forget 70 vote themselves, be-
ing too busy asking others 20 exercise
the divine right % suffrage two or three
times a day 20 exercise IL themselves.
We ara are really the victims of too