Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-11-03
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Bishop worthington Says Too Much Edu-
cation Is what IL the Matter with the
Earnnar.


Bishop worthington Says Too Much Edu-
cation Is what IL the Matter with the
Farmers.
The Council Bluffs Qa,) Nonpareil,
O republican paper and an ardent sup
porter of Mckinley, publishes the fol-
lowing in the fifth column on the third
page of it's issue of October Il:
New York. oct. es.-Bishop worthing-
ton. of Omaha. Neb.. who Is attending the
meeting of the house Of bishops OF the
Episcopal church. is a democrat, but he Will
vote for Mckinley. Speaking OF the situ-
alton In Nebraska. he said;
81 do not know whether Mr. Bryan will
carry the state or not. fear that he may.
because the popullsts and many of the
democrats have united. am Jefferson
ian democrat What ! do not like about
Mr.. Bryan Is that he has arrayed the
cpasses against the classes. Mr.. Bryan Is
not statesman; surely he Is not. lie Il
too young and inexperienced. We need at
the head OF this government In our pres
ent crisis the wisest man we can possibly
sccure-McKinley.'
when II was suggested TO the bishop
that the farmers throughout the country
were not In az prosperous cohdlloh as
they had been In the past, Bishop worth
ington said: The trouble with the farmer.
I'm my Judgment, Is that we have carried
our free educational system too TAI, Inc
farmers sons-a great many OF mem
who have absolutely no ability 10 Ilset sel
a taste of education and follow II up Ihey
will never amount to anything-that Is
many OF them-and they become ulssatls,
fled TO follow In the walk OF NE that 1Su
Intended they should, and drift into the
cities. IL Is the oVer-educauon OF those
who are not qualified TO receive u that HIS
our cities while the farms lie idie. ,,,uA,
speaking of trusts, he said he thought
the iniouitous silver trust. which IN trying
10 make profit on It's silver at the eh-
pense OF the people. the worst
That a man protesting TO be minis
ter of the meek and lowly Saviour could
bring himself to speak In this heart
less and cold-blooded manner ~ al
most beyond comprehension. There Is
nothing in agriculture Incompatible
with the most liberal education. The
educated farmer u, in fact the beet
and most successful farmer. The farm
ers' sons are leaving the farms not be-
cause education has untitled them for
farm life, but because our merciIess
financial system, based on the gold
standard, has forced down the prices
Of farm products until IL Is difficult to
make a living on the farm and utterly
impossible to make anything more
than that. And this bishop would adj
Just the farmers boys 90 the gold
standard by depriving them of the
blessings of education and forcing
them back into n state of ignorance
and degradation that would find no
fault with IL.
Humanity ought not 10 he thus sacri-
feed TO gold. Let our financial system,
rather, be adjusted TO the necessities
and aspirations of humanity. Let bi-
metallism be again established, and
the price of farm products will rise
until the profits Of agriculture will
again attract a part of the educated
business talent that now seeks en-
ployment elsewhere.
No man of good heart and common
sense would sneer at the intelligence
OF the farm. II has been rhe birth
place and starting point of command
ing ability and patriotic leadership In
every land and time. The sentiment
uttered by Bishop Worthington Is a
disgrace TO common civilization. Poor,
old Burchard lacked sense. Bishop
Worthington lacks those attributes Of
the heart as well. without which no
man IL worthy of the respect Of his
fellows