Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-29
A oiseRAceFul UTTeRANce.
Bishop worthineton Says Too Much Ean
cation IL what Il the Matter with sb.
Farmers.

cation ls What Il the Matter with the
Farmers.
The Council Bluffs. Iowa. Mon
pariel." Republican paper and an
ardent supporter OF Mckinley. pub
fishes the following In the fifth column
on the third page OF its issue Of oct.i4:
New York. Oct. 23.-Bishop Worth
ington of Omaha, Ncb.. who is attend
ing the meeting OF the house of bish-
ops of the Episcopal church. r. n DEM
ocrat. but he will vote for Mckinley.
Speaking today Of the situation In Ne
braska. he said:
do not know whether Mr.. Bryan
will carry the state or not. / fear that
he may. because the Populists and
many OF the Democrats have united.
! am n Jeffcrsonian Democrat What
do not like about Mr.. Bryan is that he
has arrayed the masses against the
classes. Mp. Bryan Is not a states
man; surely he Is not. He IL too young
and inexperienced. We need at the
head Of this government In our present
crisis the wisest man we can possibly
secure-McKinley.'
when IL was suggested TO the bish-
op that the farmers throughout the
country were not In as prosperous con-
dition as they had been In the past.
Bishop Worthington said: The
trouble with the farmer. In my judy
ment, is that we have carried our free
educational system too far. The farm
er's sons-a great many of them-who
have absolutely no ability TO rise. get
q taste of education and follow IL up.
They Will never amount 60 anything
that is-many Of them-and they be-
come dissatisfied to follow In the walk
OF life that God intended they should.
and drift into the cities. II r. the over
education of those who are not quail
fed to receive q that fills our cities
while the farms lie idle
speaking of trusts. he said he
thought the Ubiquitous silver trust.
which Is trying to make a profit on
its silver Mt the expense OF the peo-
pie. the worst
That q man protesting 20 be q minis
ter OF the meek and iowiy Savior could
bring himself 20 speak In this heart
less and cold-blooded manner II al
most beyond comprehension. There In
nothing In agriculture Incompatible
with the most liberal education. The
educated farmer r.. In fact. the best
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 rnerciicss
financial system. based on the gold
standard. has forced down the prices
OF farm products until 10 Is difficult to
make a living on the farm and utterly
impossible to make anything more
than that. And this bishop would ad-
! Just the farmers boys to the gold
standard by depriving them Of the
blessings OF education and forcing
them back into q state OF ignorance
and degradation that would md no
| fault with IL
| Humanity ought not TO be thus sacri-
feed to gold. Let our financial system.
rather. be adjusted to the necessities
and aspirations Of humanity. Let b.
metallism be again established. and
the prices Of farm products will rise
until the profits OF agriculture Will
again attract a part Of the educated
business talent that now seeks en-
pioyment elsewhere.
! No man OF good heart and common
-, sense would sheer at the intelligence
OF the farm. II has been the birth
place and starting point Of command
Ing ability and patriotic leadership In
every land and time. The sentiment
uttered by Bishop worthington Is q
disgrace to common civilization Poor.
old Burchard lacked sense. Bishop
Worthington lacks those attributes Of
the heart as we'll. without which no
man IL worthy OF the respect OF his
fellows.
"Democrses. the aghs for the oliver
dollar 10 0srs than ssrsy yssss cid. We
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