The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-11
FRIEND TO FARMERS.
SECRETARY WILSON SO RECOG
NIZED BY AGRICULTURlSTS.
Liberal Extracts from an Address by
the Able Head of the Agricultural
Department A Practical Talk by q
Very Practical Man.
Greatncss of Our Country.

"TSdthSSs VI ouT
1t is time that Americans fully realized
the relative greatness Of their own people,
with view to fuller comprehension Of
their ability to make a market. They
are the best educated best fed, best hous-
ed, best clothed aud farthest Travelled TO-
100000 Of people in the world. If the laws
interfere with their industries in any way,
favoring their competitors abroad, inter-
fering with their power to purchase to-
ward education, nutrition, lodging, cloth
Ing and travelling, as we have seen for
the four years past, their power TO make
market is lowered correspondingly.
Prosperity has come naturally; public
policies have been changed; the workers
are employed; they buy more literally;
the farmer gets better prices; he puts the
price OF his crops into circulation; the
current warns up all the veins of COM
merce the twenty millions OF farmers buy
more literally Of all household and other
commodities; the wholesale merchant
feels the quickening influence and puts
more agents on the road: the country mer-
chant whose stocks have been low for
years replenishes his shelves, and this
gives orders TO the manufacturer, who
employs more labor and skill; the busy
WOTkHltH nave uOuts W pus TIC
and other products, all Of which make the
good times we enjoy. The beginning of
all this was the change OF public policy
that was ordered last November by the
people when they elected Gov Mckinney
President, the keeping Of our jobs at
home for our own people, and the keep
Ing OF the money at home to pay out to
our own people.
IL Es,,I, ,,iY,tC trnt ion
has set about the introduction Of prosper
ity among all classes Of people by com
plete change Of public policy. That change
Is bringing good results already. The first
effect Is better prices for farm products.
1t Is said that the scarcity Of wheat
abroad is the cause of better prices here.
Concede that for the sake of the argu-
ment Why are other grains higher, with
beef, mutton, pork, wool and other farm
products? The voters who changed pub
lie policies a year ago have confidence in
the change Of administration. They are
the moving power of the republic. They
do the bulk OF it's business. They are ia
miliar with American history for CEN
fury and a quarter, rs affected by pro-
lection to home industries and the want
OF it. They are not ready to take a step
bo"ulu NHt tApcilthNt VI lht iusl loui
years. The questions that were settled
year ago will stay settled while this gen.
Grafton lives, and the cost Of sending our
jobs abroad and starving our workers ut
home is fresh In our memories. 49,.
Effect of Changes of Policy.
The effect of the changes of public pol
icy on agricultural interests is well illus
trated by the changes in the prices of our
farm stock and farm products. The de-
crease in the value Of the horses has been
very great during the past ten years.
Superficial observers tell US that the sub
stitutOn Of steam and electricity on street
cars for horses has made this change.
But there are other factors that have been
at work during this decade TO destroy the
value Of horses. The United States
changed it's public policies in the mean
time Industries along all lines were par
alyzetl, because our workmen were turned
out OF employment. They were not able
TO buy farm products, the factories be-
came idle, and the farm horses were not
wanted about the factories, in the towns,
nor anywhere in the United States as
much as formerly. If the value Of horses
were reduced during this change Of public
policy, and the prices Of other materials
ItllulHtu lHt we WOulu De COLI
PEELED to conclude that some other cause
than general depression had lowered the
price Of horses, but we will find in looking
over the productions OF this great State
that everything else pertaining to the
farm decreased in value at the same time
The farmers were left with large sur
pluscs on their hands. Unfortunately for
us, our horses could not be put TO any
tla, al IL 4
cause we had been producing such horses
as pleased us, and not such horses as the
world demanded outside Of the United
States. The worlds market for horses
fixed the prices for us, and we had so few
that the world wanted to buy, that prices
dropped to an Improbable figure. Ii we
had been producing heavy draft horses,
coach horses and saddle horses, Europeans
would have bought them at high prices
They have agents in this country, and
have had them for many years, searching
for the kind Of horses | have named, but
are not able to find them as plentifully
rs they desire. We are undoubtedly able
to produce horses in the United States
cheaper than any other country can pro-
duCe them, because we have the cheapest
grains and grasses, good water, and intel
ligcnt people to rear them. 1t Is n ques-
ton for the farmers in the future as TO
how they shall breed and develop their
horse stock.
Sugar Beets.
We pay S100,000,000 each year for SUI
gar, made to great extent from sugar
beets grown In Continental Europe, since
the Cuban war began. People will re-
member that when President Mckinley
was chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee in the House Of Representa-
tiyes some years ago, he secured legisla-
ton in the interest OF the farmer, giving
encouragement to the growing Of sugar
beets. The attention of American farm
ers was drawn toward that industry.
Arrangements were made to test the ca
pacity OF our soils in all parts of the Unit
ed States. Some factories were built, and
within a reasonable time all the sugar
Americans require would have been made
In the United States. Sugar like but
ter, consists Of labor and sunshine. The
price Of labor would have been raised all
along the line, from the growing of the
sugar beets to the making OF the bags or
barrels for its final reception. Thsv farm
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