Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-05
FARMERS HAVING AN INNING.
Under the New Admin
istratiOn.

Washington, April 4-(Special) Two
| things-important things, too-which have
| come to the front since the new admins
| tration took hold are being especially COM
| mented upon as advantageous to the agri-
cultural interests. One of these, of course
is the marked advantages which the new
| tariff bill gives to the farmer and the dis
position all along the line to shape it in
his interest. This is shown not only in the
remarks made by the trainers of the bill
and their explanation of the measure. but
also by the utterance of members of the
/ house on both sides of the chamber during
she discussion which preceded its passage
ole Of the most remarkable features of the
aeIate and subsequent vote was the COM
nen'1 '1atlons which the bill received by
ilieif,D~rs of both parties regarding its pros
peGtiEe estect upon the farmers. No Re-
sa puolicah Tariff bill has ever received such
siie"h1uihs from Democratic statesmen and
new as has this one. and these kind
Motus ana Cordial support came to it large
~ because OF its protection to agricultural
I,iteres's- ~ a tariff bill which can command
!t .,ie Ho.es os Democrats as this one did in
them upon the tSct that if benafits esne-
Slaiiy cy an asrlcult' ral interest, as was the
tistorV ~ Of t,r;ff Iee,1 something new in the
ures. 'i'' '''~ 'hi III iae"s
~, The other feature OF, the new administra-
by statesmen and new.sns6ars irTesnective
CT party is the attitud Of Secretary VII
son with reference to n,sw ind,,striss snd
new methods for the faIln '''1
Commenting upon the fIors ~ tho neu,
secretary with reference Is distribution of
investigation and experimers Wiicb bbO' he h. es q
proceeded to inaugurate, AID yvbirh has
be- been M previously referred 20 Ia this paper, per-
the Times-Herald, of Chicago, saysi I'm
the distribution of seeds the se,crss9ar,, is
preparing TO supply the farmes-s of the
country with the class of plants which
have proved especially valuable I'm ntber
parts of the world 1t adds: Mr. wiison
finds that the people of the world are now
demf;anding ,fn;n & &nitrogenous foods and hot re-
obtained from fat producing grains Sybicb
nave filied European markets with Ameri-
The Inter Ocean SAYS, after pass4
compliment (D on eX-Secretary MoSntSon.. :.
Mr.; Wilson has a high. clear and praacti.
He proposes several lines of policy, each az; az
great Importance. This country spenGss
about 800, 100000 a year for foreign growfs
Most Of this sugar is made from beets
grown in continental Europe. The United
Stat States has vastly more good sugar beet
land than Is required for growing all of the
beets needed for the sugar of the people"
The indianapolis Journal speaks in high
terms of Mr.. Wilson, denominating him as
a combination of practical experience as
an agricuturist. congressman and a sci
enlist and as undoubtedly the best
filled the position
The San Francisco Call says: 1.-The de-
partment is now presided over by n man
widely different from the unpopular Secre-
tary Morton, and in that fact alone there
is good reason for public satisfaction;"
and, I'VE have now in that position a man
who will seek to advance agricultural in
terests, and has evidently the required
knowledge and energy as well as the ihten-
tion to do it."
The Toledo Blade comments with salts
faction upon the sugar beet policy of the
new secretary, as being directly applicable
to much of the rich lands of the Buckeye
state.
The New York Advertiser says in an ar
ticle: I'm other parts of the South, farm
ers continue to raise corn that they cannot
sell and have to burn. cotton that is super
fiuous. or tobacco that eats up the soil
without making any adequate return. And
then because they reap the crop of their
own stupidity. they curse nature and turn
Populists with every intention of cheating
their creditors. II Secretary Wilson can,