Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-06
BACKBONE OF NATION MEET.
farmer National conrren a, for Worm,
Teas, Opens Today.
Ahdre.. of the President. rs.uose,por
Hoard ~ wiscoasin. To the Assembled
Agrcaitursiist. 10 session.

Fort Worth. Tex. Dec. e-The Farm.
ers National c0nrrcua b,Fln as annual
srsnon toiay with several hundred dfir
cgaics present After thl address Of
welcome by GOV Culben1n und others
tho PRECEDENT " the congress. cx-oov.
Hoard ~ Wisconsin delivered his an.
nuai address.
oentlomen or ;hs ConFfsat3-F1rut. I
desire TO congratulate you upon the fact
iaat onf hses are caE amid such pleas
ant surroundings.
We have been greeted by she people Of
Fort wofih. and al the agricultural.
pols'eal aud COMMERCIAL forces OF this
rr,ai state " Texis with frank aud
complete fympashy In the exalted work
We are trying 20 DO u IL onc Of the
highest ot human Inspirations to nni
thu; your fellow men believe IN you.
That shcy arr willing 90 take you for
what you mean 10 DO, You cannof al
ways come up TO your own Ideal. but u
helps you wonderfully while cto-s'os
thls narrow isthmus ~ life from one
great unknown OCEAN 10 the u;hcr. 90
b. hailed by brother band Of workers
wsih ths salution ~ We hear 4 here,
Come over 10 our camp ana rpond a
day und niFht ami We VIII d1 you good
Not a small part Of your reward II The
broader. noblcf. sud more encouraElnE
view you thus 81 Of your own people
This Etest American humanity II wurih
getting acquainted Nfhi
I congratulate yuu also IN inc ihs
creased hope and ~uruuraErfncni thht
has come 10 The homes of the rtsht
mss o. American farmrfs ths r-si
ycir.
In elussi every branch sxcrpi cOtion
farming there his b,'sn manifest IN.
provrment IN prices Lot ~ hois ihAt
our brethren " the cotton hrld have
gained something In sconumir knnNl'
edge. which IT, afirf all, The hey note
to ptoni everywhere.
Ouf .Eriouliufs b. becoming nation
siintir The farmers conEtrr~ u 0ne
OF thu. proofs Of this asssrtign. We afe
no mnFvf loosely lp'nrh esnn ~
.tat-s ''disoardani belliTerant" Thank
ODD, We are coming To- ses each other
face a. face" W. are heconinE &C.
msnied by railroads. ta,NlFahlc rivers.
interchangeable products, ana more
grnefsi cominglluF Of our peuplr'
National legislation 10 fshinf 1h
thought Of this KIND IN the establish
Ing Of experiment. stations NE ens y
mrut Of aNa for the b'Nfff protection
~ AGRICULTURAL products against tn as
honest greed OF m-n who would aaul-
trfaie and counterfeit
The march Of study, Investigation,
knowkodse havs opsnoi to she farmer
"A new view ~ The marvellous array
~ force, witch surround him
Roth the farmer and the man 81 sell
snee are eonnfsE 60 see fhHf tho farm
constitutes nagnine~S h"tiaih 'of
intellectual conquest,
Like an other linee If human ff'sisht
and a.ion. the American farmer snh
els farm af- gpins through a proeTs-
% evolution The manufu r,uT~r feels
y. AMI hi capital and enterprise eau
hardly keep pace WIKI cemlng change.
-tn tssmunehlp feels ", TOT new ahi
difilruii mobiefns " rovrrnmrnt con.
.,anaiy pfssr0t themselves. and how 70
keep center snd ciTcumferencr 10 har.
npnliug growth II fhe problem 81 che
day. The II,ilfsad HsRnat" frsls Il,
and must bow To a.. "Qlrim ViH1ged
WA b-af- NJ Longer the ssms "wrin-
Med front" shoush his sefrors afe 10
less.
We must not forrri ,nat part Of our
duty - 60 stimulate hioadci and
deeper growth Of agricultural CftlEfu-
ship We have someth.ng more e. live
rnf than "a iivinE We have, 80 a class.
large dWiieH o. perform 70 she nation.
The state and she oommunsy our
standing among men IN the true meas
1rc 81 she rights ard privileges th.sg
Will be accorded 90 uf m Law, OF social
rclari0nA I'VE have ourselves. not our
starr 90 blame n We are undrfllnyA"
Every other professhnn pays large re- |
spect 10 Intellectual power ana develop |
mcni Have fhfy secrs'ia more pro- |
'ourd 90 solve than wef Have fh.y |
problems more dlfllcult 10 compre heudg /
No. The farmer stands daily IN che |
presence Of Gods IL 'Ss the most pros /
'Sun,l the mos suirie ~ All Avs 90 |
interpret on che outside he h met. ~
~ points. with the mnat thoroughly |
Trained Intellectual forces ~ the day.
~ seeking. naturally enough. eheir own
idvlinfaRe ana advancemsn.. lie
fium such cur rtniion, for he
s'allzcs his lack - Htelirgtutl trimming
He submits g. unjust laws aud Systems
" taxation. lie sees personal proper
y largely exempt, ami landed properly
burieufd. y,s b. knogs that
he true basis " all faNafiln II the dol-
ar's worth VI pwperiy, without regard
% lis character, For his own success
n his business. h. must be- better edu-
'atcd ~ = farmer, Tor his own prriec-
tnn as citizen, he must study harder
.ad look deeper into his relations with
lls fellow mcr N this Frep sdcal and
Iohtiral compact lie needs ~ much,
md tho clurgry needs sim more from
i'm. a h.rhcr Intellectual cgmprehnn-
Ion pf what u means 10 be- az Ameri.
an farmer, and an American s!slzsn.