The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-08-30
WELCOME ADDRESS.
(JUDaE JAS. R. SKILLMAN, CLovERPoRT,
KY

(JUDaE JAS. R. sKILLMAN, CLovERPoRT,
KY
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Con-
vRNTIoN.-Y esterday it was on pleasure
to anticipate your coming and to pre-
pare for your entertainment; today
it is my pleasure on behalf of
the town of Cloverport, to welcome
you into our midst and TO ex.
tend to each of you cordial greeting,
for we are indeed glad that you are here
and pleased that your Committee has
seen proper to grant Oloverport the pri-
vlege of entertaining you.
come today as the representative of
my fellow townsmen to say these things
to you, and indeed it is happy privi-
lege aud duty rejoice have been
called upon to perform, and while may
not be able to perform that duty in a
manner most becoming and as gracefully
as the situation demands, yet trust you
will hear me with patience for / promise
l will rob your Convention Of but little
OF it's valuable time.
have not prepared a philosophical
treatise ON any Of the subjects you are
here today to listen to and discuss; nor
is it my purpose to consume your time
in technical examination Of any Of the
branches of your work, for it is your
purpose in meeting today to talk these
matters over among yourselves free
from the suggestions of outsiders and to
get practical and not theoretical ideas of
farming. To do this, every farmer pres.
emit should be permitted 10 discuss each
subject introduced and he should not
only be so permitted but he should feel
it his duty to participate in the discus
sions which will doubtless follow the
reading Of each paper. That is one OBJ
ject you have in view and that alone
will guarantee successful meetings.
repeat, that while it is not expected
that do more than welcome you, yet
cannot refrain from giving utterance to q
few observations upon your calling in
general and I trust you will pardon me
for this slight depression and for trespas-
sing upon your time and patience.
What knowledge must you possess to
make good and useful iarmer2 Do you
consider that the only requisite, is to con.
troll tract Of land, team and tools
with industry enough to do your work
but only in a mechanical fashiOn2 II
you bslieve that this is all that is neces.
sary and farm In such a manner, then
you ara not q success and when the time
comes for your obituary, It cannot and
will lot be said Of you well DONE" for
in my humble opinion, to conduct your
work successfully, and for you to per-
form your varied duties as a citizen, re-
quires q more general knowledge Of sub
jects in general than any Of the vOcatiOns
In life.
AS citizen you are called upon to de-
tsFmine the various policies OF your ma
tional government, TO do this you must
know much Of international affairs. AS
a citizen you must keep in touch with
the law making power Of your state gov
vernment You must force the enforce
ment Of your laws. You must know
what your officers should do, and insist
that il be done and in fact 1t Is incam-
bent upon you 10 direct your Tepresen-
tativs In all Of his official duties in both
the federal and the state government.
10 do this It Ia certainly necessary that
you study and become aa oonverssnt
with the public questions which CON
stantly arlse as is your fellow man In
any trade Or calling
10 be- the proud owner Of bic, well
CULTIVATED, we'll kept veil improved and
we'll stocked farm. aud 10 work 4 sue.
ooaa|uI|Y. nulI also require much know.
ledod. Tor Iha .e|oHlo of Droed|uH anl
hahdliua 1aIuo Il OF no benefit % Ion 4
rot familiar with I00 science n AL.
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prepare lo1I O0|l|a |oI Che 0|IN
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