The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

| fences" and kindred occupations known
to politicians than attending to the real
| mission OF their legislative and congress
sional duties Of enacting laws that would
De or the greatest good to the greatest
| number
| 1t has been remarked by a prominent
man that he had examined the records Of
congress for the last thirty years. and
/ ne had not seen one single word or line
| tnat indicated that an attempt was made
10 establish and extend our foreign mar
| kets This is sad and humiliating spec
| tacle that the Lawmakers of this great
nation mas shown to the calling of agri-
culture upon which the greatness of this
| ma ton Is built
| MY indignation is aroused when I con-
template what gross neglect has been
| given to this subject by our lawmakers.
| but when l think a moment further and
| realize that it is our own fault. 7 cam
not blame those politicians who failed to
| pass any remedies not asked of them
II cannot let this opportunity pass
| without calling the attention to the SPEC
| tacle OF disregard that the American
| FARMER has permitted himself to be i'm
posed on l will quote from the address
| OF Col. B. F. Clayton. president of the
National Farmers congress, said on this
! subject:
| "A biographical sketch of recent
congress- as furnished by its members
| dlscloses the fact that out of MEM
| pership of 444 in the senate and house
| OF representatives the farming element
representing majority of all the people
nave tnlrty-f1Ve members in the house
ana one In the senate. The chairman of
the senate agriculture committee. rec
ords himself as a lawyer. The only
| farmer on the committee is at the taij
| END, ten of the eighteen members of the
! committee Of the house. including the
chairman of the agriculture committee,
are lawyers. The only Craftsmanship held
| by farmer is on the committee Of "Ven-
| tiiation and Acoustics
This gives an eloquent but humiIiating
| picture or the manner that the cause of
| the farmer Is represented In the hall of
our national legislature.
| Inc remedy for this Is to nominate
| farmers from agricultural districts in all
| political party conventions, and 1t will
make no difference which political party
wins farmer will be elected, and a
| friend Of agriculture will be present to
work and vote for measures that will
advance his calling. The remedy is In
| the hands of the farmer VIII he take
| advantage of 1T? Time alone will tell,
This feature of this paper deals direct
| with the interest of the farmer.
Il will now discuss briefly another phase
| of this question which deals direct with
| labor, and that Is. the building of our
merchant ships to carry our products to
| market.
| MERCHANT SHIPS NEEDED.
sit is sad and humiIiating spectacle
for great nation like the United States
| to be compelled to permit foreign ma
| tons ships to come to our own doors and
load up our products for export and watch
| them bear away to the worlds markets
the products Of this great nation. Many
nations boast of their greatness because
| OF their commerce on the seas. Why can
not the United States be also rated as
| maritime power? Is it because we are too
| weak to engage in this line of trade.
| Is 1t because we have not the capital
| to engage in building up feet of ships?
| Is 1t because we have no freight to carry
| when built? Is 1t because we lack enter
| prise and patriotism? Is 1t because we
| nave no idle workmen to emepIoy in
| such enterprise? Is 1t because the Ameri-
| can sailor is afraid Of the sea? To all
! or the above questions, we can answer
| most emphatically no.
| But like all great nations and enter
prises, often the most important matters
OF general interest Is lost sight of in the
! mad scramble for DEVELOPMENT and
wealth and the lack Of organization that
| would give influence and backing to any
! demand coming from sources OF recog-
nlzed character and standing. What Is
| every ones business Is no ones business
is true saying, and here 1t Is exempli-
fed with its full significance. This ma
ton has recently shown that 1t has some
Claim for recognition as a power on the
| seas. It's splendid victories H. tn. recent
| war have been q source Of pride ard ex-
ultant joy to ourselves and a revelation
| to jealous powers, who never thought
that the Yankee was lin It on the sea
| We have compelled the respect of the
| world to be laid at this nations feet
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naval heroes. Dewey and Schley, anu the
men behind the guns No more will the
| face of the American blush to hear the
| insulting and contemptuous remarks of
| foreign nations about interfering in the
| policies or purposes of this great nation,
I'VE find instead that nations who
have always in the past proved our most
| inveterate enemies nave suddenly re-
versed themselves and are now proclaim
ing from the housetops that they are our
| friends and that we are of one blood
and all that kind Of rot. Don't you be-
| lieve 1t. Do not permit the advantage
| that has been achieved 10y the Ialor Of
the Yankee in the flelis of hattie ard
| in the domain Of enterprise through his
| own energy, bravery and enterprise to
| be now surrendered to hostile ma
| ton Of the past now transformed into
| demonstrative affection of the present
| caused by a reverence which all the
| world entertatnS Tor successful achieve
| ment. Nothing succeeds like success
Is an old and true saying. And it should
be with the greatest misgivings that we
| should depart from the policies that the
| fathers of this nation laid down, of
| steering clear from all entangling alli-
| ances This policy has at least brought
| us no disasters, and we have grown great
| and powerful by sticking close to this
| policy. There is no reason that we
| should not grow, and there Is very reason
| that we should not entagle ourselves
| with any nation that would engender
| any jealousy and discord with other
| friendly nations. who have given us SUBJ
| stantia1 evidence of their friendship and
| good will when they contributed their
| best blood and chivalry when this infant
nation was fighting against the tyranny
| that it overthrow by the assistance Of
other friendly nations who contributed
! their substance and mixed their blood
| with ours in that battle Of universal lib
| erty which is today the proud boast of
| this nation. Let us not forget our allies
| of the past; let us be watchful of our
| advantages that have been acquired by
| legitimate and proper enterprise. But
| the war has brought with it new and
| complex duties and responsibilities which
| must and will be solved through the good
| sense and patriotism Of the American
people when they get over the intoxica-
| ton which the victories of the war have
| brought upon us. When we get down to
business and let the practical common
sense of the people go to work
out these problems. which are new and
| novel to orr statesmen We need have