Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-22

ANAhaANA TAisi<t's Az a III SEPT. -.
Governor Odell az the meeting OF
the farmers national congress In ses-
sion here today, after few PREDATORY
words, said:
The recognition which has been
given by the national and state gov
ernments TO the farming interests Of
our country might at first glance ap.
pear to be Id the direction Of pater.
nalism. yet 1t Is as important In its
effect as any legislation which can be
adopted for the benefit of the people
( as a whole. II Is as much the duty
OF the government to aid in the de-
velopment of the soil OF the country
us II is to protect Its artisans against
unjust discrimination or unfair com
petition at home or abroad; to aid In
promoting the material welfare Of
its citizens as 1t Is TO stamp out dis.
ease or epidemic which may threaten
NilC ilNtS VI iiluiNiuuuis.
This encouragement which the gov
ernment extends does not lead TO a
dependent spirit, but rather makes our
citizenship more self reliant and more
patriotic"
Discussing the qualities that go to
make good citizens, Governor Odell
summed UP the subject as follows,
"A good citizen Is product Of the
greatest value to the country His
culture and development is as neces-
sary as the cultivation Of fertile fields
and valleys. The vicious, unedncated
man Is the center around which re.
wolves those ideas that are antago-
nistic to civil, religious and individual
rights. One OF the first duties, there.
fore. of our country is TO fight cease
lessly and energetically against all
classes who defy the law. whose prin.
| cipals are d menace To society. We
do not find such people all over the
country. however The farmer, the
mechanic and the professional man
are responsible for such conditions,
| when they exist, II they have made
no effort to place within the reach
OF all these penury-stricken people,
these dwarfed intelectualities. that
which Is the basis and foundation Of
contentment: that is. decent homes,
| fair remuneration of toll that will
permit Of social and intellectual en-
joyment.'
Governor 0dell entered plea in
behalf OF politicians and public Off,
/ GERS whose efforts are directed TO the
peoples good and protested against
carrying criticism and the assumption
that because man is a politician he
Is necessarily dishonest In conclus
ion he said:
: II Is yonr duty 10 use your iniiu
ence and your power TO better the
conditions and to win back TO useful
membership In SO far by the force q
example, those whose environment
has not been such as TO make OF
them good citizenr. To use the power
which you possess in the halls OF leg
islation To correct abuses which may
exist and TO aid In the fight which Is
being made by philanthropic and be
nevolent people against disease and
crime among those 70 whom Gods
bright sunlight IL almost unknown;
to aid those who do not enjoy the adj
vantages necessary to give TO them
that conception Of what liberty In our
country means. that understanding SO
essential to good citizenship"
| NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y., Sept. 22
The farmers national congress as
sembled here in twenty.third annual
besSloH toudst WIN tnt laibebe ht
tendance in It's history. Delegates
! from the east. west, north and south
we're gathered In the auditorium when
the convention was called to order al
i 10 O'Clock this morning Features ol
the opening session were addresse 81
welcome By Governor Odell and Others
and the annual address Of the presi
dent Of the congress and the reports
of the other officers. This afternoon
Hon. Timothy y. Woodruff Of New
York addressed the congress on III,
subject of the agricultural resources
Of our insular possessions and th'