Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
FARM BEN'S COLUMN


low just what he ought to do and it's
awful easy to see the mote in, the other
fellows eye. But TIL be jiggered if 7
don't think that oil man Rockefellow
! is pretty poor specimen Of what is
way up standard of really truly pious
relgionater. If putin up the price of
oil repeatedly just when. the poor need
lit most amt takin' advantage. Of the
necessities of needy people then my
1 head is thick and I'll hav to soak it out |
!, to get it unmuddled. don't take any
stock in his givin' a million at a time
to universities and such so long as it is
ground right out of the needy, for he
amt self-denyed hisself one bit. He's
got just as much to spend on hisself as
before he Civ it, because the bigger
price of oil more than makes up for |
what he's given away. I amt much !
use for folks that pray to the Lord on
Sunday and then prey on the public
the other six days of the week. There's
some of the littlest specimens of
humanity taggin' on to our churches
that the Lord ever created, men that
wouldn't let nickel go for the church
without it's bein' wrung out of 'em by
main force and that think more Of the
almighty dollar than they do about the
Almighty. I'll take my chances agin
such forever and ever, I like to see
practical religion, givin' to the poor.
generous hearted, honest, kind, clean,
exemplary, and I reckon that is the
kind that wins the world. 49,. ~
I never see a town that was pullin
and haulin' with factions and clicks
and divisions that ever amounted to
much. It's just. like a, business firm,
that is divided, one man wantin' one
thing and the other opposin' it. The
only way to get things is to go after
'em upitedly and strenuously. l. see
some towns are forever gettin' some
thin, new railroads, posto66ce sites,
public buildin's, state institutions,
public appointments, high offices, and
stayin' in the swim generally. And on
the opposite hand, I see towns where
/ citizens are playin' the cat and dog act,
.s$ss that hay look at public interests
ma about as long as a skeeter's bill, that
In don't giv continental for anytime
j .comili to town unless it benefits their
Use lHas iandsthatswould rather the town
st Would lose entirely somethin Of great
s benefit .tf the other fellow was bene-
J fitted. These are the shack towns that
hav poor public improvements, poor
railroads, poor pull on the big fellows
at St. Ranl1 and Washington, poor
streets, poor publicity, poor business,
poor chance for growth, poor public
spirit, and that just drag along at the
tail of the percession alwus bringin' up
the rear. / tell you that in unity there
is strength and in discord there is
weakness and disaster. This is the
century of intense competition between
towns as well as individuals and the
town that is split up into factions
and ructions and fights is strictly and
unequivocally 71ot in it with the rest
that are united andpull together.
. 9 o
Well, the new legislator is startin' i'm
/ this week with lots of the old standbys
( missin' and a lot of new members that
will be like putty and plunder for the
I shrewd St. Paul and Minneapolis lob
1 byers and schemers that are adroit il
L the business of workin' the legislator
4 and maxim 'em believe that they nee(
I the superior wisdom and counsels o:
I the lobby to keep 'em in straight ant
: proper paths. There's some of the oil
1 seeds in the lobby that hav had invalu
able experience in KNOWN just how t.