The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-14
TIP FOR r N BRYAii.
Great Exponent OF Democratic Agri-
culture Sets Rather n Poor
Example.


II lett my pillow standing In the leld to
come to Dcs Mninos aad minplc with my
friends said william j. Bryan when
he arrived In Dies Molncs Ia, the other
day The %sloycnly habit Of leaving
farming implements standing In tho
field. exposed To all sorts OF weather
costs the farmess millions Of good dol
lars every year dollars twice NJ good
A. thn kind 10 which Farmer bryan still
stands ir%rcvocably pledged. says the
Washington Post. Hundreds ~ lntolli.
gent aud progressive agriculturists have
spoken and written on this important
practical question. and some ~ them
have been rhrcrcd with the hope that 80
utterly wanton aud inoxcusable an abuse
would o yield to rcformatory iuilu.
enccs. Hut Farmer bryan eXpungcs that
hope. when he. the most conspicuous
farmer In the United States.
tn his countrymen through the Associ.
aicd Press that 4 LETT my pillow standing
In the field. he lends the pulssan, force
of eminent example 10 the worst phase
Of agricultural improyidencc.
n Mr. Bryan had been interrupted In
his piowiug by a sudden and unexpected
call VI paramount importance such, for
instance ~ the writing Of n friends last
will and testament ar the capture Of an
lssuc for ig0s-he might have been ex-
cuscd for leaving his pillow standing In
the field. That would have been an oc-
casion demanding dispatch. In response
- ast.N ~. ..R..N .l-pNAtl LufNs.T
bryan would have merited no reproaoh
had h. halted his faithful mule-the biz
gray mule Impaired from Missouri
with an Imperative whoa, Cabel un.
hitched the traces from the whinictrec,
thrown them over the mules back,
mounted IN no, haste. and gallop.d IA
the stable. hut not even that valid ox.
cuse for leaving his pillow exposed to rain
aud sun would have uecessitated or pal
Hated his adycrtlsinR VI such treatment
Of the most useful OF all agricultural ap.
%piiances. A. n was. however. Farmer
organs departure from his Held wal
not unexpected lie deliberately lett hii
pillow ~ meet N engagement Of man,
days' standing And the fact that h.
took pains Ia let the country know whcr'
and how he had lett his pillow show
either that he thinks that n good exam
pie Ia hold up 10 his agricultural broth
rcu or that he u moro than willing I,
encourage them In a costly had habit b,
the influence uf his example. These ~
views 'of the incineni are equally unsa,
islactory but they constitute the vslbl
supply. Boirg thus compelled TO tab
ore NJ them We accept the former nv III
more charitable. n l. easier 10 forgiv
ignorance than Ia extend that grace 3
malice II IS therefore, n pleasure To b,
Hove that when Farmer bryan made thh
proclamation ho really believed that n
right place for agricultural machiner
was the field. This Is not very fiattorin
to It's distinguished subject, hut a II b
t~ruthnilly said that Farmer Bryan I
this Instance Is further astray than Br,
an the politician. bryan the leader of IN
popullsts, aud equally the leader of IN
democrats, has uniformly been rs I
most Of the subjects to which he has d,
voted his thoughts, his voice. and hi
pen during the last nlncy ears7