The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-29

accept employment with some OF them
and forever remain an employee. There
is no inspiration in a situation like that;
nothing to excite ones ambition to be-
come influential in his country's affairs,
or to do great things. The corporation,
however, is here to stay. 1t is not an
evil in itself. 1t is absolutely necessary
for the development of our national re-
sources and for carrying on the business
OF the country. There is no occasion
for hostility to it, and the remedy for
adjusting matters and for opening up
the way to individual opportunity to
participate in the proprietorship OF the
country must be looked for elsewhere
than in the extinguishment OF the cor
poration. But it is not my purpose on
this occasion to discuss this great and
controverted question. II has been said
that the blackest cloud has silver
lining. | am not pessimist but an op-
timist, and therefore / prefer to look
"p Uhp iihiuS vi Ihc ClOuu. rdrln prop
erty and products represent approxi-
mately one-half of the wealth of the
country, and here is wide field for in
dividual ownership. Here is an oppor-
tunity to acquire property to become
king and to exercise absolute dominion
over your possessions Let me repeat
that the farmers are the lords of crea-
tion, and their business is of greater
magnitude and of greater Importance
to the people tnan any other business
being carried on in the United States
to-day. The hay crop last year is re-
ported as worth more than the entire
output of the great Steel Trust that we
hear so much about. The by-products
of the farm, eggs, milk aud butter, if
they may be so designated, I have no
doubt, greatly exceed in value the by
products of the giant Standard Oil
Trust, and am told these are its most
valuable assets.
The farming industry not only pre-
sents the opportunity of individual
proprietorship, which is both the
strength and prosperity of a nation
when reduced to their last analysis, but
it is the freest and most Independent
business in which man can engage.
1t is business that can be made profit
able and from which can be derived the
greatest comforts and the highest
enjoyments to which flesh is heir
Remember | am speaking of oppor-
tunity. A man can be unhappy and
miserable in any occupation, but on the
farm he can be as near heaven as he
will ever get in the present life. Are
there failures on the farm ? OF course
there are. 1t requires brain and energy
and push to make success on the farm /
as it does in any other occupation. II
everything about the farm is allowed to
go to rack and ruin if the buildings
are allowed to fall into a state OF dilapi
dation the farm machinery to stand |
out in all kinds of weather to rust and
fall into condition OF disrepair that |
would make saints swear in trying to
operate it; if the stock on the farm
is compelled in bad weather to hunt |
the off-side of tree for shelter if all |
your surroundings indicate junk-heap |
rather than well ordered and well |
regulated farm, you can hardly eX-
pect to get large profits or much com
fort and happiness out of business
thus managed and thus conducted.
Again it may be said that you are
liable to meet with discouragements on
the farm. Sure, Do you know any
place on earth that is exempt from |
grievous losses and serious discourage
ments On the farm it may be a
devastating drought blighting frost; |
the epizootic : hog cholera bots, ticks, |
gapes or some other stock affliction or
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