The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-07


education we should widen our aims. 1t
is a good thing to produce certain num-
Der OF trained scholars and students;
but the education superintended by the
state must seek rather to produce a hum
dred good citizens than merely one
scholar. and IL must be turned now and
tnen from the class book TO the study
OF the great book of nature Itself. This
is especially true OF the farmer as has
been pointed out again and again by all
observers most competent TO pass prac-
teal judgment on the problems of our
country life All students now realize
that education must seek to train the
executive powers Of young people and to
phrase dignity OF labor" and TO pre-
pare the pupils so that in addition to
each developing in the highest degree
may together help create right public
opinion. and show in many ways social
and cooperative spirit Organization has
become necessary in the business world:
and IL has accomplished much for good
in the world of labor, 1t is no less neces-
the grange movement Is good in itself
and is capable of a well-nigh infinite fur
kept to its own legitimate business. The
benefits to be derived by the association
of farmers for mutual advantage are
partly economic and partly sociological
Moreover while in the long run vo1un-
tary effort will prove more efhcacious
than government assistance. while the
farmers must primarily do most for
themselves. yet the government can also
do much. The department of agriculture
has broken new ground in many direc-
tions. and year by year 1t finds how it
can improve its methods and develop
fresh usefulness Its constant EFFORT is
to give the governmental assistance in
the most effective way. that is, thru as
thru Individual farmers. 1t is also striv-
ing to coordinate its work with the agri-
states, and so FAR as its own work is
educational. to coordinate II with the
work Of other educational ,Iat authorities:
based upon general education, but our
agricultural educational institutions
their course relate to the actual teaching
of the agricultural and kindred sciences
to young country people or young city
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by the creation of
tons of breeders associations. horti-
cultural associations. and the like.
ment and the farmers can cooperate is
shown in connection with the menace
offered to the cotton growers of the
southern states by the advance OF the
boil weevil. The department is doing
all 1t can to organize the farmers in
the threatened districts. just as it has
in aid of its work to eradicate the cat
tie fever tick in the south. The depart
such associations. and 1t must have
their help II its own work is to be
done in the most efficient style"
He urges the extension of the irriga-
tion and forest preservation system, and
asks for an appropriation for building a
memorial theater at Arlington.
Marriage and Divorce.
AS means OF bringing about national
suggests constitutional amendment, and
says 1t is not safe to leave these ques-
tions to be dealt with by the various
states. Continuing on this subject he
says yySho ,o ,,,s o ,oo.o,.,. r,o,
worthy family life. with all It's duties
fully performed. and all It's RESPONSE
hIlties lived up to. as the life best
are at hand. There are
regions In our land. and classes OF our
sunk below the death rate. Surely it
should need no demonstration to show
mat mat ,iIt wiitnl steTiiity ,io i7, rom ON the
standpoint of the human race. the one
sin for which the penalty is national
death. race death: a sin for which
there is no atonement: n sin which is
the more dreadful exactly in propor-
tion as the men and women guilty
thereof are in other respects in char
scter. and bodily and mental powers,
those whom for the sake of the state
and mothers of many healthy children.
well brought up in homes made happy
by their presence No man, no woman
can shirk the primary duties of life.
whether for love OF ease and pleasure.
or for any other cause, and retain his
or her seIf-respect.
The president asks for the enactment
into law of a shipping bill that will place
American interests on the seas on par
with those of other countries, and urges
that something be done that
will establish direct steamship commu-
nication with South American ports.
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present currency
laws are asked for. and after showing
that present laws are inadequate because
of the wide fiuctuation of interest
The mere statement OF these facts
shows that our present system is seri-
ously defective. There, is need of a
change. Unfortunately. however. many
of the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they are
hension. and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests. We must also
rule out any plan which would ma
terially impair the value of the United
States two per cent. bonds now pledged
to secure circulation. the issue of
do not press any special plan. Various
plans have recently been proposed by
the plans which are possibly feasible
and which certainly should receive
your consideration is that repeatedly
ent secretary of the treasury. the es-
sential features of which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
plan national banks should be per
mitted to issue a specified proportion
kind. the issue to be taxed at so high
a rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted in legitimate trade. This
plan would not permit the issue OF
currency to give banks additional
profits. but to meet the emergency pre-
scented by times of stringency.
Need Of Automatic System.
"I do not say that this is the right
system. / only advance IL to empha-
size my belief that there is need for
the adoption of some system which
shall be automatic and open to all
sound banks, to avoid all pos
ism. Such a plan would tend to pre-
vent the spasms of high money and
speculation which now obtain in the
New York market; for at present
there is too much currency at certnin