The Lamar register., 1906-12-05

in the widest possible sense-ln the sense
reiat;onshIp between tic theory OF edu-
cation and the facts OF life. In all
education we should widen our aims. II
is 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 hun
dred good citizens than merely one
scholar. and 1t must be turned now and
then from the class book to sae sf TSis
is especially true of the farmer. as has
been pointed out again and again by all
teal Judgment on the problems OF our
country life. All students now realize
executive powers OF young people and to
confer more real Significance upon the
phrase dignity OF labor. and 70 pre-
each developing in the highest degree
his Individual capacity for work. they
opiSio 's and show in many ways social
and cooperative spirit. Organization mas
III sss soo
in the world Of labor. II Is no less neces-
sary for farmers. Such movement as
and is capable OF Il well nigh Infinite fur
Their extension for good so long as Il rs
benefits to be derived by the association
of farmers for mutual advantage are
partly sSonom1 and 4, psrsy one rn
tary effort will prove more eiiicacious
than government assistance. while the
farmers must primarily n do mos, for
do much. The department Of agriculture
has broken Shs ys new bs ssHr II nds how It
can improve its methods and develop
fresh usefulness. Its constant effort Is
socintions of farmers rather than to or
ing to coordinate its work with the asri.
cultural departments OF the several
states and 80 Far aora,one 'Wn WITH Srk the
work of other educational authorities.
Agricultural education is necessarily
s esrs Educational institutions are
wisely specializing themselves. making
OF the agricultural and kindred sciences
to young country people or young city
people who wish to live In the country;
among farmers by the creation of
farmers Institutes. of dairy nssocia-
cultural associations. and the like. A
striking example OF how the govern
sb sns am IN tas With tha
offered to the cotton growers of the
southern states by the advance of the
all II can to organize the farmers in
the threatened districts. just as it has
been doing all II can to organize them
tie fever tick in the south. The depart,
ment can and will cooperate with all
done In the most eficient style"
ton 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
regulation of marriage and divorc. ne
says 1t Is not safe to leave these aues-
lions to be dealt with by the various
states. Continuing on this subject ne
When home ties are ioosened; when
Wenth anf fam wGmf lie Msth all ts duties
fully performed. and all its responsi.
bilities lived up to. as the life best
commonwealth are at hand. There are
regions in our land. and classes OF our
shs ssa ,hs r Slrh Surely sure Il
should need no demonstration to show
that wilful sterility Is. from the
standpoint of the human race. the one
sin for which the penalty y national
death race death: a sin Tor WhiG =.
the more dreadful exactly In proper
ton as the men and women guilty
thereof are in other respects. in char
acter and bodily and mental powers.
those whom for the sake OF the state
md w ma.b.l be o YEN nan% hssithY ehiidren
well brought up in homes mnde happy
by their presence. No man, no woman
whether for love of ease and pleasure.
or for any other cause and retain his
or her self-respect.
into law OF shipping bin that viii place
American interests on the seas on par
with those OF other countries. and urges
especially that something he done that
will establish direct steamship commu-
nication with South American ports
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present currency
ulr.sI fnr IA for al
that present laws are Inadequate because
Of the wide nuctuation of interest
THE mere statement of these facts
shows that our present system Is seri-
onsly defective; There Tbs, Is need OF
of the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they are
complicated. are not easy Of compre-
hension, and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests. We must also
rule out any plan which would ma,
states two per cent. bonds now pledged
to secure circulation. the issue Of
culiarly creditable to the treasury. I
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
brought to your attention by the pres
ent secretary Of the treasury. the cs-
sentlnl features OF whrdn nafe ben
and business men. According to this
plan national banks should be per-
mitted to issue specified proportion
of their capital in notes of given
kind the issue to he taxed at so high
a rate as to drive the notes back when
moi 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.
ct do not say that this is the right
system I only advance II 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 so as to avoid all pos
sibiIity of discrimination and favorit-
ism Such a plan would tend to pre-
vent the spasms OF high money and
-peculation which now obtain in the
New York market: for at present
there Is too much currency at certain
seasons of the year, and its accumu-
Istion at New York tempts bankers
10 lend IL at low rates for speculative
purposes: whereas at other times when
the crops bling moved there is
urgent need FOR a large but temporary
Increase in the currency supply. 1t
must never be forgotten that this
question concerns business men gem
orally quite much as bankers; es-
pecially Is this truo of stockmen,
farmers and business men In the west:
for at present at certain seasons of
the year the difference in interest
rates between the east and the west is
from six to ten per cent. whereas IN