The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-13

u, n,h i Eeeps ever in view the intimate
relationship between the theeay ., ali
cation and the facts OF life. In az
sducation we should widen our aims. IL
is a good thing to produce certain mum
her OF trained scholars ana stuuen ~
hui the education superintendeo ny nv
state must seek rather TO produce nun
bred good citizens man -
schoiar, and IL must be turned no" ,,dr
,han from the class book to the study
~ The great book OF nature Itself. rms
il especially true OF the farmer as mas
heen pointed out again ana again W az
observers most competent 70 pass Hr
,tcaI Judgment on the problems or our
country life All students now rsaIse
that education must seek TO IRAN 'to
eonfer more real Significance upon tne
nhrase dignity OF labor, ana 70 pre-
pare the pupils 80 that IN aaa''i aaaree
each developing in the highest desree
his Individual capacity for WORK, tnvs
NAV together help create rleht puDilIi
opInfon and show In many WaEs soSia,
apS cooparative spirit. Organization mas
hecotne necessary In the business worm
and il has accomplished much Tor soon
in the world OF labor. IL Is no Tess heces
sary for farmers. Such moseHent az
the grange movement Is good IN user
and Is capable Of a well-nigh INFINITE tuf
Their extension for good SO long az y 1.h rs
kept to It's own legitimate business. ihr
BENEFITS 10 be derived by the association
on farmers for mutual advantage are
partly economic and partly SOCIOLOGICAL,
Moreover while in the long run Noiuh-
,arv effort will prove more efhcaclous
| than government assistance. whlle the
farmers must primarily do most ioI
| tbemseiyes yet the government can ALSO
do much The department OF agriculture
| has broken new ground IN many ulfeJ
| tons and year by year IL mas no" II
| can Improve its methods and deVeiop
| trasb useflhness Its constant effort is
\ 10 give the governmental assistance IN
| the most effective way: that IS thru as
| soctations OF farmers rather than 10 OF
| abri, Individual farmers. 1t is also striy-
| sns 10 coordinate it's work with the agri-
| cultural departments OF the several
| states and so far as it's own work IS
| Educational. to coordinate II with the
yssTrke e Gpef edSeaai5h nseessariy
based upon ssd sneatal d'i institutions are
| wisely specializing themselves; making
| their course relate to the actual teaching
OF the agricultural and kindred sciences zee,
| people who wish to live In the country.
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by me frea,,o sooia oil
| tions of breeders associations. horti-
| cultural associations. and the IKE.
| striking example OF now the govern
| ment and the farmers can cooperate is
| shown in connection with the menace
! offered to the cotton growers or the
southern states by the advance OF me
| boil weevil. The department is doing
| All IL can TO organize the farmers in
| the threatened districts, Just as 1t has
been doing all 1t can to organize them
| tie fever tick In the south. The depart
| ment can and will cooperate with all
such associations, and it must have
| their help II it's own work Is TO De
done In the most efficient style.
| He urges the extension of the irriga.
ton and forest preservation system. and
| asks for appropriation for building
| memorial theater at Arlington.
Marriage and Divorce.
AS a means OF bringing about national
tIatI ~ rios nd
| suggests a constitutional amendment. and
| says II Is not safe to leave these ques-
lions TO be dealt with by the various
| states. Continuing on this subject ne
When home ties are loosened; when
men and women cease to regard
worthy family life. with all Its duties
| fully performed and all it's RESPONSE
bilities lived up to, as the life best
worth living: then evil days for the
| commonwealth are at hand. There are
regions In our land, and classes OF our
| population, whore the birth rate has
sunk below the death rate. Surely 1t
that wilful sterility Is, from the
standpoint Of the nation, from me
standpoint of the human race, the one
sin for which the penalty Is national
death race death; sin for which
| there Is no atonement, sin which is
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
| II would be well to see the fathers
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 self-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
win establish direct steamship commu-
nication with South American ports.
Currency Reform.
Amendments to tine present currency
laws are asked for, and after showing
that present laws are Inadequate because
OF the wide huctuaton of interest
charges, he says:
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
which was made under conditions pc
culisrly ereditahie TO the treasury.
do not press any special plan. Various
plans have recently been proposed by
expert committees of bankers Among
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 90
sentiRl features OF which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
and business men. According to this
plan national banks should be nsr
mitted to issue specified proportion
| OF their capital In notes OF given
kind. the issue to be taxed at so hiSh
rate as to drive the notes back when
plan would not permit the issue OF
| currency to give banks additional
profits, but To meet the emergency pre-.
sented by times of stringency.
Need Of Automatic System.
Il do not say that this is the right
system. | only advance Ii to emma
size my belief that there is need Tor
the adoption of some system which
shall be automatic and open TO nil
sibility of discrimination and fayorit
ism Such plan would tend tn mr.
vent the spssms of high money ana
speculation which now obtain In ~.
New York market. for at prrssn,
there Is too much currency at certain
seasons OF the year. and its accumu'
lation at New York tempts banker
to lend IL at low rates for sneruiattys
purposes: whereas at other times when
the crops are hing moved there IL
J urgent need for large but Temporal ~
increase In the currency SUNNY i,
must never be forgotten thaf this
question concerns business men gen.
orally quite as much as bankers es-
pecially Is this true % Stork r,sr
/ farmers aud business men IN the VET
/ Tor at present at certain SEASONS ~
the year the difference in Interest
/ rates between the east and th, vsst is
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