Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07

relationship between the theory Of sdu-
/. cation and the facts OF life. In ali
eoucation we should widen our alma. II
u good thing 10 produce q certain num-
Der. OF trained scholars and students:
but the education superintended by the
state must seek rather to produce hum
dred good citizens than merely one
scholar. and It must be turned now and
then from the ciass book to the study
Of the great book Of nature itself. This
10 especially true OF the farmer, as has
been pointed out again and again BY all
observers most competent to pass prac-
deal judgment on the problems Of our
| co ntry life. All students now realize
I, that education must seek 10 train the
, executive powers OF young people aud 10
confer more real Significance upon the
pare the pupils so that In addition to
each developing In the highest degree
his individual capacity for work, they
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. Il Ii no less neces-
| sary for farmers. Such a movement as
the grange movement is good In itself
and 10 capable OF Z weil-nigh infinite fur
Their extension Tor good 90 long az Il 10 1
kept to rs own legitimate business. The
benefits To b derived BY The association
Of farmeu for mutual advantage are
partly economic and partly sociological
Moreover. while N the long run volvn-
tary effort win prove more eficacious
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-
TONS and year By year Il finds how Il
can improve Its methods and deveiop
fresh usefulness. Its constant effort Is
to give the governmental assistance In
the most effective way: that Is, thru as
sociations Of farmers rather than to or
thru individual farmers II Is also striy-
ing to coordinate its work with the agri-
cultural departments OF the several
states, and so far as It's own work 10
educational. to coordinate IL with the
work OF other educational authorities.
Agricultural education is necessarily
based upon general education. but our
agricultural educational institutions are
wisely specializing themselves. making
their courte relate to the actual teaching
Of the agricultural and kindred sciences
TO young country people or young city
people who wish to live In the country.
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by the creation Of
OF QNlEN ASSnrfa-
lions. Of breeders associations. horti-
cultural associations. and the like. A
striking example OF how the govern
ment and the farmers can cooperate In
shown in connection with the menace
offered to the cotton growers OF the
southern states by the advance or the
boil wsevil. The department is doing
all II can to organize the farmers in
the threatened districts. just as II has
hAAn tn 49, -
in aid Of its work to eradicate the cat
tie fever tick In the south The depart
ment can and will cooperate with all
SUCH associations. and IL must have
their help If its own work is to be
done in the most efficient style"
he urges the extension Of the irriga-
ton and forest preservation system, and
asks for an appropriation for building a
memorial theater at Arlin gton.
Marriage and Divorce.
As q means OF bringing about national
regulation Of marriage and divorce he
suggests constitutional amendment, and
says II Is not safe to leave these ques-
tons to be dealt with by the various
states. Continuing on this subject he
says:
when home ties are looscned; when
mon and women cease to regard a
worthy family life. with all It's duties
fully performed and all its 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. where the birth rate has
sunk below the death rate. Surely It
should need no demonstration to show
that wilful sterility is. from the
standpoint OF the nation. from me
liaHhnOint ~ fho htar, he
sin for which the penalty Is national
death. race death; a 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
It would be well to see the fathers
and mothers OF many healthy child n.
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, aud retain mis-
or her self resrcct.
The president asks Tor the enactnsn
into law Of a shipping bin that will place
American interests on the seas on a nar
with those Of other countries. and urges
especially that something be done that
will establish direct steamship Coz nu-
nication with South American ports
Currency Reform.
Amendments 10 the present currency
laws are asked for and after showing
that present laws are inadequate because
OF the wide fuctuation 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
or 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
| 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 ne
culiarly creditable 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 repeatedIy
brought 10 your attention by the pres
emit secretary OF the treasury, the es-
sential features Of which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
and business men. According TO this
| plan national banks should be per-
mitted to issue q specified proportion
OF their capital in notes OF a given
kind. the issue to be taxed at so hirh
q rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted In legitimate trade. This
plan would not permit the issue on
currency to give banks additional
profits. but 70 meet the emergency pre-
scented BY times Of stringency.
Need Of Automatic System.
"I do not say that this Is the righ,
system. I only advance II to empba.
size my belief that there IL need for
ths adoption Of some system which
shall be automatic ana open 10 All
sound banks, 90 as TO avoid ali nos
ability Of discrimination and fsvorit-
ism. Such plan would tend 10 nrs-
vent tho spasms Of high money and
speculation which now obtain in ths
New York market; for at present
there 10 too much currency at certsin
seasons of the year, and its aceiInu-
lation AZ New York tempts banker,
to lend II at low rates for specuIativs
DnrN0GAa. AZ