Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-12

Is q good thing to produce a certain num-
Der Of trained scholars and students;
state must seek rather to produce a hun
bred good citizens than merely one
om ana eass Book te the now stud, aaS
Is especially true Of the farmer. as has
observers most competent to pass prac-
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 TO pre-
each developing in the highest. degree
his individual capacity for work, they
may together help create a right public
and cooperative spirit. Organization has
become necessary in the business world
and II has accomplished much for good
in the world OF labor. Il is no less neces-
sRry for farmers. Such a movement as
the grange novemsnt Is good In itself
and is capable Of 9 well-nish insnite fur
Their extension for good so long as II Is
kept to its own legitimate business. The
benefits to be derived by the association
Of farmers for mutual advantage ere
Moreover. while in the long run volun-
tary EFFORT viii prove more efiieacious
than government assistance, while the
farmers must primarily do most for
themselves, yet the government can also
dc much. ne department OF agriculture
ions no1 0r and YEAR ~ year Il mas how Il
can improve its methods anG develop
fresh usefulness Its constant effort is
the n s most ersctivs way; that is thrn a.. m
sociations OF farmers rather than to or
thru Individual farmers. II 10 also striy-
cultural departments OF the several
states. and SO far as Its own work is
educational, TO coordinate II with the
work Of other educational authorities.
Agricultural education is necessarily
based upon general education, bGt our
agricultural educational institutions are
wisely specializing themselves, making
their course relate to the actual teaching
OF the agricultural and kindred sciences
to young country ,I,.s people Ia or young city
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by the creation OF
,,nns 3, hrsadsrs assoc Js ass s.
cultural associations. and the like. A
striking example Of how the govern
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 IL can TO organize the farmers in
the threatened districts. just as II 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 II must have
done in the most effieient style" " "
He urges the extension OF the irriga-
ton and forest preservation system. and
asks for an appropriation for building
memorial theater at Arlington.
Marriage and Divorce.
AS a means Of bringing about national
suggests a constitutional amendment, and
says IL is not safe to leave these Ques-
states. Continuing on this subject he
says:
When home ties are loosened: when
men sn,, Snq w1me n, cesse TO r'esaTTd
fully performed. and all its RESPONSE
bilities lived up to- as the life best
ya then a. ey SanS days b for sh.
regions in our land, and classes of our
population. where the birth rate has
sunk below tie death rate. Surely II
standpoint o. the nation, from me
sin for which the penalty is national
death, race death: a sin for which
there is no atonement; a sin which is
the more dreadful exactly in propor-
tion as the men and women guilty
thereof are in other respects. In char
acter. and bodily ana rental powers,
those whom for the sake Of the state
II would be well to see the fathers
and mothers OF many healthy children.
wen brought up In homes made 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-resrect.
The president asks for the enactment
into law of shipping bill that will place
American i:terests on the seas on a par
espsciaiiy ally that something BE- done DON thai hal
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 ructuation OF Interest
charges, he says:
'"The mere statement Of these facts
ouslv defective There is need Of
change Unfortunately, however many
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
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
euliarly creditable to the treasury
[ 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 repea .edly
brought to your. attention by the pres
| ssntial features Of which have been
approved By many prominent bankers
and business men. According TO this
plan national banks should be per
nttted to issue specified proportion
Of their capital in notes OF given
kind, the issue to be taxed at so high
q rate a. 70 drive the notes back when
AsS wanted in isstamats trade. This
plan wsuN not permit the issue OF
profits. but 70 meet the emer xency pre-
ssntsd by times OF stringency.
Need Of Automatic System.
II do net say that this is the right
aystem. ] only advance IL TO empha-
sise my belief that there is need for
the adoption of some system which
shall he automatic and open to all
sound banks. so to avoid all pos
ism. Such plan would tend to pre-
vent the spasms of high money and
speculation which now obtain in the
New York market: for at present
reasons OF the year. and its accumu-
lstion at New York tempts bankers
{, lend II at low rates for speculative
purposes; whereas at other times when
the crops are bling moved there is
urgent need for large but temporary
increase in the currency supply. II
must never be forgotten that this
question concerns business men gen
rally quite az much as bankers; es-
pecially Is this true of stockmen.
farmers and business men in the west;
for al present a certain seasons Of
the year the di Inference in interest
rates between the east and the west is
from six to ten per cent. whereas in
Canada the corresponding difference Is
but two per cent. Any plan must, of
course. guard the interests OF west
ern and 20 lthern bankers az carefully
as II guaEdH the interests Of New York
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