Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-07

relationship between the theory Of edu-
cation and the facts OF life. In all
is good thing to produce a certain num-
Der of trained scholars and students;
state must seek rather to produce hun
scholar, and 1t must be turned now and
of the great book OF nature itself. This
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
that education must seek to train the
executive powers of young people and to
confer more real Significance upon the
phrase dignity of labor and to pre-
pare the pupils SO that hat ,., IN addition Snno to
his Individual capacity for work, they
may. together help create right public
and cooperative spirit. Organization has
become necessary in the business world:
and 1t has accomplished much for good
in the world of labor 1t is no less neces-
sary for farmers. Such movement as
the grange movement is good In itself
and is capable of well-nigh Infinite fur
ther 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 d mutual Lei, advantage a,n,ag are
Moreover, while in the long run volun-
tary effort will prove more efficacious
than government assistance, while the
farmers must primarily do most for
themselves, yet the government can also
do much. The department of agriculture
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
sociations of farmers rather than to or
thru individual farmers. 1t Is also striy-
cultural departments of the several
states, and so far as its own work is
work of other educational authorities.
Agricultural education is necessarily
based upon general education, but our
agricultural educational institutions are
wisely specializing themselves. making
their course relate to the actual teaching
of the agricultural and kindred sciences
people who wish to live in the country.
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by the creation of
farmers institutes, of dairy associa-
tions. of breeders associations horti-
cultural associations, and the like. a
striking example of how the govern
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 II can to organize the farmers in
the threatened districts, just as 1t has
been doing all it can to organize them
tie fever tick in the south. The depart
| ment can and will cooperate with all
| their help If it's own work is to be
| done in the most efficient style"
He urges the extension of the irriga--
asks for an appropriation for building a
memorial theater at Arlington.
Marriage and Divorce.
| As a means of bringing about national
| regulation of marriage and divorce he
| suggests constitutional amendment. and
| says it is not safe to leave these dues-
he
states. Continuing on this subject he
says:
men and women cease to regard a
| worthy family life. with all its duties
fully performed, and all its responsi-
worth living then evil days for the
commonwealth are at hand. There are
regions in our land. and classes of our
sunk below, the death rate. Surely ii
| should need no demonstration to show
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; a sin for which
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
1t would be well to see the fathers
and mothers of many healthy children
| 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 shipping bill that will place
| American interests on the seas on pal
with those of other countries, and urge:
especially that something be done tha
will establish direct steamship commu
nication with South American ports.
Currency Reform.
Amendments to. the present currency
that present laws are inadequate becaus,
of the wide fluctuation of interes
''The mere statement OF these facti
shows that our present system is seri
ously defective. There is need of
change. Unfortunately. however. man!
Of the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they ar,
complicated, are not easy of compre
rights and interests. We must als'
rule out any plan which would ma
terlally impair the value of the Unite,
States two per cent: bonds now pledge'
to secure circulation. tho issue o
which was made under conditions pc
culiarly creditable to the treasury.
plans have recently been proposed b.
expert committees of bankers. Amoni
the plans which are possibly feasibl
and which certainly should receiv
your consideration is that repeated
brought to your attention by the pres
ent secretary of the treasury, the es
sential features of which have bee
approved by many prominent banker
and business men. According to thi
plan national banks should be per
mitted to issue a specified proportio
of their capital in notes of a give
kind the issue to be taxed at so hig
a rate as to drive the notes back whe
not wanted in Legitimate trade. Thi
plan would not permit the issue
currency to give banks additiona
profits. but TO meet the emergency pre-
sented by times of stringency,
Need of Automatic System.
at do not say that this Is the rIgf
system. l only advance 1t to emphs
size my belief that there is need &c
the adoption of some system whic
shall be automatic and open to q
sound banks, so as to avoid all po.
sibility of discrimination and favorit
ism. Such plan would tend to pre-
vent the spasms of high money an
. speculation which now obtain in III
! New York market: for at preser
? there is too much currency at certal
seasons of the year. and It's accuml
. lation at New York tempts banker
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