The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-16

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| elect a Congressman have the right 70
! Am lis time ana ii should be- his bnsi-
| MSS 70 Lad in practical things rs IN
sound goEcrumeat IL has been too
, often THAT the chief interest displayed
| is i Congressman in his constituents
! was - jolly them 5cfo.e the prinarleS
| ara kiss thc babies and Do nothing -
| - Il them into better conditions 70"
| farming, building good roads and 81
ucating their children II j. q happy
! omen pheIf a Congressman. going hto
| ofIice With international fame. : look
lns 10 TIL good opinion Of his con
| stitrents u seeking 10 make himself
| most useful 70 them il the practical.
. every day affairs Of life. II . public
! man fails to measure NJ in dcHotion 10
education. in better a~ericultur7 ana
practical affairs that prill make rulal
life move inviting and agriculture
more profitable. he Is f2lliAG far short
| Of thc measure or his dusty ana re-
eponeibility. Il is in standing true to
the Jencrsoniln Principe Of equal
rights 10 al and special privilege to
| none" and to intelligent leadership in
the practical every day affairs Of his
constituents tina q member Of Congress
alone can truly serve his people. The
day IS coming. too. when il Will be
.'good politics. to talk more about cd
u~cation and better rural conditions
than about the far-off questions that
do not directly touch the lives Of the
people. In other words, Hohson has
learned that the only way 10 be
worthy Of leadership is to Glitch Your
kite to Il star" and work along prac-
teal lines as il you never expected =
rise above the ground.
The spirit Of Capt. I1obsou's feeling
rs he discussed tho need Of 4 better
chance for the children Of farmers
was that Of enc in touch With thcTl
and aDpoc;attvo OF tleir worth. He
had th. same view as was recently eN-
pressed by Chancellor +. BCnja.Gin
Andrews who seid. speaking Of farm
cIs: They are Il republics most re
liable bulvark. More than other
classes they thing sanely. see things
steadily and sec them whole. They
love peace and pursue it. but. 81 crisis
Of national peril. the armer BOYS
arc tho brove5t arnong the brave. ana
can always be counted on 10 man the
firing line"
The attendance upon h Conference
WAS chiefly MADE up Of Southern edu
GATORS. Nearly every college IN The
South was represented. some by The
president ana several menbeTs Of
the faculty. There are four living
mon who have. been president Of the
University Of North Carolina, and three
of them were herc-PrGSident Ven
able. Or. Aldermen. now President Of
the University of Virginia.. and Dr..
Winston, now President Of the y. &
NJ. College. It was q Southern confer
cnce. participated in by a number -
leading educators from the North, re-
presenting Harvard. Columbia, Chicd-
&c University. Cornell. College Of New
York City and other institutions and
q few leading business men, including
George Foster Peabody. and editors
and public leaders like Mr.. st. Clair
NckclWay. editors of the Brooklyn
Eagle. These two gentlemen contTi-
hute much to tlte success of the Con-
ference and are deeply interested in
the education and DEVELOPMENT Of the
South. Mr.. Peabody has been gencr-
Gus il contributions. particularly 10
institutions of Ills native State. Geor-
gin. and took the deepest interest in
the great college Or. McIyer cstao-
iished at Greensboro, having given
money to the beautiful park there
that bears his name. The coming Of
such men into the South to confer
With leading Southern men along tnc |
best lines Of educational rogress can
ave no other taan good results. and
they are welcomed with cOrlia}ity
and hospitality. There was genuine
regret that illness kept Mr.. Ogden
Ut homo. He has been seriously III
and at one time his life Was dcspaired |
OF. lie sent a message thai he vas
in approving and asked To be relieved OF
the pcesidelc of the Conference
which he has held since il WAS orga-
Gized. The response Vas q telegram |
of hope for his carly complete re-
covtiH and unanimous reelection. II
wish there MAS space for tho names
Of all the visitors here and { state
mcnt of-thc positions they hold in the |
educational lid business world. II
would embrace tic II Of scores nf i
men and women who are standing in i
the vccy forefront Of the best work
fer their generation. Whether from
the South of ;he North they have com" |
70 understand that the keynote II
primary education was expressed b. |
Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy wncn he
said |