Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
THE REPUBLIC STANDS FIRM
FEELS BULLISH ON
FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY.
The Great American Farmer Keeps at
Work Even While Officials Stray
From Washington.
From the New York Sun.

Circular No. 57T, division of publications,
United States Department OF Agriculture,
makes its appearance at particularly OPP
perfume and happy moment. Notwithstand-
ing the Suns recent assurances. based upon
the most intelligent and conscientious OBJ
servation. many honest persons have still
harbored doubts to the safety OF the
country during the absence from the seat
of government of such Unreasonable forces
as Attorney General Bonaparte, Assistant
Attorney General Cooley, Civil Service
Commissioner McIlhenny, Secretary of the
Interior Garfield. Tama Jim Wilson and
many others of like plth and moment. But
circular 81 comes to stab the dragon
Hesitation and lift US to the heights OF
p Peace
If the Department of Agriculture, with
. It's Nustrious chief thousands of miles
away. can maintain a vast machinery in
fun operation and continue to flood the
American people with the highest grade OF
saplenCc Just as though nothing solemn had
occurred. why need even the most timid
citizen harbor another lingering misgiving?
If the Hon. James Wilson can be spared
for weeks at time, and the Hon. Charles
J. Bonaparte and the Hon. Alvord w.
Cooley and the Hon John Mcllhenny, to
say nothing of the Postmaster General the
Secretary of the Navy and many others of
like dimensions and brain power-if such
= moral and intellectual engines as these can
be eliminate ed from the august equation of
. our common safety and prosperity without
CataClysm-why may not the government
run right along and never turn hair?
Bugs and Pigs.
a We point, therefore, with all the pride of
prophecy fulfilled and promises redeemed
= TO circular ST.. division of publications,
United States Department of Agriculture. 1t
: ia a bulletin of reinsurance. a pledge of
F,,vt or1 rif tallC hat no
good work still goes on. waiting nation
p may now hear all about the periodical ci-
cada'' for the insignificant sum of 40 cents.
, Do you thirst for knowledge touching the
reclamation of alkali soils at Billings
Mont" The government undertakes to
gorge YOU for a dime. You will find 1t all
= in bulletin Al Untold myriads of our best
people have long wondered over the "rela-
tive proportions of sexes in filters of pigs
Many of them have lost flesh and pinned
away But circular 112, bureau of animal
industry. comes like the impetuous orb of
day to dissipate the mists and battle US all
, in light. We pass the revelations contained
in bulletin 2T-notes on insects injurious to
, vlolets'-nor do we pause to contemplate
the regulations in regard to renovated
butter. Imperative and priceless though
= the illumination be. The last one of our
! interests md affections is merged, We might
q say lost. in the patriotic ecstasy that must
inevitably attend the distribution. through
:, the medium of Circular "a. Office of the
Secretary" of "the man who works with
. his hands-address of President Roosevelt
at the semi-centennial celebration of the
founding of agricultural colleges in the
United States. at Lansing. Mich, May 81
1907
g Get on Without Them.
Here we recognize the browning evidence
of iudestructible vitality in our govern
y. mental institutions. Midsummer is upon us
with 4 moist and torrid hand. The mighty
10 whom we look for guidance and Drotec-
I ton. are scattered about with almost dis
respectful energy Without an impious In
yasion of some more or less august retreat
we should not know exactly how to ask for
e help. Yet such is the perfection of our
system the humblest citizen may be assured
, OF the safety and perpetuaton of the re-
public. He can sit in the shade afar off
, and. reading about the man who, works
with his hands," defy disaster in all it's
hideous forms.