The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-22
The Sl.lp Subsidy


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Iect - lass visit Ms cultivate uaH.
taltaate relation B~efAseu thls rslaa
rs ana The southern f~cpuDt.c~ sd no.
seems that the reat pa pu>~ ~ al.
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.tE"f TT i shil sub~3g. Nh~ihrr III.
advocate ~ q subsidy NIll ~ c8nE.at
begin WIKI suhStd4zi.s thr Ituse r.
south America er tIll insist u{asa
oiuHlete system II subsidies remain s
o he seen. Tn. Democrats WlII uaf.
lI1lis and logically 1ppt tn. sub
iiE scheme whrtaer tt pres.
piece meal or as j whole Iu-t
IT. tNs klnd- IN aI1 winch thr Dem
at5 could con>istently favor ThrU.
tn aid hjch Gould br given
hrough Discriminating duties 4 de-
auction Of dltN aa articles brought
nta the cJuutfg in American bottoms
would give - the ~Ship-9Wnrr an sd
tantags without IN addlti nal iax
lpon the people hut those ISL att-
.ose t1'ln rc3u tlan Wau13. uf curse.
,Ip1se thi~ breach III ia, tariff Wali
The other plan is - put into trans
ports Il part ~ the money that is moss
~ mo ~ ships and lot the trans
bort bt run to southern ports hy tht
government or leased ou terms Which
1rc e.Initablr FIR Us IN building up i
nal Ina trace line. \ few ships Mil
Jc sufficient to establish regular conn
uunicdtion between North ana south
Nmerica The ~SesNice on such lines
'culd be made a training school for
c2fneN ana public interests could 30
properly protected in the contract
There arc tau kinds Of government
aid 4 an industry. ono kind Is illus
rated i'm ne agricultural experiment
taton~ p GoNtrnmcnt at Its oMn
Expense experiments on matters con-
nected with agriculture. horticulture
ma stouI-IalSinS and gives To the
public the benefit Of its experiments.
he esu!ts OF its cork are open Il ali
.nd are an lnStuIsti n To all. tbs i-
Z legitimate EI~r of government mon
y. Tho government is under ~ OBJ
CATION - continue an experiment
Ahtn il prONe unsuccessful. and no
nc ear nonopl I've the benefits which
.CM from a successful experiment.
he establishment Of a government
inc OF boats cithc" directly or through
Iesees would he in lie with the eN-
lcriment @t1:ioH. The governments
uccess or failure would be instructive
ana NJ one would Re able to monono-
lie The benefits. Tho second ,yav Of
living tn" government aid is to sub
,idize. This taxes the public Tor the
cneGt Of q few, and the few Who re-
.eiVc r3t only monopoliZe the bene-
its but insist upon the continuation
If the system. The protected indus
les are demanding higher duties
nan were demanded in the beginning
II the century. Instead Of being
trengthened they have been ener-
>ated. and the country has 70 90
-
get the public teats ont OF the mouth
Of one Of its pampered infants. 50 it
viii be if we enter on the subsidy
scheme. \ little subsidy now viii
Il bigger subsidy in a few years.
ana the steamship lines built up by
subsidy viii threaten to die if they are
unsupported. 4 protective tarifl
and q steamship subsidy are one III
principle. Those who believe in tax
the nan for the benefit Of tn"
are likely to favor both. Those
who believe in the doctrine of equal
- all and special privileges 70
tone viii favor neither. The argu-
neat that subsidy IS only temporary
ought not TO deceive anyone. The
time will never come when a subsidy
)Ece granted can be withdraw with
)ut a struggle. and the mOre success
full the subsidy has been in building
the favored industry. the more
will il be to repeal the law.
Death turns Our thoughts toward
immortality. for heaven rover seems
50 real to US as when it the
ibOde Of some one whom we have
known and loved: and when these
from our hearts are there.
can easily believe hat no heart.
warmed into a glow by the fire Of
brotherly love, viii ever suffer an
eternal chill; that no spiritual flame
hat grows brighter with the years
will ever be extinguished never 10
shine again.
20 the young the thought OF death
lffrightS: but as we make progress
llong the oath that leads from the
cradle to the grave. we all become
accustomed to the wore We no longer
shudd al, at the thought, We may even
at last to wait for il with impa-
.ence. This is Gods plan; this is the
way in which H~Vveans rs from thinga
are lear to Us at first. and pre-
'ares US To join in harmony with His
plan.
~ great Irish poet catches the sen
timent when. after scattering the
Of the last rose Of suEmer over
bed where its mates Of the garden
lie sentenced TO death. he exclaims.
And 50 may | follow when friend
ships decay.
And from Hfe's circle the gems drop
away:
When true hearts lie withered. and
fond ones ave flown.
oh. who would inhabit this bleak
world alone"