The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-16
FARMERS WANT NO
EXPERIMENT NOW
Secretary Wilson Finds Rural
Voters Cautious.
Shall We Continue 20 Have Good
Prices on Return to the soup
Houses.
THEY ARE ASKING

Chicago. Oct. IG.-"Are We to have
another era of soup kitchens or is the
era of prosperity. Of dollar wheat, OF
money in the bAlk. the era OF auto
mobiles ON the farm, to continue?
That is the issue which oyershadows
all Others in the rural districts. II is
the issue of which the farmers every
where are talking. and It IS the big
issue on which they are going TO give
TAFT tremendous vote"
This is the way the situation in the
western farming states is szed up by
secretary James Wilson, Of the de-
partment of agriculture. who dropped
into national headquarters asst night
after an extended tour OF the farming
districts OF Iowa. Kansas and Ne
hraska
Furthermore. the observations o,
Secretary wilson have led him to the
conclusion thar the guaranty OF bank
deposits issue Is dying painless
death in the states where q has been
eNbloiiej as popular, and that apart
from the continuation OF prosperity
issue the farmers are making "the
continuation OF the Roosevelt pok-
cies" their second important issue.
All Have Money In Bank.
The one big issue among the
farmers said the secretary. lis
whether they shall continue TO enjoy
their present prosperity OF whether
they are to fall into the business dol
drums Conditions on the farms are
better than they have ever been.
Grains are at high prices, the crops
have been gigantic; every farmer has
money in the bank. They have so
much money that they do rot know
what TO do with H. The age OF auto
mobiles has struck the farms. Hand
IN hand with this exhibition OF pros
pority the farmers are buyiug land
up IN Canada.
They remember the Cleveland al.
aud they recall how
wheat was selling for 25 cents twelve
years ago. corn for less than Il cost
to raise IL, barley down and hogs
down. Are they going TO vote the
Democratic ticket when they remem
Der thatg Not much. They are afraid
that II the Democrats get in England
VIII be able to send its goods over
here aud throw the laboring men out
Of employment. which would mean
low prices for farm products again.
Are the farmers for a return Of the
soup kitchen DAYS In the manufactur-
ing centers and a lowering OF the
prices for foodstuIfs? Not much. II
all comes down to the iarin issue.
Want No Experiments.
"The farmers are not taking any
such risks. They look on Bryan az an
estimable man and all that. but they
are not anxious TO juggle with the ex-
isting good times and the conditions
that make them. For that reason
Taft viii get a solid crop OF Republi-
can farmer votes and will also get a
big slice of the Democratic farmer
votes.
"The second issue Of Importance In
the farming districts deals with the
Roosevelt policies. n Is fair 20 as
sumo that II Bryan. We're elected a
Democratic majority would also be
elected in the house, but the farmers
believe that the states rights Demo
Gratis would prevent Bryan from carry
ing ont the Roosevelt policies IN re-
gard to corporations.
"As TO the bank deposit issue. I
did not hear much talk OF Il. The
farmers are not interested IN II Gov
ernor Hughes spiked the Democratic
according 10 my way OF
by pointing out that the
main issue is to get money TO deposit.
That's what the farmers think, too.
and one doesn't go away from
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska with the
impression that the voters are apa-
thetic. That Is rank nonsense. They
are stirred up. They are having
torch,ight parades. campaign rallies
fireworks aud music and plenty OF
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