Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

or the best specimen OF sheep or OF hog
or OF steer, l find myself asking this ques-
ton; Are these things not merely for a
use for something higherY And still / find
myself coming back to the proposition ali
the time that these things that We are
trying TO improve upon these things that
agriculture and by our expeditions. are all
intended to raise our people to a higher
standard and TO n better citizenship ana
that after all manhood and womanhood
are the greatest products OF this or of any
other country. Applause.)
And yet, my friends, these things are all
instruments TO that end.
l think the farm is the best possible nurs-
cry, and | shall never cease to be grateful
ated the advantages of the farm: for the
fact THAT although he was a lawyer and
the country when thee children were young.
ana from the time l was 6 until l was q
my home was upon the farm.
The agricultural college is one Of the
factors IN this county. They showed me a
place where we have domestic science
taught; where they train the girl for house
keeping on the farm. l think that is i'm
portant, because however much we may
exalt sgoul. above the mind and the mind
minded that the body is a very important
part Of us, and II is a well understood thing
that the road TO a mans affections lies
through the stomach. Uaughter).
And my friends, to my mind, the agri-
cultural college Is doing another work. 1t
Is not only helping us to understand how
to improve the farm and to make farm life
more agreeable, but It is lifting the educa-
tonal standard of our farm boys and farm
girls, and ] believe the result of this is go
Ing to be that we are going to have more
of these farmers. bred in the schools and
walks OF life; we are going to have more
of them in the legislature, more Of them in
congress, more of them in public life; and
with men thus representing great agri-
cultural communities, men who themselves
know what the farmer needs and under
stand the disadvantages under which the
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ing to have some attention given to the
farmers interests.
from some OF the temptations OF city life;
In constant contact with nature. and seeing
every day the miracle performed that trans
vegetable into that which Is life: seeing
every day these mysteries about him, he
Is prepared to come into closer contact
with the God Of all and the Father of all
and there upon the farm, revolving in his
mind the problems of society and the
problems of state he Will be In a position
to do his part toward the advancement of
every righteous cause.
But to my mind what is probably the
most important factor In the solution OF
the worlds greatest problem, the greatest
problem that confronts this world today,
the greatest problem will which the ages
OF the past have had to .wrestle, is the
equitable distribution Of the proceeds OF
The farmer. better than any one else, is in
position to take hold Of the divine plant
OF reward. Gods plan is to give to each
one of us of Gods abundance according
TO. the Industry and intelligence of the one
who struggles. That is the divine plan, and
only when that Is established throughout
the world will there be peace, for peace
cannot exist without Justice as a founda-
ton.
And as I examine the work that is being
don; while / rejoice in the doubling of the
corn crop, or of thesoat crop, in the multi
plying of the proceeds of the farmer; while
I rejoice in this. I cannot help looking from
these to what 1 regard as the thing more
important, and that is that the farmer
shall do his part in establishing a law OF
rewards, under which every member OF
society shall be simulated to the largest
possible exertion by the assurance that
when he has labored he shall draw from
society's funds a reward that Is common
surate with his contribution to the welfare
Of his country. (ApplauseO