The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

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Fasma Net Ours.
James J. am. the pioneer OF the
northwest and one Of the most con-
upicuous railroad men Of the world.
believes that ths United States must
recoda from b. extravAgance. the Lu-
enllian way Of living, and set back %
the Old way of hos, hominy and milk
o. else 60 70 destruction.
mot only America. but Europe" be
said recently % "a interviewer at bis
0dlcs 81 New York -ia af1icted With
the germ az r1ekiossneas. Our ma
tional legislature sels the pace.
"We are spending milliona on top Of
millions Tor che army, Cor the navy.
when We reed neither. For congress
10 appropriate the several hundred
millions annually. as e does, for the
guns Of the ships ls encouragement Tor
the Individual 70 talk about warfare
when there Isn't any war cloud appaf-
ont anywhere.
Commercial War Needed.
sGrant said, Lea as have peace
But Is Napoleon desired for bis time
and his reign. this country seems TO
wish war. And why and FOR whatf
what reason have We 20 combat, exs
cept commercially. any foreign power
And Jet. speaking hoberiy. I VIII say
that we must do something quickly
toward regalning our trade with other
countriea
Germany. Engiand and france are
advancing and pro-empdng territory
that naturally beionss % ua. We can
recover that trade only By encourag-
ing shipping lnduSuies b. more mark
"a methods Of lnviting trade, By sys-
tens Of reciprocity, By competition
the latter, after ell. being the real key
nOts Of commerce.
Were lin control Of the 6nances Of
this government should spend more
Cor the development Of the farm and
less for the oneness Of nrearms.
should have agricultural stations Ult.
uatod 10 ell parts Of the nation where
one might come 10 Be taught how 20
grow two blades Of grass where but
one grew before
Havs Tee Few Produesrs.
''rhlnk Of the congestion 10 tho cities.
How long can this nation survive 40.
der present conditional We have few
producers, q multitude Of consumers
I have forgotten the figures. bus some.
Whers I have read that 90 per cent OF
the people live 10 city houses. steam
heated Oats. n homes uasnlled Goa
health, uneQuipped Coz the sturdinesI
necessary Tor The development Of our
manhood. should like 70 zee the GOV.
eminent spend millions Ia the encour'
aEemsnt 81 men and women going q
the country. there 70 live as God TO-
tended they should livs-to raise chil'
dren. produce grain, meat and milk.
1--WE must get out Of the notion thai
We are living for the present IL Il 9
bad system Of society that prompts ths
wen being Of today. caring nothing fol
tomorrow. Cor those who come after
Psoplo eheuld O. 70 Farms.
millions upon millions Of acres IA
undisturbed "a the west. IN the s0uth
and even IN the east. YOu have pow
orty stricken people n your great eit
fss, children who are denied the priv
iegos Of education. mothers who must
30 through life with tear stained eyes
husbands and fathers with burdens
they can ~ AFFORD to carry. And Why
Because Of their nonproductivenosA
'srhia country ~ q government alti
matoly must 60 backward unless ",
induce the people to 50 to the farms
cat n the country where health MAJ
- Obtained. where q man may max,
q living. where the boys and girls maJ
60 bopfooting Il over bin aud valley
ealnlng strength with eyeFy step.
The desire seems % be for the
young % get 70 the city. That desire
mast BE- circumvented. di8slpated b
come sort cf method. We must make
TIE country life a. attractive % the