Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-20
Back to the Farm"

4 Gen. Coxey, who led an army Of
the disaffected and unempioyeds
from Massillon to washington
years ago, but who now rides in
his automobile and watches lot
of his former followers riding in
trolley cars instead of tramping,
has been making some remarks on
the situation of affairs in general.
He is inclined to join in the Back
to the farm" cry. He says that
in his opinion the farmer is do
ing we'll. He says that the
farmer a few years ago got only
so per cent. of what he gets for
his produce today. He sees lot
of the agricultural brethren rid
ing in automobiles, while the
automobile in the cities is in pos
session of the favored few.
Therefore, for the sake of all
hands. he wants more farmers.
This is a very good idea if there
are new farmers who know their
business. but an increase in soil
tillers who know nothing about
the game would be of no use to the
!. general public and would result in
ruin for the green farmers them
selves. Undoubtedly there are
too many people trying to get
living in cities, but it is ques
ton if the mass of these people
are we'll suited to running farms,
or to working upon them either
for that matter. A good farmer
rrnofino11I-
an athlete: also, he is a man of
hard common sense and business
sagacity. A lot of people hang
ing around the cities find in them
entertainment, and find help when
help is needed. Just between
ourselves it isn't always so easy
for a poor family to get help in a
country town, especially if the
father is unpopular and regarded
as "shiftless. "-Brockton Enter
prise.
That is hot shot from as keen an OBJ
server as the Brockton Enterprise
We do not believe that there are many
however, who stay in cities becaus
hey fear that charity would be denie
hem in the country. The people VIII
reckon on receiving charity, who tax
it into consideration in planning thei
daily lives, haven't the ambition t
make a success of farming. The de
generates who live for the entertain
nent and charity they get, are bette
off in the cities than they can ever b
n the country.
The farm is no place for a drone
Neither is it any place for the MAJ
who is not only ignorant of the bust
ness which he has undertaken, bu
won't learn. A farm will furnish ;
living while Il man is learning to farm
if the man is willing to work
lard. After he learns to farm prop
rly, he can make money if he is gifted
With a little business sagacity. If hi
sn't, he had better get a job where
lc is sure of steady wages while he is
,ble to work and pension when hi
caches old age.
There may be suggestion. however
hat the people in country towns are
Such is rot the fact
so man need go hungry or lack fuc
With which to keep comfortable, if he
a ,,i1linp tn urnrly II he iS ill pnf
annot work, no class of people or
arth are more willing to contribute
o his support. Who has not seen
he neighbors turn out and plough.
liant, care for and harvest crops of
n unfortunate neighbor? 1t occurs
/ every agricultural community. 1t
charity with the heart of the giver
I it, consequently the brass band and
amera are left out. yet it is seldom
lat a season passes but what we hear
such Incidents
The people of the rural districts are
OF uncharitable. The deserving poor
ever want once their need is known
Then you hear man tell you that the
noplo of the farms are uncharitable
Du may make up your mind that his
nowledge Of the matter is very linn
ed or that he is deliberately libelling
lc country for a purpose.