The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-01-20

which necessary function ne has beer
granted the right to live In a humble
way and to receive that title of som,
what uncertain meaning, "nonest
farmer" uncertain as to whether~hon.
est" as not always understood by the
rest OF the world TO mean innocent.
and it's conduct toward the farrne,
governed accordingly.
Mr.. Chairman: So far in the history
Of the world. the more compact and
closely associated trades and profes-
sions have, with far less endeavor and
with fewer hours Of labor, lived i'm
reasonable comfort, upon the surplus
created by the tillers of the soil nv
their longer hours of service and fewer
days of rest. The farmer produced
the fruits, but the fairest and sweet
est were for the lords and the gentry
He raised the sneep and sheared wool
nut the finest weave was never for his
use. He culled the grapes and his
children trod the wine press. hut tha
| champagne that sparkled like the ewes
of maiden in glee were never for
| MIS- lips. In patches and coarse fibred
garments he herded the deyourinp
worms whose silken spinnings furnish
ed the draperies and costly trains of
eh-appointed nobility.
Mr.. Cnairman: Some months AFRO
after / had discussed in the senate
chamber something which / demanded
as a right for the farmers OF INV
state, senator said to me: "wav
they tell me that some of your farmers
have automobiles" replied, what
of that?" We'll" he said in surprise
at my lack of astoishment, "Just
think OF farmer having an auto. /"
] replied, "Just thing of yourself with
income enough to have ive hundred
autos IL you want them" This Iitt1a
conversation might open into a very |
valuable field of soIiIouuy. wbv
should 1T be any more of surprise to |
any man to see a farmer with his auto
than to see a doctor a banker, a mer-
chant, lawyer or any other business
man with one? / have never heard
farmer express any great surprise
or astonishment that his merchant or
banker acquaintance was possessed of
such vehicle. Why shouldn't he he
equally surprised? I confess can
scarcely understand why he produces
that which all the world must have
and which 1t could not do without for
single week, should occupy a position
In the industrial economy of the
world, so much below tilat OF the
average business man of the world
that the use by him of any of these
comforts should be deemed a, matter
for comment.
l want the world to get used to
seeing as beautiful farm houses and
as beautiful carriages drive up to their
doors and take their families to the
theatres as we see in our cities. and
Mr.. Chairman, men have become mill
by manufacturing tooth
PICKS; many more by making chewing
gum; and vast number by mixing
some absolutely non-active herb with
Door whiskey and. palming 1t off on
he public as a cure all. Merchants |
commission men, lawyers, doctors. ac-
ors, singers, fiddlers. supply their
quota.
"orld of unprodueing MilIionaires.
Every terminal, wheat market in 9
he United States have from five to c
twenty-five multi-millionaires who q
ave accumulated their fortunes bv =
andling the farmers grain, by man
grades, by docking and by r
all Of which outside of | t
air remuneration for handling, of .
lght belongs to the farmers who c
alsed the grain. There is no other p
rade, business or profession in the n
ountry that has not heretofore OMEN h
into an avenue Of far greater pos a
ibllities than agriculture and vet we a
ave wondered why the ambitious fl