The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-02
FARMERS UNION
NATIONAL RALLY
ABSTRACT or ADDRESS OF PRES.
lOEST cHAS S. BARRETT IN
ST. LOUIS TO-DAY

=. I'iI .flt. lItrIlNu NJ hl lur r arm
,rs Educational and Cooperative
Ju.ou was IS speaker at t.iay-
session OF the organization. After
stating tlat vandalism and graf are
being eliminated from our political
life Mr. Barrett said We are
standing more rrsolutely each day
,or a literal Interpretation OF the
doctrine OF ,u. square deal W. are
determined that the people. and noi
DO" politicians. shall rule The Farm
,rs. Union is respons. Die both for
The awakened farmer and the avak.
enei nation ae regards the farme,
our principles and our way OF
applying them. must De- sound. IN
wc have increased from less than
10000 membership six years a-o 90
membership today rising 5000 600
Throughout the southern states wa
are well organized and our num-.
Der, are rapidly growing This year.
Ne have perfected organizations In
several of the western and Pacific
slope states. and We shall soon ia.
wade New England.
In the south. We have succeeded
In obtaining for the farmer. a rels-
enable price FOR hl, backbone sta.
pie. cotton. That means We have
miuist.red to every phase OF south.
ern commerce that We have laid
every southerner under obligations
10 Us. for cotton Is the financial
barometer OF the southern states.
In the middle west. We are record.
ing headway in handling. in a scien.
/ tific and equitable manner whea.
and corn. In the far west. we are
accomplishing results In the system.
atizing OF the fruit industry. and
Of general agricultural products
The financial success OF our pro-
gram is important, but ii Is exceeded
by our moral and intellectual pro.
gress and evolution Through our ma.
tional. state and local organizations.
We have been persistently preach.
ing scientific agriculture. diversified
agriculture, conservation OF soil re.
sources and rotation OF cror~
Our warehouse system in the
south, our warehouse and coopera.
tive business enterprises through.
out the middle and far west. are
revolutionizing the viewpoint of the
farmer
Pleading for sincere. constructive
leadership among the farmers Pres.
dent Barrett said in the degree
that this prevails, now and In the
days TO come. eve shall solve the
agricultural problems perpleNing the
best and most c-n,ecrated thought of
this country"
He said the selfish leadership is
inevitably incendiary and destructive.
For its almost cr.mnally selfish
aims. IL j., willing 70 turn the farm.
or against his neishbor. against
the merchant. against the banker
and agoinst the resident OF the
city. II is leadership.for.r
without one redeeming aspiration.
"A distinct part Of the rural prob
lens is the cultivation OF better
and more cooperative spirit be-
tween the city man and the country
man. After all they have almost
everything In common. We are both
Interested I'm the curbing and purg.
iLg. not the destruction. of great
agencies OF civilization We are both
interested in building up more
staunch American citizenship. free
~ pollution from damaging alien
strains, bred and brought mp TO ful.
fiji the idea OF pure and militant
Americlnism. And unless wo real
izc this close mutual relation. Vc
shall both suffer
Spcakinf OF the campaign of the
Farmer, Union for the enactment
of certain national legislation, Mr.
Harrett said Politicians in general
have paid and are paying more
attention 20 the farmer. and that
IS because the farmer IS paying
more attention 10 the politician
once le, the public officer conceive
the idea that BE- is being watched
continually hy his constituent. and
that the latter is carefully com.
pairing promise with performance.
and We shall elevate the standard
= public service I'm this country ! .
Aay, urged upon Farmers Union
members 90 refuse 20 let their at.
titudo toward their congressman De-
colorrd hy any trivial gifts on the
part OF the Congressman, the bribery
OF "a petty Office for a relative. or
a cordial handshake from the great
man himself The test of worthiness
OF continued endorsement AZ the