Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-08-18
PROF. JORDAN THINKS
FARMER SHOULD RUN
Editor Dispatch-News:

Till ILL VIIVOLV HUI
Editor Dispatch-News:
I read with interest the commun,
cation from Farmer John. l be
lieve with him that there ought to b
something done to secure such need
full and helpful legislation for tn
farmer as would promote his inter
ests and thereby work for the gener
al good without doing harm to an,
| other legitimate business.
The statement made by Presiden,
Westmoreland Davis that he had pre-
pared twenty-five bills. all intended
to benefit the farmer in a perfectly
proper way, ard that these bills had
not only been passed but were lost
to the world in the Legislative mix.
up we had in Richmond, is start
ling one.
Bills granting special privileges to
railroad get through all right. Bills
increasing salaries have smooth
sailing and find executive favor bills
sending men to Paris to EXPRESS
thanks to the French people for a
small present encounters no opposi.
ton, bills increasing the number OF
officers pass without trouble, but
bills gotten up by farmers and in.
tended to promote the interests O,
that large class, are ohoked off, kill.
ed in the dark, and bills to secure
fair primaries and fair elections are
voted down. And all these
things happen under our beloved
caucus rule.
Twenty-Five farmers bills killed
under the rule of King Caucus. One
hundred per cent of these bills ruth
lessly slaughtered by the loyal sub
Jects of the Almighty King Caucus
Well, if all were killed with the
aucus supreme, how many more than
that could be killed outside of the
caucus?
Where were the powerful repre-
sentat1ves from Augusta county
when all these bills were slaughter
ed? One of them, perhaps all of
hem, were busy convincing the Leg
stature that if the farmers of Au-
susta county were not permitted to
make their rotten apples into cider
and peddle that cider on the streets
of Virginia cities and towns, they
would starve to death,
1t was made to appear that Au-
susta's chief product was unstable
apples that must be made into cider
n lost. 1t has since developed that
he Waynesboro Cider Trust sells ten
INES as much cider as all the farm
rs of Augusta county and thus an
'ther trust is fostered and encourage
ID by a Virginia Legislature, and
rom this Legislature the railroad
get what they want; the Cider Trust
What it wants; the office-seeker has
! position made for him; the salary
srabber gets the increase he de-
hands; and the pleasure seeker goes
It Paris at the expense of the State.
These bills go through all right, |
tut the bills framed by farmers for
he benefit of that large class of |
wealth producers, after a faint strug-
lie yiel dup the ghost and are no |
more seen.
A word about the Independents
ominees: The nominating commit
ee at the Independent mass meeting
vas composed largely of farmers
of the participants in that
Meeting were farmers the first
hing the committee did was to rec
the nomination of a young
apable, intelligent and progressive
armer, Mr.. Raleigh Koiner for the
legislature, but it was Immediately
iven out that Mr.. Koiner could not
ccept.
Deuve the farmers ought to be
epresented. I am perfectly willing
0 stand aside and let any vigorous
nd intelligent farmer who is ac-
eptable to the great mass of Au-
usta farmers take the place as can
idate for the State Senate that was
fered to me. I would make no
acrifice in thus giving way as
ave no ambition to go TO the Senate,
+ to hold any other Office, but, on
ne contrary, it would require great
acr1fice on my part to make the
ace.
Here is an opening for the farmer.
hope the right man will take it,
nd there are many such men.
(Signed) C. T. Jordan.