Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-28

. iWff hWu hNANN AAlWh Nuhf W AAhHN
everything that I wear made 90 order,
/ that h., OF course, excepting my hand
kCrchicfs. ! do not know just why
I am not better looking than ! am.
| u must bC on account 81 the way
represent different nationaittius You
see. when J first came 10 New Mexico
I admit weigh as much as br. He'd
ding over there. I was horn az Cu-
| beru y. NJ. some thiriy-sN years ago.
VI chose the place because I liked the
surroundings ana both my parents
lived there Ht that time My father
is Germnn Jew and uy mother e.
O. spanish Catholic. and. as DO that
wasn't enough, / am Irish by mar
riaEe.
shortly after was born ! began
Go discuss political questions; since
| that time every once in while SOME
| one is successful IN getting me 10 talk
politics. / notice that ON the posters
announcing Governor Mcponald's ana
my addresses here today the state
| mcnt Is made that the addresses Vill
| be nom bipartisan. ! think the COM
| mittcc must have boon afraid I would
say something a. hurt the feelings 81
| tho Republicans Why. } wouldn't do
anything Of the kind for the world.
| ] like Republicans some u' them
make mighty good postmasters, and
then they come lu So handy, because
kind OF a place. why I LOVE Re
politicians. The only objection that {
/ have To them b. that there are too
many ~ them. Besides, { don't want
Go make political speech. am not
Ia politician, / am trying 10 make an
honest living pracucing law. ana ~
4 any Of YOU ever tried that you know
what hard time : am having.
| Probably the committee kinks that
/ farmers shouldn't discuss political
/ questions. J believe that the farmer
1 who doNotcs some time Go politics is
attending strictly 90 his own business
! Thdre are political conditions which
arise which arc OF considerable more
Importance Go the farmer than the
construction of the siio or the cult
walton ot iicid ot bcuns
II b. a fact conceded los all students
Of political economy that while hW
| cannot create wealth 20 can provide
| for the equitable distribution ot
wealth, ana it bchouYcs any person
Interested In the state ur nation 90
study the needs and necessities ut the
people OF his community or his ma
ton and acquhint himself with the
different manners or means hy which
wealth created by the labor ot men
can De cuuitahly distributed. so thai
each individual Ia tho community cen
reap the reward that hs efforts de-
serve, and only that reward and no
more.
II has 70 bc regretted that she tim,
uf the farmer has not been more uc.
cupicd la using the political strength
which he Possesses la common viii
IAN the other members Of his calling
20 Influence the selection OF men {,
political offices 60 administer the law
ana men Ia the various Legislative
bodies of city, state and nation who
, write the laws
The only actual creators OF wealth
+ that We have are the farmers, wht
, prnducc from the soil the foods whicl
support the nation, ana the luburci
who molds from the products Of ms.
ture che different things of utllUN
+ which go 10 provide shelter and com
, fort for mankind IN general
II rs conceded boy All students of pu
d litiCal economy that while the farm
, crs and lahurcrs are the only roa
4 IhoducerA Of wealth. that on Hccoun
, ut our systems Of government. Whet
( II comes "a the distribution of wealth
the farmers and iHhorers generally r.
cpiNo q proportion of the reward Cd
K their laburs entirely Inadequate q
, | the reward that they are rightfuln
D entitled And thus IL happens tina
\ while the farmer tlls the soil ant
a whilo the Rborer condenscs the pore
z In the iron until hc reduces 30 90 stec
hy strength OF his arm and construct
Z an edificc Of the products OF IN
q mountain ana forest for the shelte
e Of himself or for some non produce
g the parasite, lf YOU please Ia bus
/ influencing AN enactment OF laws o.
I che elected representatives of th
p, people that viii enable th, parasite
4 Go reap u major portion of the rcwau
Of the industry of tho tillcr 'uf the soil
y of the newer of the wood cor IA
l drawer of the water. The fdrme
l. must in this dag of the Watercd stptI
u land paper millions ana gufBtbomcd iu
o tangible wealth get into the game am
use his Immense Influence to the en-
= that his interests and the Interests "a
@ those iu "a like position with him shaI
10 Doe protected ana that he be- pcrmittc
!, To- enjoy the fruits OF his labor.
4 ! would have you enter politics hc
p cause bclicv that the ills ~ whicI
y | the country complains 40 present ca
q bc cured by the controlling influeur
= working men Who now bus, thum
q country has been allowed Go hc ru
Il hy men who seek Only self Hgrrau
% dizcmrnt ana financial profit
O. ! do not believe that wp can hos Dos
! make people Fight The maudat,
z Thou shalt not win never gain an
strength hy coming from % session %
> men delegated 600 write the laws
y The question uf social evils is uu
q political One ANA DO cannot uc snlyo
10 hy leaving us solution. either tn iu
j. practical and faRatlcsl workers VII
- have porsonallN suffered from the cvi