The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-02

t0lerable life IN the lands Immediately
to the south CT Us, Even if the
usurper had succeeded III his pur-
poses. in despite OF the constitution Of
the Republic and the rights OF its
people. he would have set up moth
ing but a precarious and hateful
power, which could have lasted but
a little while, and whose eventual
downfall would have left the country
N a mere deplorable condition than
ever. But he has not succeeded. He
has forfeited the respect and the
moral support even Of those who were
at one time willing TO see him sue
coed Little by little he has been
completely isolated. By little every
day his power and prestige are
crumbling and the collapse is not
far away. We shall not, believe, be
obliged to alter our policy of watch
full waiting. And then, when the end
comes, we shall hope to see constitu-
tional order restored in distressed
Mexico by the concert and energy of
such of her leaders as prefer the
liberty of their people to their own
ambitions.
l turn to matters of domestic con-
Germ. You already have under con-
sideration a bill for the reform Of
our system of banking and currency,
for which the country waits with i'm
patience, as for something funda-
mental to it's whole business life and
necessary to set credit free from ar
bitrary and artificial restraits. l
need not say how earnestly l hope
for its early enactment into law. |
: take leave to beg that the whole
energy and attention Of the Senate be
concentrated upon it till the matter
is successfully disposed Of. And yet
| feel that the requests is not needed
that the Members Of that great
House need no urging in this service
to the country
i l present to you, in addition, the
, urgent necessity that special provision
be made also for facilitating the
credits needed by the farmers Of the
/ country. The pending currency bill
does the farmers great service. 1t
! puts them upon an equal footing with
other business men and masters OF
enterprise, as it should; and upon its
passage they will find themselves quit
of many of the difficulties which now
hamper them in the field of credit
: The farmers, of course, ask and
should be given no special privilege
! such as extending to them the credit
! of the Government itself. What they
CHI &c iSla
which will make their own abundan,
and substantial credit resources
available as a foundation for joint
concerted local action in their OWL
behalf in getting the capital they
must use 1t is to this we should now
address ourselves.
1t has, singularly enough, come t.
pass that we have allowed the indus
try of our farms to lag behind the
! other activities of the country in its
development. l need not stop to tel
you how fundamental to the life O.
the Nation is the production of ii:
food. Our thoughts may ordinarily bt
concentrated upon the cities and The
hives Of industry, upon the cries o
! clangor of the factory, but it is from
the quiet interspaces of the open val
legs and the free hillsides that w
draw the sources of life and Of pros
perity, from the farm and the ranch
from the forest and the mine. With
out these every street would be silent
every office deserted, every factor.
, fallen into disrepair. And yet the fal
, / mer does not stand upon the sam
footing with the forester and tn
miner in the market of credit. He i
the servant Of the seasons. Natur
determines how long he must wait 70
: his crops, and will not be hurried i
:, her processes. He may give his note
but the season of its maturity d.
, ponds upon the season when his GRO
. natures, lies at the gates of the MAJ
ket where his products are sold. An
the security he gives is of a characte
not known in the brokers' office c
! as Familiarity as it might be on tn
: counter of the banker.
, The Agricultural Department Of til
: Government is seeking to assist q
= never before to make farming an eff
: cient business, of wide co-operativ
effort, in quick touch with the ma
!, kets for foodstuffs. The farmers an
: the Government will henceforth wor
. together as real partners in this feel
where We now begin to see our wa
p very clearly and where many int
= ligent plans are already being pl
> into execution. The Treasury Of tt
!. United States has, by a timely ar
, well-considered distribution of its d
4 posits. facilitated the moving of Il
:. crops in the present season and pr
= vented the scarcity of available funt
= too often experienced at such time
q But we must not allow ourselves
q depend upon extraordinary expec
? ents We must add the means
% which the farmer may make his cred
:. constantly and easily available al
- command when he will the capital