Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-06

tutional President, has at last cast
aside even the pretense Of legal
right and declared himself dictator
As a consequence. n condition Of af
fairs now exists in Mexico which has
made it doubtful whether even The
a3st elementary and fundamental
rights either of her own people or -
the citizens Of other countries res.
idenl within her territory can Icing
be successfully safeguarded, and
which threatens, IL long continued,
to imperil the Interests Of peace, or.
der ard tolerabie life in the lands
Immediately to the south OF us. Even
If the usurper had succeeded In his
purpose. in despite Of the Constitn.
tien 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
little while. and whose eventual
downfall would have left the country
ia more deplorable condition than
ever. Pit he has not succeeded lie
has forfeited the respect and the
moral support even Of those who
we're at one time willing to zee him
succeed. Little by little he has been
completely isolated by litle
cverg day his power and prestige are
grounding and the collapse Is not
Gar away We shall not, ] believe.
be cb'ieed to alter our policy o.
watc'rul waiting. And then, when
the end comes, we shall hope to see
constitutional order restored III dis
tresscd Mexico by the concert and
energy Of such Of her leaders az
prefer the liberty of their people 70
their own ambitions.
Urges Currency Legislation.
q turn 10 matters of domestic
concern. You already have 1nder
consideration a bin for the reform
Of banking and currency. for which
the country waits with impotence,
as for something fundamental to its
whole business life and necessary 10
set credit free from arbitrary AMI al.
tifcial restraints. l need not say
how earnestly hope for its early
enactment into law ! take cave
to beg that the whole energy ana at.
tention of the Senate be eoncentrat-
ed upon Il till the matter is success
fully disposed Of And yet I feel
thai the request is not needeG-that
the members of that great house
need no urging in this service TO the
country.
Il present TO yon, in addition, the
urgent necessity that special provi-
sion be made also for facilitating ,bc
credits needed by the farmers OF The
country. The pending currency lii
does the farmers a great service. Il
Ilts them upon an equal footing
With other business men and mas
ters of enterprise, as 1t should; and
upon its passage they viii find them
selves quit of many OF the difficult
ties 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 IN N the credit of the Govern
ment itself
what they need and should 90
tain IS legislation which win make
their own abundant and substantial
credit resources available as a found
ttion for joint, concerted local action
in .ne'r own behalf in getting the
capital hey must use. It is to this we
should now address ourselves.
Allowed Farmers to Lag.
"it has, singularly enough come
to pass that we have allowed The
Industry Of our farms to lag behind
the other activities OF the country
p its development. / need rot stop
to tell you how fundamental to the
life Of the nation is the production
lf its food. Our thoughts may or
dnarily be concentrated upon the
cities and the hives Of industry mp
on the cries of the crowded market
place and the clangor OF the factory,
but it Is from the quiet interspocea
of the open valleys and the free h'n-
sides That we draw the sources OF
life aud Of prosperity, from the Farm
and Jhe ranch, from the forest aaa
the mine. Without these every
street would be silent, every Office
deserted, every factory fallen into
disrepair And yet the farmer Goes
not stand upon the same footing
with the forester and the miner in
the marke. of credit. He is the
servant Of the seasons. Nature de-
termines how long he must wait For