The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-12-05

hardly more than the semblance OF ma
usurpation of Victoriano Huerta, who,
after brief attempt to play the part
OF constitutional President, has at
last cast aside even the pretense Of
legal right and declared himself die
tator AS "A consequence. "A condition
OF affairs now exists In Mexico which
has made IL doubtful whether even
the most elementary and fundamental
rights either OF her own people or
Of the citizens OF other countries resi-
dent within her territory can long be
successfully safeguarded, and which
| threatens, If long continued, 10 i'm.
peril the interests OF peace, order, and
tolerable life In the lands Immediately
| TO the south Of us. Even If the
usurper had succeeded i'm 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 precarious and hateful
power, which could have lasted but
/ a little while, and whose eventual
downfall would have left the country
| in more 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 10 see him sue
ceed. Little by little he has been
completely isolated. by little every
day his power and prestige are
crumbing and the collapse Is not
far away. We shall not, | believe, be
obliged to alter our policy of watch
ful 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
| turn to matters Of domestic con
cern. 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 its whole business life and
necessary to set credit free from ar.
need not say how earnestly | hope
for it's 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 request Is not needed
that the Members Of that great
House need no urging in this service
to the country.
| present to you, in addition, the
urgent necessity that special provision
he made also for facilitating the
credits needed by the farmers Of the
country. The pending currency bill
does the farmers a great service. II
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
need and should obtain is legislation
which will make their own abundant
and substantial credit resources
available as a foundation for joint,
concerted local action I'm their own
behalf in getting the capital they
must use. 1t is to this we should now
address ourselves.
It has, singularly enough. come 10
pass that we have allowed the indus.
try of our farms 10 lag behind the
other activities of the country in its
development. | need not stop 10 tell
YOU how fundamental TO the life of
the Nation is the production of its
food. Our thoughts may ordinarily be
concentrated upon the cities and the
hives OF industry, upon the cries of
the crowded market place and the
clangor of the factory. but IL is from
the quiet interspaces OF the open val.
leys and the free hillsides that We
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 factory
fallen into disrepair. And yet the far. !
mer does not stand upon the same
footing with the forester and the
miner In the market OF credit lie Is |
the servant OF the seasons. Nature
determines how long he must wait for
his crops. and will not be hurried i'm
her processes. lie may give his note. |
brt the season of its maturity de. |
pends upon the season when his crop ]
natures. lies at the gates of the mar.
To Stop a Leak.