The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-04
NATIONAL PRIMARY
URGED BY MI SON
FOR

play the part of constitutional preSi-
dent, has at last cast aside the pre-
tense OF legal right n declared him.
self Dictator. AS a consequence, a
condition OF affairs now exists in
Mexico which has made it doubtful
whether even the most elementary
and fundamental rights either of her
W people or OF the citizens OF other
countries resident. within her terri
tory can long be successfully safe
guarded. and which threatens, if long
continued, TO imperil the interests of
peace, order, and tolerable life in
The lands Immediately TO the south
of us. AVen ii the usurper had sue
ceeded in his purpose, in despite OF
the constitution OF the republic and
the rights of its people, he would
have set up nothing but a precariouS
and hateful power. which could have
lasted but IA little while, and whose
eventual downfall would have left the
country in a more deplorable condi-
ton than ever. But. he has not sue
ceeded. He has forfeited the respect
and the moral support ever of those
VINO were at one time willing to see
him succeed. Little by little he has
been completely isolated. BY ii little
every day his power and prestige are
c%rnmbling and the collapse is not iar
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 consti-
tutional order restored in distressed
Mexico by the concert and energy OF
such OF her leaders as prefer the lib
artx of fhntr mania fn thpjr un a m
billions.
The Currency Bill.
| turn to matters OF domestic con
Germ. You afready have under con
sideration a bin for the reform OF
our system of banking and currency
for which the country waits with inn
patience, as for something funda-
mental so its whole business life and
necessary to set credit free from ar
bitrary and artificial restraints. |
need not say how earnestly / 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 mat
ter is successfully disposed of. And
yet / feel that the request is not
needed-that the members of thai
great House need no urging in this
service TO the couStry.
/ present to you, in addition, the
urgent necessity that special provis-
ion be made also for facilitating the
credits needed by the farmers of tho
country. The pending currency bill
does the farmers a great service. II
puts them upon an equal footing viii
other business men and masters o.
enterprise, as ii should; and upon it,
passage they Will find themselves
quit OF many OF the difficulties whicf
now hamper them in the field Of cred.
ii. 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 W abundant
and substantial credit av'
ailable as a foundation for point, con.
certed local action in their own behalf
in getting the capital they must use
1t is TO his we should now address
!, ourselves.
\ Word for the Farms.
1t has, %singularly enough, come tc
pass that we have allowed the indus
try OF our farms to lag behind the
other activities OF the country in it.
development. ! need not stop to tel
you how fundamental to the LIE o
the Nation is the production of it,
food. our thoughts may ~ordinarii,
be concentrated upon the cities anc
the hives OF industry, upon the erie
!, Of the crowded market place and thu
clangor Of the factory, but it is IRON
the quiet interspaces of the open val
leys 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
farmer does not stand upon the sam
footing with the forester ana tn
miner in the market OF credit. He i
the servant of the seasons. Natur'
determines how long he must wal
for his crops,a aud w'li 80 NC hurrle'
in her processes lie may give hi,
mote, but the season of its maturit,
. depends upon the season when hi
crop natures. lies at the gates of thu
:. market where his products are sold
And the security he gives is of a char
acter not known in the o.
flee or as Familiarity as it might b
on the counter of the banker.
Farmers Credits.
The agricultural department. of IL
government is seeding to assist a
never before to make farming an et
fiicent business, of wide cooperativ
effort, in quick touch with the mar
kets for foodstuffs. The farmers an
the government will henceforth worI
r together as real partners in this field
? where we now begin to see our wa,
very clearly and where many intelli
gent plans are already being put int
execution. The treasury of the Unite
States has, by a timely and well-con
sidered distribution of its deposits
Facilitated the moving Of the crop j
= the present season and prevented TIL
e scarcity of available funds too ofte
experienced at such times. But W
f must. not allow ourselves to depea
upon extraordinary ~eXpedients. w
must add the means by which tn
i farmer may make his credit constant
: ly and easily available and common
e when ne Will the capital by which