The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-12-04
VIEWS ON CURRENCY BILL.
Urges Measure That viii Prove Bene.
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Urges Measure That viii Prove 6ene-
fl 20 Fsrmers---opes For Quick Ac-
ton.
turn 10 matters OF domestic con
Germ you already have under consid
Grafton bin for the reform OF our
system Of banking and currency. for
which the country waits with lmpa-
tIcnce. MS Tor something fundamental
10 It's whole business life and neeessa
rs 10 sci credit free from arbitrary
and artificial restraints ! need not
say how earnestly ! hope for its early
enactment into law take leave 10
beg that the whole energy and atten.
ton Of the senate be concentrated
upon Il Ill the matter Is successfully
disposed OF Aud yet feel that the
request Is not needed that the mem.
beers OF that great house need no urg-
Ing IN this service to the country.
| present TO you In addition the ur
gent necessity that special provision
be made also Tor facilitating the credits
needed by the farmers of the country.
The pending currency bill does the
farmers Il great service. II puts them
upon an equal footing with other bust
ness men and masters OF enterprise. as
Ii should. aud upon its passage they
viii find themselves quit ~ many of
the difficulties whlrh now hamper them
In the field Of credit The farmers of
course ask aud should be- given no spe-
cial privilege. sncn as extending 10
them the credit Of the government
itself Whit they need and Should oh
tain Is legislation which viii make
their own abundant aud substantial
credit resources available as n foun.
dalton for Joint concerted local ne
ton In their own behalf IN getting the
capital they must use II IL TO this we
should now address ourselves.
II Inns. sngularly enough, come to
pass that We have allowed the indus
Try ~ our farms to lag behind the
other activities 81 the country In its
development need not stop 4. tell
you how fundamental 10 the life ~ the
ration Is The production ~ iis food
Dur thoughts may ordinarily be con.
.entrated upon the cities and the hives
,f industry, upon the cries Of the
crowded market place aud the clangor
u the factory. but Il is from the quiet
nicrsFaces of the open valleys aud the
free iillsides that We draw the sources
u life and OF prosperity. from the
farm and the ranch. from the forest
and III. mine without these every
street would be silent. every office de
serted. every factory fallen into disre
palr
AID yet the farmer does not stand
upon the same footing with the forrs
ter and The miner Ia the market Of
credit He h the servant 81 the sen
sons Nature determines how hong he
must walt for his crops aud will not
be hurried Ia her progresses. lie may
give his note. hui III. season ~ its |
maturity depends nI1n the season
when bis crop natures aial Hes AZ the
gates ~ the market where his prod
nets ara sold And IN. security he I
gives Is ~ character moi known In 1
the brokers' office or ms Familiarity as l
II might be- on the counter Of the
banker
The agricultural department Of the
u seeking 10 assist rs
never befor 90 make farming an .iii
cieut business. ~ wide cooperative ~.
fort. III qui touch with the markets
for foodstuifs. The farmers aud the
government viii hemceforih work 10
sether ~ real partners IN this ncid
where we how bcgin 10 see our way
terry Clearly and where many inteili.
gent plans ARE already being 20, into
execution
The treasury vrrhe Lniird States
has ~ Timely and wrll considered
iistrihntion 81 its deposits Facilitated
HE moving ~ tbs crops ~ the present
season anh prevented the s,arsiiy ~
available fund.- too often vKisFirncssi
il sueh time. Rnt We must NOT aihsw
ourselves 10 deiA.lsd npnn .xiraufl
part eApeihssis We must aad the
n~aHs by WI Il ne farmer nsty make
ais rrsAiii fnnrsauily and easily asaii
ahie and eommand when ~ viii ii~
.spliai b. whieh ~ snqgn,ri ana -
laud bis isuslness We ia9 behind
nrny ether efrai rpnnirss~ " ihr mad
m worid ~ attempting 50 % this
sysiems ~ rnrai credit hsve l~en
lsndlei and developed Oh The other
,lde II Inv asater while We Jeff our
farmers 70 shift for themselves IN the
srlin1fy uioi~f market i0u have
suy 70 loch shout yoa - any rurSl dis