Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

aside even the pretense OF legal i'sD,
and declared himself dictator AZ
consequence. a condition OF ana
now exists in Mexico which has nau.
IL doubtful whether even the inOs'
elementary and fundamental rs Ins
either Of her own people or Oh W
citizens of other countries resluen'
within her territory can long De s So,
cessfully safeguarded, and "niou
threatens, IL long continued 10 iu-
peril the interests Of peace, order an =,
tolerable life in the lands imlheui
ately to the south OF us. Even j NV
usurper had succeeded in his purpose
in despite Of the constitution OF 'n'
republic and the rights OF its peop'e'
he would have set up nothing out "
precarious and hateful power "hio"
could have lasted but little Wnlle,
and whose eventful downfall Wou'u
have left the country in a more ue
plorable condition than ever. But nc
has not succeeded. He has forfei'eu
even of those who were at one llino
willing to see him succeed. Little D!
little he has been completely isolated
BY a little every day his power anu
prestige are crumbling and the cor
lapse is not far away. We shall not
| believe, be obliged to alter our pof
icy of watchful waiting. And theh'
when the end comes, we shall hope 10
see constitutional order restored IN
distressed Mexico by the concert ana
energy of such of her leaders as pre-
fer the liberty of their people TO their
own ambitions.
Rush Currency Bill.
turn to matters of domestic CON
Germ. You already have under CON
sideration bill for the reform of cur
system of banking and currency for
which the country waits with impatl-
ence, as for something fundamental
to its whole business life and neces-
sary to set credit free from arbitrary
and artificial restraints. need not say
how earnestly l hope for its early en-
actment into law. | take leave to beg
that the whole energy and attention
of the senate be concentrated upon 1t
till the matter is successfully disposed
of. And yet I feel that the request is
not needed-that the members Of that
great house need no urging in this
service to the country.
I present to you, in addition, the
urgent necessity that special provision
be made, also for facilitating the cred
its needed by the farmers of the coun-
try. The pending currency bill does
the farmers a great service. 1t puts
them upon an equal footing with other
business men and masters Of en-
terprise, 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 avail
able as a foundation for joint, con-
certed local action in their own be-
half in getting the capital they must
use. 1t is to this we should now ad-
dress ourselves.
1t has, singularly enough, come to
pass that we have allowed the indus.
try Of our farms to lag behind the
other activities of the country in its
development. I need not stop to 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 it 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 ST.
lent, every office deserted, every fac.
tory fallen into disrepaT And vet
the farmer 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 in
her processes. He may give his note
but the season of it's maturity depends
upon the season when his crop ma.
lures, lies at the gates Of the market
where his products are sold. And the
security he gives is of character not
known in the brokers' office or as fa
miliarly as 1t might be on the counter
Of the banker.
The Farming Intere S.
The agricultural department of the
government is seeking to assist as
never before to make farming an eff
cient business, of wide cooperative eff
fort, in quick touch with the market,
for foodstuffs. The farmers and the
government will henceforth work to
gether as real partners in this field
where we now begin to see our wa,
very clearly and where many intelIi
gent plans are already being put int
execution. The treasury of the Uni
ted States has, by timely and well
considered distribution Of tic dn,