Evening journal., 1914-11-12

fast as in his judgment conditions will
warrant.
"There is an effort being made BY
some to lower the rate on first-class
matter The grange should not only
vigorously oppose penny postage but
insist that the rate be maintained and
proceeds used for postal improve
ments thereby giving better service
and thus beneitting a great majority
of our people.
Free Distribution of Seeds.
"The Grange has. for more than
quarter of a century, opposed free
distribution of seeds by members of
Congress, yet in spite of our protests
the annual distribution of seeds goes
on This practice was bad enough
when the seeds were grown by and
purchased from American farmers
but it is currently reported this year
that almost all of the seeds for gov
ernment distribution were purchased
| in England, France and Holland.
Free seed distribution is one Of
the abuses that has fastened itself on
Congress and the Grange should ur-
gently insist that the practice be dis
continued.
Federal Aid for Highway Improve
ment.
at is accepted by all that the cost
of transportation over bad roads is
unnecessarily great, thus placing an
added burden on both the producer
and consumer Small appropriations
have been made for the Improvement
of the public highway and these ap-
preparations should be increased. The
burden of road building and main.
tenance should be borne by the Ma
tional, State and local governments
in a fair and equitable ratio.
"The new system of working pris
oners on the highways is to be com
mended as In the States where it hai
been tried II has proven satisfactory
: These men are placed on the homo
81 system and but very few have be
trayed the confidence placed in them
"The grange believes that il is no
wise to vote bonds for the improve
ment of the highway but feels tha
- roads should be improved and pai
q for rather than saddle a debt on com
% ing generations which they had n
% part in contracting
a "The highways that should first b
/ improved are the local or marke
L roads-those leading out from Tn
- various markets to the farms-a
- these are the roads that will accom-
4 modate and most substantially ben'
# fit the majority of the people. Whe
o this is accomplished It is time to tai
It of the through or transcontinent'
l. roads.
IT Foreign Immigration.
e "The United States has always we
& coined TO its shores those frol
J. foreign nations who desired to b'
g come a part of our free institution
IS and government. In our prosperii
and ambition to become great as
D. nation we admitted almost all WI
T. cared to come with little or no r'
te striction The time is here whe
80 I laws should be enacted and enforce
rs safeguarding our heritage. A
II should be taught that it is a serioi
IN thing involving much responsibilit
ne to become a citizen OF the Unite
States and when application is ma,
for citizenship the applicant shou
or be required to be able To read al
ly write the English language, and
s. stand a rigid examination of Il
tn Constitution of the United States
at well as the State in which he as
no for NATURALIZATION.
of Farm Credit.
zee "In my annual address last ye
,s- / said, the time mas come when I
nd National Grange should be hea
as upon this most important questio
but when this body sought to ass
. the farmers by advocating a GC
ernment Aid Farm Credit there We
some who hesitated and murmuI
something about class legislatiI
paternalism and kindred terms. Sir
that time however precedent
o. established beyond dispute that {
y official decision then has stood
q test of assault and careful examil
n tion. A joint committee OF
House of Representatives and Sen
rly for months secured the world
Iie, expert testimony and practical n
to from all climes gave evidence VIII
ew sustained our demand for a Cove
ter ment Aid bill.
,n. as. Energetic workers IN Congr
is who saw the drift Of farm credit
Is ward private interests and a new C
wo troll of the farmers debts. soun
mp the alarm. and drawing from the
ees practice of the leading nations
let. Europe, spread broadcast the q
az showing that Government Aid Fl
Credit was the best. While the pl