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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06

most expensive highway and one that
is of but little use to the people who
have to pay the bulk of the bill for its
construction and maintenance.
The farmer is encouraged to shout
and vote for good roads. He is told
that they vii! enable him to haul big
ger loads to market and will make his
land more valuable. The latter state
ment he finds to be tlue-for taxing
purposes. But when he goes to market
he finds the new road 50 smooth and
slippery that he can haul no load over
it, for his horses can scarcely get a
toe-hold to pull an empty wagon, aaI
he has to take some roundabout, old
time road after all.
The automobile is an enjoyable lux
ury-when it does not commit man
slaughter-but the fact remains that
fully ninety per cent. Of its use in the
country districts is still for purposes
of luxury only. Take your position
on any of our suburban roads on
nice afternoon and form your own es-
innate of what proportion of the num-
Der of machines that pass you are GO
ing on any serious purposes of bust
ness or on trips which could not have
been made less expensive by other
nf lD,n,,a+;n,, W.,
to the conclusion that the automobile
is almost entirely an economic waste,
except so far as it gives work to many
mechanics and enables manufacturers
to pay ten million dollar dividends.
But people have right to spend
their own money foolishly if they
wish. The main objection that the
farmer has to the present manner Of
improving roads is that other people
are spending his money in an extra
VACANT way-they are making him
pay for a road which is largely for
purposes of sport and not for real in
dustrial development of the country.
AS Il rule, the drivers of the automo-
bile doesn't want to go anywhere in
particular; so the farmer should not
be blamed if he suggests that speed
ways be built for them Just let them
have circular tracks where they can
keep on going around and around.
Build the country roads in the manner
of the time pixies, furnished with
stones the size of a hickory nut. The
automobiles will find that they can
use them very well, and if the surface
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06
Half A Halo

HE was the treasurer of philanthropic
institution which had decided to expand
its usefulness, and needed money to do
so. He had received "A promise of one-
fifth of the needed large amount from
widely advertised multi millionaire, sub
Ject to the raising of four fifths from
people who were neither rich nor. widely
known, and to whom a small amount had
all the Significance of the widows mite.
By infinite toll and worry the apparent
ly impossible had been accomplished The
millionaire's check, with the string t.
1t, had been received, and his great
name graced the new edifce. The weary
treasurer sunk into the sleep of nxl aus
ton and had dream.
He was standing, most impersonally,
beside the pearly Gates The crowd was
waiting outside, when the rich man made
his appearance, stepping contentedly to
one side with the easy confidence of con-
scious merit. But the Guardian of the
Gates motioned him into line; and when
his turn came did not Immediately pass
him through the POI tails St Peter ask
ed for explanations, and finally, to the
establishment OF the millionaire, asked
for his halo
- understood that the halo would be
provided" said tine Universal Benefac-
tor There must be some misunder-
standing said the saint dispassionat ely
and without haste, candidates for ad-
mission bring their halos with them.
However, | Will look up your record if
you will wait a little" On his return
from his researches the Gate Keeper
said: We had no difficulty in finding
all about you. There is not a better kept
docket in our record, Everything in fact,
is clearly marked with your name and
particularly nose benefactions where
not feed their own people. The result
of the war can only be to increase lar
gely the worlds demands on the
American farmer. This means, for the
first time in our existence as nation,
that increased farm production can go
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06
How Good Shall Roads Be

1t is about time those benevolent
individuals who spend so much time
and energy in demanding good roads
for farmers" should change their cry
to "roads good for farmers" The
good roads that modern engineers are
making are not good roads for farm
ers at all and in fact, are of but little
use to him. Even where the farmer
has not been practically crowded off
the roads by automobiles, he finds the
surface of the oiled and polished ma
cadam so slippery that he has to drive
in the gutter and that at the risk of
the lives and limbs of his team and
himself.
Time and again it has been demon
strated that a good macadam road can
be constructed for about four thaus-
and five hundred dollars mile, where
excessive grading is not required. The
modern roadway is costing about
twelve thousand dollars mile, with a
far greater cost for up-keep. The roll
ing, sprinkling, sanding, oiling and
polishing of the surface to make it
acceptable to automobilists makes a
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06

steadily forward with rising prices for
our products. That is what will give
new life to our agriculture and in
creased wealth to our nation.
High Prices For Years to Come.
"A!l branches of our industries will
feel this increased demand, but that
on our agricultural will be the most
permanent. Agricultural industry
cannot be created in a season; it re-
quires the preparation of years. Our
own Southland is a good illustration
of the proof of this assertion. 1t is
therefore certain that this increased
demand at rising prices for farm pro-
ducts will continue for years to come.
"Our farm homes require refurnish-
ing, or rather, rebuilding. Our farm
ers, as a class, have had less money
to spend by way Of improving their
homes and banishing monotony from
their lives than any other class of our
citizens.
81 speak from actual knowledge. !
came up through pioneer conditions on
a farm. | know the extreme priva-
lions and the pitiful enforced econo-
mics which were endured These con-
ditions will now pass, never to return
again.
"Thus a new commercial era will
follow this agricultural revival and
prosperity will attend all industries. |
have always been proud to call myself
a farmer, but | have recognized the
immense disadvantages under which
we as class have labored.
81 dep.ore the miseries of war and
regret the stupendous folly which has
plunged the world in this horrible
cataclysm, but can see in the uplift-
ing of our farming class the rebuild
ing of our agriculture and the acqui-
sition of national wealth beyond even
the hopes of the felVent dreamer of
yesterday. 1t is a time for every
American to get busy, whatever may
be his field Of labor, for )se is certain
to receive an ample eward for hi
industry"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06
SEES RICHES AHEAD
OF FARMING CLASS

Neversince the day Adam was so
summarily elected from the Garden Of
Eden has there been a generation Of
farmers so favored as are the farmers
of America today. And one of the
reasons is the present war in Europe.
So says Ralph w. Moss, a prosper
Gus farmer of Center township, Clay
county, Indiana.
Why pick Mr.. Moss out to ask?
Well, Mr.. Moss in addition to being a
prosperous farmer is student of ag
riculture on a broad scale and a mem
Der of Congress. 1t is rather the re-
gular thing to ask him about such
things. For instance, when President
Wilson was picking a commission to
study agricultural conditions in Eu
rope the first man he picked was Rep
resentative Moss. Mr.. Moss spent all
the time that he could crowd between
Congress sessions in examining first
hand their methods of doing things in
the Old Country. Some of his conclu-
sions appear in the following summar-
ization of an interview had with him a
few days ago.
"The American nation has worship
ed at thes brine of the manufacturer
since the close of the Civil War, be-
cause this industry has had the power
to reward its votaries with abundant
wealth."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06
Recommends Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

Il take pleasure in recommending
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to my
customers because | have confidence
in it. | find that they are pleased with
it and call for it when again in need
of such a medicine" writes j. w. Sex
son. Montavallo, Mo. For sale by all
dealers. advt*
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06

High wages, short hours and large
dividends have become ASSOCIATED with
the American Furnace and workshop
During the same period, the American
PEELED to work long hours, sell his pro-
ducts for low prices, pay low wages
to his labor and even to deny his fam
lily the luXuries of life.
political economists have repeated
ly pointed out the tremendous advan-
tage which would accrue to our ma
ton if it were possible to increase the
output of our farms to any degree
near their maximum capacity Our
growth in national wealth and pros
perity would be prodigious.
"Such an increase in yield has been
followed by a corresponding decrease
in price. SO universally has this been
true that strong societies have been
organized among farmers to limit
their output in order to advance the
price.
"Last July the price of wheat fell to
20 cents in Indiana when it became
known that our yield was to be the
largest on record. On my farm we fed
wheat to the pigs because it was the
cheapest feed available. 1t has been
estimated by the Department of Agri-
culture that the farmers sold so per
cent. of thee rop at an average price
of 90 cents a bushel. This sounds like
romance now when We are threatened
with bread famine, and it is reason
able to predict 50 wheat before the
new crop can be harvested.
Farmers Time Now.
81 have thus briefly referred to the
past in order to riVet attention on the
change which is coming. The Euro
pean war is frauGht with such mo-
mentous consequences to our nation as
to appear incredulous to the average
citizen. Now riches are to be added
to our nation as suddenly as good for
tune came to Aladdin. The present
generation of farmers is to be the
mnSt, f0rWardufjH3ne However, is is also
produced in America and several
large concerns are now giving more
attention. than ever to the utilization
of this valuable by-product, while the
Searles Lake deposits also contain ap-
preciable quantities of this fertilizing
salt.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI:

The campaign is now drawing near the
close, and in behalf of Lieutenant Cover
nor Bilbo, we believe it proper to issue
this statement to you, stating the grounds
upon which he solicits the support Of the
people Of this State for the high office he
seeks, the efforts he has made to carry his
cause directly to each and every voter of
the State and the progress made in the
campaign Theodore G. Bilbo solicits the
support of the people Of Mississippi, first:
ION his eight years faithful service to
the people Of Mississippi"
Second: "On his equipment, knowledge
and experience Of public affairs"
Third: "On his views and concepts of
the functions and purposes of govern
ment"
Fourth: "On the principles and policies
Of government that he stands for"
In each and every public utterance of
Mr.. Bilbo in his campaign for Governor,
he has pointed to the record made by him
as public official; four years as State
Senator, four years as Lieutenant Cover
nor Of Mississippi; his services in the first
named office having been so proficient that
in recognition thereof the people elected
him Lieutenant of Mississippi to preside
over the Senate, by an overwhelming ma
jority in 1911, and in the last named Of
flee he served with such exceptional abili-
ty that he was declared by the unanimous
vote Of the Senate on more than one oc-
casion, the best Lieutenant Governor Mis-
sissippi has ever had And in every speech
he has challenged any one to show where
in either official capacity he has ever made
speech, or cast vote, or did an official
act save and except in the interest of the
people Of Mississippi.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
HIS EQUIPMENT, KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS.
AFFAIRS.

The life Of Theodore G. Bilbo has been
such as to put him in thorough sympathy
and touch with the toiling masses of the
State Reared on piney woods farm in
Pearl River county, he has experienced
the struggles, trials and triumphs of the
ambitious boy who begins his life with a
determination to succeed in spite OF diff
culties. He received his early education in
the public schools. Through his own eff
forts, he obtained his higher education in
the Peabody Normal College; the Univer-
sity of Nashville, and in the Law Depart
ment of Vanderbilt University. For a
number of years the Lieutenant Governor
was teacher in the public schools of this
State, and is in thorough sympathy with
the education of every little boy and every
little girl in the State. His knowledge of
the needs of the public schools makes him
a man of efficiency in this most useful
branch of governmental service.
At all times he has been friend to the
public schools, and to the Normal School
now at Hattiesburg, having been instru-
mental in its establishment and always
lending his best efforts to its advancement.
Mr.. Bilbo believes that the Normal School
is a great economy, and that every dollar
spent in the public schools of the State will
produce its value many times in Rnowl-
edge. efficiency and equipment for the
boys and girls of the State From the
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
An Address the People Of Mississippi By Lieutenant GoOemo
Bibos Campaign Committee -

study of his platform it will be seen that
Mr. Bilbo has been close student of pub
lie affairs, and the soundness of his con-
cepts we leave to your good judgment.
Mr.. Bilbo's character as man, his place
in his community as friend and neigh
bor father and husband, is all testified to
every time he has offered for election in
his own home county, for no man can have
stronger testimonials than the endorse
ment of his friends and neighbors who
must and do know him best
In religion, Mr.. Bilbo is affiliated with
the Baptist church. and the first office ever
held by him was Secretary of Baptist
Association
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
HIS VIEWS AND CONCEPTS OF THE
FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES
OF GOVERNMENT.

Mr.. Bilbo has always recognized two
distinct and antagonistic ideas of govern
'nent existing at all times and wherever
governments are found The two ideas of
government are known in this country as
the Jeffersonian, or Democratic ideal of
government, and the Hamiltonian, OF aris-
tocratic ideal of government. Theodore G.
Bilbo is the exponent and spokesman of
the Jeffersonian ideal of Democracy. His
every sympathy is with the toiling masses
of the State.
Reared among the people, country boy
and public school teacher, a public servant,
he has come into contact with the people
of this State. He knows their ability;
knows their needs; knows their sympa-
thies, and on each and every occasion
where opportunity has presented itself, he
has advocated the placing of every gov
ernmental function directly in the hands
Of all the people and on all occasions has
appealed to them for the vindication of his
own rights and ideas. He has made more
speeches to Mississippi audiences than any
other Mississippian, having made in the
campaign of 1901 more than six-hun-
dred speeches. He brings his cause di-
rectly to the Individual voter of the State
and has the utmost confidence in their
good judgment and their love of justice.
In promulgating his platform, he has re-
quested that the people of this State, if
they select him as their Governor, to select
members of the Legislature in sympathy
with the views he has on public matters.
1t is not his request that people be selected
who support him individually or person
ally, but those who believe in the princi-
Piles and policies he advocates. He does
this because his concept of platform is a
solemn covenant between himself and the
people of this State, and if elected Cover
nor, he will do his utmost to carry out the
policies advocated by him and enunciated
in his platform for the good of the people
of the State. He takes it that the people
of the State in selecting their Governor
will study the platforms of the various
candidates, and that each citizen viii use
his patriotic judgment as to what will be
to the best interest of the people of the
entire State He feels that if his views
are adopted that he will be powerless to
carry them out unless the Legislature
elected by the people is in sympathy with
his views. However others may feel, Mr..
Bilbo considers his platform a concrete
statement of certain business and govern
mental policies that he desires to have in
auOurafad
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22

Lieutenant Governor Bilbo's nominal
ton on August third as practically as
sured; the only question to be determined
is the majority.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF
GOVERNMENT HE STANDS FOR.

Mr.. Bilbo's platform is well known to
the people of this State. It has been pub
lished from time to time in many of the
papers of the State And in the hundreds
of speeches that he has made in every part
of the State he has discussed its different
features He is in favor of such measures
as will reduce crime and give ia. the erring
boy another chance. For an instance, he
favors the establishment of reformatory
for the incorrigibIe youths found through
out the State He is in favor of the elimi-
nation of politics in our great educational
institutions. He favors such laws as will
more equitably distribute the burden of
government, requiring all property to bear
its due proportion of taxes and to distrib-
ute the benefits to each and every one
fairly and equally.
He is in-favor of laws to encourage stock
raising in Mississippi by exempting from
taxation number Of years the cattle
"GROWN IN MISSISSIPPI" and is in
favor of laws exempting from taxation all
farm products Grown in Mississippi" in
whatever hands found, because, after all,
the producer would be compelled to pay the
tax on farm products if such tax should be
imposed.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
APPRECIATION.

We wish to express to the people Of
this State our appreciation of their CO.
operation and substantial aid in this cause,
and will ask you to continue the fight with
utmost vigor until the end and the victory
is won, which we sincerely believe will be
greater than any political victory of any
candidate who has ever had opposition in
this State.
BILBO CENTRAL CAMPAIGN COM.
By William C. Ward. President.
Clayton D. Potter, Sec. & Treas.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
THE CAMPAIGN.

Mr.. Bilbo has made most remarkable
campaign. For the past five months he
has made three speeches nearly every day
and speaks from two to three hours each
time. His very physical endurance has
been remarkable. His audiences have been
larger than the audiences that greeted him
in 1911, and his speeches have been listen
ed to with the utmost attention and he has
been received with cordially and enthui-
asm wherever he has gone. He takes the
people into his confidence and states frank
ly and distinctly the issues for them to
decide.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
THE PROSPECTS.

And it gives us pleasure to say to you in
all sincerity that we believe from informa-
tion received by us from every portion
of the State that the Lieutenant Governor
will hold his own in every county in the
State, and in most counties will materially
increase his vote over the vote he received
when candidate for Lieutenant Governor
in 1911.
And we believe after careful analysis of
the situation in all the counties that Mr..
Bilbo will receive in the Heighborhood of
10000 out of probable vote of 100000 on
August 3rd.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-16

the SOW, and there is often a lot ad.
Joining barn that is sunny and shel.
tered from the cold winds where the
SOW and pigs may be turned for ex.
ercise. Do not allow the pigs to run
out during cold rain.
Production Of Beef Cattle Profitable.
DO you regard the production OF
beef cattle as profitable in your coun.
try?"
This question was asked last year
OF each county reporter OF the bureau
or crop estimates Of the United States
department OF agriculture. Answers
were received from / ,474 counties. OF
these 1882, or $50 per cent. reported
In the Affirmative; this is, that the
production CT beef cattle is profitable.
Moreov ~ these affirmative replies
covered nearly every section Of the
United States. In some OF the New Eng.
land states, however, II was regarded
as Improbable. for in the six states
from Maine to Connecticut. inclusive.
only As per cent reported II profitable.
In the group New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania. SO per cent found
1t profitable In the South Atlantic
states, Delaware to Florida, the per-
centage is still higher "a per cent.
In the North Central states east OF the
Mississippi river. Ohio to Wisconsin,
the percentage is higher-S9 per cent.
The same percentage-S9-is reported
for the South Central states. Ken
lucky to Arkansas, being nearly the
same In all the states. In the far
western states. Montana to the coast,
the opinion was nearly unanimously
per cent-that the production Of beef
is profitable.
1t may be observed that going from
east to west the percentage OF those
reporting that beef production is prof.
table increases. This is shown more
readily by noting the percentages OF
a line of states from east to west, as
follows: Massachusetts 0 q. e.. 6
reported improbable, none profit
able). New York SO per cent. Penn.
sylvania "a per cent, Ohio rs per cent,
Illinois 73 per cent. Iowa SS per cent.
Nebraska Sc per cent Colorado 100
per cent (29 counties all report pro-
duction profitable). Utah 92 per cent,
Nevada 100 per cent, California n
per cent. II would therefore seem
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-16

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