The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-22


still lags behind other occupations in
development as a business. inc the
advantages of an advancing civiliza-
1lon nave not accrued to rural conamu-
mites in a fair proportion. Much has
been accomplished in this field under
the present MISUNDERSTANDING more
man under n previous administra-
tlon. In the federal reserve act of the
last congress n the rural credits act
of the present congress, the machinery
mas been created which viii make
credit available to the farmer con
stantly ard readily and he has at last
been put upon a footing Of equality
with the merchant and the manufac-
turer in securing the capital necessary
to carry on his enterprises. Grades
and standards necessary TO the INTEL
llSent and successful conduct of the
business of agriculture have also been
established OF il the course of being
established by law.
The lcng needed cotton futures act.
passed ay the Sixty-third congress has
now been in successful operation for
nearly two years. A grain trades bill,
long needed and a permissive ware
house bill. intended to provide better
storage facilities and to enable the
farmer to obtain certificates upon
which he may secure advances OF
moneyfi have been passed by the Hous
of Representatives, have been favorably
reported to the Senate and will prob
ably become law during the present
session OF the congress. Both houses
have passed a good roads measure
which VIII be of far reaching benefit
to all agricultural communities. Above
all. the most extraordinary and signifi-
cant progress has been made under the
direction of the department of agri-
culture in extending and perfecting
practical faim demonstration work.
which is so rapidly substituting scien-
tific for empirical farming. But it is
also necessary that rural activities be
better directed through cooperation,
that unfair methods of competition
should be eliminated md that the con
ditlons requisite for the just, orderly
and economical marketing of farm
products created. We approve the
democratic administration for having
emphatically directed attention for the
first time to essential interests of agri-
culture involved in farm marketing and
NANCE, for creating the office of mar
kets and rural organization in me
ton with the department of agricul-
ture. and for extending and cooperative
machinery necessary for conveying in
formation to farmers by means of
demonstrations. We favor continued
liberal provision not only for the bene-
fit of production. but also for the study
and solution of problems Of farm mar
keting and finance and for the extern
sion of existing agencies for Improving
' me
Good Roads.
THE happiness, comfort and prosper
ity of rural life and the development of
the city are alike conserved BY the con-
struction of public HIGHWAYS. We
therefore, favor national aid in the con
| Struction of post roads and roads for
military purposes.
Governu., E-
..1,,o 49, 49, = ''en.
W MY ~ la the llt, liealln anu
~ lne NTH Woiilell ana CHI
SET ana tbat IN +ha 80 aSntj %
these the federal government wheraver
il acts as the emnIover of Ia nor should
Doth on its own account and as an ey-
annie. n1t into effect no folIou,ing
| %principles OF inst an,nloymen+.
81. 4 living wage for ali erploves
"2 A WORRYING dsv ,o+ 70 aynaad ai"b+
hours, with one daV of rest in seven
.3. The adoption OF ga fety annliancas
and the establishment Of t~hnrouehlv
sanitary conditions of labor.
81. Adequate compensatjo for in
dustrial accidents.
"5. The standards of tho "n,iforn,
child labor law" yyharava,. n,i,ors ora
EMPLOYED.
.6 Such provisions fo, docandv
comfort and health in he mnlovment
of women as shouId he a,.co,ded tho
mothers of the race
az. An eouitable retirep,anr Low, nro-
yidina for the retiremnnt OF s1,neran :
nuated and disabled en7nloves IF The
civil service TO the and thai :, h;orar
standard of efficiency NAV he noein-
tanned We believe also that tho adon-
ton of similar nrincinles shouid he
urged and apnlied in he aeis1ation ri
the states with reoard IN ahor within
Itheir borders. and that thronob over
possible agency the life and haa1th ri
The neople of the nation shoI,ld he con
served.
t
we ueclate our lalth IN the Searnans
act, passeu py the ue1nocratlc
ana we PROMISE our earnest cohtlhu-
aiGe o. us sllorceh1ent
we laNoI me speedy enactment OF ar
~elieclVe iederai cillld TABOR law ano
me res uIitlol Ol the shipment OIL prison