The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-06

yided day, but it Is cruel to his teams,
and every good farmer considers the
comfort of his horses even a. much as
he does his own.
But the story does not end here. He
takes the horses to the barn and feeds
them; but he cannot stop now 70 ear
his own supper as he wants to get the
pigs fed, and the cows MIXED, and
the milk strained before it gets dark,
so by 900 to 930-fast time-supper
is over and il is time for bed. Inc
good wife, however, must yet 90 the
dishes: 50 when she is finally ready
TO retire it is ten o'clock. But keep
in mind she and the rest Of the house
hold must rise with the sun, no matter
how the clock is regulated.
think / hear someone saying:
"These long hours are not necessary
on the farm" How we do WISH tnat
someone knew He who thinks long
hours on the farm are not necessary
under present conditions simply does
not know; his farm knowledge is mace
m of city-farmers' dreams.
We readily admit that sucn long
hours should not be necessary but
thew are. until a new day can dawn
for the farmer, a day when so many
other men are not living by the sweat
of the farmers brow.
The new day never will dawn for the
farmer until he gets sense enough TO
make that day dawn. He can do It II
he will. and in less than ten years.
All these wears he has let the other
fellow run his affalrs lot ILL., anu
all know the results.
l hrYC
labor had not wanted that law, or had
wanted it repealed, they would simply
have advised Congress Where 10 neau
in" before the votes are couneeu'
Organized business and organized Id
Dor have spokesman, and tnose ivy
organizations do not care one reu
cent about the political color OIL
candidate. All they care Tor Is: no"
are YOU going to vote on certain ques-
tions?" When that question IS an
swered they know how the program
is to be pulled off on election day.
Rut. Mister Candidate, what ABOUT
the GARNER vote? Answer: Farmer
vote? They vote the way they were
horn: and all we need to do IS 10
emnar on a little soft soap about the
Grand Old Party and how we never
voted any way but straight. mat Is
the only argument it takes to land the
farmer vote.
The time is here when the farmer
through organized effort, must kno"
more politics! Not partisan pontcs'
hut more of the affairs OF his Govern
ment. He must learn it through ms
organizations; find out what ne wants
and how to get it. He must get HIS
forces in action and secure someone
TO speak for him, as Sam GOmpefs
speaks to and for labor. When ne
finds out what he wants and can tear
himself away, if need be, from the
party in which he was born and ask
CONGRESS- to give it to him, ''before the
votes are counted" Congress will
surely give him what he wants-f
what he wants is what he needs and
what he ought to have.
When that happens food will be
cheaper, for the reason that 1t Will be
produced more cheaply.
II should not be cheapened by over
production, as this plan always reacts.
It must be cheapened by better equip
ment and better knowledge as to how
to use it.
The above are all necessary and
seem very good; but the great big
leak is our expensive marketing, for
something, some way, some time, must
be remedied, when the farmer gets
only thirty eight cents out or every
dollar the consumer pays for food.
Whv don't some of those investiga-
tors point out and tell us the why of
+ba biob coSt Of marketing? And Sug-
gest remedy?
This big expense in marketing
makes living for folks that the pro-
Queer and the consumer must pay TOT.
If this great cost were cut out at
once, railway receipts would shrink
almost out of sight. Hotels would
have to close doors, and a million men
would be thrown out of work. Such
remedy would be worse than the dis
ease. Such charges as must some day
come must not be revolutions but
evolutions. Many Of us think we can
see many wrongs, but we fail at find
/ ing a remedy.
1t might be worth a great big row
il enough daylight could be saved"
and turned onto our marketing system,
to show us how to lOp off some OF the
many expenses that do not add to the
disable value of the products. The Day
light Saving farce is simply another
| toll eXacted of the farmer. The time
has come when farmers must assert
their manhood and, backed by common
sense, reason and justice, stand for or
stand against things which vitality
affect them.