The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-01-16
MINISTER AND FARMER IN POLITICS

MINISTER AND FARMER IN POLITICS
One of the thread-bare maxms is "a minister has
business in butting into politics. Another is, why
don't the farmer keep out of politics. he may know how
to make hay but what does he know about the science of
government"
IL we had ministers not "butting into politics.
but making study of politics, preaching the great truths
as they find them in rational government and striving to
make good the duties to which their eyes seem
closed would be better for the Nation and the world
But the crooks in politics don't want to any good
men manifestng great interest in politics mspotcs
The farmers have organization called the Grange.
But how the politicians do hate to see the Grangers as an
organization, taking interest in politics. They know
the power that the Grange WELD it starts an
organization to do little cleanup work. They know
that working as unit the overthrow of many pet polit
cal schemes would be certain they know that the only
reason that the pet political schemes thrive found
in the fact that big organizations like the Grange have
not set themselves task of cleaning up o this class of
manipuators.
Hence the cry, "Why don't the farmer keep out Of
politics. why don't he let aone?" It's the same old
whine that the Devils possessed of the poor in the
scripture account put up when it looked if they were
to be cast out of the with mo where to 60" Why
don't the farmer why don't the Grange, let aone"
If there's any in the world who should be inter-
rested in government with its consequent levy OF taxes
it's the farmer He is the only who can't hide his
assets when the tax around he's the only man
that one can be certain is paying all his honest taxes
and sometimes he's paying them because he can't lind any
way of hiding them But whatever the reason, he must
paw for he can't hide his assets quite natural that
he should keep eye his assessments and on every
thing else that leads up to an assessment.
For this reason he should be interested in politics.
and should shove himself into them far as he can get
And the Grange, which is his organization and can be
made very greatly felt in the government OF the Natlon
State and county if it's members will act together should
act as one man in seeking what is right Every Granger
should talk politics. dream politics. study politics and vote
politics. few years of such action and the professional
poltcan will be no more-hel have either starved or
hunted lob and gone to work. And soon as pro-
fessional politician gets job that causes him to sweat
freely his eyes will open and you'll scarce find him back
in his own haunts again. free Precipitation will open his
eyes to his past sins and make new man OF him.
| The farmer is man who usually reads his news
paper carefully, and then dgests what he reads AS
suit he knows pretty we'll what going and because
of this fact he should take than ordinary inter-
est in affairs Working in conjunction with other people
who want an honest and economical government ne may
accomplish much. Working -haphazard he can hope foi
little good The Granger then, should map out program
of advanced political good teach it, preach it, argue 1t
and then as one vote it.
/ Now that the Bryan gas bag has been exploded, do
mo little or no damage patriotic Democrats can g
forward with their efforts and dily-dallyng Republ
cans can as many of them wish, join the obstruction
lists in delay. Had the treaty been ratified immediately
the vast spread of Boshevsm large sections Of tn
world would have happened And the late ral'
against radicals in the United States would never nav
been necessary The obstruction Republicans respon
sbe for very large part of the present unrest in tn
world and for much crime that has been committed b.
, these anarchist Bolshevists. ..t
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r Germany has been caught selling live stock abroa
despite the treaty terms. WE'LL anyone who thought 10
minute that the Germans would live up to agreement
has not been carefully studying recent conditions.
0 Lenine the Russian dictator, is again asking TO
peace. Having "got his" he now wants to make peac
that will enable him to get away with the swag. a.
PRESS COMMENTS
The anarchists have sailed at last. Bomb voyage-N
Y. Telegraph