Milford chronicle., 1929-03-29
SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN that

present industrial conditions are
such that "they are between the
devil and the deep sea-" If they get
Disguised with poor conditions on
the farms, they go to the cities.
There they say they are thrown out
of work by seasonal depressions or
the introduction of new machinery.
Then if they return to the farm, they
find there is an over-supply of food
stuffs. So whichever they do, they
wish they had done something else.
And yet, this is a rich country;
the amount of money in circulation
is greater than ever, there never
were so many opportunities for good
workers. Many people who can't
find anything to do, do not open
their eyes to the opportunities all
around them.
Back years ago, the greater part
of the people lived in country homes.
They raised their own food, they
made their own clothes to large
extent. They could build and re-
pair their own houses. They spent
little money, and got along with a
good degree of comfort.
No complete return to these old
time methods is possible. And yet
many people come somewhat near
this independent position. They
settle down on some little farm near
some good-sized town, and with a
garden and poultry and hogs and a
few cows, they produce most of their
food. If they are skillful with tools,
they build and repair their own
houses, and take care of their own
automobiles. The vegetables, eggs,
and chickens which they sell, give
them a fair amount of ready cash.
A family that plans its affairs on
that basis is independent Of good
and bad times, for it largely pro-
duces its own support. People inthe
nearby cities and towns will always
buy good vegetables, fruit, and poul-
try products. Before people lie idle
because they can find no job, they
might try some such manner of life.
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THE IDEA IS ADVOCATED by
some, that a law should be passed
providing some means for penalizing
people who fail to vote at elections.
Legislation for this hpurpose has
been asked in some of the states,
and a good many people in Della
ware would feel favorable to having
such a law. Yet one imagines that
it will be some time before any
such law is passed.
1t is deplorable that so many
people fail to exercise their rights,
and perform their duties as citizens.
The vote at the recent presidential
election was unusually large, and
vet it was less than a third of the
population of the United States. The
number of people qualified to vote
must be half the population, so
here probably are 25,000,OOO people
Who could vote, but who do not
moose to do so. The country suf-
ers from their neglect.
There has always been a differ
nee of opinion as to what ele-
nents show the most negligence as
o suffrage. Some may think that
he more ignorant people are the
mes who neglect this privilege.
tut that class of people are apt to
e pretty well rounded up by poll
cians who wish their support, and
Tho get it by various methods in
hitch they are skilful.
There seems more reason to think
nat the majority of non-voters are
Intelligent people who are too in
client or absorbed in their own af-
hrs to attend to this necessary
uty.
Yet where people will not take
ne trouble to vote, they have not
ommonly put much thought on po-
teal questions, and their action
light not be very intelligent even
they went to the polls.
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FARMERS ARE EXPECTING great
lings of the new Administration.
hey have every right to believe
lat the new President will give
leir problems a sounder and more
Itelligent viewpoint than any chief
lecutive of this generation.
Everything that has been said by
Dover on farming in the past 20
ears leads agriculture to expect
at he will attack the problem first
all from the sound economic atti-
de of reducing marketing costs. :
Every cent that can be saved be-
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