Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-02-11

ter, before we vote. / don't know
for certain how our present ones
stand know what they as a
board did. Possibly they could do
nothing else Possibly they were
only looking for the opportunity
Possibly they were misled by our
county auditor Possibly they were
right for this year. But what for
next? The impression was given
that extension work was the only
expense that could be cut, which
wasn't exactly according to the
facts, even this year. For next
year the thinking people of QUE
county, the fair boards, and the
commissioners should get together
and see if $500 Ohe same amount
we have been appropriating for eX-
tension work. spent for horse rae
ing, most of which money leaves
the county the last night of our
fair, can't be used for extension
work. Are two fairs necessary for
our county? Is two days fair
worth as much to our future farm
ers as a years club work? One
farmer recently remarked he didn't
need any county agent as he had
quit farming Perhaps that was
partly joking, but it is the attitude
taken by many. They are still
farming, but seemingly only inter-
ested in themselves for what few
years they yet live. Haven't we any
responsibility for the future of Nor
gan county, where most of our chill
dren must, and should live after
us? Are we parents, or are we
drifters? Are our farms as rich as
when we took our lease on them?
Are we cooperating to develop the
type of agriculture to which our
land is naturally adapted? No per-
manent agriculture nor nation can
result where our system of farming
is one Of soil robbery. We fight the
very agencies which far-seeing leg
making our community an asset to
our county, and to stem the tide
of the depletion of our native re-
sources, resulting in farm abandon
ment and eventually dangerous con-
centration of our populace in urban
centers. Times are hard and we
must economize, but let us not per.
nit the worth while things to slip.
Most true pleasures are not expen-
sive. Some of our most enthusiaS-
tic critics Of county agents, school
superintendents, health officers.
and dog catchers spend as much in
one day throwing at "nigger
babies" at a county fair as they paJ
in taxes for all these. And they
would probably eliminate schools.
churches, and many other things
had they not been brought up with
them Not that we do need them
all, or that perhaps we need better
ones, or that some of them don't
produce enough for value received.
but rather that we be sane in our
fanatic cutting and cut where it
will harm the least or even i'm
prove us. May our candidates tell
us publicly who they are and how
they believe on these questions be-
fore we vote.
1t might also be added that our
commissioners are supposed to be
check on the miles of road being
built for the highest giver and the
most persistent talker. These sell
fishly obtained roads are becoming
a liability to the county at the 'eX-
pense of more vital roads, which
owing to growing financial difficult
ties may never be built. Let's hear
from the trustee during the last
four years who hasn't an improved
road past his home. Hold your
hand up high; we want to see an
unselfish trustee. Do our COM
missioners expect to continue a.
fgure-heads, turning over their
road money to the trustees? May
we hear from our candidates.
Our candidates for representa-
tive to Columbus might come in for
a few words. Haven't we a man
honest, morally clean, mentally
dDle, ano II not experienced, at
least open-minded enough to work
hard at the job and learn? MOI
that we don't have some announced
already, but rather that we no
doubt have others who would rep
resent our interests as an agricul-
tural county in the general as
sembly as well, or better than those
announced. l know of no one to
suggest Perhaps someone has