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Si.SO en with any of these clubs, ageiand Journal. u ^ *1n 5i * ?. POLITICAL II AGITATO^ POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALin STRIFE A MIEN ACS TO GOVERNMENT. I Neglect of Agricultural and Industrial Opportunities a National Crime. ? By Polar Radford. ] There never was a time In the hi h" tory of this nation when we needed statesmen more or agitators less tha i at the present moment. The oypoi ^ tunlties now afforded us on land an I sea demand the best there la in stab craft and the possibilities that are confronting us call for national Issues^ that unite the people, build industry and expand trade. The agricultural* and industrial development of this nation has suffered severely at the hands of agitators who have sent torpedoes crashing into the port side of business and whose neglect of the interests of the farmer makes them little less than political criminals. We want no more of these evil spirits to predominate in government. Too long their hysterical cry has sent & shiver down the spinal column of industry: Too long have the political agitators capitalised strife, pillaged progress and murdered opportunity. An industrial corpse Is not a desirable thing, a crippled business an achievement or1 neglect an accomplishment about' which any representative of the government has a right to boast. Issues that Bread Agitators fthdtiid be Eliminated. The political agitator must be eliminated from public life beforb thoughtful consideration can be given to a constructive program In government. The liquor question is the most prolific breeding ground for agitators and' whether pro or antl, the hatch is equally as undesirable. This article Is In no sense a discussion of the liquor question but deals solely and by way of illustration with the political products of that Issue. Other subjects wHl be dealt with in the order vMV?i In the history of our government the liquor issue has never produced 1 constructive statesman wottii mentioning end It never will, It has sent tnote freaks to Congress, Lilliputians to the Senate and lnoompetehte- to office than, any other political Issue under the sun. . - J The reeegt- erpoilimue^st llsh Parliament which lashed itself Into a fury over the liquor question has a lesson that it la well for the farmers of this nation to observe; for the subject In some form or other is constantly before the publlo for solution and ofttlmeft to the exclusion off more Important problems to the Amerv lean plowmen. Too Many Political Drunkards. Lloyd-George, the Prohibition leader of Europe who led the prohibition fight in England, has declared that he will never again take a drink politically and there are maqy American politicians?pro and anti?who would render their country a service by climbing on tho water wagon or signing a pledge of political temperance. Too often our legislative halls are turned Into political bar-rooms and many of the members become Intoxicated on liquor discussions. We have too many political drunkards?pro and antl?In our publlo affairs. No one who Is a slave to the political liquor habit Is quite so capable of dealing with the buai dhi amirs or government as the sober and industrious. We have few publio men in this day. who are strong enough to resist the temptation of strong drink politically and when the demon Rum once becomes firmly entrenched in the mind of a politician, he is less capable of meeting the de* mands for constructive statesmanship now confronting this nation. We have in this country too many red-nosed politicians?both pro and antl. A candidate with political dell^ rium tremens, a preacher with politB cal snakes in bis boots and an agitata drunk on the liquor question are tlfl saddest sights in civilization and th^| should all be forced to take the polite leal Keeley Cure. It is far more important in government to make it easier for those who toll to eat than to make it more difficult for a few topers to drink. There1 is not one person in one hundred of our rural population that ever touches liquor but we all eat three times a day. THE LAYMAN'S DUTY There never wee e time when preacher* end politicians formed aa unholy alliance that clvilleetlqp did not shriek out and Christianity cry aloud. Since the beginning of government , politicians have sought to decoy the ministry Into ths meshes of politics end make them carry banners in political processions. They tu^Tf taken the ministry to ths mountalhtop of power and offered to make them monarch of all they surveyed, and while most of them have said. "Get thee behind me Satan," a few bSve fallen with a crash that has shaken every pulpit In Christendom, FREE PORTS " BUILDERS OF k COMMERCE ! \ ? CONQREfeS SHOULD GIVE THEM PREFERENCE IN APPRO} PRIATIONS. t 1 / _ By Potarx Radford. Thla nation Is now entering upon an era of marine development. The wreckage of European commerce has drifted to our shores and the world war is making unprecedented demands for the products of farm and factory. In transportation facilities on land we lead the world but our port facilities are inadequate, and our flag la aeldom Been in foreign ports. If I our government would only divert the I ennrrv WA hove riianlntfAff In onnnnop. H lng the railroads to mastering the I commerce of the sea, a foreign bottom would be unknown on the ocean's highways. This article will be confined to a discussion of our ports for the products of the farm must pass over our wharfs before reaching the water. We have In this nation 51 ports, of which 41 are on the Atlantic and 10 are on the Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second Congress appropriated over $51,000,(MM) for ltnproving our Rivers and tlarbors and private enterprise levies a toll of approximately $50,000,000 annually In wharfage and charges for which no tangible service is rendered. The latter item should be lifted off the backs of the farmer of this nation and this can be done by Congress directing its appropriations to ports that are free where vessels can tie up to a wharf and discharge her cargo free of any fee or charge. A free port is progress. It takes ut the unnecessary link In the chain Of transactions in commerce which has for centuries laid a heavy hand upon commerce. No movement Is so heavily laden with results or will more widely and equally distribute Its benefits as that of a free port | and none can be more easily and efj fectlvely secured. THE VITAL PROBLEM OF AGRICULTURE By Peter Radford. ^ fhare is uo escaping the market aira Liih'ri'Cn??HT n???ln*moni I ^agriculture will not be attained until it is solved, for a market is aa necessary for the producer as land on which to grow his crop. I Governmental and educational instir tutlons have spent $180,000,000 In the ' United States during the past ten . years for improving soil production i and Improving seeds and plants, but very little attention and less money has been given to the marketing side of agriculture. The problem Is a monumental one and one which will never be solved .until it gets within the grasp of a gigantio organization where master ( minds can concentrate the combined . experience and wisdom of the age , upon It. It Is a problem which the 1 farmers, merchants, bankers, editors , and statesmen must unite In solving. ' The Farmers' Union stands for all there is In farming from the most i scientific methods of seed selection to the most systematic and profitable plans of marketing, but does not beUeve in promoting one to the neglect of the other. We consider the work (of farm demonstrators valuable and we ask that governmental and commercial agencies seeking to help us, continue to give us their assistance and advice, byt we believe that their ' influence should be extended to the marketing side of our farm problems f We cannot hnno to dowoinn jfacturlng by over-production of the {factory; we cannot build up mercantile enterprises by the merchants loadling their shelves with surplus goods and no more can we develop agriculture by glutting the market with a Surplus of products. DARIU9 The neigh of a horse made Darius Ring of Persia, the six contending powers for the throne agreeing among themselves that the one whose horse should neigh first should possess the kingdom. This ancient method of settling disputes among politicians noma do revived witn profit today. [( our partisan factions and petty politicians could only settle tbelr disputes by tbe nelgb of a horse, the bark of a dog or the bray of a donkey, It would be a great blessing and would giTS our citizens a better opportunity to pursue the vocations of Industry j tree from political strife. I Let those who pick political plums f; my raising rows and who flash swords brlpplng In the blood of industry an- ^ faerstand that they cannot turn the BUbllo forum Into a political arena and jby a clash of personal aspirations still the hatqmer and stop tbe plow laud that their Quarrels must be |enjed (In the back alleys fit civilization I I NEW M, I have purchased the market fi: ardson and have moved them int< business to stay and I shall J>e pie anything in the market line. Pre PROMPT DE I will now deliver promptly, thing in the fancy grocery line. I order for meats, and we guarante Yours For Quii W. F. RE] How Long Want T( Disregard the laws of or keep in touch with th( a ripe old age. A lew pennies occasit your system purified ar order. Ask The Druggi Mangum Still Doing SameM We Protect your pr<^) * Don t risk your proper ty times like this We buy and sell LANDany more Land. Did y SAY! We have secured I Surety of New York. 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