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"""IRJSI" The Commoner. 12 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 27 - f, 's3a(W I It I If, ft Texas Information Free Wo aro acquainted with all tho land and all land propoB 'ttlona in Southorn Toxob (tho Irrigated ecctlon of tho Lower Rio Grando Valley) SSd aro prepared to furnlsH, free of charge, reliable formation a s to cl mate, ol . prico and terms. If you aro interested in any of the many bargains to bo had in Texas lands, wo will ct as your ngont and soo that you buy land worth tho money, and land that la adapted J&TyintlTaSJSrirora the owner andthuaajwoth; middleman's profit. Wo own and oporato tho Barber Plantation or 1,000 acres, and havo no land for sale. Ai t nrni. 'As locating agents and land appraisers wo can Jo of service to proa pectivo buyers. Correspondence solicited. Call on or address H. O. 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M Address,, tTHE- COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska. a tax on raw material, when at pno time it was considered a cardinal principlo of democracy that raw ma terial should be admitted free, I hopo that tho conditions of the country, its necessities and tho liberality, gen erally, which is prevailing among all classes of tho people may dictate to tho democrats that they will abandon all tho absurd theories of free trade and low tariff and como with the great body of the people, and vote for a liberal protection to all manu facturing interests of tho country, to make them independent as the fath ers of the republic declared of all foreign countries,' and "Whereas, our congressman from this district has also seen fit to aban don the platform and people that have elected and honored him and offended his friends and constituency by a declaration in favor of protec tion, viz: 'That tho south is fast changing its views on tho subject of tariff, and especially is this true of Louisiana, which has many interests that derivo-great benefit from pro tective features of tho tariff, that most Louisianians lean somewhere to ward that policy,' and further quotes from the father of protection rela tive to steel rails that leads many of his friends to conclude that he has fallen completely into the mailed and dollar-branded bosom of the great American steel trusts. Therefore, "Be it Resolved, That we, a mass meeting of democratic voters of Clai borne parish, assembled, protest, con demn and repudiate with all the ve hemence at our command, tho un democratic and faithless actions of our senators and congressmen; that we deny and denounce as untrue that any change of sentiment has come over the democratic voters of this district, aB regards the tariff ques tion; that we do not believe the re peal of the two dollar tariff on lum ber would cost the state of Louisiana $59,000, or any other amount "per annum. "Be it Further Resolved, That as cotton growers who have to sell our product in a free trade market never theless we do not ask or desire that others should bo taxed for our bene fit; what we ask is that our repre sentatives protect us as far as pos sible, by keeping other people's hands out of our pockets and not join re publican protectionists, helping them to tax us for the benefit of saw mills and other protected concerns. That we do not believe the statement as asserted by our senator that a low tariff on sugar would stop all the plows, or any number of plows, with in twelve months or in the least cur tail tho production of sugar" beet raising. "That our senators and congress men no longer represent the party and political opinions of the people who elected them to the high station they now misrepresent. And that if they find these resolutions to be cor rect after investigation they should forthwith tender their resignations. That the parish papers bo requested to publish these resolutions and mail a copy each to our senatdrs and rep resentatives In congress." TIER TARTFP ANT) HIGH MTtJATS To the Editor of the World: Prac tical cattlemen -know well that the area for grazing purposes is and has been stoadlly diminishing for over a quarter Qf a century. Texas, the greatest cattle-ranching state, is now being rapidly put under cotton, fine fruits and vegetables. The acreage necpssarv to nastiim l head of livestock Is too valuable for .mm. purpose, pram oeing now so high thnt farmers and land-owners .will much. rather cultivate. I No arid lands are being reclaimed through irrigation for pasturage pur poses. Climatic conditions supple menting cultivation render the bad landa of Arizona, New Mexico and other semi-tropical regions of tho United State invaluable for fine fruits and vegetables. It must also bo understood that most of tho pasture in the United States, with tho exception of tho blue grass region of Kentucky and soino portions of tho Indian Territory or Oklahoma, consists of "bunch" or "buffalo" grass, and it takes many acres of such pasture to feed ono animal, the quality being very limit ed in nutrition. Formerly the butcher shop and granary of the world, the United States can no longer lay claim to that title. Already and for some time past the country has been im porting wheat from Canada for man ufacturing export flour and oats for horse feed and human breakfast ce-r reals. Barley also for malting pur poses Is constantly being imported from River Platte countries. A lim ited quantity of mutton comes from Canada, this never having been much of a sheep-raising country, such flocks as existed being very light and poor In quality. A city man, tired out with strenu oslty of municipal life, platitudinous mental entertainment and wearied nerves hungers naturally for quiet and rest, but this .enjoyment and physical benefit are only obtainable as a Bummer boarder and not aB a practical farmer. The professional agriculturist grins in contemplation of the amateur ef forts of the city man who "takes" a farm. A real estate agent of this city said: "Many a city man to whom I have sold a farm has come to me within a year, requesting it to be sold, as 'eggs ey.en cost me $5 a dozen to produce,' and frequently for that reason cheap farms are ob tainable." Young people in America, country raised especially, detest farm life, with its hard work, drudgery, mud and comparative solitude. Immigrants in large numbers come here to make the fabulous fortunes of which they are told, not to toil and work for a moderate com petency. Manufacturing facilities and social opportunities of the city life anDeal too strongly to the young citizen or immigrant to induce employment in agricultural pursuits. Experience shows that out of ninety-seven pupils in a business col lege in St. Joseph, Mo., 100 per cent were sons and daughters of farmers, eager to leave farm life and become bookkeepers, stenographers and type writers, only to find after graduation and large expenditure of money that tne markets for such employment had long been slutted. The departmont of agriculture stated a great truth when it said that production had not been keeping up with domestic demand of rapidly increasing population. Secretary Wilson, from a lifetime's practical experience, knows the facts, and his racial origin is sufficient warranty of his statements. The absurdity and iniqpity of pro tecting an impotent industry was never more apparent than in meat products, where tariff is the obverse of "greatest good to greatest num ber." CATTLEMAN. New York, June 13. RURAL PHILOSOPHY, "Ezry," said Farmer Hay, "J see that since ye have come back from college ye wear yer hair spliced right down the middle. Now, hyur's all I have to sjiy: If ye expect ter feed out o' my tr6ugh, yo'gotto' let your mane fall on one side," Puck. m i ti t' -y'jjjsssssxsiaswfamiiiv i uvj