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The Commoner. . B ;r h'ra&,. . k i-y ?v- v ' : - i; S "(, .-. IJ Reaches responsibility 'nd a sense -of r&orisI- 'goo'd roads itis possible to havo larger and better blllty is a wholesamo restraint upon conduct. ' "' - SeventhThe farmer learns early In life the true basis of rewards. By having to give a dol lar's worth of labor for a dollar's worth of prod "ilct ho is taught that service, to be fair, must be reciprocal. He never, falls into the demoralizing habit of expecting something for nothing. He teaches by 'example that labor is nonorable, ahd "lias that sense of proprietorship in h'fs handiwork whioh only thoso have who feel that they have "iion'cstIy eaf nod' all that they receive. -His ideals - of life are, therefore, ap"t to b'e high and he Im parts to others tlio stimulus which his Occupation ahd 'environment excite ;in him. " ;'' Eighth Tho'husbandm'ajv is : also-r the most reliable political factor in the nation. He is the 'best informed and most independent of all who J take part in- political life; '"While ho IsS consbrva 'Hlve.iahd not Subject to frequent change;: while hehas convictions and' is usually & strong par- -tisah; yet Ills opinions are' his bWri and, as a rule, ho caii neither bo bought fiof driven to cast his "vote contrary tohis "judgmenV - .-.-: While it is true that in close statds thO'Cor Mruptioh olf voter's has sbthotfines ; expended to the "farm, still it is a well-laiOwn f&ct tlmWrepeating 'aiid' bribe-taking ai'e largely-city Vides,. . ' u 1:rhoi'suhimoivdays are long arid' the? fatigue of ; the harvest leaves little ehe'r fofc stiidy but the 'winter evenings bring' compensation and the Sab bath day is in the country- usually -'a 'aaty for ''thought and -reflection. "While the labor organiza ' tlbn has dono much to turn the attention of its " m'e'mberd to' the study Of economic questions, yet with the growth of great corporations the laboring-mart has become more" and more dependent upon his employer,- ahd tlie wagef-earnei is hot so " free to make his ballot express exactly what ho ' wants as is the man 'Who -workd for" himself, and u 'sells his products in the open market . " ''- Henry Clay, fifty -years 'ago in defending the right of the people of South Ame'rioa to self-gov--ernmenty. saidi 3 ' .- ..-.;... . . t .. . i.fl (V, t.Wore I to spepulate in. hypotheses iinfavr, it'uittjiklp to human, liberty, my speculations, ;.i 8'nould be founded rather upon the vices, re- .)(flnenients, or pensity of population., Crowded, .iflt;ogqther in compact masses, even, if .they weie. fl,,lVphi)qsophers,,, the., cqntg.giqn ,o.f; .the- .passions, tit ; is communicated, and caughtrand the!qffectJtoo- i i often,. J .aflinit;, sJs. the overthrow ' of liberty.,- ,KAi Dispersed over such an; immense space as that on which the people ,j6 Spanish America are spread, their physical, and i believe also their .; jnontal: qonditiop) both fayor. their. liberty.' ". '',lnr,?0iiUmerating the advantages of farm life, ' . It is rip'tf necessary to say "that the' farmer enjoys y&lFw: benefits thai are Sow -vyitTilh his reach, h'ere Is probably no field in which theres greater '"' rdoni ' for improvement. But If the farm aS it is i" has be6n the nursery of merchants and ministers, ''orates and statesmen, the tarm as it inay be and should be is still more Inviting. Ihe introduc ., tion q acetylene and other kind's ol gas, and the ;, perfection of electrical apparatus,, willjenable mul . tltiides of farmers to substitute a jhajdern light for the dim candle and the smoking lamp. The windmill and the supply tank are not only saving the muscle of the man, outdare contributing to the ! convenience of tlie housewife. With water run ; ill'ng through the ' house and supplying both the 'kitchen and the bath room, the lot of the farmer's wife. Will; be very much improved. ' Another invention is likely to have a marked , influence upon farm life, namely, the telephone. J No one who has not lived remote from a physician .can appreciate the anxiety yhlch a mother feeis in case of accident or sickness in the family. The telephone reduces by one-half the anxious time ' between injury and relief, and in audition to this makes it possible for the farmer to communicate with his neighbors, receive and send telegrams, and be in constant touch with the outside world The -writers attention has been recently called J to the telephone as a time-saver among farmers, and cine now wonders how people could havo done without it so long. The electric car line has already commenced to Jink city with city and to supply the farmers along the line with cheap and rapid transportation for themselves and their products. It w.ll be sur prising if the electric lines and the telepnones do not result in the next few years in a large in crease iri the Value of suburban property. In this connection the Good Boads movement cannot be overlooked. The value of a permanent . , and at all times passable road is beginning to be appreciated, and the farmer is likely to demand that thi& consideration be snown to his material, intellectual and moral welfare, rue mud em bargo is an expensive one to the farmer's purse . - nd not less objectionable in other ways. With i schools, and then will follow the joint interme- CIIUIC tJUIlUUl Willi HO Jiuxmjr t"u A.w sombly room. The rural delivery Is another boon which the farmer appreciates. The Btato universities are giving increasing attention. to studies that will fit young men for the intelligent pursuit of agricultureand -what could bo more gratifying? If a father is able to start his son in business with $10,000, what busi ness is so safe as farming? Given a young man with a thorough education, good habits4, willing ness to work and a desire to make himself use- , ful, where can ho faro better than upon. a faim? He can apply his brains to the enriching of. the soil, to the diversification of his crops and toUhe , improvement of his stock,, and .at the same, time give reasonable indulgence to his taste for.: read ing and study. He will nave all that contributes to- health of body, vigor of mirid ahdvto the qul tivation of the heart 'What occupation or profes sion can offer him richer rewards 7 -t True, the .soil will not yield hirn the fabulous wealth that he might secure by cornering .the production or supply of some necessity of life, bub it will respond to his industry and give him that -of -which dishonest gafns would rob hinWa conscience void o.f offense toward God and. man." If he must forego the sudden gains chat sometimes come to the stock jobber, ho is auo relieved.iof fear of the sudden losses that are atill more, fre quent to those whose fortunes rise and fall with the markets, and the terrors of flood and drouth and wind and hail are, all combined, less ta .be dreaded than the conscienceless greed of the mo nopolists who wreck the business o competitors -and swindle confiding stockholders. -To the briefless barrister who is not ashamed to work, to the pale-faced clerk who is not afrmd of dirt, to all who can labor and be content with moderate returns, the farm offers a welcome. Even the dumb animals are more wholesome compan ions than the bulls and beara of Wall street, and the harvests will givebaclc smile for smile; W. J. BRYAN. . : - "Trust Us." ': ,. t ' , .Former Speaker Henderson, writing in ., tlie January. number of ".Everybody's jyragazlne,".',says that "when, tariff legislation -fcccomconcccaoaryf- it should be settled in the 'calm of national politics and not before or during the heat of a presidential battle." Mr. Henderson is among the distinguished Americans who "stand pat," those gentlemen .who insist that the American people should "let well enough alone" on the tariff question; and we have good reason to believe that he will be very slow to conclude that tariff legislation is ever necessary. But. what does Mr. Henderson mean when he says that the necessity for such legislation should be "settled" in the calm of national politics ,and npt before oi during the heat cf a presidential bat tle?. Who, if not the people, has the right to "settle" the question? Mr. Henderson was not willing for the ques tion to be "settled'' in the congressional elections of 1902, nor is he willing for it to be "settled" in the presidential election ot 1U04. What he means to say is that the people should have no part in the settlement of this question, but that they should trust Mr. Henderson's party to "settle it according to the judgment of Mr. Henderson's party's leaders.. "Mr. Henderson says that "the increasing wealth of the country is n-j confined to trust made .goods," and he says that "all are growing richer, more powerful and happier. There are a very large r umber of working men who yielded to the republican campaign slogan of 1900: "Pour years more of the full din ner pail," who will be able to tell the ex-speaker that "all" are not growing "richer, more power ful and happier." JJJt One of the Best of Men. General Victor Vifquam died at hit home in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, January 7. General Vif- quain was in the sixty-eighth year of his age, , having been born in Brussels, Belgium, on May 20, 1836. lie distinguished himself during th,o civil war and was voted, by congress, a medal for gal lant services at Fort Blakeley. -During the Spanish-American war, he was lieutenant colonel-' of the Third Nebraska, and upon Mr. Bryan's retire ment from the service, General Vifquain became the colonel of that regiment. General Vifquain was i. brave man and while he distinguished himself as a soldier, ho served his country no less faithfully as a- citizen. Ho was an intense democrat, ever "loyal to tvw ,. believed to be the people's interests ever w h for what he conceived to be "the Rvettoklntg .the greatest number." He was as fenderail lL tie as. he was brave, and there are thoim u(! r men outside of Nebraska who will : 3olS wiih8,,01 people of this sWe in paying loving trbulo 0 Victor Vifquain; one of the best of men. JJJ . ,, Protection pfjrusts. re.. Referring tot the -trusts in--window ch5?. .vtlie.Oliio StatQ;.Jiqurnal, republican paper niih lishedat Columw sayS.thtithe formation oi the new selling organization 'm the window -bs! industry will include about 85 per cent of the American manufacturing 'capacity The Jounni '.concludes: . :, r ,- , y . ' f l: . "The only : relief for the, Risers -of Wj11(UnY glass lies In tlie aboJiHon of ;the protective 'duties. The State Journal7 believes in tlio general principles i of prdtdctibh and recog . ; nizes the grept Influence they have nad on .American industrial devqlopmen.,, but when ... , both the capita and the labor in anindustry join hands to exact litifair and excessive prices from the consumers1 of "their product, . they forfeit the right, to- protection and ought .vto bo forced tq compete int,qnen. market with 4 jthe world.' '.,' "This is undoubtedly tfi case in the win dow glass industry in America and the soon . er congress applies the' remedy.dihe better it .. , will be for the, American, people.. A Mt. Vernon, O., reader jwhp. sends to The Commoner this clipping from the Ohio Slate Jour nal, says that "what the Jouiftal sas of the wui . dow glass industry may weiPbe said of all other ...concerns that seek .protection, because of eternal . infancy." Our Mt. Vernon friend seems to have hit the nail on the head; but is it1 not safe to say that . "when the election comes around, the Ohio Stale . Journal will be .found, giving cordial upport to ..-the political organization whose campaign funds . arp supplied by the trusts, anjl whose purpose is to "stand pat" in its plan to permit the few to . prosper at the expense of the many? .'. V'. ; '" ' le'nd a Hairi'd. The Commoner will enter uponlits fourth year with a largely increased circulation.. It is cjesiied during jhe, year of 19,0.4 totyce .The. 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