| Show FOR Fon THE INTEREST OF OP TILE THE FARMERS It would woul bo ho a a. curious thing if f the farmers of ot the country were to vote oto for a return of Democracy to power power- Of or all classes they have havo prospered most by tho the operation of ot Republican policies by tho fact tact that the Republican party part Is Js In power And very cry few farmers are dull duH enough to quarrel with their thel bread broad and butter This is what tho tiro n Republican candidate for the Presidency says of ot them As the Republican platform says the welfare of or the farmer falmer is vital Hal to that of tho the whole country One of tho the strongest hopes of or returning returning- prosperity Is bas based l on the business S which his crops aro are to af af- ford Ho lie Is vitali vitally interested In the restraining of at excessive excessive- and unduly discriminating railroad rates in tho the enforcement of ot the pure food toad laws in tho the promotion of I scientific agriculture and In increasing ing the tho comforts of country life al as by the extensIon extension extension exten exten- sion of free rural delivery Tho Tito policies of oC the lie present administration which havo have most Industriously Industriously industriously promoted all these objects cannot fail fall to commend themselves to his approval and It Is difficult difficult dif dif- to see how inow with his Intelligent appreciation of the threat to business s prosperity involved in Democratic l success at tho the polls poll he hc can do otherwIse otherwise other other- wise than give hc his hits full lull and hearty hearly support to tho the continuation of the policies of the present adminIstration administration admin admin- under under- He Republican pUblican auspices There was a time when Democracy was tho the ideal of the nation that farmers were not supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be bo business ss men They really were engaged engaged en en- in clearing away tho forests in tho timber Umber country and draining or Irrigating land in the level sections The They were too busy making their f farms to think of anything else But Rut your our farmer of ot today is a business man Ho has his land In shape and he lie II la is working lo to lomako tomake make mako money It Is not his chief aim but it is ono one of his alms alma And that is a sharp conjurer who can blind him to that motive The Tho farmer knows his business is belter better oft orr when tho the Republicans are In power lIe He would bo ho silly sUly indeed If he voted for low prices and no nr de de- de c- c mand The Tho Republican party parly will have havo no firmer support than from front the farmers of or the tho nation |
