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merit with its attendant train of officials and ex- 

 penses is necessary. We believe our form of 

 government to be the best, and yet there are evils 

 and misgovernment, and crude methods of doing 

 things that obtain which lead to a reckless and 

 useless expenditure of much of our tax money, 

 which calls for some method of elimination. The 

 eliminating process can only be brought about by 

 the election of men to office who are honest and 

 have the broad vision of governmental affairs, 

 who know something of the principles of true 

 economy, and who know how to do things right. 

 When such men are elected to office, then we will 

 have the best management of governmental af- 

 fairs ; things will be done upon the best permanent 

 and economical basis possible to be obtained, and 

 our taxes will thereby be reduced to the minimum. 

 The farmer can assist in bringing about this state 

 of affairs when he becomes enough of the true 

 politician to take an active part in the primaries 

 and assists in nominating the men for office who 

 come up to the standard named, and to vote for, 

 and persuade other men to vote for, such men 

 whether they belong to his party or to another. 

 The farmer has it in his power to make himself 

 felt in the political world if he but asserts himself 

 with some vigor. The author has had a long and 

 varied experience in politics, and he knows that 

 the politician fears the farmer vote, and many and 

 varied are his devices to keep it in inactivity un- 

 less he can get the farmer's activity going in his 

 direction. Be enough of the politician to see that 

 the right men are elected to office, and that the 

 wrong ones who have been elected are retired. 



