THE FARMER IN POLITICS 141 



tion will not soon be forgotten by those who 

 took part in the movement. Some way had to 

 be found of arousing sufficient interest to make 

 farmers think, even if it hurt. 



In the days of horse-drawn vehicles for 

 pleasure, one frequently noted a dashing team on 

 one side of the street and a tired, moping 

 delivery horse on the other. The team gave an 

 observer the impression of somehow being proud 

 of their job and conscious of their merit, while 

 the delivery horse showed no interest in any- 

 thing. The team had a will of their own, as 

 was shown by the care with which the driver 

 handled them, while a lash of the whip meant 

 nothing to the delivery horse other than that he 

 quickened his pace somewhat. 



Looking back now, one would think that the 

 early U.F.O. leaders must many a time have 

 pondered this very picture, for they went 

 directly at arousing in the farmer respect for 

 himself and his job. Was it not agriculture 

 that they were out to help primarily? Then 

 demand a square deal for agriculture, and on 

 the basis of agriculture rally the farmers. In 

 other words, arouse in the farmer a class 

 consciousness. 



The programme was as successful as it was 

 direct, and by that plan of action it was only a 

 step to political action, as sure to follow as day 



