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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 20, 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE BUSINESS FARMER’S PAPER 
A National Weekly Journal l'or Country and Suburban Homes 
Established tsso 
Published weekly by the Rural Publishing Company, 409 Pearl St., New York 
Herbert W. Coeeingwood, President and Editor. 
John* J. Dielon, Treasurer and General Manager. 
Wm. F. Dieeok, Secretary. Mrs. E. T. Royle, Associate Editor. 
cers. President Taft vetoed the bill giving Arizona Our information is that Mr. Henry A. C. Taylor 
statehood because judges were not exempt from the has not yet apologized to the Guernsey Cattle Club. 
Some one asked if we really know who Mr. Taylor 
‘recall.” His strongest argument is that there are, 
as we all know, times when mob rule and passion 
would dictate at the very time that some strong man 
should have the power to stand up and decide a case 
on sober judgment. Again, we can easily see how 
is! We think so—he owns the Guernsey cow Missy 
of the Glen. This cow was reported as' making a re¬ 
markable test. It was so “remarkable” that the officers 
of the Guernsey Club felt it would discredit their club 
SUBSCRIPTION: ONE DOLLAR A YEAR 
the politicians or grafters could work up a movement and their cattle if they gave it authentic sanction Mr 
Toforei ^°^Sri? X fminey^er^^ 88 -^° r a S ainst an honest i ud S e w] io stood against their Taylor is the man who, through his lawyer, secured a 
order, person al check or bank draft. schemes, yet could not quite make them clear to the court injunction which compelled the publication of 
Entered at New York P ost office a s second class Matter. people. The “recall” for the ordinary State and this test with a legal string tied to its tail! But, in- 
Adrertisi^ra^w TOnts^r ^e^e-^wwds^Disc<^it foretime orders, county officers and for members of Congress has sists our questioner, do you know who Mr. Taylor is 9 
cash must acc ompany tra nsient orders. ’ become a necessity in most States. The demand for We think so. He is reputed to be worth more millions 
“A square deal” the recall of judges is caused by the action of many than Missy’s milk contained units of fat. A great 
mak?"good'™?STpSd Federal judges in handling cases against trusts and railroad man and a power in financial circles! But 
coi'imn^Sd^a^-Hsuch^s'vhidier^wnfbe'p^bMy^eiposed.^weprotect "saZ monopolies, yet those men, being appointed, could what of it? That is all the more reason why Mr. 
scribers against rogues, but we do not guarantee toadjust tnfling differences - — 
between subscribers and honest, responsible advertisers. Neither will we be 
responsible for the debts of honest bankrupts sanctioned by the courts. 
Notice of the complaint must be sent to us within one month of the time of 
the transaction, and you must have l lentioned The Rurae New-Yorker 
when writing the advertiser. 
TEN WEEKS FOR 10 CENTS. 
In order to introduce The R. N.-Y. to progressive. 
not be reached by the “recall.” 
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“FARM POLITICS.” 
Holding, as your paper does, the esteem of nine-tenths 
of the farmers, do you not believe that it is within your 
province and power so to arouse the farming communities 
Taylor should play fair with the public. A million 
made out of a railroad is made up of dimes and nickels 
which the public have contributed for transportation 
of their bodies, their food and their clothing. The 
railroad millionaire above all men should remember 
who made his fortune, and deal fairly with the public. 
intelligent farmers who do not now take it^we send it tha ^ they wilJ eithpr compel the old parties to nominate a He is the last one to be justified in sitting with 
m -i n I __ good sensible farmer for the Legislature this Fall, or his thumb at his nose on a soft court injunction! 
10 weeks for 10 cents for strictly introductory pur¬ 
poses. We depend on our old friends to make this 
known to neighbors and friends. 
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Ox September 11 the voters in Maine have a chance 
to vote on a bill to establish primary nominations. 
The last Legislature turned it down, but now under 
the initiative it goes to the people. The bill provides 
for nomination by petition, uniform primaries, party 
enrollment, plurality nomination and limitation of ex¬ 
pense. It is full and complete, and once in force will 
give the Maine people a power which will drive the 
organize and do it themselves? We mean by sensible 
farmer, if you please, one who has worked himself up 
from the bottom and knows by experience the difficulties 
of the working farmer. We do not believe that the or¬ 
dinary farmer will feel himself as well represented by the 
college graduate or “agriculturist” as by his neighbor. 
We believe the farmers were never in a better mood for 
this work than to-day, just waiting for some one to start 
the movement that, if it does not “arouse the world,” will 
arouse the people of these United States. 
Tompkins Co., N. Y. e. a, hawks. 
And we may begin to ask who are the men who 
represent the Guernsey breeders in this little drama? 
Why do they stand still and let the thumb be directed 
in their direction? 
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Why do you keep talking about this Collin bill? 
Why not take up some great issue? 
That is what we get from a man who is in favor of 
. . . . settling all the big issues at once. We take up the 
e lave receive so many letters like the above Collin bill for several good reasons. The principle 
that it seems best to talk the matter over with our 
readers. 
„ . which that bill stands for is of greater importance 
politicians into the river. How -we wish we could ferment of 'the”‘cowardly’"poTuida^ who ' llan ^ ^ °" ^ Pr ° dUCtS ' S ° me ° f °“ r ^ 
have such a chance in New York! 
I wish The It. N.-Y. would offer some solution to the 
farm labor problem in a popular Summer resort. Here 
we are with farms going to waste and the cottagers suf¬ 
fering for the things we might produce, while the demand 
for labor among the cottagers is so great, the prices they 
pay so high, and the hours and work so easy that the 
control the old parties. If we had such a primary law 
as operates in Oregon the country people would rip 
the Albany Legislature in pieces, while President Taft 
would lose half of the State delegates to the national 
convention. The politicians will deny this, but at 
heart they know better. The plain people are sick 
and tired of them, and are bitter over the fact that 
farmer has to rely for help on the chance tramp, or the Bie old caucus and convention system keeps these 
worst and most untrustworthy element in the community, 
so the result is his horses and cows are ruined, his crops 
improperly harvested, and himself a slave in a treadmill. 
Manchester, Vt. N. m. c. 
We cannot solve such a problem. Here is a case 
where a farmer might get nearly all the consumer’s 
dollar, yet conditions shut him away from produc¬ 
tion. On page 816 F. T. J. tells of a day spent in 
preparing for such a market. The usual Summer 
boarder or resident on his vacation does not set an 
energetic example for a boy or girl. Could the young 
people see these idle summerers at their work, there 
would be a different story, but when a boy in the 
hayfield sees a spender sitting in the shade it requires 
more than he can learn at an agricultural college to 
keep him at work. 
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You may or may not believe in woman’s suffrage. 
We will pass that, but you must agree that a farmer’s 
success will depend in a large degree upon the spirit 
with which his wife does her share. We believe 
there is no chance for any argument there. If the 
wife and daughter are in sympathy with husband 
and father in his farm work, the chances for profit 
and satisfaction are doubled over a situation where 
the man must fight out his hard problems alone. Some 
of the ablest and most influential farmers’ wives were 
school teachers or town girls before they were mar¬ 
ried. It would be a strong part of the study of farm 
success if we could know why such women chose 
farm life and farm work. We hope to present through 
the coming season a series of articles on “The Auto¬ 
biography of a Farmer’s Wife.” We want the real, 
live opinion of women who are capable of clear think¬ 
ing as to why they chose to be the head of a farm 
home. We shall be pleased to hear from women who 
have thought the subject out and feel that they have a 
message. 
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You have no doubt read much lately about the 
“recall” section in the proposed State Constitution of 
Arizona. In order that we may know just what this 
means we print on page 863 the “recall” section. You 
will see that it was proposed that when electors to 
the number of one-quarter of the votes cast at the last 
miserable leeches strapped to their backs. 
That is the fact—now what can be done? Of itself 
The R. N.-Y. has no power whatever. We are not 
afraid of any politician or public leech on the face of 
the earth. That requires little courage, for they are 
at heart a set of bluffers and moral cowards. Yet all 
that we can do is to express the honest convictions of 
our readers. The power is theirs—we can crystallize 
it and give it expression. We might talk all day, but 
ers may deny that, but we will stand by our state¬ 
ment. The tariff on grain and most other food pro¬ 
ducts has been little more than a farce. Just as soon 
as it got to the point where it promised to give direct 
benefit the “protected” interests were ready to give it 
up. The great tax which is eating the life out of 
farming is the middleman’s tax which leaves the 
farmer 35 cents of the consumer’s dollar. The Collin 
bill made an effort to help stop this by making the 
commission men play fair. We may as well look the 
situation right in the face. The people of this nation 
will insist upon a reduction of the tariff. The protec¬ 
tive policy which our farmers made possible lias 
built up town and city and taken the balance of 
power away from the country. The city people will 
demand cheaper food. They have been held up and 
robbed by the middlemen and handlers and all the 
if we had no backing it would be as empty and feeble time ^ iey were tau &ht to believe that the farmers 
as froth. Let it be understood, however, that The were ro ^i n g them and growing rich while doing it. 
R. N.-Y. is the voice through which 100,000 farmers ^°\v we must S et in closer to these consumers and. 
speak, and that they mean exactly what we say, and sIlow ^ ieiri the facts. Therein lies the hope for farm- 
every politician in the land will listen. Let us under- The Collin bill is a step along the way. It will 
stand then to begin with two things. The R. N.-Y. no * do i* a T but it will help, and it is work within 
can have no power except what its readers can supply, the reach of the fanners of New York. Many of the 
We stand ready and eager to give expression to youn Hrge battles against graft or injustice are beyond the 
desires, and to fight for them with you. direct reach of the average man. The one represented 
Now the first thing is, have you got to the point hy the Collin bill is of a size which we can all handle, 
where, if need be, you can cast an independent ballot? By forcing a law regulating commission men through 
No thief is afraid of a dog that is on a stout chain 1 the Legislature we gain experience and power needed 
No politician cares five cents for a man who is tied to do other and larger things. We mean business on 
so fast to an old party that he will vote the ticket this and want to hear from every New York farmer 
anyway. That has been the trouble in the rural coun- who will help regulate the commission business fairly, 
ties of New York, and all the fighting and talking 
and cursing on earth will never give us our rights 
until we can prove that we can slip the party collar 
when necessary. The way to “start the movement” is 
to find the strong man who cannot be bluffed or bull¬ 
dozed or bribed. There are plenty of them among the 
farmers of New York. The first thing is to get to¬ 
gether. Let us hear from every rural county in the 
State at once. The time has come to take care of the 
Legislature. We will take up this question about the 
fitness of farmers to make our laws next. Do we hear 
from the men who are willing to get out openly and 
fight? _ 
BREVITIES. 
Congress has finally passed a wool tariff bill which 
makes a deep cut in the duties on wool and its 
products. When Congress met it was the general 
belief that the Canadian reciprocity bill was the 
only tariff legislation that had any chance of passage. 
It has now become evident that there is bitter feel- 
election are not satisfied with the performance of au ing between the so-called Republican “insurgents’* 
elected officer they can petition for a new election. 
Then, by a majority vote, they can take him out of 
office. In some localities already this “recall” is now 
in force and has been invoked to remove officials who 
failed to do their duty. In principle and as applied 
to many offices it is right, and we believe it is only 
a question of time before it will be generally applied. 
The objection to the Arizona “recall” is that it 
applies to elective judges as well as other public offi- 
and President Taft. These “progressives” have 
united with the Democrats to pass the wool and other 
tariff bills. They evidently expect the President to 
veto them. Should he do so the Democrats expect 
to make the veto a strong campaign argument, while 
the insurgents expect such a veto to hurt Mr. Taft’s 
chances for renomination. It seems evident that the 
great battle next year will be between the producers 
and the great protected interests. 
Time is about up for seeding vetch north of New York. 
It will not answer to seed this crop too late. 
Keep it in mind. Barley and Canada field peas seeded 
now will make a good crop of hay, provided yon have a 
fair amount of moisture. 
And never forget that rye is the grain to sow late when 
all else has failed. Rye will cover the ground, save the 
nitrates and provide humus. 
Time has come to hunt up and sort the young pullets 
and get them ready for their Winter* job. They should 
start about when the children start at school. 
While New England fishermen have lost the tariff on 
fish, the fishermen of Nova Scotia have received from 
their government during the past 28 years bounties aggre¬ 
gating $2,805,632. 
Change the live stock of a neighborhood and you change 
the character of the people. Changing from egg produc¬ 
tion, or butter or wool, to meat, means new habits, and 
that means new men. 
Great stories are told of Japanese cane as a fodder 
crop for Florida. It makes an immense growth and keeps 
it up. Florida needs cane. The land frauds have raised 
enough cain down there. 
The French have a good penalty in their pure food 
laws. When a man is found guilty of adulterating or 
poisoning food he is fined and published. A baker in 
Havre sold wheat flour adulterated with rice. He was 
fined $5 and the judgment was ordered printed in two 
daily papers. We should have such laws here. The judg¬ 
ments against those food fakes should be ordered printed 
in the papers which are bribed by their advertising. 
