So Mote It Be

This country surprises itself and astonishes the world now and then by demonstrating how exhaustless are its resources in the way of men to carry on alinost any business. We object to a man after he and nis friends think the country caimot do without hiin. We go out among the people and fínd a substitute who of ten turns out better than his predecessor. Missouri and Kansas are agricultural states, and there are plenty of farmers who have education and training in business sufficient to fill acceptably official position of almost any kind. Why should they not be honored? Why should not the thought of the farm be directly represented in the cooncils of the two states? The rise of the farmer in politics is the leading characteristic of the present era. He is about to learn and teach a great deal. He will prove his capacity and gain confidence; he will learn that good men oatnumber the bad in all classes. Antagonisms will be smoothed down by contact, and the end will be a higher mutual respect and warmer friendship among the various occupations of ern win&nca. - Kansas City Times. We might do without our statesmen and hold up onr head as high as any nation. The loss of some of them, indeed, would be a clear gain. We could not do without our farmers. We could