I remember that Secretary Fairchild had some considerable trouble with the sugar people at that time. but the particulars I do not recall. I am very much obliged. however. to my friend from Louisiana for calling attention to that matter. and I have no doubt that his statement is correct. One can understand that in India. where hundreds of millions of people are crowded into a small country. where people live year by year on the small crop of rice raised by each. a failure of crop brings untold misery. but in a country like ours. where we have a wide expanse of practically unsettled territory. and where there is a constant effort to indie immigration for the purpose of increasing the numbers of our people. blessed by Providence with the greatest natural resources. a genial climate. a fertile soil. with all the cereals and all the fruits belonging to a temperate climate growing luxuriantly in every section. with boundless supplies of coal. iron. and timber. where seedtime and harvest. under Gods providence. do not fail. it seems incredible that there should be at any time a condition of general financial distress. Our people are energetic. temperate. and frugal. blessed with great activity. earnestness. and originality. they labor incessantly. economize constantly. and yet axe face to face with want. It is not their fault.
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