The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-03
THE KANSAS FARNERS in
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
Second i avs Proceedinss-A Ceast
tuition Adopted.
Agriculture Declsrsd the Basis q
National Prosperity.
The second and lsst meeting Of the Farm
ers' State Convention was held at Represen
,ative Hall, Topeka. on Thursday last
The meeting Was called to order by tn
President, Hon. John Davis. The Conven
lion Immediately proceeded to the consider
alton of the resolutions, which had been reat
At the former session. The following reso!u
ton was read:
Resolped, That organization is the grea
want of the producing cla@es at the presen
time. and We recommend every farmer in tn,
State to become q member of some Farmen
club, grange of the patrons of husbandry Of
other local organic alton.
An animated discussion arose on an amend.
ment that the resolution be Land upon the
table, some members taking the ground that
ihe perfection of an organization should b
,.ached without Offering violence TO the
principles of any of it's members. The reso-
ltion, they ob.erved, alluded to the patrons
Ct husbandry, which ia a secret society, and
uld not therefore be expected to cooperate
efectually with ether sosieties which were
nk secret The shibboleih of a secret organ
l. alton could not either be universal or gen.
cal in its application. Those who did not
b,lieve in secret organizations could not
q md with il. The advocates of the resolu-
tin, on the other hand, maintain that there
vs. no just ground for excluding socieiies
from the organization on account OF secrecy
They were all engaged in q common cause,
and should take no advantage of any other
association. Ii was only different means
towards the attainment of common end
After pro,racted discussion, Mr.. Lawrence,
Of Leavenvorth, thought important time
Wis being wasted in this matter. He was in
favor of a good organization, and believed in
~ sPtiuS Tue VI uaut
or character, 40 long they belonged TO the
fag ming interest He believed in general
- citation that would embrace all.
On motion, the consideration OF the reso-
luton was postponed until the report of the
committee on permanent organization was
received.
The committee on resolutions made re-
port of resolutions, embracing those already
resd before the Convention.
The report of the committee was received,
and the committee discharged
The consideration of the resolution on
taxes vas taken up, and upon being read,
wa unanimously adopted.
TARIFF LAWS.
The resolution on amendment TO the tariff
Law was next in order.
Blr. Click of A.chi-on, denounced the
tariff and banking laws as the chief source of
oppression to the agricultural interests of the
country. He entered into an elaborate expo
sition of the operations of the tariff laws and
showed very foicibly how rings and monop-
olies have been organized, and how they
have manipulated Congress in order to per
petuate oppressive taxation.
Major F. 4. Miller, of the State Agricul-
tural College, St. Louis and Mr.. Van
Wrinkle participated in the debate on the res
oluiion. Mr.. Van Wrinkle moved to amend
by leaving out the resolution. He said that
that it was a combination of the salt dealers
that made the trouble and not the tariff, and
tlAat the way 10 meet it was to manufacture at
home. On vote being had the amendment
va lost and and the resolution adopted.
Ex-Governor Robinson, Chairman of the
Com mittee on Permanent Organization made
. report which WAS received and the commit
tee discharged.
RAILROAD FREIGHTS
Tie consideration of the resolution per-
timing to railroad freights and fares, was
neN considered.
TIE President stated that in the warfare
In illinois between the roads aud the people,
the roads had claimed ver,ed rights in their
charters and relied upon them. The Su-
peeme Court, however, recognized the rights
Of the people, and it was only by flaw in
the Law that the roads had gaine'i temper
aEy victory.
Mr. Lines moved to use the word request
instead of demand where il occurs in the res
olution in relation to asking representatives
ioe certain things and 70 moved.
Mr.. Oils, Of Shawnee, beIieved in taking
the bull by the horns, and he put in the word
demand because he meant il.
Q lite number of gentlemen participate
In the discussion.
NJ. Van Wrinkle offered s,I s;iiutc, which
wss lost.
NJ. Lines offered the following substitute:
R,solrcd, That We earnestly request the
Leg stature OF DOR State, At its nexi session /;
70 enact q Law regulating freishts and fares
upon our railroads, upon basis of Justice ;
and that We further rq lest our members in
Coasress to urge the favorable action Of that
body, where the ssme power exists beyond
all doubt, 10 the same end. and if need be to
construct National highways at the expense
of tl,e Government.
NJ. Lines said that President Grant. in
svo u three message, had suggested the ne
cesai:y on the part of Congress, to provide
sene means for cheap freight between the
Sab ards
M. OILS Of Shawnee, wanted the old res
olution with its demand epon our Represen-
tafives to stand He thought that our Gov
erncrs, Representatives and President vers
- much the sevsnts cf the people ~ tn
man who carted dung, or the scsveneers OF
our streets.
Er. Line. did not believe in lifting hat
tlsnxe every time person wished to hsv
something done, and he believed that re
spsctful language should accompany our re
quest
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of Shawnee, reminde
he convention that while they might b
eovcreieus il we're well to still remember chs
hey were 1iso gentlemen.
On vote being had, the substitute Of NJ