The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
GOV. TILDEN ON TAXATION.
ADDRESS AT CENTRAL NEW
YORK FAIR.
The Evil Of the Times--Special Weight
Of the Burden Upon Farmers---the
Power In the hands Of Farmers
to Effect Complete Change.
lBH telegraph to Me N. Y. Tribune.

who haye gathered here from radius of
500 miles to attend the central New York
fair, which opened on the I'D, was great
ly augmented to-day, notwithstanding the
unpropitious weather, on account OF the
presence of Gov. Tilden. The governor
arrived here at 6 o'clock last evening as |
Senator Kernan's guest. At 3 o'clock to- |
day Gov, Tilden, Senator Herman, Mayor |
Hutchinson, 7. r. Proctor, president of the
Agricultural Association, and ex- Gov.Sey
mour arrived at the fair grounds in car
riages. escorted by the Young's Independ-
ent Cavalry Corps, Young's mounted band,
the Adjutant Bacon Cadets of this city,
and the old Utica band The governor
was cheered as he stepped upon the COW
cred platform facing the grand stand. A
race was then pending, but the quarter
stretch was instantly filed with people, and
Unexpected address was not delayed. Last
year Gov. Dix spoke and was introduced
by Democrat. This year Mr.. Proctor,
the president of the Association, Repub-
lican, presented Gov. Tilden, In his in
troductory remarks, Nh. Proctor, alluded
to the subject of taxation and said: 1--WE
greet you, Sir, because we are naturally in
full sympathy with your independent pa
triotism and fearless efforts to release the
people Of this state, and more especially
the labor which is used in the production
of the products of the soil, from ruinous
taxation" AS Gov. Tilden came forward
to speak, he was greeted with three cheers,
twice repeated. He spoke as follows:
NEW YORK AGRICULTURE.
Mr.. Proctor, gentlemen of the fair, and
citizens of central New York: felicitate
myself that have to-day an opportunity
to witness the magnificent display of your
industries, and what is more magnificent,
this mass of farmers and citizens New
York is foremost Of all the states of the
American Union in its agriculture. 1t
embraces the largest number of farmers
1t has more invested in the value of its
farms and agricultural implements, and
every year yields larger product of its
agricultural industry, than any of the
American commonwealth. True it is that
New York is transcendent In her CON-
merce. She exceeds in her manufacturing
and her mechanical industries all Of the
states Of the American Union. But with
these great achievements in the industrial
arts she still maintains her front rank in
agriculture.
THE GOVERNORS AGRICULTURAL LINE
AGE.
Fcllow-citizens, farmers Of Central New
York; know that in addressing you
have to encounter dangerous rivalry
Here among you is the illustrations dairy
man of Deer6eld, farmer Horatio Sey
mour-[applause and laughter and
have to compete with the ornate orator
of Roscoe Conkling, and with the fervi
eloquence of Francis Herman. two.famou
husbandmen of Utica-Lapplausel but
venture to assert some claim to an au
dience among the farmers of this count
and this part of the state. At any rate
ifI have not done much in my own da
and generation in agriculture, at least
can claim long line of ancestors devote
to the tillage of the soil. Applause.
Two hundred and forty years ago the al
cestor whose name | bear came to thi
country. At that time man was nc
allowed to emigrate unless he was certiie
to by the public authorities, and they Gel
tilted my ancestor as a yeoman of SaxO
aud Kentish England, which had preserve
it's free customs and immemorial libertit
during all the commissions of the feud;
ages. l therefore assert my patent {
nobility in the descent from yeomen
whose race for many centuries there ha
never been any submission to arbitrar
power. Applause.
Fellow-citizens, as | grew up l live
among farmers, not in city like this
Utica, not in village, but in hamle
where almost every man met was till,
of the soil, believe that learned to u
derstand their temper, their character, an
their interests; and ever since through lii
have been mindful of them in the humb
part haye taken in the conduct of publ
day, by the remarks made by the pres
dent of your society, to say to you a fe
words in regard to the interest of Il
farmers Of the state of New York in Il
present condition of our public affair
have no word of partisan character
utter. have nothing to say to you tn
an American citizen should not say
every other American citizen, of whatev
political party or whatever polite
opinions.
FARMERS AND TAXES.
My proposition then, gentlemen, is tn
the farmer, more perhaps than any 9th
class, sinterested in the question of taxati
which has been adverted to by the pres
dent of your association. The gains
the farmer come slowly and with difficult
No fortunate speculations, no turn of Il
markets, no exercise of his wits, fill
little treasury, 1t is toil,-honest, patier
industrious, toil-to which alone he CT
look for his little surplus, which at the Ell
OF the year enables him to fill his lit
store, and to meet the constantly recI
ring demands of the tax gatherer. l 50
therefore, that he more than any 9th
citizen OF our community is interested
this question. Now, my fellow-citize,
what are the facts in respect to this M
ter? Our forefathers fought that Nh
might establish, on this continent. an ;
ISOLATION of equal American citizens, W
should be able to conduct their put
affairs by asimple government, ATTENDING
few common objects, maintaining iusti
protecting the citizen, and leaving
mass OF his earnings in his pocket, to
disbursed according to his tastes or desi
They flea to this country from the oppr
sion and the burdens of European COVE
ment, and established free comm
wealth of American citizens, in the he
that through all the future their insti
tons might be preserved at small &C
with Justice to all with fruralitv of adm