The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-04


leans township. winnpshi.k county
Iowa, hell al ,h. srhnal house In
,ilstii,., NJ. =. for the pnrpos. ~
organizing for +, sistanee In Il legal
manner. all attempts ioeollc.t royal.
ties on drive wells ~ balhsd wire. ~
any patent article TINT l,a~ been
purchased Tor farm purposes and
honestly paid for.
/, |. proposed that VIZ Ind out the
purpose ~ the DEBORAH organization
Moved and carried That n commit.
tee II three h. appointed IL confer
with til DEBORAH organization. %
ascertain L. purposes. with view
of uniting With II.
committec--C. Fuller. G.. Crapscr,
and ]. l. Mnrtha.
Moved md carried that Il commit
tec % three be- appointed 10 draft u
series Ut resolutions In accordance,
with tn sense of this meeting. That
justice To ourselves demands ri W.
prnmp, action. even to the nss cf ii
hemp rope. hayonct or bucket Of tar,
That principals nj agents must I'M.
drfstana that We are not IN hc ttific,l
with. anl for their interest they hal
better give this town il wide berth.
Cumlnittrr W. Danfarth. j. L.
Mnfiha. and John u. Miles.
The committee reported series
.of resolutions, which were ON motion
adopted
Moved anil carried thai the rc~o.
lntions he published IN the papers u
Ninneshirk and Howard counties
anl the Western Stock Journal III
Celal Rapids, also Ia the Des Moinc>
Register.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS. The claimants of divers
patented articles TINT ha,ehesn pur
chased ind n-rd by the farmers 81
III. State. the prices paid therefor
covering fully ~ thu purchasers had
reason IL believe and dn believe, iii.
full value OF such patented article
together with any patent pertaining
thereto Therefore,
Res0iretl. That We believe II II du.
~ W. owe to society and to onrselyc,
~ members thereof. to combine Il
resist hy all lawful means tho col
lection Of any royalty on my such
patented articles.
End. Tint We will appeal to IN,
courts for the protection of our right,
against all such swindlcs, and de-
mand thnt the law be so constrnc,
~ 70 nfrord protection t. tho people
otherwise Tint by revolution on III,
courts or otherwise. VI. make adycrs,
construction Of the law ~ migratory
ns the Infamous bred scott decision
became through revolution.
!. That while VI would use ever,
effort 70 prevent encroachMcnt npoi
thu rights OF u pMtentee In his inyrn
ton. ". demand that III seek his r.
dress against the persons who hav,
used his invention frandnlcntly
rather than against the person WHIT
hus purchased the same innoccntly.
Ith. That VIZ demand immc.lat,
lrsi Station 80 modifying the raicn
laws IA ID afford protection 10 IN,
,lnwafy who purchase patented good
Of any kind. and that the State en-
ploy counsel to defend the peopl,
and protect them In the full enjoy
mcnt Ut their rights In goods bongh
In the open market III fair markc
prices,
9Th. That should the courts decil,
adversely 10 our rights touching III
enjoyment Of articles patented o
otherwise bought nj fair prices In tn
open market, then II becomes us a
men who know our rights, To organ
izc vigilance committees or othc
effective means IN defend our proper
~ by force and arms.
Minutes approved. On motion AL
ionrncl to meet 1T this place. Apr
l2th lS7O, ~ h o'clock i. III.
w. DAxroRTH. Chairman.
&. FULLER. Scct'y.