Milford chronicle., 1883-12-14

WISH 10 call your attention 10 TIT
o AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
e of Delaware College. AS it is support
: ed by the public funds, we should see
e to it as agriculturists, that the Depart
g ment is conducted in the best possible
I manner, to further the object in view.
Our relations with the head of the De-
f partment should be the most friendly.
desire to call the especial attention
of tie Sisters to
HOME EDUCATION
of our children. This is a subject in
which you are peculiarly interested
and its Importance calls for, and l sim
cerely hope, will receive. your earnest
and prayerful consideration aud cu-Op-
GRAFTON.
+ NATIONAL DEPA ART8TENT OF AGRICCL-
TURE.
The National Grange after repeated
failures, will again make an effort to
have Department of Agriculture Gre
ated with the officer in charge, a MEM
Der of the Pres dents Cabinet. The
Importance of the industry, in which
we are engaged, in its relation to the
general prosperity of the country.
makes the success of this movement
highly desirable, and our efforts to OBJ /
tain the desired result should be untir- /
ing.
PATENT LAWS.
Although appeals have been made.
almost innumerable to the law max
ers for change in the patent laws,
yet without avail
In their working as at present con
stituted they are unjustin the extreme.
placing burthens on the innocent user
or consumer, that rightfully belong (
on the manufactures or vender. This I
question should be continually agi- 1
tated until the law is changed by
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DUTY ON WOOL. {
Congress in adjusting the Tariff c
Laws Ofthe country, has made reduc- i
ton in the duty on foreign wool This I
action is a serious blow and an unjust e
against one of the most d
npOrtant branches of agriculture, re-
iucihg the value on the clip of the s
PRESENT season an average of at least p
i've cents per pound; the whole v
# which reduction in the United G
states reaching into the millions of il
IOllars. Persistent effort should be fl
made to have the,duty restored.
l advise that this State Grange take a!
eeided action on these subjects that al
equire National Legislation, and take fl
measures to acquaint our Senators and p
in Congress, with the al
esires of our people, in regard to g
lem. So
STATE LEGISLATION.
1t is clearly one of our duties and a ga
ght which we possess as citizens. to W
Sc our combined influence in legisla- co
on in our own Stale. pr
That the Constitution under which WI
e are working as a State is clearly
Ot adapted to our needs, in this pro
'essive age, is question on which stl
telligent individuals should have ed
1t one opinion. Without going into tn
discussion of the merits of the cues. to
)n involved, l will merely mention
W of the changes that are Imperative adj
demanded by the people; and leave
EN- with you for such action as Won GF
ay think their importance REQUIRES EN-
The present law for the
ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF
TAXES, an
unjust and unequal in many rs- CIR
ects. 1t taxes the Farmer for his in mi
btedness as well as for what he ac- ord
ally owns. A poll Taxpayer refus- 4
9 TO pay his tax, is excused from s
ylrg 1t the succeeding year, his WI
me being stricken from the list. the
ereby placing increased burden on the
citizen owning personal and real SEC
)pertY. 7
The present 6
SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION me
our law-making bodies, is unjust to the
people of portion of our State. the
Z great and glaring wrong is COM det
tied, in taxing people to support A
overnment in which they have not .
equal voice. That this wrong is o1
'mitted to stand in our organic law, IN ~"
mot be denied, ,and it is disgrace to sart aT
State. SCI
We as members of an organization. Ni1 z,
ich has adopted as principles the 9,
tbs set forth in our Declaration of ~ -
rpOses, should work unitedIv to ~. ~.
'e these wrongs wiped from our Iion m0 7,
ute books, so that in the words of borll l0
Declaration of Purposes, there will ~
Proper equality equity oo0
fairness; protection for the weak Soti.
raint upon the strong, in short haS,
ly distributed burdens. and iustIv '0S'
ributed power. These are Ameri- A.
ideas, the very essence of Ameri- baX
independence, and to advocate the zoo,
trary, is unworthy of the sons and fba
ghters of an American Republic.U 80,
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