Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
TO THE FARMERS OF TENNESSEE.
An Address from the Executive Com
mittee of the State Farmers
Association.
The I'd Annual Convention to Meet in
Nashville, June 4th, 1884.

:
AT meeting Of the Executive Com.
mittee of the State Farmers Associa>
ton, held on the 10Th of March, in
Nashville, it was, after due considera>
ton, decided that the I'd Annual
Convention of this Association should
be convened at Nashville, in the capt.
tai building, Wednesday, June 4,
1884.
As regards place and time, Nash
vile was selected because of its more
central location, and as it was deemed
important by the committee to have on
this particular occasion as large a dele.
cation as possible from all parts of the
State, this place was thought to be
the most suitable, and would probably
attract a larger number of farmers
than any other point that could have
been selected.
1t was decided however, that hereaf-
erthe Annual State Conventions should
be held alternately in the three grand
divisions of the State, and that the
place for holding the next Convention
for 1885 should be in either East or
West Tennessee, as may be decided by
a vote of the Convention on June 4.
As regards the time selected, it was
deemed best to meet previous to the
various political conventions, and the
usual attending excitement of politics
that must naturally ensue during the
coming summer, in order that the farms
ers may calmly consider their various
needs and rights as regards legislative
enactments, and be prepared to work
together more fully in the selection of
such candidates. for legislative and
other State officers as will faithfully
guard their interest in all departments.
By having full delegation Of farm
ers present from all parts of the State
at the time named, their various wants
and needs as regards legislative enact
ments can be made known and fully
discussed previous to selection of can
didates, who, before they are selected
or voted for, should be required tc
make known their views as regards the
expressed wants of the farmers in con-
vention, as none but good and true
men who will stand firmly by our in
terest under all circumstances should
be selected by us as lawmakers, or fol
any other position of trust.
That the farmers of Tennessee, anC
of the Union, have this power within
their own hands if they will only plac'
themselves in a position to exercise it
there can be no question.
Then why should they longer defe
placing themselves in that position
when it only requires union and CO
operation under proper system Of or
ganization to guarantee attention ant
respect for their just demands?
Why should they continue to hum
bly, plead in vain for their just an,
honorable, but long>deferred rights
when they can be simply demanded
and instantly obtained, through tina
cheap, simple, and well known sourc
of power-organized cooperation
as it may be exerted through county
State, and National Conventions?
I The following questions are suggest
en- as part of those that will probabl
be discussed by the Convention. an
farmers throughout the State are re
quested to call together their count
organizations during the months
April or May for the purpose of COZ
sidering these and others that they ma
desire to place before the State Cor
ventiOn:
l. AS regards the best mode of ell
waiting and promoting the farming il
terests of the States.
2. Should not the agricultural il
terest of the Union insist upon a large
appropriation for the department an
the creation Of another cabinet ofic
to be filled by the Commissioner ,
head of the agricultural bureau.
8. Are not farmers entitled to sue
laws as will better protect their feel
garden, and orchard productions fro
theft.
4. Should we have stock or n