Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-16
AGRICULTURISTS.
They Hold Their Annual
Convention.
THE oLEoMAReARINE BILL.
President Cleveland Cannot Attend
but Writes a Strong
Letter.
THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL

their seventh annual convention IN tnis
city. After few pre- iiminaries, joseph
b. Bsall opened the convention with a
long speech. He stated that the con.
vention was called to celebrate the most
important victory ever won for agricul-
ture, the passage Of the oleomargarine
law; to take action toward refining and
increasing the strength Of agricultural
interests in the Senate, Congress and
5 ate legislature, and to discuss the
general interests Of agriculture.
President Cleveland sent the follow.
ing:
SARASAc INN, Sept. ~, 1886.
Jose1h Fl Beaii. Esq President,
NV Dear Sir.-Your letter Of the Sd
inst, surplemenling our plessant inter
view and containing an Invitation to at
lend the national convent of the
American Agricultural and D.iry Assoc
cation ia r. csived. l should be glad to
accept the kini invitation rendered and
avail mys. L Of the ol portunity the
convention will ,rd to meet rspresrn
tatives Of an interest 60 important and
valuable ss that which the farmers and
aRriculturists Of this country have iu
charge. The relation Of this interest to
the welfare aud prosperity Of our land 10
50 intimate that it's proper and legitimate
care and protection is in my opinion a
patriotic duty. This consideration ele.
Yates the responsibility Of those in any
wise intrusted with our farming
industry beyond the plane Of mere sci.
fishness, and should induce conservatism
and moderation. Demands made IN
such 4 spirit cannot fail to enact Just
and appreciative response from those
who make and execute our laws.
hope that the coming convention may
be productive Of the beat resalts to sgri-
culturists - we'll - to ell the people Of
our country. and although plans already
made and engagements already agreed
upon will prevent my accepting your in
vitation, I shall be much interested in
its objec.s and purposes.
Yours sincerely,
(Signedj GROVER CLEvELAND.
Congressman James Buchanan, Of
New York, addressed the convention on
the subject Of the 0leomargsrine bill,
and In his remarks said that during the
next session Of Congress efforts would be
made either to repeal or modify the law,
and he advised tho convention to hold
itself ready to oppose such attempts.
The following report of the COMMITTEES
on Resolutions was adopted:
WHrREAs. Agriculturist's interests
and the welfare Of this country are
property Of Industrial cicizens and 10 of
first Impotence to agricultural legisla.
tion or loeisl alton dsrigned to promote
and protect conditions Of sgricnlturist.
to prev vent injuries and depressing in
resulting from inroasis OF fraud
is and always will be desirsble, therefore
be Il
Re1olped, That TO maintain and set
what las been secured to the farmers in
the pasr, and to secure what may be de.
sirabie 10 the future, this CONVENTION,
representing 5000, 900 Of farmers IN this
.ouutry, aud the interests Of pure legis-
lation, the prosperity OF the county aud
the welfare Of farmers, urges for the best
consideration Of farmers and people 1t
large uf the country that no man should
be elected to Congse-s who, BY hi past
rec rd and present reputation, is an ago
a 10 to the pros. .'erty Of the great in-
,ius ries Of the country. aud be il fur.
lher
Rfsoiueds That we, the farmers Of the
Un,ted States in Convention sssrmi led.
iaiy recogniz. the earnest, intelligent
ana effective labor Of its FIR ends in Com
zre,s in securing The asssge II the Oleo.
man 6 ,rIne Bill aud that e Is the seuse OF
his convention that such friends are en-
titled to and deserve the unqualified
support Of the farmers regardless Of
parry lines or affiliations.
Rtsoived. That it Is the duty OF the
general government to use all iis powers
~ legislation and by treaty to have re-
moved every discrimination against our
products and 10 extend the area and
volume of our productions.
Resolved, That the immense increase
# agricultural interests de mand a St Gre
ary of Agriculture, with rights and
Of Cabinet minister.
Mr.. Burroughs, President of the New
Jersey State Board of Agriculture, Of
fsrt d the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby call upon
the Congress Of the United states to re-
wise the tariff laws Of the country as to
protect the agricultural industries of
the country by imposing such duties Tor
cereal and DAIRY products so as to cur.
tail, If not entirely stop, foreign compe-
ton in these productions.