The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-04
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CultUTlSt.
Resolved, That we recommend that
our Representatives and Senators in
Congress, have established at every
telegraph Office in the United States a
system of weather signals, so that any
person near the telegraph station can,
by observation, be Uniformed as to the
predictions of the Weather Bureau.
WHEREAS, The present operation Of
the Inter States Commerce Law does
not give the relief anticipated by the
people, we recommend to our Senators
and Representatives in Congress, that
amendments be added to said law so
that the people may receive more. pro-
lection against the exactions of our
railroad corporations. 'n
WHEREAS, Combinations have been
made and are being made by corpora
tions and individuals so that the price
of many articles of general use by the
people of the United States are in
creased beyond their fair market value,
and thus all consumers are taxed to
add to the wealth of these great CON-
binations of capitalists, and thus keep
ing large masses of our fellow citizens
in poverty. Therefore, ,Ho:gLo7sI
(. Resolved, That we call upon our
Representatives aud Senators in Con-
,gress assembled to use all the power
given them by the Constitution and
laws to- destroy existing, and prevent
the formation of such trusts and COM
binations, and thus relieve the people
of their, cruel and unjust exactions.
Resotved, That we most heartily en-
dorse the patriotic course of Senator
John Fl. Reagan, of Texas, for his
timely action as Senator in this matter.
Resolved, That the Secretaries of
this Association be required to have
these resolutions and all others Of a
similar nature passed by this Associa-
tion, properly, engrossed and present
ed to each member of the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Con-
gress of the United States.
MORE MONEY IN CIRCULATION IS DEMAND
ED BY THE FARMER AND LABoRER.
" WHEREAS, The depression in agri-.
culture is widespread, entailing loss
and suffering upon the great mass. of
industrial workerssof this country, and,
WHEREAS. the endsaof this depres-
sion have been greatly increased by
the withdrawal from circulation of
large amounts of money, contracting
the currency and impeding a return Of
fair prices and prosperity. Therefore,
Resolued, That the condition of agri-
culture in the United States requires
that all money now improperly de-
tanned from the channels of trade
should be set free, and Gbe allowed to
perform its natural functions in reliev-
ing the embarrassments of the people,
and; whereas labor is the basis of the
wealth of nations, and the interests of
a people, is best subseryed when labor
receives its just reward.
'Resolued, That we favor paying to
the laboror the highest wages which
the result of his work justifes, and we
hold that the removal of all impedi-
ments to a restoration of prosperity,
embracing the return of all money
now locked up to its lawful uses, is
demanded in order to secure for labor
its proper compensation, as we'll as to
re-estsblished the agriculture of the
United States on a healthy and pros
porous basis. =,
Resozved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to each Senator and
Representative in Congress.
OUR BANKING SYSTEM FOSTERS MONOPOLY.
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
Convention, that the monopolzing
features of the National Banking Laws
are oppressive, and unsuited to the
interests of our agricultural people
and ought to be repealed.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS TO BREAK THE
BAGGING TRUST.
Resolued, That the Congress of the
United States is hereby memoralized
to immediately repeal the tax upon
imported jute and jute bagging, with
q view to defeat the combination of
capitalists known as the Jute Trust.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, Irrigation, from the
earliest ages, has been recognized as
one of the most useful and lndlspens-