The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-16
The Montgomery Convention De-
clares Its Position in Unmis-
taxable Language.
The Congress Demands the Same
Treatment That Favored Man
ufacturers Receive
The Leaven OF Tariff Reform Working
A Declaration In Favor Of the Re-
monetization Of silver.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nov. lh.-The National
Farmers congress adjourned to-day and
the delegates left this morning for New
Orleans. The new officers are: Il. I, kalb,
of Alabama; vice president. A. W. Smith, OF
Kansas: secretary. b. F. Clayton, of Iowa;
treasurer, William Lawrence. of Ohio. Vice
presidents were elected from each state.
The congress decided 10 hold the next
meeting in Iowa. the day to be hereafter
designated. committee was appointed to
report TO the next meeting suggestions for a
national flower. resolution TO remove
the tax on tobacco, and one declar-
ing the government does not need the
money raised by internal revenue
taxation. and that the congress favors
the repeal of the internal revenue laws. and
that taxes rnised from wbiskey and tobacco
be relegated to the different states to re
lieye them Of local taxation, was taken up
and the adverse reports concurred in. A
resolution was offered by Tabor. of Colo
rado, asking congress TO select Chicago as
the best point for the location of the
worlds fair in 1892. Kelly, of Kansas, Of
fered an amendment, striking out Chicago
and inserting st. Louis. Lost. The ques-
tion coming up on locating the fair at Chi
A resolution was unanimously adopted
| favoring comprehensive scheme
for the improvement of the Miss
issippi river and the building OF
a ship canal across Illinois. connecting the
Mississippi river and Lake Michigan. and
recommending that the United States con-
gress make liberal appropriation there
fore. Secretary Rusk and Statisticlan
Dodge. of the agriculture department, were
unanimously elected honorary members.
The majority resolution on the tariff
question adopted last night states sub
stantiaily that while congress maintains the
policy of protective tariff we demand that
all farm products be as fully protected as
the most favored Of manufacturing indus.
tries that while tariff protects the impor'
tations of foreign carpets and other articles
we demand the duties on mutton sheep and
wool of all kinds be 80 increased IN IL
equally prohibit the importation of mutton
| sheep and wool of every kind which can,
under protection he sufficiently produced
at fairly remuneratiye prices ~ supply
all American wants; that If protection IL
this extent be denied We eill upon
| the farmers Ot the United States IN assert
their power at the ballot box and otherwise
to right the wrong and injustice of dis
| elimination against them. The resolutions
declare the farmers Of the United States are
not called upon 10 support the nomination
of any man for president, senator or repre-
sentative who will not do his utmost 10 aid
in carrying out the objects of these resolu-
| tons.
The silver resolution adopted reads:
THAT we favor commercial treaties which
will discriminate in favor of the nations
which accept silver as legal tender Of
| money, as well rs gold and against those
| xui,aIs Ia,.. "A a.