The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-11-22
Farmers in Council.

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The second days session CT the farm.
ers' congress was we'll attended. The
former report as to all the states being
represented was mistake; delegates
did not arrive from Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi
and Arkansas, and several Northern
ard Western states are unrepresented.
At the morning session, Judge Law
renee OF Ohio, president Of the WOOL
Growers Association, from a majority
Of the committee on resolutions, report.
ed a resolution on the attitude Of the
farmer with regard to protection, and
demanding that, in case Of a continu-
ance of the protective policy, all farm
products shall be as fully protected as
any article of manufacture.
Mr.. White, OF Missouri. offered a
minority report, pledging the farmers
of the United States to a reduction of
the tariff, and to a change of duties,
from the necessaries to the luxuries Of
life, as far as possible.
Both reports were laid over and will
come up for action later.
Judge Lawrence offered resolutions
to the effect that the government does
not need the revenue raised by the tax
on spirits, and that the question be
relegated to the states also, favorins
the repeal of the tax on tobacco. Both
resolutions were reported adversely by
the committee.
Hon. L S. Coffin, of Iowa, delivered
an address on railroads and their rela-
tons to the farmer. The speaker was
sharply criticized by a number of
the delegates as being too much in
sympathy with railroads and corpora
tions.
Judge Lawrence read paper on
wool growing and mutton-p'oducing
pointing out the great benefit which
would arise to the whole people from
increased sheep raising, and urging pro
lection for this interest. Judge Lawr-
ence's address was followed by some
adverse discussion. One delegate cited
an instance of an investment of 81 OIL
in sheep, which paid profit of over
forty per cent in one year, which, he
said. set this industry beyond the need
Of protective tariff
At the afternoon session paper was
read by John A. Scott, of Illinois, en-
titled, GA Word of Encouragement to
Our Farmer Boys" Another paper
was read on "The Possibilities of Ag-
riculture in Alabama by j. S. New
man, professor of agriculture in the
Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical
College.
Many speeches were delivered by
delegates from the North and West, all
advocating wool production.
On the following day number of
resolutions on various subjects were
passed.
A resolution endorsing farmer insti-
tutes and recommending their intro
duction in all the states, and that the
national government, through the De-
partment of Agriculture, and in this
matter, was adopted.
The following is the full text Of the
resolutions relating to the tariff adopted
by the congress. They were prepared
by Hon. William E. Lawrence, of Ohio.
who urged their passage, as reported
favorably from the committee:
RESOLVED, That. while Congress main.
tains the policy of protective tariff,
we demand that all farm products shall
be as fully protected as the most favor.
ed of the manufacturing industries.
RESOLVED, That while. as now, a pro-
tective tariff is maintained which sub.
stan TALLY protects importations of for
eign carpets, and many other articles Of
manufactured goods, we demand that
the duties on mutton, sheep and wool of
all kinds shall be so increased as to
equally prohibit the importation of
mutton, sheep and wool of every kind
which can, under protection, be sufic,
iently produced at fairly remunerative
prices in the United States to supply
all American wants, including the bet.
ter class of carpet woods, especially as
carpets, as luxuries, are entitled to less
favor than farm and rancho products.
Resolved, That tn, tariff on wool i'm.
ported to make carpets should at least
be as high as that imported to make
coats.
Resolved, That if protection to this
extent be denied, we will call upon the
farmers of the United States to assert
their power at the ballot.box and other.
wise to right the wrong and injustice Of
discrimination against them. If they
fail in this, the wool and mutton pro-