The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-21
National Farmers Congress.

National Farmers Congress
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 15.-The
National Farmers congress adjourned
to-day and the delegates left on a spe-
cial train this evening for New Orleans.
The day was devoted almost entirely to
the consideration of resolutions, the
election of officers, etc. The new
officers are; President, b. f. Klein, of
Alabama, vice president, A. w. Smith
of Kansas, secretary, B. F. Clayton of
Iowa, treasurer, VIM. T. Lawrence of
Ohio.
The congress decided to hold it's next
meeting in Iowa, the place to be here
after designated.
The motion to remove the tax on to-
bacco came up On an adverse report of
the committee and the report of the
committee was cOncurred in.
The resolution declaring that the
government does not need the money
/ aised by internal revenue taxation and
that this congress favors the repeal of
the internal revenue laws and the taxes
raised from whisky and tobacco be
relegated to the different states and to
give them local taxation was taken up.
and the adverse report was cOncurred
in.
A resolution was offered by MI
Tabor of Colorado. asking congress to
select Chicago as the point for the To-
cation of the worlds fair in 1892.
MIR. Kelly of Kansas offered an
amendment striking out Chicago and
inserting st. Louis. Lost.
The question coming up on locating
the fair in Chicago, the vote taken by
the states stood POI ayes. SO nays.
A resolution faVOring government
aid to steamship lines to build up trade
between this country and Central and
South America came up and an adverse
report was adopted.
The resolution favoring unlimited
coinage of silver met with an adverse
report and was indefinitely postponed.
The following was introduced by
Mr.. Dresser, of Illinois, and unanim-
Ously adopted:
Resolved, By the Farmers congress,
that it favors a comprehensive scheme
for the improvement of the Mississippi
river and the building of a ship canal
across the state of Illinois, connecting
the Mississippi river and lake Michi-
gan; and it is recommended that the
United States congress make liberal
appropriation therefor.
Adjourned sine die.
The following is the full text of the
resolutions relating to the tariff adopt
ed by the congress. They were prepar-
ed by Hon. William Lawrence, of
Ohio. who urged their passage as
reported favorably from the COM
mILtee:
Resolved, That while congress main
tlans the policy of a protective tariff
we demand that all farm products
shall he as fully protected as the
most favored of the manufacturing in
duStrieS.
Resolved. That while as now pro-
tectiVe tariff is maintained which sub
stantially protects importation 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 50 increased
as 10 equally prohibit the Importation
of mutton, sheep and wool of every
KIND which can, under protection be
sufficiently produced at fairly remun-
erative prices in the United States to
supply all American wants, including
the best class of carpet woods, eSpe-
cially as carpets as luxurfes, are enti-
led to less favor than farm and rough
products.
Resolved, That the tariff on wool
imported 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 this wrong and injustice
of discrimination against them; if they
fail in this the wool and mutton pro-
ducIng industries will be SO seriously
crippled that they will be. in a large
measure, destroyed and the farmers
mil n inf in
lection for The manufacturers of wool
en- goods, but will insist that they
have no larger measure of protection
than is accorded to the wool indus
try, including any kind of wool.
Resolved that the farmers of the
United States are not called upon to
support the nomination of any man for
president, senator or representative in
congress who will not to his utmost
ability aid in carrying out the objects
of the foregoing resolutions
Resolved. That we favor commercial
treaties which will discriminate in IA
VOr Of nations which accept silver as
legal tender money as well as gold. and
against those which have demonetiZed
silver.
The following was presented as a
minority report:
Resolved, By the Farmers congress
tors and representatives in congress,
from our respective states, that they
shall use their best efforts to reduce the
tariff to a strictly revenue basis, and
that when practicable it shall be re-
moved from the necessaries of life and
placed upou the luxuries.
Mr.. Mckenzie, of Kentucky offered
the following as substitute for the
whole matter.
RoaOJvad that the forpoara co,,r.ra,s
recommends to the congress of the
United States the enactment OF such
Just tariff laws as will secure an equal
distribution of public burdens and pro-
vide sufficient revenue for the govern
ment.
A vote by states was then taken on
Mr.. McKerZie's substitute and it was
lost.
The minority report was also de-
feated. The vote then REQUIRED to the
riginal reSol ution and after consider
upon so as 20 take Il separate vote on
the silver resolution. On the major
ity rel ort, excepting in the silver re-
solution, the vote as taken by states
stood as follows:
For The resolution as reported by the
committee-Colorado 5; Florida, 2;
Illinois, 2S; Idaho, 2; Indiana, 10; Iowa,
Is; Kansas, IL; Kentucky, Z; Maine,
IL; Michigan, Is; Ohio. "a; Pennsyl-
6. Total $50. Nays-Alabama, II:
Florida, 5; Georgia. 10; Indiana, q;
Kentucky, z; Texas, II; Missouri, 10:
North Carolina, 1. Total 80.
The silver resolution was then car
ried unanimously.
On Strike.