The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03
THE FARMERS, CONGRESS-.

National Congress-" held at Mont
comery, on November 18th, clearly
demonstrates that the organization
was controlled by the emlsaries of
protected monopoly. Could it be
otherwise when the farmers Of the
Northern States, with few excep-
tons, were represented by politicians
appointed by Republican Governors ::
Take Ohio as an illustration. There
Foraker, the blatant maligner of the
South-the willing tool Of class leg
islation, made the appointments, and
few days afterwards be was repu-
dated by the people at the polls, and
Campbell, the Democratic candidate
elected Governor. At the head OF
the Ohio delegation to a turner's
Congress, he placed that old political
reprobate, Judge William Lawrence.
He is fair sample Of a large ma
iority of the northern delegates and
their high protective, monopolistlc
and radical views were we'll known
when those Republican Governors
made the appointments.
The appointment Of delegates to a
farmers congress by Governors Of
States is all wrong. Let the far
mers, the honest tillers Of the soil,
meet and make their own appoint
ments, and not turn so-called con-
gress Of American farmers over to
the political views Of such men as
Foraker and others OF like proclivi
ties. They embrace the opportu-
nifty OF packing the congress for the
promotion of political theories and
Give the results to the world as tn,
sentiments of the agricultural classes
On behalf Of the farmers Of Florida.
We rel udiate their resolutions TO
tariff taxes, which shall continue to
impoverlsh tue people for the benefit
Of a few monopolists.
The farmers Of the country, North
and South, are the most outrayeou-Iy
ovcrtaxed people in the world. The
heavy tariff tax on the nece-sarie, OF
life, being indirect and covered up
under various clap-trap phrases, havc
not been fully appreciated, but tn
day is coming when the agriculture
classes will vindicate their right to
some freedom in enjoying what they
make. To-day they are the bearer
Of tax burdens running into billion.
for the benefit of trusts aud rich mo
nopoIists.
1t is a fact in this great country
that while the cities are growing rict
the farms are growing less valuable
and the farmers poorer. We need
not look alone TO the South for tn II
verification of this statement. The
great agricultural States OF the
Northwest are plastered over with
mortgages, which are yearly increas
ing-not for improvements OF open
ing of new farms, but TO meet the all
nual deficiencies Of necessary sup
port. The farms in portions of New
England are being deserted by
wholesale and immigration looked to
with a view of filling up the deserted
fields. This, too, under tho very
eyes of these mammoth manufacture
ing establishments, which were to
supply home market, and whose
owners revel in their millions taket
from the labor of the country by class
legislation. Let the farmers organ
ize, and hold their conventions and
their congresses, but in the name OF
honesty and an overtaXed class, LET
them be represented by sympathizers,
and not by emisaries of those who
are crushing their prosperity through
the instrumentality of class legisla
ton.