The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-21
MUTTON PROTECTED.
A RESOLUTION PASSED PROTECTING
MUTTON AND WOOL

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Among the resolutions passed was one
fayorlng 6ehemei for improving the
Miaslasippi ana tho Missouri rivers and
for ship canal across Illinois connect,
Ing tho Miasasippi and Lake Michigan,
The Farmers institute was n1orsed and
national aid recommended aud q
national beard OF agriculture do,
munded, Chicago was ndoted over 81,
Louis 10 u place Tor tho world's fair,
A resolution fnyorlng repeal Of the
tobacco tax was defeated Also q reso,
luton that tlf revenue from tho whisky
and tobacco tax Should be distributed
among the states to relieve local taxa,
ton, Alsoa resolution luyoriug govern,
ment aid 10 Steamship iuca 10 build up
trade with Control AMI South America
Also resolution fayodng unlimited
coinage Of silver Also q resolution
fayOrlng bountlcB 70 SUGAR growers,
A resolution fayOunF congregational
investigation Of accidents 10 railroad
employees caused by Imperfect brakes
and couplings woa adopted, Also the
following resolution, which were pre-
pared by Hon, William 70, Lawrence, Of
Ohio, and reported fayoably from che
committees
lHlm rfoduola 10 b' Protected,
Rcgnlycd, Tint whilo canuuH main.
tans tho policy Of pfot 'tgo h.if w,
dcmund that all iprn puiuaN HHIi D.,
aa fully protected Us tNH Wu, favored OF
the manufacturing iplbtuul,
Resolved That while, al now, a pro,
teotlyo Aril is maintained, which sub,
stnnuplly protects impurtUtonl 0I
foreign carpets aud many other aulra
OF manufactured R0odr we demand thut
the duties on mutton, sheen and wool 0l
all kinds nliull bo 30 increased uH 10
equally prohibit tho importation Of NUT,
ton, sheep and wool OF every kind which
can, unuor protection hn auHlcicutv
produced no fnirly rcmunDmtiyo prices
In tho United States tO upply all Ampr,
cun wants. including thr better class OF
carpet wools, especially az carpets as
luxurics arc entitled tu IeN favor than
farm and ranch produce,
Resolved, Thgl he trif on wool i'm.
ported to mako carpet .doud No least be
~ high az tlNl importi 10 make cost8.
Resolved, Tint n protection 60 This
extent DO denied we u.ll call upon the
fnrmcra Of the United Stntcs to assert
thoir power no the ballot box, and other.
wiEo 10 right the Wrcug and injustice Of
discrimination against them II they
fail IN this, the wool and mutton produc.
Ing industries viii bo .crI0u5y Grip,
Piled that they will balm large mcnsuro
destroyed, and the lgrmora win no
longer have any interat Ia protection
for the manufacturers u, wOGpn guOda,
but viii inaIst that they ghujl huyo no
larger measures OF protection thun ID nc.
corded 20 chs wool Industry, including
any Kind of wool
Resolved, That The farmers Of the
United States are not called upon % sup.
port tho nomination Og any mau f6r
president GcputOr or representative In
congress who VIII moi to hiB utmost
ability MD In carrying out the objects Of
Che foregoing rcsolulont,
ReaGlycd, That wO favor commercial
Treaties which accent silver ~ legal ten.
der money ag well as gold, md against
those which have dcm0ucllcd silver
Minority Report
Tho following was presented az a
minority report;
Resolved, by the Farmers congress Of
1850, that we demand Of our senators
and representatives IN congIrH from our
respective staten that thoy shnll uso their
best efforts 10 reduce the Orifl 10 a
strictly revenue basis, and thnt whon
practicable 10 Bhpll hc removed from the
necoosarics OF life aud placed upon the
luXuriCn
Me-, Mckenzie, of Kentucky, onorol
the following asa aubstituto for the
whole matter;
Resolved, That the Farmer congress
recommends 90 tho oongrcu OF the
United States the enactment Of such
just tariff laws as will secure an cpunl
distribution Of public burdens and pro-
vide sufficient revenue for the govern.
mcnt.
A vote by states was then taken on
Mr. Mckonglo's substitute, and II was
lost
The minority report Yves also defeated.
Tho vote then REQUIRED 20 the original
revolutions, and, after considerable dis
cuSslon, n division was agreed upon, 80
a8 10 take n separate vote on Che silver
resolution On the majority report, cx.
cepting the silver resolution, the vote,
M taken hy states, stood nS follows; For
tho res0lutiun, rs reported by the com.
mittee; Colorado, d Florida, .; Illinois,
2S; Idaho, q; Indiana, 10; Iowa, 10;
Kansas, If; Kentucky, Z; Maine, IL:
Michigan, 10; Ohio 81; Pennsylvania, %,
Missouri, Il Rhode Island 6; total. 100.
Neys-Alnbamn, IL; Florida, .; Gcorga,
10; Indiana, z; Kentucky, z; Texas, ii;
Missouri, lS; North Carolina If; total,
80.
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