Wichita eagle., 1889-12-19

smoke of the Importance of the State Agri-
cultural college and the Importance oil
agriculture III Kansas. In Kansas there
was no doubt about being able to raise
much OF everything aud the next feature
that might be considered was the means
for reaching the markets He gave many
instances of how agriculture was discussed
and regarded two and three thousand years
ago. Coming down to the present be said
agriculture was the great hope OF the
western country. Thought "A solid gov
eminent and low taxes necessary for the
best results in agriculture. He referred
to the mo governing" theory of a govern
ment, and thought it worthy of much crit
| icism. 1t was the duty of the govern
ment to protect the people from monopo-
lies. Monopoly was robbery and should
not be allowed in this country. He refer
red to a new form of monopoly known as
| trusts There WAS no sanction for such by
| law but the effect was about the same as
| if they had authority by law. The bind
/ ing Irvine trust might be knocked out by
! penal institutions in Kansas producing
! Irvine and selling the same at cost, and
! the legislature should give the matter
some attention. The beef combine should
| also have some attention. He thought the
| antitrust law in Kansas very good thing.
| He gave some attention to sound cur
rency question, and to the different theo-
! ries advanced for keeping sound cur
! rency. Thought the deep harbor question
of great Importance 10 Kansas IN being
able to reach the market by the shortest
| haul, which would be a great saving to
! Kansas He seemed TO think that in all
the questions there was no cause for alarm
and no cause fot fears of the country going
to ruin. The people would likelyrun this
| country for some time yet, and II
one class of legislators did not suit
then they would get another class OF men.
| But it must not be thought that legls-
lators were the panacea of all ills. He
! seemed TO think that the people would see
! that their best interests were served ana
that there was no danger OF any great
alarm on the part of anyone for all mat
tiers could be adjusted properly
The governor at the close was literally
cheered and his remarks were regarded as
well selected and most appropriate for the
| meeting.
Mr.. PETER, editor of the Kansas Farmer,
was announced and said the governors
address had been very Interesting one to
him. He thought that it was true Kansas
| farmers knew how to raise corn and
| wheat and the most important question
| was how to dispose Of it at the best prices
| The gu sstion of how to dispose OF pro-
ducts was more important than to know
how to farm. AS long as Kansas farmers
could not get more for their products they
could never get out of debt. There
were producers and traders. The trouble
originated with the traders. They were
necessary, just as necessary as the pro-
ducer, but had found a way to get more
than their share of the profits. The pro-
ducers never had got Il corner on any,
thing. but the traders had made many
corners" He referred to the decrease in
prices of wheat No. 2 from 1888 to the
present in Chicago was 80 cents per bushel.
A loss of 30 cents to the farmer and not to
the trader, for he managed to get his profit
all the same. He seemed to think that
more money in circulation might afford
some relief. Ia his judgment no one
would object to it but the money dealer
who handled il TO get interest; that class
wanted little currency in circulation, but
fitted by an increase of currency. He re-
ferred TO the theory tE'at the tariff was
responsible for the depression and said he
did not believe 1t at all, but the conditions
was due TO other causes mostly. As for
sugar he thought there might be p reduc-
ton of duty on sugar with benefit to
Kansas farmers. He favored allowing
sugar to come in free andallowing bounty to
sugar manufacturers to protect them.
Nails had often been lower in this country
than in England, and that was true as
rule with all lines of machinery. There
were some articles that did cost more and
number of them. He referred to the
high grade of cloth, but on the low grades
it was just as cheap here as anywhere. 1t
was not the tariff that injured the farm
ers. The prosperity of the country re-
ported 10y trade reviews belonged mostly
to the trafiicers and not to the producers,
The latter should have large enough per
cent of the profit to enjoy some of the pros
perity. The farmer should be able
to pay their interest. He had
plan 30 enable the farmers to pay their
debts. Unless something was done a mil
lion homes would be sold under executions.
He urged the farmers to look to their
own interests without regard to old time
pets.
He said originally every dollar belonged
to the government aud hence belonged to
the people. 1t reached the people direct
and indirect. Money ought not to be a
commodity at all; money was to serve
public use and for that use it was made
the same as streets and roads were made,
Public property was not taxed and hence
not tax money. lie thought the banks
could furnish money at 3 per cent per an
mum and this would result in giving the
farmers money at such price that they
could pay and get out of debt. He would
favor the Inauguration of loan agency
something like the postotfice department
with headquarters at Washington and
office at every state capital and handle the
government money at a per cent of l per
cent per annum. The money Ioaners
might kick but the other fellows had been
kicking for some time and turn about was
fair play
When the speaker closed it was recalled
that he had promised something new and
it was believed that he had succeeded in
fulfilling his promise
Prof f. W Cowgirl read paper on the
sugar question as follows:
New industries are developed slowly and
usually at great expense to somebody ard
with many disappointmeuts TO everybody.
The sugar industry of the United States
Is nc exception. For fifty years it has ap-
peared TO be At stand ana at this time
the amount produced is less than one
tenth Of the amount consumed by our
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