The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13
Democratic Nominee
FOR CONGREss---4TH DISTRICT.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
OF CADDo.
National Farmers Congress.

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The National Farmers Congress,
which sat in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
from August 26th to Both, and at
which more than a dozen States
were represented, discussed a large
variety of measures bearing upon
the agricultural interests of the
country. The deliberations of this
body have occupied the attention
of the entire nation, and their decis-
ions will exercise a great influence
on the politics and platforms of
the parties. In view of the decis-
ion we arrived at a few weeks since,
that the sub-treasury plan was not
a measure calculated to forward the
interests of the farmers, and could
not III its very nature correct the
evils that are sapping the prosperi-
ty of the people, we feel highly
gratified at the result of the Con-
gress, as shown by the resolutions
finally adopted. 1t will be noticed
that the sub-treasury bill is COM
pletely ignored, not that it did not
have advocates on the floor, but
because right minded and thinking
men recognized its provisions as
not only hurtful in a government
like ours, but wholly impracticable.
A large part of the Congress was
composed of straight-out Repub-
licans, who of course claimed that
the depression of the country was
due to insufficient protection, while
on the other hand the Democratic
idea of tariff reform and an in
crease of the circulating medium
met with the most decided approval.
To the Democrats of the country
the decision of the Farmers Con-
gress is most gratifying, as it places
the farmers almost squarely on the
platform of the party. A great
many resolutions were acted upon,
but the following alone received the
of the committee:
Resolved, That we demand of Congress
most liberal appropriations for the i'm
provement by all practicable means Of
our interior waterways which shall make
them instead of sources of disaster und
to large sections of our coun- |
try, useful as great national highways for |
commerce and trade.
Resolved, That we demand the I'M
limited coinage of silver, the abolition of |
the national banking laws, the refusal of |
Dur national government to extend the |
charters OF national banks now in exist |
once and the issuance of full legal tender |
treasury notes in lieu OF national bank |
notes in sufficient volume to meet the |
business demands of the country and the |
constantly increasing demand of trade.
Resolved, That we are in favor of /
amendment making United
States Senator'S elective by the people.
We believe that the farmers are paying
more than their just portion of taxes;
we favor graduated income
ak law to the end that the incomes of the
wealthy may bear their share of govern
mental support.
Resolved. That this Congress demands
he amendment Of the patent law; that
he exclusive use of an invention be limited
o ten years.
Resolved, That at the Columbian Ex-
'osition to be held at Chicago in 1893,
he agricultural and horticultural inter-
SITS of the United States should be most
PROMINENTLY and grandly represented. and
D that end it is recommended that the
arious State Legislatures make liberal
appropriations for the creditable exhibi-
ION of the agricultural and horticultural
and possibilities of their respsc-
We States.