Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-27
Seven Thousand Honest Changers AS
sembIe at Williams Grove
and Are Advised to
ELECT FARMERS TO CONGRESS.
What Agriculturists Have Done and What
Remains for Them to Do in the
Way of Reform.
THE GRIEvOUS BURDEN OF TAXATION
Too Largely Borne by the Hard.working Holder Of
Farm Property.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE prsrArcH.,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE DIsPArCHi
WILLIAMS GROVE, PA, August 90
About 1000 people visited the Grangers'
picnic to-day, indicating as great a nu-
merical success as that of last year. The ma
chinery exhibit is not near as large as that
at Mt Gretna, but Is greater than the dis
play of last year, according to Manager
Thomas calculations. The grove is full oi
catch-penny shows and vendors of cheap
jewelry and other articles of suspicious
value. Among the amusements to-day was
pigeon shoot by she West End Gun Club,
of Harrisburg.
Grange oratory is one of the distinguish
ing features of the interstate picnic, and it
was begun to-day in downright earnest. At
2o'clock large delegation, headed by a
band of music, marched to the Auditorium,
where Manager Thomas formally opened
the exhibition in few congratulatory re-
marks. He was followed by Worthy
Master Rhone, of the State Grange, on
The Rise and Progress of the Grange Z"
After giving a history of it and the Will
Jams Grove picnic, he stated that the
Grange had done much to relieve farmers
from the
UNJUST BURDENS
put on them by combinations, mentioning
reduced railroad rates, prohibition of dis
elimination, the appointment OF railroad COM
missioners in several States and the enact
ment OF laws for the protection of people
from extortion in the transportation of
grain, unjust weights and grades, as well as
by the passage of an interstate commerce
law, and the enactment OF State and Ma
tional laws against the manufacture and
sale of oleomargarine and kindred stuffs as
butter
I'VE have, it is true" said Mr.. Rhone,
mot succeeded in getting silver remonet-
lied, but we have taken long step in that
direction, and the passage of a measure
such as we ask is not far in the future. Our
tax bill did not become law, but we sue
ceeded In so awakening public sentiment in
our favor that to-day both political parties
promise to heed our request the coming win
ter. We have, through our influence,
doubled the appropriations for public
schools, and relieved in this way, the
Farmers OF the State from the payment of a
million dollars taxes. But our work is not
done; the grip of corporation power is by no
means relaxed.
FIGHTING THE GIANTS.
Fertile in resources, fruitful in schemes
and determined in action, it has armed
itself with all its powers, not only to resist
any further demands of the people, but to
nulliIy the work which has already been
done. Indeed, it is not improbable that the
work urged forward by the Grange. by
which it is sought to harness these great cor
porations under law and make them the
servants OF the State and not its masters. has
had the effect of Fastening the consolida-
tions and combination which, for years. have
been growing with such frighttul rapidity.
This rapid concentration of wealth and
power can suggest nothing but the deepest
Jorebodlngs to people, who, in the nature of
things, must be dependent ON its will.
thorough organization of the grangers is
urged in order TO cope with the formidable
power OF corporations by which these giants
which threaten to devour us can be changed
into tractable servants of great value"
Master Rhone then proceeded to give the
chief causes Tor the existing agricultural de-
preston and suggested remedies.
A TALK ON TARIFF.
He said: with partisan papers it is all
tariff to the exclusion of other nop-partisan
reasons, so that it is hard to reach the farmer
and direct his attention to other causes.
Ii our Government puts manufactured
woolens on the tree list prices will 90 down.
as these goods can be bought cheaper in for
eign markets; just so, if wool is put on the
Tree list 1t Will be lower in price, as it can
be bought cheaper abroad. But then. in
that case, we would send our money abroad.
giving foreign labor and manufacturers
employment instead of American labor
without they take our farm products in ex-
change.
But the Government also needs revenues.
There are now about S160, 900 900 collected
IN impert duties. Ii we abolish these dnt;es
then we must collect this amount by a fiirect
internal revenue tax upon farm products
the same as we now do from the tobacco
growers. What is done for other industries
snoulo De oone Tor farmers, and sincerely
petieFe VIII pe done II they unitedly ask
and use their influence AS other classes 40
But let us look beyond the tariff and see
what else can be done to better the condition
of the farmers.
RELIEF FOR FARMERS.
keyise the tax laws of our State, as pro- |
posed by the State Grange, and Won will
save upward of S., 900, 900 to the farmers of |
Pennsylvania annually and over S.. 600 600 |
70 all real estate owners in town and coun. |
ny. OlstrlDute TINS o., OO0, 600 annually |
among farmers and it will help them to the |
extent of their school tax each. Prevent |
the wholesale importation of diseased meats |
and adulterated lards and butter from the |
combines and slaughter houses of the West
and require all cattle shipped from without
fhe State TO be inspected OF hoof before
slaughterinR here, and let the State in |
every way encourage the growing and feed
tng OF cattle on small farms BY removing all
taxes and other burdens, SO as to enable
small farmers to supply the local markets.
~ you cannot prevent these importations of
enbalmed meat, put a high license on the
parties selling it. This would place our ex-
port agricultural products on an equality
Elth those Of other countries Let Congress
az the volume Of currency at not less than
f43 per capita, and the farmers will take
}he money and pay their mortgages by the
Increased prices they will realize for their
-oroducJs and keep the mills at work by
buying farm machinery, cotton, wooden and
silk fabrics.
CHEAP GOVERNMENT LOANS.
"Should there not be enough gold and
silver to raise the volume of currency to S43
per capita, refund interest-bearing demand
notes. To get them out let the Government
loan them, at l per cent to the farmer on
mortgaged security, the same as it now
loans bank currency to the banks. The
farmers can stand Senator Stanford's idea.
They had better make him Secretary of the
Treasury and the farmers pass his bill. Put