Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-24
FARMERS MEET.
hs FseI-rRADERs IN the
MEETING LAID OUT.
!. a,,cmp, to Turn tho Institute Into
|. n.mocrn,ic Meeting Defcated-
srangers' Resolutions Adopted
Local Taxation Considered by
Prof Finlcy--Demnnd TO
Reduce Prison Board.

a. ,,,,her was 90 uncomfortably
~, on saturday, that it was a ques'
unulnoop whether there would 10 .
~" % oi tho Farmers Institute Of Now
n, roupty at all or not oil that day.
:, th., yory time q humber of lead.
t,rmpr. of the county were quarterod
.nd there through the city waiting
,be hour oil opening. Several were
A,rd in the Duildess Exchange be-
s@elock. and lew minutes there
uIeh toiid ialintrs as tho Cosch
-. George q. Kerr. Joseph Hos-
Alfred and william D,rrickson,
rn Dllvortb, Serrick y. Shallcrcss,
N /, Roberts, Edward Woodman,
,ruder Lyersop, Delaware Davis, DR..
.,M. and others came walking In.
Ma these named amongst those pres
Alter tho meeting was called to
,r wei, william Homsw oOd, John
nisglps, Wesley Webb, David
NursA,y, A. $. Whgat, James
,rlll,e,p' ". !. amAlley, &. B. Rob
nm II. y. wplett., Henry Ellison,
pi,h ArutMauy, George u. Lobiell,
Il,un CLARK, Neh,rd Cam, II. Z.
A,tou, RicAsrd Hi'es, Thomas Bird,
kouss llolCOnb, No, Johu burroughs,
lac 5. Elliott d. ale, Douglass and
II. M.tey, Arr old Naudain, Jr.,
]. J. Blses, john Armstrong, Joseph
MID, james Blown, William CliaLd-
L,rs Kiler, Julian Janvier, aeorge
Xsdal, CBaile, Walton, William
nA William CrAnston. J. Alexander
lip, Eq, from Dover; George W.
t,c', TtcHls lyman, William W,er.
ae G. Elliott, John X. Lyman, and u
he number Of ciiisoDs oil Wi.mii. K Ion
70 were not farmers but interested III
.l taxation.
Dr. Blscx took the c.,ar, TO which he
y entitled as president, Delaware
rA acted a, secretary. AMI j. A. Full.
E.Q atd Pfoless,r Finley, the lat
% Invited speaker, occupied seats on
PLATFORM beside thu president.
ikr th- reading OF the minutes y let
lrom stst9 Scnaor Culin Ferguson
ilblng TO act MS vice president Of tho
ltute Tor lilsckbrd hundred as lie
BOT live there, but on his recommou-
lon Martin Records was selected for
hundred.
Be following communication wa, pre-
I'D and Tead.
STANTON, d March 81, 1900.
AZ a stated meeting OF Diamond State
tsc' No. =. the following resolutions
unanimously adopted and ordered
offered al the Farmers Institute at
lins'on Oh Saturday, March 22.
WHEREAS, We know that our farm
10 are reduced In value, and, although
lADhs aud buildings are better, the
pduclions OF tie farm are not as re-
se'aiise AZ Ia tincs past, and every
ulh attributes IL to tho financial
Ma Of tho country. Therefore, be
2si'ei, That we here call the at.
% Of the Levy Court TO the law ro-
Fat published statement of the
W finances; also that we request .
hhei statement Of the bonded debt,
l'.Ing debt, how carried, the ASSET,
stoauty aud the receipts aud OK.
no. The same for the past year"
~ aurphey favored the resolution
hd they filltd n long ielt want.
.hvy courtman George b. Mcdill
,ae Information desired could b,
aln the aulltor's report.
", Cooch said that he believed III
'ae author OF the law compelling
aeileatiuu OF the aimshouse reports
le thought that 1t would not b,
apply to tho Levy Court, bu
'una'ely no penalty was attached
aw' The resolution WAS adopted
eat opposition.
ueOrse .. Kerr, OF Newark, thel
The following:
asfeas, In tho present depressei
you oil farming every tax is felt t,
Salen, we respectfully ask Of oul
sMft, Ard all others In authority
4Ne expenses aud iix as low Ia,
VIII. with tho strlc est economy
w cur local government, an,
utge Oh our tenators and mcm.
n' ~9.efess to do all in their powe
~ Ma' unseen but none the les
IA, @ uh called the tariff" whicl
hoa m's,er y, degree is sapping tn,
VI he farmers OF this county
,'S rVihea' te That the tecretary Of thi
1s DC requested to ,rsnsmit n con
,en,o'ir io'a y each Of our sena nators All,
f,i'ss' of ~. AMI sls5 one to the Lev
y, ~! IS iomei Ing tha. I no,,,,vs,
u i''e1,aaFSed David J. Murphe,
nol,,is ",,us 10 discuss the subject. bu
fITl'lcal al question aud out OF orde
4 tatls !" 'ast the resolution be lai
,lina iH,a nomswood of Newark "A,
MI .1u 'armtr raisel wa. RAJ
bat az a., was not protected by Il
tII' ' 9a 'hs contrary WAS taxed q
u a''t SAID he used TO l,ve At Goat.
,en,;o. @ manufac'ur town. an
lsnnS,~a ,,sn was called to tho fiue team
Ae me-, n',. urers droye into the tow
I'M ~ gr, 81 teams used by the farn
lttss ss nfs. were growing richer an
IN !, poorer al the time, and /
a' S,a u was right and proper that n
Aou'i say what was the eau,
sDaUissncer ai.s,cer thought the IustItu
h, .suss WI, local taxation as the I'm.
I.iJch "uich 1t was called.
i,r n' .na blaek decided the resolutie
(,s .1na .na,, said that tho Institute CON
s,i. is.asshIng 1t pleased eoncsrutr ru% !
vilare 'ae OF the farmer eo'esfnin
b.,,in..,o % Uooch thought the resolut,t
ws., ', as the oppression Of ii
|uhers na zen oil over the country m
tu,s " ne Is growing poorer, is n
\" sa was called to disousa n. e.r. az !.
.sptession 1t was proner ths, @
Nay nay what was causipg /, 'us'
hi lorp puey ,hy called Tor q reading
|ng f,,,i .Io meeting and objected
l.sn her nsii time. II the meeti,
D bav.hea ea to discuss the tarIfi
Nv. Coau uau no objection.
ts i,.sl, Vea wanted the instituts
Vote, 'ns subject and call
c.I /, na1,ilg Higgins said the two v,.
Tea, ta,ues an. are now faoo To f.ca
I ballnt ", and II can be o-cid
ID seam 10 ne argumsnts In fay,r
with ~. 70 bs unanswurable mn
!is esSs. esaSua'ly y, effective srvumsl "a
d on ths sr slde Great men
|afners' II Question. How then :