The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-06-27
Testing the Farmers Public Spirit.

Testing the Farmers Public Spirit.
Al the last meeting of the Cecil Farmers
Club Mr.. Enoch Noyes offered the follow
ing resolutions:
WHEREAS, The members of the Cecil
FaImer's Club believe that the depressed
condition of the agricultural interests of this
country are largely attributable to the con.
traction Of the currency, the decentralization
of silver, and the Capitalization of power in
the hands of combinative political and
monied interests which control both national
and state legislation for the benefit of the
few al the expense of the many and
WHEREAS, The granting of lands to
others than American citizens, the vast
systems of subsidized railroad extensions
opening up large tracts of land for settle
ment, depressing the markets already over
stocked with the products of the soil. The
granting of privileges both by the general
government and the states to other classes
than the agricultural classes whereby the
farming, interests are antagonized. The
continuance Of a national banking system
by the government in favor of the few at the
expense of the many, by which lower rate
Of interest is secured by some but which the
farmer cannot secure, which results in set
ting up monied class in this country fay
ored by the government in continuation
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to the people when the war ended in the
way of redeeming the greenbacks instead Of
funding and issuing bonds for bank circula.
ton, are reasons on our part for entering
our protest against the same, and for the
use of Our influence az class in the direc-
ton of securing equally favorable business
conditions for all classes of people in our
common country. Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we see in the conditions as
stated, and in the action of the last Legisla-
ture in refusing to pass the farmers tax
bill in refusing TO exempt from assessment
and taxation the farmers tools and imple-
ments of taade; in falling to relieve the
Maryland Agricultural College from its
| financial embarrassment; acts calculated
and intended to continue the unjust and I'M
equal burdens now borne by the agriculture
al interests of the State.
Resolved, That we view the act of Cover
nor Jackson in refusing to sign the reassess-
ment bill, after advocating its passage,
which refusal we believe was largely secured
by the influence Of the monied and corpor-
ate interests of the State now so unjustly
escaping taxation, and which act was In
opposition to the wishes and votes OF the
Representatives of Cecil county in the Leg
islature, is an act on his part to continue
the present system of taxation which gives
the said monied and corporate interests ofthe
State important advantages over the farm
ers of it, and is 10 conflict with justice and
sound public policy.
Resolved, That it is the duty of farmers to
attend the primaries and cast their votes
for such delegates t. inventions as will
secure for the farming interests as full rep
resentation as other business interests, in all
representative bodies looking either to
State or Congressional nominations.
We should suppose that the resolutions
would at once have been endorsed and
adopted by any farmers association in the
country but the members of the Club hung
back, pleading inability to grapple with
such weighty, far reaching measures without
time for more deliberate consideration.
Almost every agricultural paper of prom
inence in the country has spoken out with
no uncertain sound on the national subjects
embraced in the resolutions, and the Farm
ers Alliances, and Patrons of Husbandry,
whose members number millions have re-
peatedly given most unqualified endorse
ment to the sentiments embraced in Mr..
Noyes' preamble and resolutions. 1t seems
remarkable that SO intelligent body Of
farmers as compose the Club should not be
as familiar with the subject Of the resolu.
tions as A B 9 and ready TO express their
opinions at any moment. The resolutions
were laid over till the next meeting of the
Club, when they will probably be emascu
lated or their consideration indefinitely
postpoeed. II the farmers of the whole
country showed no more spirited opposition
to public wrongs than our Cecil Club mani
tested on that occasion, they all would
be tenant farmers in ten years.
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