Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21


3randyw iue Springs on Saturday last.
The grounds were thronged with over
1900 Of the counts best oitizsns in
Guiding representative farmers who were
accompanied by their wives, sons and
daughters. In fact the gathering was an
ideal social Grangers' meeting.
Speeches were made throughout the
day from the rostrnm of the pavilion.
Hyatt's Military Band gRys excellent
music. The young people enjoyed them
selves on the erry-go-'round, or wan
dered in the beautiful dslls and valleys
surrounding the grounds. cool Wind
blew throughout the day. Many OF the
visitors took the opportunity of enjoying
themselves otherwise by strolling over
the hills to the adjacent national guard
rife range where under the watchful
B scrutiny OF Lieutenant Simpson squads Of
cavalrymen and infantrymen made their
final match records for the Crook and
Thomas rifle prizes.
But, of course, the great attraction of
the day was the pavilion aud the speakers
iostrum. This was gsily adorned with
the national bunting, large quantities of
fiowers, and on either side tall and YER
dant embloms of the goddess Oeres, the
grange'a patron saint, In the form OF
Sunohes of graceful cornstalks which
raised their graceful waving heads up to
the pent roof OF the pavilion.
The p easapt features of John O. Hig-
gins Of Delaware City, who was chairman
Of the Meeting, bore farmers candid
welcome to everyone. To his right was
the orator of the day, State Senator
Gerard O. Brown of York county, Penn
svlvania. Others on the platform were J.
Alexander Fulton, Esq, of Dover, Julian
ID. Janvier of New Castle and William
Webb of the Deliware Farm and Home.
Among the familiar faces present were
Robert O. Justis, DIR. Frank Springer of
Christians; Amos Sharpless of Ashland;
Archer Armstrong, Mt Pleasant; Chand-
Ter Lamborn, W. II. Walker, Hoekessin;
Samuel Lindsay, Mr. Walton aud William
Smith OF Newark; John Johnson, Pleas
ant Kill; Alfred Sharpless of Lsnden-
berg; George W. Kerr, Newark; Abraham
Palmer, Mt. Cuba, William P. Peach,
Mermaid; Joseph Derrickson, Stanton;
William H. Pennock, Mermaid; John
Armstrong, Alexander Eterson, Howard
Il. Jordan, William Chandler, Reuben
Ball, Samuel A. Bailey, Mr.. Yesrsley,
John G. Fisher, Rufus Gregg, Oliver
Easlburn, Lewis Derrickson, Bayard
Derriokson, EIwood Woodward, Samuel
Hardness, William and Elihu Tsiley,
Arnold Naudain, DR., Richard Appleby,
\ Mansel Tweed, J. w. 4. Peters, Alfred
and William Derrickson, Samuel Lind
aAy, William Perkins, +. Wood ward,
William n. Smith, DIR. A. W. Neaiel of
the State experimental station, william
II. Smith, John II. and John Peoples,
John Il. Gallagher, Henry Walker, j.
Poulson Chandler, John Dennison, Will.
liam Armstrong, Amos Shsrpless Wesley
Flynn, Robert j. Dennison, James Der
rickson, William Stroud, Philip Pierson,
Francis NJ. Walker, Esq, William PEN
mock, James Il. Hawkins, Thomas Poole,
William Reese, John Taylor, James H.
Walker, Jr., James Shakesp eare, H. L..
Z Ohurchman, Hugh Stirling, Harry
webber, Milton Steele, Thomas Van
dever, James App eby, John and James
Brown, N. McMulIen, Calvin Derrickson,
Lsyi Morton, George Woodward, William
Oranston, &c.
The most noticeable visitor was
Granger Samuel Hsrkins, venerable
cd gentleman 88 years of age who lives
ct Milford Gross Roads. This patriarch
of the Changers made most venerable
and pleasant picture as he sat in the
+ front row imms distely facing the
speakers, his hands crossed upon his
SEA fl as he leaned easily forward from his
CHAIR listening to the words dropping
from the farmer orators mouths. Qutte
one half of the audience was ladies, old
and young who formed most attractive
phase of the gathering. Their neat and
elegant white summer attire added to the
attractions OF the meeting, while the
presence of the ladies in such unusually
has kaA Ne N
impression, unfortunately, too offer
absent in social gatherings.
In his introductory remarks Chairman
Higgins referred to the land liable and sue
cessful efforts the Grangers' associations
are making all over the country. He
claimed for the grange that it is the only
Organization in the country that ia max
ing practical effort towards lettering the
condition OF women.
He then introduced Senator Gerard o.
Brown OF Yorkana, who is lecturer Of the
Pennsylvania State Grange.
The speaker has O clear voice and EN-.
phstio manner with habit OF giving hi,
facts out distinctly to his audience. HI
said the Graugers' stand is that the tariff
shall be equally adjusted, that ia, protec
ton to farmers, IL other interests are Il
be pro eotsd Next-to consider proteo
ton in its present status. Manufacturing
interests nre protected while farm inter
ests are not. THIS condition has lastet
~ years. The results are the confessed
prostration Of agricultural INTEREST,"
throughout the whole country. There i
no great staple produced at o profit.
As remedy Tor this recognized condi
ton 1t is proposed TO us that We shal
share the benefits OF protection whicl
have go stimulated other interests, bg
tariff upon farm products. Now the mex
ptep IL to Investigate the proposed remed
the farmers fnd it on investigation
utterly worthless and useless TO farm
I bscauss there is no farm product Q
which we do not already produce muc
more than We, as people, can consum :
and which m 1st find market abroad, o
rot upon our hands. This surplu
! amounts to about $3.50, 900, 900 pe
anGum.
II is evident that no amount of tart
weuld incrsasa the prizes of this surplu
of bresd-stutfs or of meat products. .
the contrary a tariff on thess woul
simply cut OF the foreign market "
have. We reject therefore this propose
help to farmers. But we ask Instead, .
measure Of Justice to farmers redu'
tion OF the protection duties upon oth'
in ereuts, for instance, upon clothin
material, on manufactured goods OF q
kinds, or the raw material which goi
into this material.
Summing up the whole business, iegi
lstion has too long run on TO foster 9th,
interests with the pretext that they won
take care OF the agricultural interests. W
demand now, frat the consideration {
the agricultural interests and they wi
take care Of all others. In other words