News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-30
The State Leapua.

A large number of farmers met in
Montpelier last Friday and organ
lied a State league w. B. Pierce,
National Lecturer, was present and
delivered an address. From the
Montpelier Waterman we take the
following report of the meeting =
Hon f. 2. Cotton, OF Irasburgh,
was chosen chairman, and J. A.
Chaplin, of MiddleseX, secretary. S.
W. Mead, of Rutland, and G. B.
Brewster of Orleans counties, were
elected Il committee on credentials.
The chair appointed j. r. Tabor of
Chittenden, H. H. Hill of Grand Isle,
and j. II. Curtis ofFranklin counties,
a committee on permanent organi-
zation; on resolutions, c. F. Clough
of Washington, George p. Beard of
Orange, and H. II. Hill of Grand Isle
counties. The meeting then adj
iOurned till one o'clock, in order to
hear Senator Morrill's remarks be-
fore the committee on education on
the matter of the agricultural college
appropriations.
The following were chosen commit
tee on constitution and bylaws
George K Cleveland for Orange, c..
W. II. DWinell for Washington, C.. P.
Hazen for Windsor, L. w. Steele for
Franklin, S. M. Macomber for Grand
Isle, Alney Stone for Chittenden, O.
H. Wilson for Lamoille, George B.
Brewster for Orleans, W. III. Bean for
Addison, S. W. Mead for Rutland.
In the afternoon Hon. William
Chaplin addressed the meeting on the
state of educational affairs at the ag-
ricultural college at Burlington. The
committee on resolutions reported
the following:
Resolved, That we, the Farmers League in
and for the state If Vermont, recognizing
the fact TT that aRf &c r4 E industries
prosperity Of the farmer and producer are
thoroughly organized in their own interests,
are compelled to organize ourselves for the
purpose of procuring such legislation will
protect and elevate the farming industry
and ultimately result in placing all of the va
rious industries upon a level.
ReSOlVed That we demand reform in party
poltics-such as shall secure to all voters
free and equal enjoyment of their political
rights, and we pledge ourselves to support
the best men for office: and we recommend
the purest and freest ballot system the legis-
lature can devise.
" ResOIVed That the object of the Vermont
| farmers league shall be to advance the farm
ers' political welfare, and thus promote the
best interests of the entire people.
8 Resolved That we demand that the high
salaries and eXtraVagant expenses so general
| in our state offices be reduced to that extent
that the office will seek the man and not the
man the office for profit.
RpSnJVo1 at VOL tn no ha HIIt x
of the legislature to establish a separate and
independent agricultural and mechanical col
lege in this state, and that all federal appro-
priations by the general government for the
benefit and advantage of the farmer and me-
chanic be devoted to the purpose and design
of the original grants.
" ResOlFed, That we give due credit to the
New England Homestead and its able editor,
Herbert Myrick, for his very efficient and
creditable work in advocating and organic
ing the Farmers League in the state of Yer
mOut.
RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves. and
our sacred honor to maintain and foster the
principles and objects of the Farmers League
of Vermont"
The report of the committee OH
constitution and bylaws was accept
ed. The following officers of the
league were elected: President, Hon.
E. p. Cotton, Irasburgh; vice-presi-
dents, Orange county, P. S. Chamber
lain; Chittenden, A. W. Howard; La
noble, F. B. Whiting; Orleans, Geo.
B. Brewster; Rutland, S. W. Mead;
Grand Isle, II. II. Adams; Washing
ton, G. F. Clough; Franklin, c. A.
Hotchkiss. Vice presidents will be
chosen from other counties as fast as
leagues shall be organized in such
counties. Treasurer, Geo. 2. Beard,
Randolph; secretary, o. E. Stone,
Charlotte.