New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
OHIO FARMERS UNITING.
THEY PROPOSE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART
IN POLITICS.
A REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTION TO DE HELD
IN CoLuMBCs-BEDUCED TAXATION AND
LOWER SALARIES DEMANDED.

LOWER SALARIES DEMANDED
Cleveland. July Il specaD.-Witiin The last year
tber. lac been new force ve-opInS ID O4lo P'H'''
Heretofore the farmers Of the state nave O'eu So"
+, leave the old parties take any cohccFed saloh
d., N oir own interest The Granger movement ana tio
,,,oerlack craze alike failed 10 arouse IN tlom uio
ortbr.i,sm excited among the farmers OF many Ol inc
newer states Tut the business depression t''e' "0
exnericuced during the past few years Il'' O''.
preparing them for an appeal 10 IAc '"'0''' -
t,.o ror the farmers may be expected III many paris
If ohio 10 act as a unit In supp p'runs H'n an
measures favorable 10 them The Farmer, -N'''',
,. l,,rlv IN ono until last winter, "heH "D'"0
li~,y members Of the state legislature from asr'u"
,iral counties united 10 promote leIl'41'N' =" '''
favorable 10 the farmers and TO oppose measures i'
in the interests Of other classes. he"'s -,
organization. II failed to accomplish @'F suOs'','y
...,lt Uad II been properly managed 1t might h'Ve
Gained much that would have been of aiva"ta2e d. u
,,suv controlled tie balance Of power between inc
parties. .- D., ,-o,,o..
lo Worl. II organization among tie FARMERS ~ U'
STATE In one week recently twelve local DIVISIONS
- the Farmers Alliance wcro oreaniLed Ia huF"h
Comfy alone. This an exceptional recofu' OU'
f. shows how the idea Is taking hold upon tho
rrltural classes Of the state. There are no" over
100 local alliances in the state, besides the many
branches Of the Grange. Patrons Of Industry, Farmers
League and Farmers Mutual Icneht Assoclauoh'
4 state convention OF dclcsates from all these or
carnations has been called 10 meet IN columbus on
August 10. The call wa, issued I'm last weeks mum
l..~ # Tile ohio Farmer NJ this city, the ln'rt
influential and widely -cr'ulated farm Journal III ti'
state The Farmer announce, that 1t has assumed
The responsibility of calling sUch a convention only
after consultation with and q, the earnest request %
lie loadu- a-riDuiur.~t, ~ The state. including no
officers Of both the Alliance AID the Grange. II al'0
SAYS: This convention is not called To- boom any
part cular hobby or i'm the interests Of political
party but purely a the interest Of depressed IN
du-try and II 4, expected that every organization N
Ohio VIII do it, duty
Tii, convention VIII probably follow closely IN the
footsteps Of The held By the farmers societies =
INDIANA recently no indianapolis. Tile Indiana con-
v.ut1a dec a..d IN favor ot the united action o al
farmers societies. advocated the free coinage of silver.
iodor>ed the tterworth bin. declared hostility u
..l cla~, LEGISLATION, trusts AMI mouopJiies
and demanded reduction # the feys
and salaries of comfy and state officers JuG-Ius
from tlc platforms adopted by yaIO., county Farmers,
tlauca conventions u varo4, parts o. the state. tbs
farmers of O.iO Viii ,,pt all that The farmers X
Indiana have said. only adding demand for tho
amendment OF The tax laws ot Tie state SD nat Il
mo.rsalcd farm Will NOT Dee taxed 81. fll ya.Ie. and
CONF. ling manufacturers 10 list au ther finished
products for taxation. and possibly declaration in
favor Of better school book l than t.e Geycr h~
l.~-et last winter 10 j. tiouEA t.tt AZ ,., farmer
/ 4"l4t- send dt.rtttc1 lp ti~ cation. hiu
| me l,aduc men of Oh. Farmers Au..u.. expect in
Attendance from 5000 20 5000 Ic gaze, AID Wp.r-
| sentative farmers. At roaSnna. c estimate H. ~
VIII be societies having Hcn.cr-. lp W over JpOtO
az the farmer, oi the state represented there, ard
! IN, eject " the platform declaration ot tat con-
Y"utiOu on the leaders of both t.c old parties -
/ Likely u Dee impN --Nc.
Inc strength of the movement De-, in ID, alleged
non partisan character. The Farmer, Alliance "lnIe
boldly advocating the election 20 Office o oul' farmers
/ or taosc known 10 Dee closely identified VITA ul'lr
interests declares a-H.n~t ANITA -oulnE ANY party, ~
tending only tn impress the pOl-'l power oi th'
/ farmer, upon party headers - secure the attention
aud liberation which they consider Ip De- que tcn
/ Nm, movement is growing stronger every day. IL
..ulctl, 10 the farmer more powerfully t1u any pre-
,isI, attempt of this Nud. From present ind'dnons
.h. effect oi thi> movement Wiu be- Increased p'b.tI
uncertainty In all parts 0f OlO lu tae Nli"- Con-
/ .-rc.sIonal districts the Alliance VIII probably n.ur'
| Inc Democrats more than thr Republicans. FOR me
reason That nearly al tlc close DISTRICTS under no
| ,rrrut cerr, nauder aI, Democratic. lu STATE pou-
lies the Democrats buldlu- ou ta" farmers move
! rr,ut a. q source of strength . Them, h4t lAu, lar
tl.r. seems 10 Doe no bas.S ior ta'ir tNptl .dlo 4
,hrv do gain from H. IL viii no' Dee orau-c ~ any :
| rlu. IN the history %. th'lr party IN t' et-ic OLs
/ solely by dsudsOGcal promises ana appeals.