Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-01
TWAS CHANGERS DAY
At Chautauqua, and Farmers Gather
There in Strong Force.
REPUDIATING THE POLITICIANS.
Leading Speakers Say Farmers Will Strike
Out for Themselves.
PATRIOTIC TALK OF BISHOP VINCENT
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1

CHAUTAUoUA, N. Y, July 31.-The
farmers owned Chautauqua to-day. They
came from Ohio, New York and Pennsyl-
vania in great numbers. The broad hat
and the blue badge of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry were everywhere visible. Many of
the Patrons brought their lunches with
| them and Chautauqua resembled a big pic
mic ground. The platform of the Amphi-
theater was decorated with flowers of every
hue and description. Each delegation OF
Patrons brought some floral offerings, and
these were arranged artistically around the
| big building. In front of the platform in a
big framework of roses stood out the single
word, Fraternity" worked in daisies, and
back of the platform was floral frame OF
roses and red geraniums, with the inscrip-
tion ''P. of H. in brilliant carmine.
On the platform itself were Lieutenant
tache; j. II. Brigham, of Ohio, Master of
| the National Grange; w. G. Clifford, Master
| of the New York State Grange; NJ. White
head, of New Jersey, National Lecturer;
HI. n. Gof, Secretary of the New York
State Grange, and many other prominent
Patrons. After music by the band Mr..
James p. Clark, Master of the Chautauqua
County Patrons of Husbandry, stepped to
the front and addressed an audience of
farmers that filled the Amphitheater. Said
the speaker:
REPUDLATING THE POLITICIANS.
'eThe farmer having looked in vain to the
politician for relief has concluded to do the
work himself. The farmers power can be
made available? only through organization
and cooperation. The Patrons of Hus-
bandry have accomplished much for agri-
culture. The farmers are not receiving to-
day what they are entitled to. What is
more the burden of taxation is distributed
unequally; the farmer having to bear the
greatest bulk of it. Some of the wealthy
men of Ohio live in New York when the tax
gatherer comes around in the Buckeye
State" This was a fling at Calvin Brice
that the farmers indorsed with their hands
and heels.
"We want an honest dollar, an honest ad-
ministration of affairs and economy in this
administration. We cannot afford our pub
lie servants to be as liberal as they have
been. We want political reforms. The po-
litical campain of 1892 is the farmers great
opportunity"
In the afternoon Bishop Vincent deliv-
cred the address of welcome to the Patrons
He said: ''We have great faith in the
rights of the individual. Every man has
the right to be all thas he can be. The doc
trlne of Chautauqua is to help everyone to
his fullest development. Last Saturday we
welcomed the wOman's rights people; to-
day We welcome the Patrons of Husbandry.
But If any come here to tear down the faith
Of our fathers, and give nothing instead,
they find no hearing here. The reflex intlu-
ence of the farmers life on society is very
great. Chautauqua helps men to have lofty
ideals of profession as well as character.
When you farmers come to Chautauqua you
come to receive higher inspiration in your
work"
HOW TO HANDLE FOREIGNERS.
Bishop Vincent then explained the Chau-
tauqua movement, and urged the farmers to
study American history and literature, in
order, as he said, ''to learn how to handle
lot of foreign rascals in our midst, who hate
everything American: This was spoken
amid tremendous applause Continuing, he
said: "We want foreigners to come here,
but we demand that they become Ameri-
canized, owing no allegiance to any power,
ecclesiastical or civil, except the American
flag. We want no church schools even
among the Indians
H. II. Gotf, Secretary of the State Grange,
then replied in fitting terms to Bishop Vim
cents address of welcome. Hon. Mortimer
Whitehead, Lecturer of the National
Grange, next addressed the farmers. He
said that Chautauqua and the Grange
worked on parallel lines for the common
good. New York State is in the van in
Grange work. There are over $4,000 farm
ers' organizations in the country. By
united action the farmers obtained under
the present tariff law more National protec-
tion than ever before.
The Rev. George Thomas Bowling, of
Albany, lectured before large audience
tonight on ''Clambering Up, or Forces
That VIM
Some of the Patrons had quite funny
experience. A party of them started out on
a still hunt for the bar here, not knowing
that Chautauqua is very dry climate.
After long search they learned to their
disgust that the Assembly was quarantined
to everything except "soft' drinks, and it
was most pitiable sight to see the old vet
Grams of many glass try to quench their
thirst at the soda water fountain.