Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12


of the Vermont Farmers league was opened
at 10 a. IN. to-day in Red Mems hall. E. 7.
Cotton of Irasburgh, president Of the league
presiding and about 200 present. Prayer
wns offered by Rev. George y. Beard of st.
Adams, treasurer of the league The presi-
dent announced o committee on resolutions
comprising &, Y. Beard, st. Adams; P. S.
Chamberlin, Bradford; c. f. Clough,
Waterbury, G. w. Mead, Proctor; A. D.
Mathews, Barton Landing; II. Fl. Hill, l0le
La Motto; S, ID. Whiting, johnson; A. j.
Summers, Barnet; O. j. Lowry, Joricho;
{. d. Whitman, Rrattleboro. a committee
was also appointed on finance with J. A.
Chppin OF Middlssex chairman, and q com
paittee education.
An address OF welcome was given by Hon.
William Chaplin of Middlesex. lie sbeleved
in just aud equal taxation; equal benefits
from protective tariff, gloried in
curly history of Vermont; farmers
Tor 40 years have kept themselves
too much apart, have had too little inter-
course, but the tide seems to DO turning,
gatherings have brought them together and
set them to thinking; one great danger that
threatens us now is that Canada farmers
may be allowed to bring their products into
our markets on an equal footing with us.
He spoke Of various other matters, asking
several pertinent questions. resolution
was adopted making the Farmers Advo-
caten of st. Adams the official organ Of the
league.
"Why Farmers should organize" was
the subje ct of talk by Hon. II. n. Arms
of Springfield. He said the farmers had
been pulling Independently OF each other,
but needed organized effort, not for politics,
but for mutual protection and benefit,
Vermont is grand State with most benuti-
full scenery OF any State in the Union; we
cnn raise the largest crops per acre of rye,
wheat, barley corn and grass Of any State.
Hon. Alpha Messer of Rochester said men
hive organized TO accomplish certain selfish
motives TO obtain filthy lucre; Il few mon
owned more property in the United States
than nearly all the population; 5000 million
aires in this country controlled S|i, 0UU, UUU
each, the wealth has been concentrated in
the hands of O few. There is lesson for
the farmers of to- day; II these few unite
anG amass wealth, why can't the farmers
unite and turn the wealth where it will ben
eft the masses The present is before us;
we won't whine over the past, but if we are
men In the intelligent sense we will work in
the future before US. He was not prepared
to say that unwlse legislation was the cause of
the ds're in our country. he spoke OF
trusts and said they should be prevented.
nh. work MA do in the political line must
lo of - no,,-1,or+is,o character II we lave
men who ore earnest and honest and vote
for the neonlo it. rnett,rs not wbat parry
tb,,. heiout 70 II is utterly imno.sible Tor
for,,ar. "a ocror7nlfsh much unless thew
,v,,rl. +og.4.er and we c,u eccounIisb any
ro.sonsile ,,urnose if we do so.
Hon. Victor | Smear of Brointree said
abandoned farms were hard to tiud in Yer
mont although tbere were some that wore
rot hsino usej TO their full capaclty. The
Ioard If horticulture had sent ctrculars all
over tho STota asyino for reports of nil un-
occurie1 farms mills ctc.. and nil but p,
If fine oI2 fovvns bod answered showing.
AaG urocc,,iol farms that had buiiJinos on
tbe,n and csuId le u.sI TO IN udvautore.
and I3s thnt were for sale During the past
-,Aor b.f,ro tbis t23 NJ the thon rnonc-Iti4l
f,rlr, wore ..rnpt.d Ne have. mora unoc-
curied miue o,c,ri,s ond l,nuueactur!uc
nlsrts in the S;ete .Een unoc-agf.t farms.
which ahoul. ny built lp ar tho sgulo time.
}.-ic,.. +iot tho ITO hiss nov, tlrna! in Yer
mont md ue,rIo begin TO tlfrk that the
State IL GOOD enough tor ANYBODY to live in
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