Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-11-21
THE FARMERS.

THE FARMERS.
Closing Of the National Farmers' Congress
at Neutrality-suspicious. Adopted.
SEDALIA, Mo-, Nov. 13-At the M.
tlonal farmers congress yesterday the
committee on resolutions presented the
following preamble and resolution
which were adopted:
VINE treas. The government of the United
States has established as a cabinet office Q
secretaryship of agriculture, which action
We heartily approve: and
Whereas, The Hon. J. NJ Rusk occupies
that distinguished position in the present
administration. and has been faithful and
cautious and diligent In consulting the best
interests Of the farmers: therefore be It
Resolved, That he Is entitled to and has
the approval and thanks OF this, the elev-
enth annual session of the national farmers
congress of the United States in convention
assembled in the city OF Sedalia, Mo.
The committee also submitted its
formal report through its chairman.
Col Daniel Needham, of Boston, and
it was read by Capt. D. s. Pierce, Of
Georgia 1t recommended the adoption
of resolutions pledging the organiza-
ton to maintain its non-partisan char
acter; requesting the national congress
to improve the river and harbor
OF Savannah, Ga; demanding the
passage of laws distributing equally
upon all classes the burdens of taxa
ton; declaring that the public domain
should be reserved for the settlement
of citizens of the United States to the
exclusion of foreigners; decIar-
ing that national taxation should
be limited to the wants of
the government economically and
honestly administered; requesting the
secretary of agriculture to increase the
number of representatives in foreign
countries to push the work of introduce
ing American corn as food, believing
that the marked success in that direc-
ton attained already was warrant for
such request, and requesting congress
to appropriate sufficient money to cover
the expense of this increased represent
tation abroad; demanding the syste-
matte and thorough improvement by
the federal government of waterways
and harbors of the United States and
requesting the extension of the free de-
livery of mails among the farmers.
The resolutions were all adopted ex-
cept the one requesting federal aid for
state irrigation.
ADJOURNMENT.
SEDALIA, Mo-, Nov. 14.-At the
National Farmers congress yesterday
resolutions were presented and unan-
imously adopted recommending state
control of live stock exchanges so that
no live stock agent could be excluded
from such exchanges; recommending
the passage of national law requiring
the stamping of artificial hog products;
demanding the passage of federal
law prohibiting gam bling in farm prod
ucts; indorsing the principle of reci-
procity and the work already accom-.
plished by the worlds fair directory.
The following resolutions, previously
reported upon adversely by the COM
mittee, were rejected by the congress:
Demanding the free coinage of silver
dollars of the value of 100 cents each;
demanding government ownership of
the railways and telegraph; demand
ing that the national revenues be
derived from taxes upon imports which
come into competition with home man
ufactures; demanding federal prohibit
ton of the sale of intoxicating liquors
and demanding the cession of arid lands
to the various states
The following officers were elected:
President, A. w. Smith, of Kansas;
vice-president D. G. Purse, of Georgia;
secretary, B. F. Clayton, of Iowa;
treasurer, William freeman, of Maine;
first assistant secretary, IL c. Brown,
of Georgia; second assistant secretary,
j. M. Kelly, of Iowa
Lincoln, Neb., was chosen as the
next place of meeting.