Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-26
WHAT CHANGERS ASK.
The Master of the New York Patrons
Speaks on Legislation
AT THE CAMP AT WILLIAMS GROVE
A Fractional Fight Among United Brethren
Passed On in Court.
IT THE CAMP AT WILLIAMS GROVE
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES
,sPrcrar rEJrcRANs TO THE DISPATCH. |

ESPECIAL TEL EGRkMs TO THE DIsPATcH.l
WILLIAMS GROVE, Aug. 26.-About
1900 people visited the grove to-day. and
tonight about 5000 persons are camping In
the 300 tents on the ground, In addition to
the number accommodated in the exhibitors
tents. In the morning Worthy Master
Rhone and w. C. Clifford, Master of the
New York State Grange, made speeches.
Mr.. Rhone urged Independent political
action among Grangers in the interest OF
the order and said that ''the political party
which in the coming contest fails TO honor
the agricultural people by placing farmer
on the state ticket commits serious blum
der and greatly impairs its prospects of sue
cess"
4 full history of the equalization of taxes
bill was given, and the newspapers OF both
political parties were charged with having
been furnished with ready-mace editorials
in Opposition to tie measure, which glar-
incly misrepresented our position, and
placed US and our bill in q false light before
the public"
LOSSES BY THE BOYER BILL.
Mr. Rhone then showed what the Changers
had lost in the defeat of their measure and
what they gained by their movement in
favor of equalization of taxation. The total
gain by the BOYER tax bill, the substitute tor
the Granger bill, was placed at S4,766Ooo a
year, while the probable receipts from the
original measure were estimated at slOOoO,-
coo. And this Deficiency said Mr.. Moore,
'iet me assure you, fellow Patrons, we are
going to get.
When Congress placed a high pro,
teCtive duty on imported manufactured
goods it was class legislation, yet
hn
independent in its manufacturing resources
and enriched the manufacturing class.
When Congress alo ,Eed the whisky men TO
place their whisky in bond, protecting them
from the payment of their taxes until taken
out of bond for sale, it WAS class legislation,
yet II has made orr country great in its
whisky resources and enriched the people
engaged in the manufacture OF whisky. But
n-nar Is -hc need OF further enumerating to
show what class legislation has done to
make our country great? 1t is now too late
20 raise the CO OF class legislation against
tie farmer, VIII IN he simply asks the Gov
eminent like favorS that have been accorded
20 other classes, also to make our country
great IN its agricultural resources.
THREE MEASURES DESIRED.
There are only three remedies that can
materially better the condition of the agri-
cultural class: The first is to relieve them
of unjust state and local taxation; the sec
ono l. 10 adopt policy of government and
-falc thaJ VIII enhance the prices Oh lhe
farmers products in the home and foreign
markets The third is to fund their mortgage
Indebtedness at lower rate Of interest if it
can d. done honestly.
in the afternoon under the auspices of
the Dairymcn'S National Protective Asso-
citation, the course Ofthc United States Gov
eiumeut in its treatment of the law pro-
hihj ing the manufacture and sale of oleo-
margarine was denounced by L. S. kauf-
man. of Lancaster who is the attorney for
The PENNSYLVANIA Association. He SiliQ that
over 100 suits hGG been instituted against
viOlatorS of the law, but no credit was due
10 any OF the officials of the National Gov
epnment. Remarks were also made in the
interest of pure butter by Mr. Littler. of
Chicago Secretary Of the National Butter
and Cheese Association; Eastburn Reeder,
OF Bucks, and John /. Chester, of Chester
Petitions were circulated among the
Changers. petitioning Congress TO pass the
Hiscock BILL or one similar to 1t, at the next
session.