New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
LECTURES AT CHAUTAUQUA.
PROFESSOR BEMIs TALKS ABOUT FARMERS
AND THEIR TROUBLES.
WORK OF THE voLAPUK Observation-Disclosures
ONE sADDENED BY THE DROWNING

ONE sADDENED BY THE DROWNING
OF DR.. MoFFETT.
Chautauoua Aug IL epeciaD.-The summer city
was treated to little Of everything to-day. heavy
rainstorm changed the temperature and the drowning
of Dr. MOfett a young dentist of Cleveland saddencd
the people The principal lecture OF the DAY Wss
delivered by Professor Edward W. Bemis, OF Vander0n
University. His subject was, complaints OF inc
Farmer and Wage Earner' said the speaker: "Ihe
farmer complains chiefly Of the fall in price OF ms
products since 1870. which renders 1t dincut 10 pay
off his mortgages and he thinks the remedy would be
large increase In money IN the form oil nee cohass
OF silver and more paper money. Now, II an agree
ment for international bimetallism could be enected
setween this country, Germany, England, and tns
attn linton free coinage Of silver would be safe ant
Desirable Undoubtedly the world would be benentes
by such an increase Of money from year TO year
as would keep general prices from falhng as tneS
have during Tie last twenty years But for US
increase our money faster than at present woua NV
alarm the banks and loan agencies so that for swnh
credit would be harder 10 get than meow anu soroua,
would In a short time raise prices here Our golA
would leave us a. it is already beginning TO 90 undT
even our present dangerous silver law ana af'e'
fierce period Of speculation the boom would cosPse
a financial panic. The farmer whose prodncos arc
largely governed BY European prices. which would
nor rise even for a short time would suffer greatly.
Doubtless more circulating medium Is needed 10 move
the crops In the fall and self adjusting scheme
for this may soon DC tried. Plans for 1t are pefns
discussed among bankers. The sub Treasury or ware
house receipts would hardly help matters.
"A second great complaint OF the farmer IN inc
south and West the high rate Of interest que NOT
% much 10 the scarcity of capital as TO the risk IN
volyed in loans TO this class in the above sections
The best remedy, the only apparently pracuoAoio
remedy for this Is something like the German credit
unions described in the July report OF the Ohte"
states Department Of Agriculture and in THE A.
In
with unlimited liability. German farmers unite to their
own savings considerable borrowed by the union
and loan TO themselves for much lower rates man
would banks or individuals The best means OF help
ing the farmer through legislation consist in nrst'
reform Of taxation so to divide the burden OF sup
porting government among all classes Of society accord
ing TO ability TO pay. This would involve progressive
inheritance and income taxes and to some extent the
removal Of all mortgages and personal property taxes
second vast improvement in country roads third'
taxation Of cities more than now ior the
support Of better grade OF country
schools expense not as easily DOING
by country as BY city, and profitable expenditure for
the city since IL IS fed with energetic population by
rbe rural districts and therefore concerned IN their
elevation: fourth restriction Of the immigration OF
cheap competing foreign farmers into free western
land.
The complaints Of the wsgecarners centre soou'
the subjects of taxation and the eighthour day. IN
desire for higher wages and greater share IN all the
blessings Of civilization But few OF these Desirable
things can be secured until the immigration OF tnose
having a low standard OF living is checked IDen
must come better public education. made compulsory
for a longer time and with public sentiment 10
enforce the law sanitary and factory laws similarly
must Le improved and enforced. AS result the work
men will be intelligent enough to use labor ORGANIZE
tons with far more wisdom and effect and puonc ap-
prevail than IS possible now"
The second annual convention Of the Volapukakluo
Solrmelopk the Norh-A nercan VOlapuk Association,
was held in Normal Hall on August and D. An
address Of welcome given In VoapuK oy Cne
president Colonel Charles L. Sprague, ana the trans
action Of business followed VoIapuk being also USED
for this purpose partly to interest the public and also
to test the proficiency of the delegates In the new
language Addresses In English were gwen by Messrs'
sprague, Post and French. on the morning Oh TIE
second day the hall was filed by an Interested andi
ence assembled to listen to lesson-lecture by Colo
| mel sprague in which the remarkable simplicity and
logical structure of Volspuk Was explained G. {.
Beale Of Boston, gave short account Of the history
and progress of the international language
An Interesting paper on Volspuk in the Schools
by Professor Herbert c. Creed, of New brunswick was
read at one Of the sessions. collection OF VohpuK
literature and curiosities was examined With Interest
by large number Of visitors. While the artndal
enthusiasm which greeted the project Of World
Language" some four years has somewhat sub
sided the practical of VOapuk In correspondence
and business Is continually Increasing. It's literature
is being rapidly added to by publications In all paris
4 sad downing accident happened here to day, by
which DR.. 4. q. MOfett, prominent dentist OF
Cleveland Ohio, lost his life The doctor, who was
about thirty wears old, had Just reached here rom
Tor INTO Canada his way home. in company win
a companion he out from the bathing mouse int0
the lake and his return, when within reach OF the
pier he suddenly disappeared from view. lie was nos
in tho water twelve minutes before me- oody
WAS recovered Drs. Anderson and >eaver USED
oxygen gas and applied batteries in the hope OF re-
storing consciousness but % no avail. There Is an
Impression that disease may have had something
% do With the accident This Is the thrd Casually
here this season thus far.
pathos Of Travel" was exceedingly interesting and
quite humorous He sketched the various characters
that may be found board an ocean steamer
ard characterized the average American traveller as
"pluugerr unless he Is personally conducted Then
he is q Tsner." The speaker said that woman
of al stinguiShed family asked him If he were OF
pure mixed blood. She supposed th9t every Amerl-
can had A touch Of either African Indian blood In
him Under condolences SURPRISE the speaker
said that only mai, o native Of New Ham pshlre.
saw both Lincoln and Garfield shot Dr. Buckley re
lated the ragcal experience Of United states Minister
Tefr who had for cabin passenger lunatc, VINO
broke a bottle of wine on the washbOwl ana hathed
himself az a libation 10 the gods.
George Riddle the Cambridge eocutOnist closed
his series of readings here today 70 the regret of every
body Mr. Riddles interpretations are 50 artistic ana
his work is clever that large audiences greeted MIN
at every entertainment