Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-26
PUMPKINS vs. PRIMARIES.


Receive Attention Duo to the Latter
Closing Day Of the Farmer. EnOamp
ment-RepubIican Principles Advocated
by Two Speakers of the Same Name.
rTRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
MT. GRErNA, Aug. pa number o
disappointing features combined to mar th'
complete success or the last day of th,
farmers encampment. Occasional shower
undoubtedly affected the attendance, Will,
. numper Of the orators who had been ex
pected failed to put in an appearance.
telegram was received at the last momep
from General Hastings, stating that pres
of business, including the opening of a new
railroad. would prevent his coming. A
number of the Republican visitors to-day
were especially disappointed by this intelli-
| gence. as 1t had been understood that Gen
eral Hastings had gathered an abundant
store OF information during his recent
European tour, which was to be used with
| fatal effect on free trade fallacies. This am
munition, though, will doubtless be avail.
able later in the campaign.
Lancaster county, with its 10000 Repub
lfcan majority, produced the two speakers
| of the day, and both were Of the same name
Congressman Marriott Brosius and State
Representative William Brosius. The Con.
gresham announced that while he would
discuss politics he would avoid partisanship.
In the course of his address he said:
Rank and Power Of Agriculture.
"What should be the rank and power of
agriculture-the noblest occupation under
the sun-in shis Government? The position
of any class OF citizens must depend in a
numerical preponderance, intellectual su.
periorfty and the energy employed. In
Government by the ballot, where votes are
counted and not weiEhed, numerical supe-
ri ffxy io odrn oil ~ fI,n
population of this country is engaged in
farming. There are five distinct Govern
ments, the school DISTRICT, township, county,
State and nation. If you choose and could
thoroughly unite you could practically con-
troll every one of them. You could have q
majority in nearly every Legislature and
almost working majority in Congress.
"Our interests, though, are SO manifold
and varied that the governing power to
secure the best results, should come from
many directions. The farming interests
to their importance. Without them no in
dustry could operate efficiently. Cripple
husbandry in America, and all other in
sns,,1n Gus.ries & will perish; The farmers, then.
in the land commensurate with their num-
Der and character There are two agencies
ready to your hand in securing and main
tanning your proper position-the ballot box
and public opinion.
Danger and Power of the Ballot
'The most dangerous weapon in the hands
OF ignorant and venal men is the ballot. and
the farmers are charged with undisguised
and culpable neglect of its use. The perils
OF the ballot are duo to two causes-good
men neglect to use 1t and bad men abuse it.
Unless intelligence and integrity combine
and assume control in America, such con-
troll will be assumed by organized ignorance,
craft and venality. The primary meetings
OF the dominant political party in any sec
tion are the spring from which power flows,
and too many farmers are guilty of culpable
indifference to the results of the organiZa-
tion of political power in their respective
communities. They are with their pump
kins when they should be at their primaries,
looking after ca bbage when they ought to be
at the caucus, and cultiva' ing corn when
policy keeps in 'ascendency in the commu-
nifty the forces least adapted for such as
cendancy, and gives faithless servants the
opportunity for fraud and corruption. 1t
fills the legislatures with incapables, thus
making the statute books costly records of
human folly. The farmer has only done half
his duty when he holds right opinions The
other half consists In making them prev
alent in his community"
Representative William Brosius, in intro
ducing his remarks, said that he was glad to
speak from a platform which had within the
week held Representatives of oil the four
parties claiming the suffrage of American
citizens. He added:
Farmers Bene flt by the Tariff.
''Our Democratic friends yesterday dis
cussed the tariff and endeavored to make
the special point that the farmers were not
particularly interested in protection, deny
ing the close relation existing between
manufacturers and agricultural products.
am a farmer myself, and my experi rience is
that our chief concern is to dispose of what
wesdo not eat-our surplus wheat, corn and
bufter. Every column of smoke curling
skyward from manufactory in these val
leys means an additional and increased
market for our produce. AS we understand
protection 1t enables the payment of higher
wages which accrue to the benefit of
the entire country, and very particu-
Iarly to the farming interest. The Con-
gressional investigating committee which
went to Homestead was astonished at the
discovery of the amount of wages paid there
The high figure received by the iron and
pie of the entire country. You were told
yesterday that we should buy where we can
buy the cheapest. That fs trne, as long as
we buy in America Those orators also
as far as it goes: free trade in articles which |
We can't produce. That is the Republican
policy. and under 1t the Mckinley bill gave
us free sugar, with the resulting low price Of
TO- day. Experience has demonstrated that |
we cannot successfully produce enough |
sugar for our demands With the iron |
which underlies our soil In such vast guam
titles. and with q myriad of other things it is |
Independence In srate Affairs.
'Tn State affairs there are number of |
principles upon which Republicans and |
and especially Republican and |
farmers, should act in common. |
This is particularly the case in regard to |
taxation. Corporate property in Pennsyl- |
vania is of much more value than real |
estate, yet the latter pays $3O OO0 900 in taxes,
and all other forms OF properly only Sc. 900 900.
Here is a mutual ground upon which we |
can stand. The Pennsylvania farmer needs |
no favors, but he should have an equal |
chance and a fair field"
At the conclusion Of the address of Mr.. |
Brosius. President McSparran, of the En- |
Association. briefly announced |
the termination of the gathering. He |
charged the Republican State Chairman |
with the re possibility of not having the |
orators announced here to-day, as it is said |
he agreed to do. Numerous improvements |
are to be made and q new auditorium |
erected before next years encampment.
BANCROFT.