The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-13
GIVEN The CITY'S FREEDOM
continued from Eighth Pare.

.ba products of their labor Yet there
s we corporations and schemes formed to
o. the better of the farmer and absorb
his profits.
ME farmers produce is sold several
limos and each dealer makes profit
tr1m it. 1t has been said there are rene
s;ss for all evils, and so there is a remedy
for this one. With proper cooperation
.Jsy could be the dictators. They could
cav when they put their produce on the
market. you must pay our price for it or
rot get it, Organized union and COOP
ration is the remedy which will accom-
Il irish the results and it is the only remedy.
In concluding he made an amusing OBJ
seryatiOn with regard to what boys should
he taught. The brightest he said, should
No kept for the farm, the next should be
made merchants, and the balance law
yers and legislators.
OUR NATIONAL WEALTH.
Hon. J. NJ. Stahl, of Quincy College,
Quincy, H., was introduced at the con
ciusion of Mr.. Slaughter's address He
smoke on the subject of Our National
Wealth" .-...-'-...
The farmers of the country should be
deeply interested, he said in the ques-
fion of our national wealth. Especially
should they interest themselves in the
natter of transportation. He showed
how much greater the transportation
rates were by rail than by water A
bDshel of wheat could be carried from
L Kansas to Chicago for IA cents, and from
chicago to Liverpool for II cents This
vas matter in which there was room
Il for remedy. Good roads too, he said,
aided materially to increase our national
wealth, and the farmer would do well to
consider this question.
Two-p per cent. of our population, he said,
owned and controlled one-half of our
national wealth. A more equitable diffu-
sion was wanted. Stocks and bonds
should bear their-iust burden of the tax
alton. A graduated income tax would be
good thing.
The truest national wealth is not ex-
pressed in dollars. 1t is the virtue and
courage of our people, the social power
Of wealth. No official position should ne
cessitate greater expenditure than a
modest, economical man can afford. That
has been the trouble with many of our
officials, and it has been said that an hon
est man must leave congress and a cabinet
position poorer than when he went there
SO much of the national wealth is created
by the farmer that he should seek to con-
tinue to augment it. More than 50 per
cent. of the governors of our states,
he said, have been farmer boys.
The truest national wealth is our ma
t0nal courage and virtue. tt is not cir
4 cumscribed by sections, but universal.
THE FIvE-MINUTB DEBATE.
II DR.. Spencer and Mr.. johnson, of Penn
H syvania, spoke upon the subject of CO.
operation among the farmers, which was
the subject of the first address of the
H evening. They alluded to the different
Il factors of cooperation, and urged it as a
h means Of accomplishing the ends which
H the farmers desired. ..-....-.
Several of the delegates followed on this
subject under the five minute rule which,
H IN several cases, was extended five minutes
longer The Grange was frequent topic
Of the discussion and many of those who
discussed the matter thought that organi-
aton good one to aid and assist CO.
operation.
There were several resolutions intro
duoGd during the evening and referred to
Il the committee on resolutions. They will
4 berepOrted back to the congress to-mor-
H row. The congress adjourned at the con-
dusion of last nights session until to-
night at s o'clock. The people of Savan-
nah are invited to attend the sessions.
TO-DAY's PROGRAMME.
To-day will be devoted to the enter
@inment of the delegates. The steamer
IA City of Macon, of the Boston line, will
leave the wharf at the foot of Bull street
6 time and will make an excursion to the
sea buoy returning between 2
q and 3 o'clock this afternoon, giving the
visitors view of the ocean and of the
harbor and its approaches. Cards of in
& Titation have been issued for presenta-
4 ton at the steamers gangway to those
Il whom the committee desires to make the
trip besides the delegates.
The programme for the night session of
tnecongress, to begin at So'clock tonight,
is as follows: ...-,.... -....... ..,..-
Regular order of business.
Address-"A Plea for Thorough Agri-
culture" Hon. W. r. Rankin, Jasper,
Tenn '''''--
Address Business Methods in Farm
ing Hon. w. A. Warren Augusta, Ga
Mr.. Jno. r. Young chairman of the en-
n ornament committee, has divided his
H committee into several committees Mr..
II VIM. K, Leaken was made chairman of
II me committee to entertain the ladies in
II attendance He appointed as his COM
H mlttee: Messrs, Herman Meyers, w. S,
Il Gmsnolm, I. M. Cunningham. Jr., w w.
6ordon, Jr. J. r. Anderson. q. A Greg
I. oCy DIR, J.. +. WEIGH, Judge d. A
Il Byrne and j. h. Tucker. Several men,
4 oefs OF this committee were at the De
H 900 last night TO take charge of the work
oeegated to them. None of the ladies
h VIII be expected to 90 aboard the ship
capt. w. w. Starr was made chairman
Il o. the committee to look after the car
n rage drive tomorrow afternoon Mr..
Jno. Screven, Jr., will look after the
a crowd on board of the ship and Mr.