Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-06
ATLANTA NEXT Year.
The Farmers Congress Decides Upon
Its Next Meeting Place.
THREE IMPORTANT SESSIONS
We're Held Yesterday-Every
Minute Was Full OF Interest.
Many More Resolutions Pre-
sented, and Many Placed Upon
the Table-To-Day There Will
be an Excursion to the Sisters
vile Oil Fields.

SPECIAL to TIE Rs0tsts-.
PARKERsBUaG, w. VA, October g.
The adjournment Of the afternoon ses-
sion of the second days meeting OF the
Farmers National Congress from his
toric Blennerhassett Island to the Acad'
envy yesterday, was much regretted by
all the delegates and visitors present,
as a right royal time was being had,
which was marred by the threatening
weather.
At the Island yesterday COL Daniel
Needham, of Massachusetts, who at
Tuesdays session, spoke SO compliment
tary of President Cleveland and Hon.
William L. Wilson, and who,
on account of his politics,
he being a Republican, caused much
comment, in speaking Of the farmers
and the U. S. Treasury said: "lt was
the farmers VINO enabled the Govern
ment TO resume specie payment, when
gold had been at q premium or TWO
hundred per cent. The National Con-
eress enacted law providing for re-
sumption on the first day Of January,
1879. At that time the outlook for re-
sumption was greatly clouded, but the
great grain crops OF the west coupled
with a severe drohth In Europe made
an abnormal demand for American
grain and the millions OF bushels OF
western grain brought back mill
ions OF European gold TO re-
plenish our poverty stricken con-
dition Influenced by an expensive war
which had involved the Govern
ment ia a debt Of three thousand mil
lions Of dollars. Thus it was that the
golden grain cf the west brought the
gold of Europe TO our American shores
and made our farmers independent and
prosuerous and the nation rich and
strong.
But to-day we are confronted with a
new competition. The wealth Of Eng
land and the genius Of France, in 1860
designed the Suez canal, which was com
Melted in 1870. Since that date millions
OF bushels CT wheat have been produced
by the half clothed natives OF India,
who never had conception Of an Ameri-
can home, surrounded with It's school
houses and churches and supplied
with its parlor organ and Its
comfortable furniture-and this wheat
by the route of the Suez canal
which saves foar thousand miles Of dis
tance, is carried to the markets Of
Europe to compete with the European,
and the American farmers who hereto
fore have found their surplus readily
taken when the supply was furnished.
This is one OF the explanations why
American wheat has dropped from its
fairly compensstiDg value TO fifty-seven
cents a bushel. Beyond this another
danger stares the American farmer in
the face. The great Siberian railroad
is being constructed through q naturally
rich country two Thousand miles TO the
very shores Of the far of Eastern seas,
snd millions Of Serfs, whose labor has
ONLY commanded q mere existence, will
be resurrected to join in this competi-
ton for the grain markets OF the world.
Let the American farmer bestir him
self that his Christian name be not de-
stroyed by an influence never before
contemplated.
Too confident have we been that
Westward the star OF Empire wends
its way"
Again, why has our governnent
treasury been depleted? Why are we
on the verge OF national bankruptcy? l
au Repu blican-I shall speak plainly
and If make coat which fits prev
ious administrations your are at liberty
to put it on.
How did we get gold to resume specie
payment? by having statute which
provided that all imports should be paid
in gold. In the flush Of great fnan-
cial success, that ststuts was repealed
and from that day 10 this the govern
ment has had no means OF getting gold
except to issue bonds TO secure it.
Again in this flush OF success the
bankers OF New York offered 10 extend
government bonds at rate Of interest
of two and one-haf per cent, but the
Administration would give but two,
and the bonds were not renewed. An
ticipating this, the government with
it's hundreds of millions n the treasury
advertised for bonds not yet due, and
anticipated the payment OF an imma'
ture debt, paying millions Of money for
premium and bidding against brokers
and bankers in the stock markets OF the
world TO secure these bonds.
Had the government advertised that
the money in the treasury would be paid
out TO meet those bonds at par all this
great loss from stock jObbing premiums
would have been saved.
What the farmer should demand is
honest MANAGEMENT Of the government
by men who will study the interests OF
the people and novthe aggrandisement
of men.
Col. Needham received universal ex-
pressions OF approval from the Congress
and many others, who crowded about
him to congratulate him at the close OF
his address.
Last night was carnival night here.
Extensive preparations had been made
during the day for q grand illumination
and display Of fireworks.
Early in the evening the crowd began
to throDg the streets, and an hour later
the thoroughfares were almost impass-
able. Ateight o'clock the procession
formed in front OF the ball from which
the Mephistophelean imps came mVs-
teriously forth on Fourth street. aud
marched from thenee with Keler's
band at the front followed by the No
euilians. Mephisto and his I'M ps bringing
m the rear. The line Of march, after
leaving Fourth street, was up Julian 20
Eighth, across Eighth 20 Market, then
down through the crowd. which parted
before the bsnd like the Red sea before
the Israelites of old-only IL was the
procession that was red this time and
not the sea Great rockets Kissed ike