The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-04

specisl DtsDateh % ne Intelligence.
PARKERsRuR1, W. VA, Oct S-The
fourteenth annual session Of the
Farmers National Congress was for
mally opened this morning at 10 o'clock
in the Academy of Music. President
CLAYTON, Of Iowa, raped for order and
the audience was led in prayer by Rt
Rev. George W. Peterldn, Of this city.
The address Of welcome on behalf OF the
farmers OF West Virginia was delivered
by DR.. John A. Myers, director Of the
agricultural experiment station at the
University. Colonel Daniel Needham,
president Of the New England Agrical-
tural Society. responded to the address
Of welcome.
The next speaker was Mayor W. H.
Smith, IT,, whom President Clayton in.
trodnced as the handsomest mayor in
the United States, and most cleyor
representative OF the distinguished
Smith family. The reply to the mayors
address was made BY hon. John M.
Stahl, of Illinois, tho secretary OF the
national congress. 1t being announced
that Governor MacCorkle could not at
tend. Hon. John A. Hutchinson was in-
troduced TO represent him and take his
place, which he did in an exceedingly
clever manner. There 10 considerable
feeling over the failure Of Governor
MacCorkle to keep his positive promise
to attend.
President Clayton, OF Iowa, then dc.
liyered his annual address. In an able
speech he showed that the farmers con.
troll sixty.six per cent Of the wealth OF
the country. He advocated restricted
immigration.
PRESIDENT !cLAyroN's ADDRESS.
Among other things, President Clay
ton said:
The true position OF capital and labor
isto march hand in hand. Tolabor We
owe every science that improves and
every art that adorns. When we see
man, small and Insignificant, with feeble
powers receive from the hand OF his
creator baro and barron planet; when
we see him with his puny powers wrest
q subsistence for oil the thronging null
titudes who have lived; when We see
the valley OF years and the highway Of
centuries marked with monuments OF
mighty achievements; when we con-
slider the improvements that have been
n1ln1 80 thn nf mankind.
when We see the teeming boards and
the multiplied millions forming the
wealth OF nations, and realize that labor
has accomplished all this and much
more. the feeling within us is strong to
say that labor is king; that labor
should enjoy the advantages that have
been wrung from the hard conditions
OF its environment.
Wealth is the fulcrum upon which la
Dor rests and operates. Wealth, no less
than labor, renders luminous the path
way OF tho ages,
Whenever a monument has been
raised, discovery made, an achieve
ment accomplished, q continent discov-
cred, civilization changed or n city
bnilt, capital gave direction to labor.
Where river has been bridged,
mountain tunneled, continent
crossed, and nation has been wahbed
with iron trackage, it has been by the
cooperation Of capital and labor. Tho
busy wheels Of commerce TINT disturb
the quiet Of every community, theman-
utacturiug establishments that consume
vast quantities Of products, that send
out every needed implement aud every
necessary article for mans use, that
constructs the ships that cruise on the
quiet water, that establish Notifications
trowRing upon an arrogant enemy, and
that float tho ship lines that plow deep
the vast waters OF the high seas to every
market known 10 civilization are the
joint results Of capital and labor.
ABSTRACTION OF IMMIGRATION.
This government OF ours, refined by
the blood Of our fathers, is magnificent
heritage. The possibilities that may be
accomplished under Its protection can
hardly be estimated. Tho pride OF all
true Americans Is to extend q hospitabIe
band to all who would come to our
shores TO botter their condition; but we
want noiugitiye from justice whose pur.
pose Is to overthrow law aud order.
Undor the proud flag Of this great
country there is room for the oppressed
and the down trodden OF oil nationali.
ties that would better their social and
political condition; but the immigrant
that expects protection under our con.
etitution, and who breathes the free at.
mosphere OF our political independence,
must leave behind him hia political
vices, aud ne muet learn TO be an Amor.
lean citizen.
Regarding tho agricultural intorests
ot tho country, 1t is immaterial whether
the theory that good has been accom.
plishod by organization be true or
whether it be false. We are confronted
with tho fact that every business lntor.
est is intrenched behind somo kind Of
combination and it must be met by
like combination on the part Of tho
great producing classes, not with selfish
ahd unrensonnbio demands. but 10 the
extcnt OF placing the Congress Of tho
United States and tho various state log.
islatures in possession OF tho necessary
'niormatlon to protect and to build up
no productive industries Of tho coun.
'ry.
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS