New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-13
HARRISON TO THE FARMERS
A SPEECH ON THE FOLLY OF CLASS
ENVY AND STRIFE.
THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF CITY AND COUNTRY
FELIcITOUsLY DEsCRIBED-A WORD ABOUT
rRusrs-FARMERs' MEMORIAL TO

rkusrs-FARMERs' MEMORIAL TO
CONGRESS-
dianapolis. Nov l2--The third days session OF
the Fai mers National Congress had two important
features One was an address by General HARRISON
and the other was the adoption OF mcmor'ai "
Congress- General Harrison was In happy mooo'
and when he arose to speak he was sree'eo e"'"'''
asticay. He said In part:
here TO make an acknowedg 1i,,ns ~ me 70
compliment YOU have shown me by Hi'itins ne I'll,
appear before this congress suppose 'na es RU
ties is barred this Is an bnrn and reared
on a farm. My education was paid for by the pro-
II is a custom of the time for men of partcular
Occupation associate themselves togetnsr' 10 an
izatons are to be Encouraged but not for
get that lawyers farmers and aDoLsTs az ' et the
better of the other classes. We are all rejoicing
that you are getting little more for your wn sho
have to pay a little more for the thing we consume
any tn
and pursue those high motives IN thsr so seas
only good can result n b ws sS that il
absolutely selfish In our purposes ana 80 o ny
Of own good the good OF sns nd that good
highly promoted by taking Sroaa os~ the
hngs and by aam nit n IL our for one class to be
highly prosperous while all other classes are ali our
saat social relations and that this is highly
developed IN free government ike ours. IN JIM, o
a
we think Sometime the concet OF the farmer has
He Is nj the bottom Of everything and that he be-
longs 10 I'M independent class tnat c n ,ort and
m"Sm nsc0 WSa "S woad he farm without the
town. and what would the town be WHICH, hot com om
sume the " pr otss o OF farm fur
the ;Ss nSsT a OF hs f'y the city
country. and the country for the city. and all Tor
the flag ,,,s,a,ion mr. in
the business Of the country let MS fix the public eye
upon them until have exposed me evil an" n,n
mischisvous to dcnounce classes and this ,h,n ng
and that II there trusts. Jet us Know WI, II ,r
crees to bear upon them, and then we have accom-
plIshed something. II any man VIII max " p ,Sa;
70 the American people that he Is oppressed Una
he is not getting his rights. then undertake ;, 10
say TO you that the American people VIII TT o" NE
side against whatever may Cypress MIN. W. !
| thought is II you think there are "to"S ~, az
grievances in the business conati1n OF ho,d hcm
| IN 10 the public judgment and nave ialln II, So S,
fellow For say to you tina, inc erTa IN oo Sa
vor always of justice and fairness and II you MAKE
that appeal to them they Will respond ,Nded 70 make
agriculture easier to give leisure for tnoush' anu ~"
reading for the cultivation Of the ne LILLE church
are found In every country neiehbornood rsj1 h
in the belief that our people are pnirv was there
a deeper and universal love OF th., "a ,
banner and the Constitution for when IL s'ahu'
| 4 memorial TO congress- PieP"'N' ~ -,
| committee was read and adopted at the mor"''s
session II asks Congress to see 10 u '"a' u"
,rus,s are organized that can extort exorpi,an'
nr,ces for farm, products favors the Irotec,se ,a
In policy and asks. regarding wool these cnans ~
| In the Dingey bill That the "skirtlns ciauoJ lii ~
,be act OF 1890 shall not be applicable 10 me p ~
ina, the pledge therein that i shaii eon.' su
or. that the duties woollen rags, snoan;
mungo focks nocks, varies and otner auuios' I'D
shall be made prohbitory. ana ma, woo anu
r,nniien manufactures imported under It's provi,ons
| mail not rem ain in bonded warehouses more una
ten days.