Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-11-19

FARMERS MEET.
Request the Administration to Sc.
cure International Bimetallism.
Want FARM PRODUCTS PROTECTED.


lSDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. ia-Gen
Roy Stone, Of the department Of agri
culture, Washington. read yesterday ,
paper before the Farmers' National
congress entitled. "The Battle Is Over;
Shall the War Go On9" He said in
part: Though the presidential cleo.
ton Of 1895 turned almost wholly upon
silver, 1t touched only . side issue Of
the great silver question:; II dealt only
with Its merits and the dement's Of
American free coinage. Even upon
that side issue, this election, OF itself,
may settle nothing. It Is not In human
nature that's party which has made
headwsy in it, first fight should DO
willing to accept one defeat IS final.
Unless, therefore, the situation IL
wholly changed by some wide action
Of the victors, this campaign may only
serve TO line up the opposing forces
and embitter the existing sntagonisms
for q hotter conflict in the future"
H." he said In conclusion, ~ secured
international silver currency can be
successfully ests blished II may serve
oil public purposes Of bimetallism bet
ter than bimetsllism ITSELF"
A memorial which is to be presented
to congress, and which will be adopted
without change, Is being written by
Judge Lawrence. 1t covers the
whole subject Of protective duties re.
relating TO agricultural interests II
quotes from the address Of President
Clayton, OF the congress, the statistics
which he gave, showing the operation
Of the Wilson tariff bill as compared
with the Mckinley bill Of 1880 1t
then says that in order to give effect
to the policy Of protection three things
are to be observed: First-That Amer.
lean farmers can supply nearly all
farm products In sufficient amounts to
meet the needs Of the American people.
Second-That a. TO farm products
there can be no combination or mo-
nopoly to exact exorbitant prices.
Third-lt results from those facts that
IS such farm products the duties
should be such as to secure to Ameri-
can farmers the whole American mar.
ket Among the products where such
duties are to be required are Cotton,
hemp flax, wheat, corn, barley, oats,
potatoes, hops, dairy products, garden
vegetables, poultry, ergs live stock
for food, many kinds Of tobacco. ap-
Piles and other orchard fruits.
As to sugar, wool and rice, which the
American farmer can sufficiently pro-
duce TO supply all our needs, the du-
ties should not he prohibitory, but
they should be amply protected so that
In due time we shall be enabled to
supply all.
The memorial then quotes statistics
o show the effect of the wool act of
1894 and 1t recommends that congress
hall enact the wool tariff law agreed
lpon in December last by the National
Wool Growers association at Wash
ngton. The memorial further asserts
hat the Dingley tariff bill now pend
ng in the senate unjustly discrimin-
ties in favor Of the wool manufacturer
nd against the wool grower The
GLOWING resolution was adopted
Whereas, The general consensus Of opinion
the people Of the United States Is that gold 4
nd silver coin on just parity OF value would
Q equally money Of ultimate redemption
ithout limit, In which this Farmers Ma
onal congress concurs, but differences OF
pinion exist as to the methods by which this
oicy can be secured and
Whereas The recent election resulted In
'vor of blmetallism by international COM
ercial nations therefore,
Resolved That the Farmers National con-
'ess urgently requests the incoming admins :
alton OF the national government to speedily =
lopt all practicable methods to obtain the
Of sufficient number OF nations
secure International blmetallism with the
llimted coinage Of gold and slveras equally ,,
oney OF ultimate redemption, and thereby to
store bimetallc prices for the worlds COM
cree.
GEN. MILES ANNUAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.--ln his annual y
port to the secretary of war, Maj 81
en-. Miles says he believes that the =
eedom Of the country of late from p
ldian outbreaks Is to be ascribed to /:
e fact that the Indians now receive
'tter treatment from the government;
at they are more impressed with the
'wer OF the army to punish them, and
at their affairs are in many instances
amazed by competent army officers
lerefore, he recommends that the u
me policy as to the Indians lie con. -
lued. Gen. Miles again devotes a
rye portion of his report to the con- 4
leration of questions OF coast de. I
nse, and he renews forcibly all the
concentrations on that subject made
his former reports He renews his \
-mer recommendation for an In. I
Ease Of the army on the ground that
has not kept pace with the increased
alth OF public and private interests, III
d he suggests that the enlisted "
ength of the army lie fixed at one =
der to every 1000 OF nOpulntion. as n -