Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-13
FARMERS ASK PROTECTION
Memorial to Congress is Adopted by the
Delegates al indianapolis
ADDRESSED BY Dl-PREsIDENT HARRISON
Urges Them to specify Their Cricv-
huccs nnd Make Thcir AttncE
Directly. TO Avoid Beat
ing The Air.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov Eth, FIRST hurl-
ness 90 come before the farmers congress
today was the memorial address 90 COLI
Eress prepared by committee O., which
William Lawrence OF Ohio IS chairman.
The memorial Us adopted sHys thut The
farmers national congress Is no, a political
uur.y organization. that the recent election
Soy urasidcr, and representatives In con
rress has fur time settled the question
th., the most ample protection shall he
extended 20 agricultural products IL com
mon with those OF Other industries The
memorial suggests 4 number nf changes in
thC DiuElcy tariff bill among them being
the striking out Of the "sklr;inr clause.
which was originally In the tariff bin OF
1890. il also ask FOR the passage OF bill
proposed in memorial prepared 10y the
National Wool Growers association AZ
Washington. u c H. lsgt IN aid ui sheep
husnundry. The memorial says il Is the
desire Of the farmers congress that after
March 1897 the president shall call IN
eNirn session n' congress TO NEE, Al the
earliest practicable time TO enuct q pro
tectve tariff law. The memorial protests
against delay
EN-Presideut Harrison was introduced ana
addressed The hudy a. lon-th He spoke
u' The custom " men u' 4 uuvtlrullr uVu-
cormei uutIuu The times gre fulI uf Euun
associations hs suid "und J think they
should hH encouraged.
General Hu-risuu said 'Duut frh; us
one thnt beuteth the ulr J have no uu-
thence whatever with those people who are
always fighting the air j. YOU have SOME
thing 10 HutHrurize out with it. specify
li. make your EttaCE directly il must lee 80
u % It 70 he effective. il there are abuses
ui any KIND IL Legislation ur H. the huri-
ness Of the country let us fix the public
sEt upon them uutl We hHvt exposed The
tFl and then We can trust the country 10
nuke b right il Is mischievuus 10 de-
upuuce classes and this thing and that II
there are trusts le; us know it abd bring
Legislation TO bear upon them and the
court DEGREES 20 bear upon them and then
We have accomplished something
The convention adjourned this afternoon.
i'residc:t Clayton will hold over TIL the
s. Paul meeting uCIt year having been
elected FOR term OF four wears During
the morning the friends o. Samuel W
Auertnn o. Chicago were worried herEuse
OF the 'trOttlIuC Of the resolution endorsing
him tu' seCreJury OF agriculture When
u was seen there wHs strong opposition
70 him because OF the Interests behind
him Anortou'F friends withdrew 4 second
resolution which had been prepared 10
place before the congress with the
motion that u he passed under Eus-
peneion Of the rules. il another resulu-
lipLf ulutu nN .. A. QuirE. The congress-
petitiuned tire governmental congress- 10 re
store the sugar bounty oi : cunts 10 pro
teri the beet and cane sugar industries o.
the United States
The committee on resolutions reported
IN favor o. the following resolutions and
their recommendations were adopted That
congress provide al amendment 10 the con-
sutution to grant 70 woman the right OF
suffrage and the bhIlu; that man now en-
lovEi that the laws against trusts he
amended and enforced that the growth o,
beet and cane sugars he ENCOURAGED. that
the Farmers National Congress Is In fnvor
o. the franchise FOR women IN municipal.
stuie and nltiouHl matters, that the Post
uthce department forward the hgttermeut O.
man facilities 70 rural communities. that
the United StHteE congress take measures
10 prevent the spread o. hog chulern ana
other swine diseases: that the national
government take active measures 10 pre-
vent undesirable immigration
A resolution 10y c. : Keiecy Of Brittle
Creek. Mich was adopted recommending
10 congress the establishment OF Z depart
mgrt OF commerce 10 receive the same
representation as now accorded other de-
partmeuts % the government