Evening star., 1896-11-12

The belief OF the founders was that mer-
chants and manufacturers could reason
ably sell for less when they ran no risk.
Much Misrepresentation existed as to the
business features of the grange, and un-
doubtedly much useless hostility was ar
rayed against 1t because of this mistaken
idea What the grange really wanted and
what 1t has finally settled on where 1t has
any successful business arrangements as
now exist In Pennsylvania and other east
ern states (where the trade aggregates mill
soidate orders. buy in bulk at wholesale
ana pay cash. thus reducing prices to the
fermer for his implements and family sup
plies There never was an idea that the
grange would dispense entirely with mid
olemen, only surplus middlemen."
The savings carried by the grange can
not be calculated, but to the movement IL
due the first reduction Of prices to the
country from war rates.
Dimetallism Favored.
A resolution was offered and referred
favoring the initiative and referendum;
also q graded land tax.
j. Adam Bedc Of St Paul said he was
a democrat. but he knew that silver could
be mined by the wealthy. by great cor
porations and that they alone could get
any profit out Of It,
A resolution, with a decided silver ripx
introduced by Mr.. Offutt of Indiana, ~as
substituted by the committee on resoIu-
tions and adopted. against the warm rro-
test of Mr.. Offutt.
Whereas. the general consensus of opin-
ion OF the people Of the United States
that gold and sfSer coin on a just parity
OF value should be equally money of ulti-
mate redemption without limit, in which
this farmers national congress concurs, but
differences of opinion exist as to the
methods by which this policy can be se-
cured; and,
whereas. the recent election resulted in
favor Of bimetallism by international COM
mercial nations; therefore,
Resolved. That the farmers national
congress urgently requests the incoming
administration Of the national govern
ment to speedily adopt all practicable
sufficient number to secure international
bimetallism with the unlimited coinage of
gold and silver as equally money of ulti-
mate redemption and thereby 10 restore bi-
metallic prices for the worlds commerce"
Mr. Lawrence, chairman OF :he commit
tee said the committee with one exception
were Of the opinion that the resolutions
expressed the opinion of vast majority
Of the United States and that the suhsti-
tute was proper one.
Protection md the Farmer.
The following committee was appointed
to present to Congress the memorial of
the farmers congress, under course of
preparations:
Messrs. B. F. Clayton of Iowa, T. ].
Clardy Of Kentucky. w. b. Powell Of Penn
sylvania and William Lawrence of Ohio
The memorial which Is to be presented
to the congress, and which Will be adopted
without change. is being written by Judge
Lawrence, chairman of the committee. The
memorial covers the whole subject of pro-
tective duties relating to agricultural in
terests. 1t quotes from the address of
President Clayton of the congress, the
statistics which he gave showing the oper-
alton 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 American farmers can supply
nearly all farm products in sufficient
amounts to meet the needs of the american
people.
Second. That as to farm products there
can be no combination or monopoly to
exact exorbitant prices
Third 1t results from those facts that
as to such farm products the duties should
be such as 10 secure to American farmers
the whole American market. Among the
products where such duties are to be re-
quired are cotton, hemp, flax, wheat. corn,
barley, oats. potatoes. hops. dairy products,
garden vegetables. poultry, eggs. live stock
for food. many kinds of tobacco, apples and
other orchard fruit. AS to sugar wool and
rice which the American farmer cannot
sufhciently produce to supply all our needs.
the duties should not be prohibitory. but
they should be amply protective so that
in due time We shall be enabled to supply
all.
The memorial then quotes statistics to
show the effects of the wool act of 1894,
and 1t recommends that Congress shall
enact the wool tariff law agreed upon In
December last by the National Wool Grow
ers' Association at Washington.
The memorial further says that the Ding
ley tariff bill now pending in the Senate un-
justly discrimnates In favor of the wool
manufacturer and against wool growers.
1t insists that If the Dingley bill is to be
passed it shall be amended in four particu-
lars: To provide. first that the skirting
clause in the act of 1880 shall not be ap-
plicabe to the bill; second, that the pledge
that 1t shall be continued in operation un-
til August. 1898. be stricken out: third,
that the duties on woolen rags, shoddy and
adulterants shall be made prohibitory;
fourth, that wool and wooden manufactures
imported under its provisions shall not re-
main in bonded warehouses more than ten
days.
Several other minor features to the me-
mortal are to be added.
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.