The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-19
CONGRESS OF FARMERS.
Many Resolutions Presented at the Ii
lianapOlis Meeting.

Many Resolutions Presented at the In
dianapolis Meeting.
indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 13. - The
third days session of the Farmers
national congress had two important
TEXTURES. One was an address by Gen.
Harrison and the other was the
adoption of a memorial to congress-.
General Harrison was in happy
mood and, when he arose TO speak, he
was greeted enthusiastically. In part
he said:
when any men engaged in a PARTICULAR
calling. from high motives. assoc,a h men, en-
tives In their association. only good can re-
suit But we should not be selfish In our
purposes. think may say that II we
were absolutely selfish in our purposes ana
the class and Of the individual Of the class
we should find that good most highly pro,
NOTED by taking broad view of things and
by admitting to our deliberations the
thought that it Is not possible for one class
to be highly prosperous while all other
classes are suffering; that there Is an inter:
dependence in all our business anu socla!
relations, and that this Is highly developed
In a free government like ours.
I'm other words, in q broad sense, We
we are interdependent. think sometimes
the conceit OF the farmer has been unduly
promoted when 1t has been said that ne
Is at the bottom OF everything ana tnat ne
belongs to an independent class; tnat
cities are not much account, ana that farms
are Gods work, and enduring. What would
the farm be without the town, and whas
would the town be without the farm
These cities furnish the population that
consumes the products Of the farm. ana
|Aho P,,~ ,{,hA <hn ,hciS the
city. AS 1 heard friend say the other
day: 1t Is the city for the country and the
country for the city. and all for the nag
IF there are abuses Of any kind In Ieg1s-
lation. or In the business Of the country, let
us fix the public eye upon them until We
have exposed the evil, and then we can
trust the country to make it right. 1t IS
mischieVous to denounce classes. and this
thing and that If there are trusts, let us
know it and bring legislation to bear upon
them, and then we have accomplished
something. If any man will make 1t plain
to the American people that he Is op-
pressed: that he is not getting his rights
then undertake to say to you that the
American people will be on his side, against
whatever may Cypress him. Ny thought Is.
If you think there are wrongs and grieV-
ances in the business condition or in legts-
lation, hunt them out and specify them,
hold them up to the public judgment and
to you that Of the great body of the people
an overwhelming majority are In favor
always of justice and fairness, and II you
make that appeal to them they Will re-
spond.
II have rejoiced in all that has tended 70
make agriculture easier, to give leisure
for thought and reading, for the cultivation
Of the intellect. I rejoice that the school,
house and the little church are found in
every country neighborhood, rejoice In
the belief that our people are patriotic. and
that never before in the history OF our
country was there deeper and more uni
versal love Of the starry banner and the
constitution for which 1t stands"
The congress adopted memorial adj
dress to congress prepared by a COM
mittee, Of which William Lawrence, of
Ohio. is chairman. A synopsis of the
memorial as adopted follows:
The mem orfal, as adopted. says that the
farmers national congress is not a polit-
ical party organization: that the recent
election for president and representatives
in congress has for time settled the ques-
tion that the most ample protection shall
>be extended to agricultural products, In
common with, those Of other Industries.
The memorial suggests number Of
changes in the Dingley tariff bill. among
them being the striking out Of the skirt
ing clause" which originated In the tariff
bill Of 1880. 1t also asks for the passage
Of a bill proposed in memorial prepared
by the National Wool Growers associa-
ton at Washington. d. c.. In 1895. in aid
Of sheep hlsbandry. The memorial says
it is the desire of the farmers congress
shall call an extra session of congress to
meet at the earliest practicable time to
enact protective tariff law. The memorial
protests against delay.