Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-11-14
FARMERS MEET.
Request the Administration to Sc.
cure International Bimctallism.
WANT FARM PRODUCTS PROTECTED.
0sn. Miles Makes His Annual Report on The
Army and Recoumends an Increase
wants Ono Soldier to Every
1900 Inhabitants.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. i2-Gcn.
Ray Stone, OF the department OF agri.
culture, Washington. read yesterday a
paper before the Farmers National
congress entitled, "The Battle Is Over;
Shall the War Go On?" He said in
part: Though the presidential cleo
ton OF 1896 turned almost wholly upon
silver It touched only q 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. 1t Is not In human
nature that q party which has made
Roadway In its first fight should be
willing to accept one defeat Us final.
Unless, therefore, the situation Is
wholly changed by some wide action
Of the victors, this campaign may only
serve to line up the opposing forces
and embitter the existing antagonisms
for q hotter conflict in the future"
~" he said in conclusion, "a secured
international silver currency can be
successfully e,ta blished 1t may serve
oil public purposes of b!metallism bet
ter than bimetailism itself"
A memorial which Is to be presented
to congress, and which will he adopted
without change, is being written by
Judge Lawrence. 1t covers the
whole subject Of protective duties re-
relating to agricultural interests. 1t
quotes from the address OF President
Clayton, OF the congress, the statistics
which he gave, showing the operation
of the Wilson tariff bill rs compared
with the Mckinley bill Of 1890. 1t
then says that IN order TO give effect
to the policy Of protection three things
are to be obscrved: First-That Amer.
lean farmers can supply nearly all
farm products in sufficient amounts to
meet the needs Of the American people.
Second-That rs TO farm products
there can be no combination or mo-
nopoly to exact exor5itant prices.
Third-It results from those facts that
rs such farm products the duties
should be such us to secure to Ameri-
can farmers the whole American mar
ket. Among the products where such
duties arc to be required are; Cotton,
hemp, flax, wheat, corn, barley, oats,
potatoes, hops, dairy products, garden
vegetables, poultry, eggs, live stock
for food, many kinds Of tobacco, ap-
pies 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-
tics 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
to show the effect of the wool net OF
1901 and II recommends that congress
shall enact the wool tariff law arreed
upon in Decem ter last by the National
Wool Growers association ut Wash
iugton. The memorial further asserts
that the Dingley tariff bill now pend
ing in the senate unjustly discrimin-
ates in favor of the wool manufacturers
and against the wool grower. The
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The general consensus OF opinion
OF the people OF the United States Is that gold
and silver coin on q just parity OF value would
be equally money OF ultimate redemption
without limit, In which this Farmers Ma
tional congress concurs. but differences OF
opinion exist Us TO the methods BY which this
policy can be secured and
Whereas. The recent election resulted In
favor OF bimetallism by international COM
mercial nations therefore,
Resolved, That the Farmers National con-
grcss urgently requests the incoming admins
tratlon OF the national government 10 speedily
adopt oil practicable methods TO obtain the
concurrence OF q sufficient number OF nations
TO secure International bimetallism, with the
unlimited coinage OF gold and silveras equally
money OF ultimate redemption, and thereby 70
restore bimetallc prices for the worlds COM
merce.
GEN. MILES ANNUAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-In his annual
report to the secretary of war, Maj
Gen. Miles says he believes that the
freedom of the country of late FROM
Indian outbreaks is TO be ascribed to
the fact that the Indians now receive
better treatment from the government;
that they are more impressed with the
power OF the army to punish them, and
that their affairs are in many instances
managed by competent army officers.
Therefore, he recommends that the
same policy as to the Indians tie con-
tinucd. Gen. Miles again dcvotes a
large portion Of his report TO the con-
sideration Of questions OF coast de-
Tense, aud he renews forcibly all the
recommendations on that subject made
In his former reports He renews his
former recommendation for an In.
crease OF the army on the ground that
It has not kept pace with the increased
wealth OF public and private interests,
and he suggests that the enlisted
strength of the army lie fixed ut one
soldier to every 1000 of population,as n
minimum, the maximum strength not
TO exceed one soldier to every 1000
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