Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-12
WHAT THE FARMERS WAN,
According to Their Representatives in
Congress Assembled.


terday's Session - General Har-
rison Asked TO Address the
Gathering-The Ideas of the Com
mittee on the Tariff Question.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November IL
The Farmers National Congress, at its
session to-day. by resolution, requested
ex-President Harrison to address the
body.
The president of the Congress, refer
ring to a bill pending in the United States
Senate. providing for an industrial COM
mission. said that action should be taken
by the farmers convention looking to the
appointment of one or perhaps two Of the
five members of the commission from
the membership of this congress. The
session was largely devoted TO resolu-
tons, and they we're referred to the Com
mittee on Resolutions. as follows:
Suggesting S NJ. Allerton, of Illinois,
as Secretary of Agriculture. Requesting
Congress of the United States to appoint
a corps Of civil engineers to examine and
report as TO the practicability of con-
structing a ship canal connecting the
Atlantic with the great lakes by way of
rivers and Gulf o. Mexico; that 1t is the
sence Of this congress that women should
be given the right of suffrage; that the
Congress Of the United States should take
active measures TO restrict undesirable
immigration, discountenance class legis-
lation and discourage sectionalsm. W.
II. Coffman. of Illinois,, introduced a reso-
luton to the effect that inasmuch as the
Supreme Court of the United States had
decided that the tax on incomes is uncon-
stitutional. and whereas, the farmers in
come includes all the products Of the
farm. all farm products should be exempt
from assessment or taxation. Mr.. Stahl,
OF Illinois-Whereas, trusts as annually
robbing the people Of millions Of dollars,
be it resolved that this congress demands
that the laws against trusts be enforced
and such laws as are now inadequate be
strengthened. The committee on locating
the next meeting of the congress reported
i'm favor of St. Paul, Mimi, and suggested
that it be held at least two months earlier
in the year than the present congress.
The afternoon session Of the Farmers
National Congress was devoted to the
reading of papers Of interest to the agri-
culturalists One paper on good roads and
the benefit derived from them was read
by Otto Dorner, of wisconsin, member
of the executive board Of the League Of
American Wheelmen.
General Roy Stone. of the Agricultural
Department at Washington. read a pa
per on the silver question after the cleo
tion.
DR.. Satello, representing the republic of
Venezuela. made a brief address in which
he said that Venezuela is with America
and expressing true fidelity to the in
terests of the United States.
Three hearty cheers We're given for
Venezuela and the sister republics of Pan
America. at the conclusion of the address.
1. S. Coffin, Of Iowa, presented a resolu-
ton. which was adopted under a suspen-
sion of the rules, urging the Punishment
by act Of Congress of all saloons in the
city of Washington and in all other places
where Congress has control
The memorial which is to be presented
to Congress and which will be adopted
without change. covers the whole subject
Oh pIOlttliNt uuNlt9 it4ettAii7 ~ e'7''N''
tural interests. 1t then says that in or
der to give effect to the policy of protec-
ton three things are to be observed:
First-That American farmers can sup
ply nearly all farm products in sufficient
amounts to meet the needs of the Amer
lean people.
Second-That as to farm products there
can be no combination or monopoly to
exact exorbitant prices.
Third-It results from those facts that
as to such farm products the duties
should be such as to secure to American
farmers the whole American market.
Among the products where such duties
are to be required are cotton. hemp flax,
wheat. corn, barley, oats, potatoes, hops,
dairy products. garden vegetables. poul-
try. eggs. live stock for food, many kinds
of tobacco. apples and other orchard
fruits
As to sugar. wool and rice. which the
American farmers cannot sufficiently pro-
duce to supply all our needs. the duties
should not be 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 effects of the wool act of 1894,
and it recommends that Congress shall
enact the wool tariff law agreed upon in
December last by the National Wool
Growers Association at Washington.