The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-13
FARMERS CONGRESS.
The Third Days Session Held at Ia.
dianapoIis Is Addressed by General
BENJAMIN Harrison.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE third
days session Of the Farmers National
congress had two important features.
One was an address by General Har-
rison and the other was the adoption of
memorial to congress.
General Harrison was in happy
mood, and when ne arose to speak he
was greeted enthusiastically. In part
he said:
] came here to make an acknowledge
ment of the compliment you have shown
me by inviting me to appear before the
congress. i supposed that politics is
barred, as this is an agricultural mee.-
ing. I'm not an agriculturalist, though
Ion Porn ana peared ON h farm NY edooa oa
and hogs. 1t is custom OF the time for
men OF particular occupation to asso-
ciate themselves together, to develop and
cultivate mutual interests. Such organ
iZations are to be encouraged, but We must
not forget that lawyers. farmers and Ia
borers all have interest, and that no
class shall try to get the better OF other
classes. We are rejoicing that you ar:
getting little more for your wheat and
corn. though 1t is at the expense or us
who have TO pay u little more for the thing
We consume.
Then the general ventured a little
piece out into political waters. | have
no patience with those people who are
always fighting the air." he said. He
advised men who believe that legisla-
tion Is prejudicial to them to go about
fight in a systematic way, not night
ing the air." 1t was plain that the
general was referring to u situation In
the recent campaign. He advised that
public sentiment be focused On what
ever qestion Of unusual import was
brought before people, and that men go
CT raiu iuh f..px xyb hAN
The memorial to congress was pre-
pared by special committee. After
the memorial was read &. NJ. Hugg. of
Ohio. moved that the paragraph asking
that the duty upon wool as prayed for
by the National Wool Growers associa-
tion one year ago. and embodied In the
memorial be stricken out, and also that
the time of holding imported wool in
bond be extended thirty days.
The motion brought wrathful reply
from Judge Lawrence. OF Ohio, who
charged that Mr.. Hogg's interests Were
with the manufacturers rather than
with the wool growers. He charged that
the Dingley bill Disseminated In favor
of the manufacturer and against the
wool grower Mr. Hogg. in replying
said that % per cent of the manufac-
turers were in sympathy with the
American wool growers. and that the
discrimination against American woods
Is because of the faulty condition i'm
which they are nut upon the market.
The memorial asks congress to see to
it that no trusts are organized that can
extort exorbitant prices for farm prod
ucts, favors the protective tariff policy
and asks. regarding wool, these changes
in the Dingley bill; that the "skirting
clause of the act Of 1890 shall not be
applicable to the bill; that the pledge
therein that it shall continue i'm opera
tion. until August /. lS9S," shall be
stricken out: that the duties on woollen
rags. shoddy, mungo. tiocks. nOcks,
wartes and other adulterants shall be
made prohibitory. and that wool and
woOllen manufactures imported under
it's provisions shall not remain in bond
ed warehouses more than ten days.