The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-13
SPEAK LIKE A NAN
FX-PRESIDENr HARRISON GIVES
FARMERS GOOD ADVICE
Them That It's Catching Be
fore Hanging, and That II They Would
Have Public Evils Gibbsted They Must
Give q Description of Them, and Not
Vaguely and Indefinitely Howl About
the Existing Order OF Things - Inc
American Conscience is Alert and Needs
Only Information.


Only Information.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 12.-The frs
business to come before the Farmers
National Congress today was the memo
rial address to congress, prepared by
committee of which William Lawrence
of Ohio is chairman. The memorial a.
! adopted says that the Farmers Nation
al Congress is not political organiza
ton. that the recent election for presi
dent ana representa- in congress ha'
for a time settled the question tina
.'the most ample protection" shall b'
| extended to agricultural products il
common with those of other industries
The memorial suggests a number o.
changes in the Dingley bill, among then
| being the striking out Of the ''skirtine
clause which originated in the tariff
bill of 1890.
1t also asks for the passage of bill
proposed in a memorial prepared by the
National Wool Growers association al
Washington, D. c., in 1895, in aid Of the
sheep husbandry. The memorial says
! it is the desire of the Farmers Congress
that after March 4, 1897, the president
shall call an extra session Of congress
| to enact a protective tariff law. The
memorial protests against delay.
HARRISON'S ADDRESS.
Ex-President Harrison was next An
troduced and addressed the body al
length. He spoke OF the customs OF men
of particular avocation associating
themselves together, with commenda-
ton.
"The times are full OF such associa-
tions,'' he said, land l think they should
be encouraged"
General Harrison continued: "Don't
fight as on that beateth the air. /
have no patience whatever with those
people VINO are always fighting the air.
If you have something to. antagonize,
out with it:specify it; make your attack
directly. IL must be so if it is to be
effective. If there are abuses of any
kind in legislation 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 they are trusts, let us know
it, and bring legislation to bear upon
them and the court DEGREES to bear up
on them and then we have accomplish
ed something
STANDS ADJOURNED.
The Farmers congress adjourned this
afternoon. President Clayton and the
other officers hold over until the St.
Paul meeting. next year, being elected
for term Of four years.
During the informing friends of Sam
uel w. Allerton of Chicago, were wor-
ried because of the throttling of the res
olutiOns endorsing him for secretary of
agriculture. When it was seen there
was stong opposition to him because
of the interests behind him, Ailerton's s
friends withdrew a second resolution
which had been prepared to place before
the congress, with the motion that it
be passed, under a suspension of the
rules.
In another resolution, offered by ]. A.
Quirk, the congress petitioned the gov
ernmental congress to restore the sugar
bounty of two cents to protect the beet
and cane sugar industries OF the Uni
ted States.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions report
ed in favor OF the following resolu-
tions and their recommendations were
adopted:
That congres provide an amendment
to the constitution to grant to women
the right of suffrage and the ballot that
man now enjoys; that the laws against
trusts be amended and enforced, that
the growth Of beet and cane sugars be
encouraged; that the Farmers National
congress is in favor of the franchise for
women in municipal. state and national
matters; that the pOstoffice department
forward the betterment of mail facil-
tn W mi
ted States congress take mea asures to
prevent the spread of hog cholera and
other swine diseases; that the national
government take active measures to pre-
vent undesirable inlmigrat ton
A resolution by c. S. Kelsey of Bat
tie Creek. Mich. was adopted recon-
mending to congress the establishment
of department of commerce, TO re-
ceive the same representation as now
accorded other departments of the gov
eminent.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
Washington. Nov. 12.-The Associa-
ton of American Agricultural Colleges
ard Experimental Stations at its ses-
session today elected the following OFF,
GERS:
President, George r Fairchild. presi-
dent Kansas Agricultural College; vice
president, NJ. Fl. Bucgham. Uuniversi-
ty OF Vermont; James Wilson, director
Iowa experimental station; j. VI. Nc
bride, president Virginia Agricultural
College; Professor Kingsburg, New
Hampshire College: ]. f. IStubbs. presi-
dent University of Nevada; secretary
and treasurer John II. Washburn. pres
ident Rhode Island College; executive
committee, H H Goodell president
Massachusetts Agricultural College; H
c. White. president Georgia State Col
lege; Alexis Cope. secretary Ohio State
University; Thomas J. Burrill. Univer-
sity OF Illinois: photographer. Dr. A c.
True. United States department OF ag-
riculture.
The association adopted a report of
a committee which prescribes uniform
requirements for admission TO colleges.
ani uniformity in the course of study
for those seeking the degree OF bachelor
Of science. fl
\ reception was rendered TO Senator
Morrill, OF Vermont. the father Of land
grant colleges. and to Commissioner
Harris Of the bureau OF education. The
association attended a meeting OF the
National Grange and at l o'clock called
on the president
NATIONAL GRANGE.
W dSllllS Npl, Nov IL he second
days session OF the National Grange
was devoted 10 hearing reports. and
discussions upon them. The report OF
the grand lecturer was read. II stated
that the depression IN agriculture
throughout the country had not been
conducive 10 great success in the lect-
u-inC department OF the Grange. He
stated that the press OF the country had
been generous in publishing notes OF
che grange. however. and this had a.
sisted in grange work.
\ resolution was adopted expressing
sympsth with ex-CongreSSnan Hatch
n IL