River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-19
CONGRESS OF FARMERS.
Many Resolutions Presented at the In.
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Many Resolutions Presented at the In
di1aspoiis Meeting.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 10. - The
third days session of the Farmers
national congress had two important
features. One was an address by Gen
Harrison and the other was the
adoption of a memorial to congress.
General Harrison was in a happy
mood and. when he arose TO speak. be
was greeted Enthusiastically. In part
he said:
when any men engaged in a particular
calling. from high motives. associate them
selves together and pursue these high mo-
tives in their association. only good can re-
suit But we should not be selfish In oul
purposes. ] think | may say that II we
were absolutely selfish In our purposes and
thought only ~ our own good the good OF
the class and OF the individual Of the clasx
We should find that good most highly pro-
NOTED by taking broad view of things and
by admitting to our deliberations the
thought that IL 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 and social
relations. and that this is highly developed
In free government like ours.
in other words, IN a broad sense, we
prosper together ard we suffer together
the conceft of the farmer has been unduly
promoted when IL has been said that hs
Is at the bottom OF everything and that hs
belongs to an Independent class; thai
cities are not much account, and that farms
are Gods work, and enduring. What would
the farm be without the town, and whai
would the town be without the farm
These cities furnish the population thai
consumes the products OF the farm, ano
the farm furnishes the subsistence OF the
A a kAA - -. -, l..
day: 1t IL the city for the country and the
country for the city. ard all for the flag
III there are abuses of any kind in legis
lation. or In the business of the country. lei
US fix the public eye upon them until We
have exposed the evil, and then we car
trust the country to make 1t right. 1t Il
mischievous to denounce classes. and thi,
thing and that. II there are trusts, let Us
know II and bring legislation to bear upor
them. and court DEGREES TO bear upor
them. and then we have accomplished
something. If any man will make II plair
to the American people that he is op
pressed; that he is not getting his rights
then ] undertake to say to you that tn,
American people will be on his side. agains
whatever may Cypress him. My thought is
II you think there are wrongs and griev
ances In the business condition or in legis
lation, hunt them out and specify them
hold them up to the pablic Judgment and
have faith In your fellow man. For say
" yOu thdt OF lne great DOuy OF the people
an overwhelming majority are in favol
always of justice and fairness. and II yol
make that appeal to them they will re
spond.
81 have rejoiced In all that has tended Z;
make agriculture easier, to give leisur,
for thought and reading, for the cultivation
of the Intellect ] rejoice that the school
house and the little church are found II
every country neighborhood | rejoice II
the belief that our people are patriotic. and
that never before In the history OF oul
country was there a deeper and more uni
versal love of the starry banner and the
constitution for which IL stands
The congress adopted memorial ad
dress TO congress prepared by com
mittee, of which William Lawrence. o.
Ohio, is chairman. A synopsis of tn,
memorial as adopted follows:
The mem oriai. as adopted, says that tn,
farmers national congress - not polit
zeal party organization: that the recen
election for president and representative
in congress has for a time settled the cues
ton thatt''the most ample protection" shaI
be extended to agricultural products. II
common with those of other industries
The memorial suggests a number o.
changes in the Dingley tariff bill, anon.
them being the striking out of the skirt
ing clause" which originated In the tariff
bill of 1890. 1t also asks for the passage
Of bill proposed I'm a memorial prepa rec
by the National Wool Growers associa
tion at Washington, ID. G., In 1895, In ale
OF sheep husbandry. The memorial say.
II is the desire of the farmers congress
that after March 4, 1897, the presiden
shall call an extra session of congress Il
meet at the earliest practicable time Il
enact protective tariff law. The memoria
protests against delay.