Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-11-14
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Their National Congress at In
dianapolis Devoted Largely
to Resolutions.
Large Number Adopted Includ.
ing One for international
BimetalliSm.
Incoming Administration Re-
QueSted to Secure 1t if
Possible.

session of the Farmers National con-
gress was largely devoted to resolutions
and they were referred to the commit
tee on resolutions as follows:
Suggesting S. w. Allertion of Illinois
as secretary of agriculture; that it is
the sense 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, discounte-
nance class legislation and discourage
sectionalism.
w. H. Hoffman of Illinois introduced
q resolution to the effect that inasmuch
as the supreme court Of the United
States had decided that the tax on in
comes is unconstitutional and whereas
the farmers income includes all the
products of the farm, all farm products
should be exempt from assessment or
taxation. Mr. Stahl of Illinois intro
duced the following:
Whereas, Trusts are annually robbing
the American people of millions of dol
lars, be it
Resolved, That this congress demands
that the laws against trusts be enforced,
and such laws as are now inadequate be
strengthened.
On the Silver Question.
J. Adam Bede of st. Paul said he
was a Democrat, but he knew that sill
yer could only be mined by the wealthy,
by great corporations, and that they
alone could get any profit out of it. A
resolution with a decided silver ring,
introduced by Mr.. Offut of Indiana,
was substituted by the following resolu.
ton by the committee OH resolutions
and adopted against the warm protest
of Mr.. Offut:
Whereas, The general concensus of
opinion Of the people of the United States
is that gold and silver coin on "A just
parity of value should be equally money
of ultimate redemption without limit in
which this Farmers National congress
concurs, but differences of opinion exist
as to the methods by which this policy can
be secured; and
Whereas, The recent ele3tion resulted in
favor of bimetallism by international COM
mercial nations therefore
Resolved, That the Farmers National
congress urgently requests the incoming
administration of the national govern
to speedily adopt all practicable methods
to obtain the concurrence OF sufficient
number of n atoms to secure international
bimetallism with the unlimited coinage of
gold and silver as equally money Of ulti-
mate redemption and thereby to restore
bimetallic prices for the worlds com
merce.
st. Paul Gets the Next.
The committee OH location recon.
mended st. Paul as the next place of
meeting for the Farmers National con-
gress, to be held in the month of
August or September, 1897. This was
approved by the delegates. j. Adam
Bede made witty speech on the loca-
tion of the next Farmers congress and
received great applause.
The afternoon session of the congress
was devoted to the reading of papers,
One on good reads was read by Otto
Dorner Of Wisconsin, a member of the
executive board, League of American
Wheelmen General Keystone of the
agricultural department at Washington
read paper OH the silver question.
L. S. Coffin of Iowa presented reso-
luton which was adopted under a sus-
pension of rules urging the Punishment
by act of congress of all saloon licenses
in the city of Washington, and i'll all
other places where congress has con.
troll. A committee was appointed to
present to congress the memorial of the
Farmers congress under course OF prep
aration. The memorial covers the
whole subject of protective duties relat-
ing to agricultural interests.
Iowa Ex-Chief Justice Dead.