Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-07

by Mayor Doran; on behalf of the State
Agricultural society by President
Weaver, of that organization; on behalf
Of the state by Gov. Clough, and to these
addresses, respectively, responses on
behalf of the congress We're made by
John M. Stahl, of Illinois, secretary of
the congress, and Hon. B. F. Clayton, of
Iowa, president.
President Clayton's Address.
The morning session closed with the
annual address of President Clayton.
After Introductory remarks of greeting
and welcome, Mr.. Clayton said in part:
The farm is the foundation of wealth.
and the main source of national and state
prosperity; but to the due and adequate sue.
cess of the farm and the farmers there are
issues pregnant with profound thought In
your deliberations, I am sure that impop-
tant economic questions can and will be
resolved to the advantage of agriculture,
Changes In thelaws of common carriers and
especially in the more just and euuita BILE in
depreciation of such laws, are not only de-
manded as due to the common rights of the
people, but are Of vital and substantial con-
Germ in making for your labor and the
products of your labor a market and a cor
responding reward.
Loyal to the Government,
Gentlemen of the congress- there Is no
class OF men more loyal to his government
than the American farmer. We have not
assembled as disgruntled agitators-an as
sembly of disappointed political aspirants
for the purpose of ventilating some fan
cied grievance against the present or some
former administration This is the sew
enteenth annual session of great organ
lzation representing great interest Of q
| splendid nation.
There are many questions upon which
we should take action. Notably among
| them is the enlargement of the agricultu-
raj department, giving 1t the power and the
| means by which 1t can open up every pos
sible avenue Of trade for American farm
lection accorded to other Interests.
The amendment of our interstate COM
| merce law and antitrust measures, Civ
| ing the proper officers the right, and to
| make 1t his duty to send for persons and
papers and compel the attendance of Wit
nesses or to place them behind the prison
| bars regardless Of the millions they may
| possess. The extension of free mail de-
4 livery to the rural districts, the enlarge
ment of the weather bureau a more sys-
| tematic crop statistics, the reclamation OF
arid and semi-arid lands and to restrict
boards Of trade to point where they Will
prevent fraud in dealing in options and to
entirely stop the bucket shop disgrace.
I'VE should ask the congress of the
United States to make sufficient appropria-
ton to prevent the importation Of infect
ed live stock, and to stamp out existing
diseases. You, gentlemen. Mailing from all
parts Of the country, know much bette,
than can tell you the Importance Of urg
ing prompt action regarding every OBJ
stacle preventing the success of the farm
er. The congress Of the United States
when placed in possession of facts have beer
quick to eradicate existing evils. VIZ
I should demand no legislation; we should
seed to do no damage to other Legitimate
enterprises, but we should insist upon thu
recognition of our interests, and w,
should be satisfied with nothing less"