Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

WAS ..i- C.JA IIns day ul=tug= s+z,E Ell ii
s.5,llll .....Da ot tine t-1E5lasa 50. l5ls5st
c5....es., 4s N tieh .nuc.t Important uusl-
n. 4,l+. r.l,.te 80, AN iualiai : tta= iHli
ttteis.,i. a., %, seeing, =netr4as tsie reAeig-
iu.. uu i.I -pduytipn - e->-rszs#leIJ iI4rs
rlson. a, ne arose 90 sl,ss,S tltz Assembly
stood ION IFS feet aad e.flaaaee. lie
sad
~ came here this morning to make
aeknoN eug nent ui tn compliment you
have shown by inviting me- To appear
before this convention. suppose that
politics is barred and TINT his i, strictly
an agricultural meeting. lam not learned
in agriculture, though i was born and
reared upon farm, and whatever educa-
ton | acquired was paid for by the pro-
ceeds of corn, and " heat, and hogs.
1t is very much the custom of the times
and very natural custom it is, that men
of Il particular vocation should associate
themselves together with II view to pro-
noting their interests, and not seliishly
the interests of II few, but the interests OF
the great ciss to which they belong; to
study tine principles that uuderlle u sue
eessfui plosecution of ii particular calling
and toe, iyale fraternity and acqualn
lance. .ur times are fun Of such Hssocia
tion- nud / think they should be en-
couregeG " hen men engage IN a partic-
ulAfe, *. from high mostYv~, associate
them uul pursue those motives in
tn. rn- cation only good caa result.
But must not forge, when we form
,],, ~ ,,,,.,,
ut " j cts hnd aims should not be
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arm u-,J thou9lt 1'IIy al our own
K ID thp god of he class aud of the in
'.. 't'' ed ,h' JI'17, W." 7'oAi4 h'lt ina
,fl..;,'..1 ,,',, i,,. I'm mr..
RI. L y .ra.lp.,- ms thought, tilat IT IS not
.".e ,"t one ci897 to he hiEhiN pros
v'.'t - a. 50 y az >
.4--4ff. lt.I social ,t5s.IiItl tlI,st
-r7 r- mighty developed in free govern
lent '''," ours IN o'Aet "9fqs' ~ 1t
,..'j.'' .s.,t''f
IIune -oanctimes that h.. coucgit of
the fFrm r has been untuiy promoted
we" IL ms '1Vi' 9H'" '"'' ne - ~ t'.o
toan i,,t.I,srd.ut I,'a.s. ina ci;i,., ,trt.
not Of much account, and taaf FIRMS are
God WORK, ana enduring. " hat would
,,n,,i'i it ,,.I ~, - f,,,tt ~. far,,15
Cities furnish the population that con-
sumo the products ri the farm, and the
aa ii urn @ .ne Suos's'ea'ee o' me
day: in j. the civ for he country
and the country for the city, and all for
the nag. lApplause.J
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
The memorial to he presented to the
Tnit.d S,,tas conyrass was road nv
.Judpe Lawrence. of Ohio. chairman of
the COMMITTEES bv whom it was prepared.
and after discussion yyes adonted. It.
asked for annie protection for products
of the farm. among which were speci-
fed cotton. bemn. aax.-wheat.- corn.
harley oats notatoes hons. dairy pro-
duets VEGETABLES noultrv. eggs. live
stock for Use a. food some kinds OF
tobacco. small fruits. apples and other
orchard fruits bavand wool supar rice
etc. the form OF announcement.
whether NV - nrotective tariff. or bonn
ties to be considered and determined
nv CONGRESS The memorial also ex-
pressed the desire of the farmers con-
press that after March A 1897 the nresi
dent shall call an extra session of nat
ionsI Conpress to meet at the earliest
nracticahIe time TO enact q protective
Tariff law and earnestly protests against
DELAY.
The committse on resolutions renorted
in favor Of ..Coppress providipp for an
amendment to the constitution TO grant
to yoma, lao RIGHT of s,ffrage. that the
Observation-Disclosures hs onsnded and an
forcsd. that tbe arovtb of hee. and cane
sugars he encouraged. that the Farmers,
Notio,oI oo,,,,a,s t.,,ors fru suff-sga for
wo,,on !, r,nnio;n,, state and national
e,ectjons. tbot tho post-oft;ce denartment
toke ootiou for hat+ar ,oiI taciIit,es in the
r,ro, d;.trio,s ard thot ,ne na,ional oov-
ern,,,a,,t tol,. aoti,a ,,o.ouras To nrevent
undesirable i,nn,iorot;o, ), nil of which
w.raodo,,od
Other re.oIntions ware &c follows. For