Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
DEMAND OF Al l. .DAIRYMEN
THEY WANT NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
THE CIRCUIT BILL.
Resolutions Passed by the Iowa As
MISUNDERSTANDING Wilson and
The Star Commended.

Dairymen from all over the country at
| tended the convention of the Iowa Dairy
| mems Association, held last week at Storm,
Lake. The proceedings were interesting,
and the consideration of the Grout bill was
paramount. Resolutions referring to this
measure and In reference to Mr.. James
Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, were
aGop ed. The first, which included en-
phatic commendation of The Evening Star.
recited that the Grout bill would come Up
for passage in the House of Representatives
December 6, and continued as follows:
"Ol one side of this measure are arrayed
honest dealing and the united dairy inter-
ests of the UniteI States, while upon the
Other is lined up fraud, corruption and all
the influences which tremendous financial
resources can array, and,
1--WE, representing the dairy interests OIL
the state of Iowa in convention assembled,
do hereby warn the political leaders OF thlS
country that the Woodworking farmers.
ever loyal to their flag and their country,
are in no mood to be trif1ed with when the
very existence of their business and prop
erty is threatened by fraud in the hands
of outlaws"
Recognition of The Star.
1t was therefore resolved to be the sense
of the convention:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that no measure other than the
one known as the 'Grout BILL House of
Representatives No. BIT. is acceptable to
the darymen of the state of Iowa. and that
we condemn a wolf in Sleeps clothing
the sO-called Wadsworth substitute. the
very supporters of which would reveal the
true character of the measure even II Its
meaningless provisions did not show up its
utter worthlassness as a protection to the
integrity of the great trade in which we are
engaged; and be it further resolved.
we "a n
of 1owa's delegation in Congress. and re-
quest that each member use his utmost eff
fort to secure the passage of the Circuit
bill and the rejection of the Wadsworth
substitute.
THAT We recognize the support received
| by this measure at the hands of Mr..
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture,
who hOnOrS Iowa in the President 8
| cabinet, and that we call attention to the
splendid courage of The Washington Star
In standing up for honesty in the sale of
| food products, such action being entirely
Independent of any possibility of reward
further than the satisfaction of serving the
| best interests of the people, and being SO
rare in the metropolitan press as to call
for especial notice at the hands of those
who are not in position to do more than
show this appreciation.
THAT we are deeply indebted to Mr.. Lot
Thomas, representative from this district,
for the great interest he has taken in the
contest for our right, and express our APP
probation of the labor shown to have been
expended in the compilation of the address
delivered to US at this convention"
Enjoys Confidence of Farmers.
The resolutions in regard to Secretary
Wilson. after referring to published state
ments that he was to be succeeded as Sec
rotary of Agriculture by ''some new and
untried man. proceeded as follows:
I'VE desire to call the attention Of the
President OF the United States to the fact
that one of the strongest features of his
administration has been in the practical
work done by this department in the hands
of Secretary Wilson.
I'VE are Of the opinion that the interests
of agriculture will be best served by the
retention of the present incumbent as Sec
rotary of Agriculture, and that the coming
four years of President Mcknley's admin
istratiOn will be more satisfactory to the
farmers of the United States with such a
practical and capable head of this depart
ment, who commands the undivided re-
spect and confidence of the farmers of the
United States