The progressive farmer., 1901-11-19

an 6m6nQm0n6 90 6n0 CONSTITUTION
to the people providing for the cleo
tion of United States Senators by
popular vote. We favor it on ac-
count of the election of men TO the
Senate more directly representativ
of the people, and on account of TAX
ing a troublesome political matter
out OF the Legislatures, leaving the
Legislatures to be chosen without
interference of Senatorial candidates,
thereby securing better considera-
tion of State affairs and more whole
some laws. We call attention to the
rapidly increasing public sentiment
in favor of the election of Senators
by popular vote.
8. Opposition to the Ship Subsidy
Bill.
The principle involved in the ship
subsidy bill before the last Congress
has the unanimous opposition of the
farmers of the country as expressed
by the National Grange and by the
master OF every State Grange in the
land. We are in favor of the develop
mt Mt of the American merchant
marine and of manufacturing as we
are in favor of the development of
Amer can agriculture, but are no
more in favor of contributing to few
weA thy ship builders than we are
of ontrlbutlng to farmers or manu-
fACturers. We have reasons founded
on und principles of statesmanshlp
TO oppose scheme that contributes
TO the profits of the fe " at the ex
pense of the many without adequate
return. The tUinng farmers of the
land have uevel, ped American agr1-
culture until is products constitute
II maj Drlty of the exports of the
country without governments aid,
and we understand that American
steamships are already yielding
their O~ners profits in transporting
these and other products to all par Is
of the world without government
sub-idies. The farmers of the ooun-
try ak for no special favOrs in legis-
latiOn and oppose in the most vigOr
Gus manner such special favors TO
ship builders and owners as are en-.
bodied in what is Familiarity known
as the ship subsidy bill.
9. PrOhi DIT the Fraud in Colored
OleOmargarine.
We ask Congress to enact a law
prohibiting the coloring of imitation
butter TO resemble pure butter and
grant States the authority TO legis-
late upon this subject Thirty two
States comprising three fl tbs of the
population of the country have
already enacted legislation known as
anti color laws and we desire
national law In order to control in
terstate trade. We ask this in the
interest of producers of honest but
ter and consumers of the imitation
product. The producer of pure but
ter will be relieved of competing
With product fraudulently oOlOred
md the consumer who desires to use
oleumargarIne will be able to obtain
1t in it's natural color at one half the
price demanded for it on account of
fraudulent color. This Legislation il
desired by the people of the country
generally, aud will be opposed by Ii
rew manufacturers of imitation but
ser who are reaping one hundred per
cert prufi6 from its fraudulent color
We ask in the most vigorous manner
for this leg Station.
La submitting this brief statement
II the farmers of the United States
al unanimously expressed by the
Natl nal and every State Grange OF !
the country, we beg to state that
more extended argument in favor o.
our position will be submitted wher
Congress- assem- Dles and these sub
jects are under special consideration
Respectfully,
AARON JONES,
E. B. NORRIS,
N. j. BAOHELDER,
Legislative Com. National Grange. |