Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-16
nication with hundreds Of thousands
OF people before next session.
FARMERS ARE TIRED.

hAhMEho AXE TIRED
The grangers have taken up the mat
ter IN systematic manner The farm
ers are tired u the idea that their votes
can be influenced by the receipt of q
package OF seeds which they can buy
40 the corner grocery for cents and
which usually arrives too late for plant
ing They say they do not want SUM
flower and pumpkin seed from Congress
and point out that the $4,000 now
wasted IN this manner would support
a national agricultural college. the Ike
N which the world has never seen, with
30 professors a 800 a year and sum
Client funds 90 maintain the institution
Divided among the agricultural col
loPes 10 would give each state institu-
tion between 5000 and $4,000 more
than they now receive This. the farm
crs say. would do much more good than
the distribution OF rutabaga. turnip OF
parsnip seed.
An analysis OF the vote on this Ques-
tiOn in the house of representatives
last May shows that the free seed dis
trIhulion Item was Inserted iu the agri.
cultura, appropriation bill by Democra-
tic votes. Led by Representatives
Gaines Of Tennessee and Lamb of Nlr-
ginm s. Democrats voted for the ape
preparation. Hos they leConcilsl their
vote 10 the Democratic traditional op-
position 10 government bounuts and
gratu les is NOT known. They rallied
to their support - Republicans includ-
Ing such old Warehouses as Hepburn of
Iowa. Crumpackcr of Indiana. tle Lam
dis BOYS Fred and Charley of Indiana,
Lacy Of Iowa. Curtis and Calderh,ad OF
Kansas, Allen and Powers OF Maine
Bishop. Hamilton and Forduey Of
Michigan. and others Al these are old
campaigners and they believe that free
seeds helps them campaign. While II
Republicans voted fOr free seeds. %
voted against the appropriation, SO. if
IL had been left 20 The Republican votes
d would have been defeated. OF the
l3i members not voting 81 are Repub-
Beans and IS Democrats.
HOW THE STATES STAND.
A further analysis OF the vote shows
hat Alabama, Arkansas Florida,
Georgia. Kentucky Louisiana, Mary
land Missouri, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Tennessee. Texas and Nir-
glUia east Is votes for free seeds TO six
against IL. with the exception OF
Maryland (oue), Missouri Owo) and
North Carolina three), every vote cast
by member OF Congress from a SOUTH
eTn state was in favor OF free seeds"
In the case u the great agricultural
states Of the north, east, and west, less
;hGr a majority OF the whole state dele
cations voted for the appropriation,
while boz many cases there were more
votes against it than for H. Indiana
showed up with five, Illinois with only
six Ohio did better with eight, Penn
slyyanid found 10 trusty free seeders.'
while Minnesota produced only one,
Massachusetts, cast seven votes against
and only two for. Free seeds got
half the Nebraska delegation, but only
four votes from Iowa 10 six against
New York cast Is votes against 10 five
for. with II mem beers not voting. From
this Il is apparent that the item was put
In the appropS ,tion bin by Democratic
votes the bulk Of which came from the
south.
While there is no politics in the mat
ter. those opposed to this distribution
VIII try TO get their friends to write 10
senators and representatives, urging
them 10 vote against the appropriation
next session. The national grange,
many state and local oranges have al
ready adopted resolutions condemning
the appropriation, and other oranges
and societies Of farmers are expected
to do likewise. The ptess will doubtless
continue its hostility as It has always
roundly denounced this form OF petty
graft.