The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-19

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the heavy washouts.
The committee on resolutions, hav-
ing recommended the adoption of the
following. they We're passed upon by
the assembled farmers:
We, your committee on resolutions
DO respectfully recommend the adop-
ton of the following:
Resolved That we demand the es
Establishment of a Parcels Post system
and emphatically oppose any curtail-
xnent of the present rural free deliv-
cry service or the increase of postage
rates on magazines
Resolved; That we favor and demand
the submission Of an amendment to
the national constitution providing
for a graduated income tax.
Resolved: That we favor and demand
the submission of an amendment to
the national constitution providing
for the election of United States sem
ators by direct vote Of the people.
Resolved: That under existing con-
dtions the revision of the tariff up
ward necessarily involves revision
of the standard Of living downward.
and we therefore favor and demand
a lowering of the tariff duties on the
necessities OF life in accordance with
the pledges of both the leading poll
teal parties.
Resolved: That gambling in future on
farm products disturbs the natural
law of supply and demand to the in
jury of both the producers and con-
sumers, and we therefore demand the
enactment OF legislation to prohibit
such gambling in future.
Resolved: That we are unalterably
opposed to ship subsidies.
Resolved: That We favor wise and
practical conservation of our national
resources and that we expect our con-
gressmen to urge and support such
measures. as will protect the people
against any private exploitation of
public wealth that will deprive the
people Of it, without sufficient consid-
GRAFTON. or proper control.
Resolved: That we enphatically pros
test against any action by the navy
department to prevent vessels carry
ing coal for the use OF the navy from
taking cargoes of wheat or other grain
On their return voyage.
Resolved: That we believe the re-
port of the country life commission
appointed by President Roosevelt to
be the most important document ever
issued in behalf OF agriculture, and
We respectfully petition congress to
authorize the publication of this re-
port as public document in suffi-
Gent quantity to supply every farmer
who may ask for it. and we sincerely
thank the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce for publishing and circulating
five thousand copies of this important
document at it's own expense, and all
the newspapers which have favored
the movement. We commend the ap-
pointment by the governor of this
state OF Country Life Commission
to act in conjunction with like COM
missions appointed by the governors
or Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Resolved: That the closer the gov
ernment can be brought to the people
the more economically and efficiently
will it be administered, and we there
fore favor the adoption of township
organization in all counties where the
population is sufficient to render it
practicable.
Resolved: That we emphatically ia
vor the good roads movement in this
state but hold that the money raised
10y taxation should be expended in the
Improvement of the roads radiating
from market points to the country for
the benefit of the farmer rather than
on the construction of trunk lines
across the state for the benefit of au-
tomobilists, and we therefore hold that
the money paid in taxes by each road
DISTRICT should be apportioned to that