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out the town, and what would the town be without the farm? 

 Cities and towns furnish the population that consume the 

 products of the farm, and the farm furnishes the subsistence 

 of cities and towns. As I heard a friend say the other day : 

 "It is the city for the country and the country for the city, 

 and all for the Hag." 



A committee of one from each delegation was appointed 

 to write the report of the doings of the Congress to be sub- 

 mitted to the several States, Mr. Candage being named in 

 that connection for Massachusetts. 



The memorial ordered to be presented to the Congress of 

 the United States was read and adopted. It contained, 

 among other provisions, the following : — ■ 



"In order to give effect to the policy of protection, it 

 should be observed : — 



"1. That most of the products of the farm can be sup- 

 plied by American farmers in sufficient amounts to meet the 

 total needs of the American people. This condition will 

 evidently continue for many years, even with the enlarged 

 home market that may be created by a needed increase in 

 our manufacturing industries. 



"2. It is further to be observed that, as to farm prod- 

 ucts, no combination or monopoly or trust can be organ- 

 ized to extort exorbitant prices. No objection can be 

 properly made as to protection for farm products on the 

 general ground of monopoly. 



"3. It results from these considerations that sound 

 policy requires that as to such farm products the protection 

 to be given them should be so ample as to exclude all similar 

 foreign products. When American farmers can supply all 

 needed for domestic consumption, why should they lose a 

 market for any part? Why should foreigners draw gold 

 from the United States in payment for commodities of 

 classes which American farmers can adequately produce? 

 Why not retain the gold, to be paid to American farmers? 



"In view of these considerations, this memorial asks the 

 Congress of the United States to give the most ample pro- 

 tection for farm products of the classes mentioned, — that 

 is, protective duties which will give the whole market to 

 Americans. 



