The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-02-25
VOL. XX---NO. q.
For the Free Trader.

! TOT She rTee TraceT
Mn EprroR judging from the manner
that Observer "p,tches in, he is nut an out
sider, As be would try to make us believe,
10y signing himself as an observer, but ono
whom the shoe admirably fitted. He says
A Farmer comes ont in a towering rage,
DC. Now, sir l. deny that there existed
any rage; but there are times when for
| bearance ceases to be a virtue, and We
thought that time had arrived, and be-
cause we farmers are plain spoken folks,
it has raised the ire of Observer
lie says to apply a liberal construction
to my first means If party is injured,
| he has right to injure others" ] think
as he says, to apply liberal construction
to the person who could draw such far
| fetched ideas that they had better pull
some feathers out of the wings of their
imagination. and stick them into the. tail
Of their judgement
! Sir the idea that held forth was this,
that if the city did not protect the farmer
and his property, he had right toprotect
it himself, aud the laws Of the land will
| protect him in SO doing Sir, have your
cows any better right to plumber, eat, and
destroy that which Is Ill our wagons, than
We have to 60 into your store, grocery,
ware house or lumber yard and destroy
your property; if we done so we would
have 10 bear the consequences; and just
so with your cows when they steal, $50 to
speak out OF our wagons, they are taking
that which they have no right to, and all
! did ask, was for the city to prohibit that
kind of nuisance ArrOgated exponent
of the farmers Now Observer, | hope
when you talk with farmers, you will con-
descend to use common terms, that we may
understand you: but let us see, according
te Webster dlrogGtd means, 10 claim some
thinr uniustlv. Now sir, we claim moth
ing but what justice and right Will grant;
we claim that when you Kill our watch
dog whilst your streets are filed with COWS
vuu are not doing the farmer Justice, 1--WE
would prefer cows kept up and dogs kept
at home,) neither are you living up TO that
Golden r,lc, which You were 80 EHd to
qnute u Ine. DO uuto others as you would
have others do INTO you
We never would have said mmm about
the d.g ,eor if you had kept your stock out
OF the streets.
Again he SAYS. there Is a broad distinc-
ton between Selfprctection, which is right
and that which farmer proposes" Now
sir. it Is an undcniable fact, that there is
scarce a farmer tAat visits your city, that
has not gravclv rcmOu>t trated against this
COW nuisance and it Is needed not. Now
| would ask Observer las he seems to be q
SAGE. or prophet, by telling how much hay
rots on the taIm~) what way would YOU
have us do. bring an extra hand TO keep
guard while we trade, or transact orr bu-
-inesS affairs lust see fellow farmers be-
cause ! claim our just rights, Observer
comes out and says, the arrogated expo
neut- or the sentiments Of that class of
men (the tarmer-) Then an extra hand
or watch dog are at present very essential
things Lest you may think | have had
my watch dog killed, and am taking this
course for revenge, i viii tell you / never
suffer my dog 10 90 TO the city, would not
risk his life, / would not exchange him.
for the best COW within the corporations;
vet If ! were TO take him in the city you
would Kill him, and thus show your self
protection III the right and proper way;
g bat if your cow stesis the contents Of
farmers wagon, and she dies, oh, its awful,
that l. retaliation Now sir, if you will
kee, up these street pests, no farmer will
comp lam Of your dog policy l am no
friend 10 the worthless dog, but good dog
is valuable He goes on and says bring
ia your hay instead OF letting 1t rot, and
sell it 10 feed those hungry COWS. nas
not the market been full OF hay all winter,
at very low figures. from 3 10 81 per ton,
a very low figure when compared TO other
cities, where stock IS kept from roaming
at large; but sir the fact Is those COWS cam
st.ai it cheaper than their owners can buy
il, in spite OF their teeth vet whenwe re-
quest that they be kept up Observer says
We are claiming Sp"ct,i',y 0Jusf.y. And
that j, Just about as good as his other logic,
when he says, what an idea that the far
mer and mechanic pays ior al the extravi-
ganceS OF the city, town or village. AS
f Observer seems rather dull of apprehen-
. sion on that subject, will suppose case
f for Illustration, we Will take merchant;
/ lays in his stock OF goods with $4,000;
( sells them at - per cent. advance, making
! $4,000; profit 5000 from which deduct
| freight, drayage, insurance, $500; clerk
7 hire. rents and fuel SlJVu, expense of
. ftlnily for one year $500; total expense
5000; thus leaving $1,000 net profit
/ Now suppose he hires extra help, extaa
{ carriage and horses, extra family expendi-
/ lures. to increase his out 10y $1,000 more, is
I it not plain that he would have TO increase
/ his percentage TO cover this extra expense,
I for every expense there has to be cores
ponding increase OF the per centage, and
thus it runs through ali the Ta-ious branch
es of trade
must close lest tire your patience.
\ FARMER
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