The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-12-19

they rssts shs ORC \ staekhoadsss
out thsi< book, nov PCT .
our loas6g 80 b ths doghst.
But 4 10 truly said that oorposaEions
have no souls. and . any appeals
made to them for . fair and Just scale
oftarinb would = utterly useless. ws
must taks the matter ,lnto our pvs
But there IL . moro alarming state
of things in our midst than thu rail-
road question, and that b. owing to
the decisions Or the Supreme Court
thsfs Is not homestead In lows but
may be sold away from the owner 10
defiance 81 tho reserved rights Of the
citizen gtafautesN By the Consultation
|sahd the h0rnisstead laws " che State,
fbf the PURPOSE of building SONS rail-
road iins In which thSy have no kind
ofintesest. Fer instance. the town
ship tnzWhiOh Hive tho sax levy for
al purposes = over "a per csnt. S per
cent Of which IL for aid to build 8 new
railroad. What co0imnnity can stand
Mper csnt. II tsxatio0f I have to-
day received the c0sn rsnt On piece
of land. and It would take just double
the amount to, pay my tax on that
piece Of land. THIS 10 . matter that
js0sowisg worss every year, and 10
| apro 70 iDcseass II ~ don't pvt Astop
70 1t. There 10 no Iuse quietly waiting
for the evil 10 cure itself. Reco;lect
Jupitef's answer to the carter when
stuck I'm the mud when he psayed to
him for aasistanes Put your own
shoulder to the wheel" Providence
alwaye helps those who help them
selves. What We want 10 unity Of
posposs and unity Of action. ses by
late pspar that the supreme Court In
Kansas have decided that the home
stead IL exempt from execution, even
IN favor ~ the State. That 10 lust a
1t slsosid be. fs8
The lats Convention oftbe lAsmsrs
Of Illiaois, at Kswanes. VS. one Of
great significance, and the resolutiouo
passed had the hing ofths true metal.
ID them. Can't We have . oonveotioo
Of all the agFieulturists Of Iowa g De-
Moines sometime during the month
OF January? Other States ars up and
% work, and surely ~ have - much
energy apd taleat 10 Iowa - our sis-
ter state.
Nov / would suggeat, - the quick
est node Of OrgAntxiDg generel move
ment, that the farmers Of every sch0Ol
district hold farmers sociable ~ the
District School house during the
Christmas holidays. and AFTER enjoying
the good things that the farmerS'
wives OF lows know 30 well how to
get up and provide % literally, that
they devote one hour TO . speaking
meeting and consulting together .,
the best means Of remsdying the evils
we labor under. There never vs. 3
better tlms for the farmers % nomiu-
ate the eandidatss they wish 70 vote
for to 60 TO the Legislature and al the
various, Offices Of the 6tate. Go In for
good and true men and leave the po-
Elitical sCalawags ont In he cold.
Don't wait for the party hacks to hold
. caucus and select the men you nust
v0te for. i hope that game b played
oct. Should we doeeSmine % hold .
State Co0venti0n 10 January. Ut every
townshjp In Iowa b rsprsssstsd. and
q the same time ~ can decide a6oat
holding . convention OF the whole
Northwest. Amongst some IT the
leading questions to - laid hsosse thu
con vsnttoD o. Dss Noises, I would
suGgest the following:
1st A. . ea16gnAfd against Opprss.
sfve taxation, W Iouso00 D oouoeitu-
tto0al omendmout that u - oaso
shall the tax levied Coz zoe Pear fos oil
purposes exceed II Per cant. Of the
valuation, and that In al oases Of local
taxation. and none bot tax-payers b
allowed 10 vote. II pr cs0E TAI u .
very heavy tax In addition 70 the
taxes We pay to the drueral Govern
ment In the shape Of I'm ports and du-
ties. So 4as tEt stts Isl
81. We demand IN sqsia sbls
systsm Of taxstioD Ira which al shaIl
participate aIike-opprosstng no cIeO
and showing favor 10 none. - We
don't believe favoriny wealthy cospo-
rAii0ns Ut the expense Of the industri-
Gus classes. ra
Sd. We demand Q uniform aud
Just system Of regulating the tariffs Of
the various railroads amongst ~, for
under the present system Of freiehts
We receive 20 low price for our prod
uce that We cannot afford to hire help
10 carry ON our farms; besIdes, We have
to pAy an advance from . to Is per
cent. on most articles We purchase.
owing 10 the enormous freight charged
west Of Chicago.
4th. We demand . reversa1 Of all
the decisions Of the Supreme Court
that are in antagonism with the
reserved private rights Of the citizen.
These are few OF the points I
would advance, and ieave II for ablsr
men to place them properly before the
public. Let No have series Of meet
ings during the winter, and invite
some Of the best and most practical
men to address W. Surely We can
lind ~ able aud earnest men to advo-
cate oar cause ~ the political parties
did during the past campaign; and let
our campaign begin 1t OnCe.
Let all the various Grapges and
Farmers clubs throughout the State
ct once to take bold and urge the cause
onward TO . successfnl ter,niDatIOn,
and IN those Townships and School
Districts where there are no Oranges
or Clubs let them organise forthwith.
Recollect that the issue Ii one OF vital
importance To them ~ class that no
people can preserve their iDdepend-
ence who are ground down by . long
continued systam Of oppression. but
are sure to degenerate into \ nation Of
serfs and slaves, without energy or
ambition. Surely God In his infinite
mercy will preserve IA % an indepeud.
ent people. lie has given us glori-
Gus Inheritance In goodly land.
Every blessing that Il needful for our
comfort rsa Happiness il placed With
in our reach, aud IL we prove 1ecreant
TO the trust reposed In Us, and suplneiy
sink beneath the various corrupt In
fiuences that are endeavoring to crush
us, will be deserving OF the contempt
OF the rest Of mankind.
Though this 10 addressed to the far
mers Of Iowa, 1t is just - applicable Ia
all the Industrial classes In the State,
and u N only by combination We can
our ends, and 10 do 10 lot
svary one work - II tho whole issue
depended on his own individual effort.
SAMUEL 6lNNHTT.
Atscdtine, loW0.
A wharf in Boston caved in on