, 1873-08-08
HE.FARMERS.
Resolutions Adopted Mt n Largo Gathering
in Ford County.

in Ford County.
Two Thousand Scott County Farmers
in Council.
scott Comfy Inrmcrs' Gathering Mt
Winchester.
sntcfat Dfspatoh to Tho CAfcaao 1'rto.ne.
WINCHESTER, ILL.,, Aug. 7.-The gathering OF
tho Farmers Clubs of SCOTT County at Rlgga'
Grove, four miles north Of this oIty, to-day, WAS
successful and thoroughly enjoyable affair.
Probably 1000 farmers, their wives and daugll-
tors, all told, woro present. Tho nsaomblago iu-
oludod Democrats mud Republicans a1ike, who
ropulato old party tlos md unto as farmers.
Owing to the fact TINT Two persons died during
tho religious oxorciaoB IN this grovo on Sunday
cho1cra, the attendance was not half
whnt 1t wou1d hayo beon II tho moeting had boon
callod o woolt earlior. The Winchester and Exc
ter Bands wore in attendance and played through
out tho day at intervals. Tho proceedings COM
| moncod by prayer by Dr.. Mac1lofrosh, who waa
| followed by Henry Minor, President Of tho Scott
County Farmcrs' Club, who, in q few approximate
| Flagg, ox-membor OF tho State senato, and
President Of tho State farmers Association.
Mr. Flagg stated In effect that he Should Bpoak
his individual opinions frcoly, holding no
ono rospoIs'o 10 W snutoAqr, ri alu nEppiS etse
| ago that arc to be takon into ncoount In tracing
.no oonuluols M anu COURSES 1i seo lasno1s nloyo IVY
mons IT. tne lnerGnaeu coss ~ ut9Isoulsn tnt-
hisnea ~ etoam' the teogreph, ann the Ptlntm8
proae, anu tendency to oonoofatio 1doa8 ana
institutions from which an incronsed facility for
tho intetohango OF onbloms anu assooIations ms
[0an1teM, a3 1uf conntIy, 100, ls unhampelamn ny
Qiu Morlu Pfecouenth anu lhsEtnsions, ~, ~ aa1
/ n an
persons nbovo TUG ago o. ~ engaged IN galntm1ts
occupations, ono-nalt OF "nom aFo aarmofs. ~
every ION mon III tho country, over use aIo aaln
efs, Two mochanica or minors one t1anspglt9s
| ano laWyers Aote!' Keeper, bahkor or clorK.
Ihoso 6,o0oo o0o farmers own 5yt, ,u9g'ovU OF
properly, Win an hicohG oi 9z,aoo,vuu. 11uy
are nos wanting III ability OF virtue pn'
What Is thelr nhuonco upon -, the les!slas
tion ana aocia1 eondlaon OF 1M9 c9nntty1
NOE WHAT To conla aoslre. Mo 9aVe =
| eWarm OF monopoIoa tnAs etnu anu
oppress the agricultural c1asg, g. nt once tho great
cphhnnaes ano l'oaaeef ara 1tps ,,n
country glVos 70 tno innapsan5s anu a'so eiains
o' ana
n5rraun anI tranannrt"t;on comnaniea sgh;iab
anu ra due ap
monono1,oa MOI basad On md strengthened by the
mnna sz,,e D"ayu of natcnta to 3nTontora r
o.,otor nd nioaa ~ noononn1oa comcs
1870 nonSn;o,n,,ai, onninet +ho Wits intarost
snc', ia amr noi'.m6ak;nr. our nlo,y.molrors
md % Observation-Disclosures aanors1Ilv thean mononoen
rnat 10 amnnrasaod IN ao,nn INV ~ othnr XII
oioa"oa @ oaa,n awoI and afra;d Hso nnr;on1trrai
class ~ In Il al,arld nrnnnizo IN Granrea md
Ihs 1amhsa " rnnnfv gtato md Nationnl' mi thov
| shnniA clect nnno int mn,, who nro faithfui to
thc neonlo nnfl mt e,,hsorv;ont to moniod cor-
nnrnt;nna HIT ~ AZ tia farrnora ,n1st aJncato
fhomacivna Tl,cv rn,st takn newannrara thnv
,nmst ;nform;thomaolve ves unon traila transnortn-
ton. inanccs. taxation, md ali subjects roatiyo
IN t,o;r I1,a;,ncaa and nrnnnnritv Tlav n,uat
un,1orstonS tint thov do,'t rpt tho bonnH{ NJ tho
m 1or can;to now IN oircmation wIfcle 11aa ewond
" ts,a ~ nr;ao ~ 1nnmfact,,res na tn ina noT
nraJ,,cta a' rhov mnat cona;dor whothor anccia
rraymant woud not In most honnficiai II tLo
2mer u,,o ca1not nva;1 1,;m"cIf nf fl,scInat;nns
Int il nlwnva tho yiotim of thom: and ,vhnthor
ara;on W ather Il aoud = mt ho 20 ar M
e;hio ~ fnynr;oa mt nroiucod n tl,ia cnuntrv
The snoaknr conc,nf]oJ with n natr;otio ani,oa1
to thosap p prosont. 4 "''@ :" e'''N N'~''' "ff>'~
An iqtsSya! Fl hour fos eating and drinking .
ond mn;aona nnnankci5 THAR bas1{ots In n faN
n,in,,tea thc TnnpI, nlanl,s thnt Ind eeryad the
,u1rnnSe nj aonts In front q. <,,:.,.,,.
sot. lulV tD'.PosHtono1 q table, anu q glorious
foRast In,aH was enjoyed; o,, -,
lao llaenlen1s oe9ng cloateu away ana Inc
eenss lop!acea: MF; MILO! teqnessea attoauon,
onu 'ntloaueu1 = ~ .a.; Sailn oeGse'aIy Of tne
etato fartnefe, Assooaton, WHO spoke 1os
tWo hoafe bolhg nsteneu TO tue Wholo time
Wn annaeg,ng nn5e.Sas ' anu oarnqss I o atiehuon On
Mr. smith plct9fed !ne novels WIN whleh TUG
nsato Was aotteo, "hlen were Nihanited ny str9es-
enhgt PlnenlhE, stilvmg ta1mera' Whoso 1ai1d la
nloIt6asea 70 tne le6s cent, Aha compared thon1
WIN .no palaces o. Inc a mcn WHO naa mercy ao
ri ~ a ,aS cnnntrv and won,d woar % a,yov hi3t
Il Ind bocomo chronio. and tho end OF it wou{d ho
that tho monopolists would by andby take the very
shelter from oyor tho farnlors' heads, and they
woua a%inale TO mere e seT's anu htfaws, and tl
foneht for viti tho @ tor nwcet of Tia h1nw and and
honest labor. How could thiy bo otherwise, with
corn selling at 90 cents that cost them so conta
to produce? Ho had heen asked frequently, by
uuuuItub VI EofIehpouuoulb1 MuoLueI tAey WGl0