The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-24

virtue, aud the AheIicanL cti8eb proved
Of his right 70 such distipcllQll Eeallzss
That Continued silence under repeated eX'
actions and insult would stamp him =
unfit 10 be called Q freeman. The farmer
g slow TO act, but when once aroused, ana
all lhe latent instincts Of his nature, called
into action, like the pent up fires oil vol
cano, when once the crater Is reached,
nothing can check It's further demonstra-
ton until the causes which produced It
shall have ceased TO exist. Perhaps pol
iliCians discover nothing OF which 10 be
alarmed ID the organization Of GrangS,
and farmers Unions, throughout the Wes'
tern and Southern States, they probably
presume now, Is they have In the
past, on the Ignorance and stu
pldiiy Of the farmer. But we say to
them in all candor, "behold In this move
ment, your doom" There are yet
enough honest men In this country to
save us from eternal disgrace in the eyes
Of the world. 1.-THE Republican party has
accomplished is mission, And.th leaders
thereof can no longer be trusted, then let
US, as was done when the exigencles Of
the case demanded the organization oil
that party, organize q new party,
which shall have for its basis the "Rlghts
olmRn." Let US not because OF our adhe'
renee to the principles Of party, ignore
the unrighteous acts Of those whom that
party has placed In power Herein lies
danger, and 10 this fUCt alone Is 10 be at
trlbuled the deplorable condition Of our
country today. Men have prostltuled
their offices TO the Lasest ends, simply be-
cause Of the knowledge that perfect Ina.
munity from punishment might be ex-
pected. The late SALARY Steal" has
perhaps caused Congressman 10 think
that they have placed the last hair on the
national "Camels back" aud although It
may not break, 1t will probably cause the
animal 10 consider well the character Of
those who have been thus loading and
goading il 10 desperation, though perhaps
all unwiltinglyt to themselves. "Whom the
Gods would destroy, they lrst make
made" and although "the mills OF the
Gods grind slowly, they grind surely"
Thirteen millions Of people whose inter
ests are identical with several millions as
their allies, whose interests If not iden-
teal, are nevertheless so nearly anala-
gous 10 farmers, that in the struggle
with railroad monopolies and rings they
may be safely relied upon, and will hail
with as much pleasure as farmers the day
when the United States shall be freed
from the incubus and overshadowing evil
Of railroad domination and combinations
Of every description, which have borne
with such oppressive weight upon the ln-
dustries Of the country. These reforms we
expect TO accomplish by social revolution.
We are confident Of our ability 10 accom-
plish at the ballot box all that is sought.
But then we hesitate not TO add "peacea-
bly, II we can, forcibly If we must" You
will excuse me II have grown proliX on
subject which may not be Of special in
terest to your readers. But here In Kan
sas, where these questions ara being agi-
tated, l should not be under the necessity
of being excused for even greater prOlixl-
ty. Al some future time may crafty
myself, il not your readers, by again at
tempting TO appear in your columns
SUM CUlQUE.