Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-05-02
a REVOLUTION At WORK.
IRON the Land owner

a - AAVOAG AAWN a vUkA me-
rror, the Land Owner. g
What mean these .enoftnouss gatherings Of
farmers and tillers of the soil. the fcws OF
which reach US every day ais What are THESE
deep, sonorous mutterings of discomfort that
are; to our ears on every breeze from the
prairies of the great West? What clouds art b
these 50 plainly discernable in. the political
horizon? @ e4 Z. s
The student of history may indee,l regard
them as pregnant Of coming events, for thus s
began the terrible revolutions OF the world.-
Louisof France. heard them In his workshops !,
at Versailles, and Mariaf fAntoinnettc ..heede,it.
them notlli her retreat at Grand Trianon.
But the French Revolution broke like all g
avalanche, when the wrath of the people had i
eliminated to ripeness. .@9s a#
Throughout tie boundless Vest the iar--.
mefs are organizing. We do not see much
Of It ls re ii Chicago for the lords of the soil
gather'in their villages aud on their own
farms. Their meetings are immense. At !:
recent conclave held at Bloomington there
were upwards Of 400 deleg3tes, representiags
fully $4,000 farmers. TheIr deliberations
were calm, and maj ked with terrible deter
limitations. They went about their business
like wise, men who intend to assert their
rights. There were no hummer politicians,
Audience no sffers of bfibes. There were no
disseniions, and hence nothing but busl-
ness. s-ss ~ 1's 80 4fkef
( In Iowa, these I. Oranges, 9 as their socNs-
ties are. called, are forming in every part Of
the State. Kansas, Minnesota, the Terri-
tories, al! have cought the fever. Men are 4.
travelling about among. the, farmers anu ex- :
hortlngtIlem to action, on the threshing floor
and ii the school house. The womenare ups
in arms as we'll. These men have 4 ferrible
IeIoquencc, aud converts are made by thous-
ands. The old monks who went up. ands
down the Rhine in the days Of the Crusaders
did their WORK with no greater effect. War
is to be waged by the hnsbanllsaan war
against monopoly, and war against otficiaTs
tlievlnsiand corruptioa. and II wslFbeswa%to
the knife. t.
These men, who constitute the very vitals :
Of the State, are In earnest: all winter they
have burnt their corn for fuel, and have seeii4
their produce decay and return again to the
rich soil from which their labor brought it,
-.Fhe railroads have eaten out their vitals.
which, unlike those of Frometheus, do NOT
grow'ayaiii a,gEyen the rulture fetires,- for the
roilroad,s vuItnre never leaves his yictim:-
pn-eyery hand these iron bands are being
drawn tighter around the people. Congress,
through its enormous corruption, has given
railroads a mighty and consuming power, :
which they. WELD with the most tyranni al
hand. The farmers corn cannot go to :
market. for the railroad extort. more tilan fsE
is worth to carry it to the seaboard. And III
the rich flame this burning corn emits, tho
railroad kings, if sliey were Wise, would see
their doom II takes no alctemlist M : 70 &, read
the tale. a,g4 ,,.,s-fst...fs,y.s as,., "a
4. AT the present rate Of organization there
win soon be million farmers organized ina
these Oranges Thcy sw be, supreme mas
tiers Of the situation, for they make the laws
and,are capable Of administering them, They
are desperate men, when aroused, and do hot
essily.ehange their opinions. They have the
power rotcsmpel the combination OF railroad
monopellsts TO do their bidding. Let rail-
road maHipufafprs take timely warming. il
this embargo upon the rights of farmers Is
not removed, the farmers will take the adj
ministratidn of ..law into their own hkHdsss
They will tear nI the track .and plant corn
on the lands rhese roads hold tile. to only bv
their suferance. The farmers once united,
and no railroad.coull ruu train across Iowa
Or Illinois. The Governor, with his feeble
InaIitis, would be a farce. Faster than ties
can be laid they@will be torp.up. Tile wives
and daughters Of the flrmers are also n tic
struggle. When woman join hand and raise
the red flag, the Bastile falls. beware. then,
you, men who handle moiIopoles that are
crushing out the honest industry OF the great
West, how you longer oppress. These peo-
pie will b, hyenas when aroused. They will r
chain you with q thousand claills, and their
wrath will not be easily appeased, for ifis a.
fire you have lit and famed yourselves for
We = make 10 doubt that this language viii
be laughed at by the railroad sharks, COM
Iortebiy eascoisced III. velvet arm chairs. with
money to bribc and money 10 light. foois
ean never hear their own death -knelf. IL Is
m attribute God has not given them. "
THe Land Oso,ser desires 10 put this pro-
Dl,ecv on record.l. Unless there Is Gem
pronIise between the farmers ana Inc ran-
roads before another season brings form us
plenteotIs crops, there will be 2 terripe Ioso-
ntion.. They. will not let you run your
tr,ins fhfnr,r1, rthcir cDunties. They Will
oar ~, vonr tracks, and will not hesitate tn
III ~ nav are driven to jt. II ever ineii
.r ~ .rs.,sad the farmers Of the West are
rSeir, Thousand meetings are fanning int
lie tssrihation e Iesls.; Y aIly na1ssu, n,'