, 1873-04-01
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.
Spirit of Those Engaged in It.
t,otters Received by tho Secretary
Of tho Farmers State
Association.
Address Of Colonel Fred. Hecker to
tlo Citizens Of Chicago.

TIE TRIBUNE lna boon reporting libernlly the I
meetings. Of tho farmcra TINT hayo boon hold In
he tlliroront parts Of tho State for somo tisno
mat, Tho speeches and resolutions, Of theso /
show intonao feeling aroused among .
1Rricu1turists by the opprons1ons undor Which
they suffer. Farmers, aa d class, arc not glvon
to lottor-writlng but thoy havc
RECENTLY BEEN STIMULATED TO EFFORT
In this direction, as ths following extracts will
show. Those aro tn1son from a masa Of cor
rcspondonco received by tho Secretary OF
the feeling Throughout tho rural dis
tricts of Ii>inoib, hut tho spread
Of tho movement into adjoining statos. Tho
"pAtrons Of 11usbantry" first gained promi-
ueuce in Iowa. From Iowa tho order extended
its atnliations into Nlinoia, Minnosota, Wiscon-
ain, and Kaneas. Tic pumbor Of grangos in
Iowa and Illinois aro probably now about equnl
In formor article 1t WAS estimated that thero
weto In Illinois not loss than 100, 600 electors
who wore mombora Of olubB and oranges. In |
Iowa thcro arc noarly half tltat number; whilo, |
In Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas, thoro arc doubt
1oas as mapy more. Tho turner's Of Michigan |
have already commenced tho formation of clubs. |
md will soon compete with tho other statoa In |
zeal aud energy. Tho correspondence from
which thcso extracts aro made include lotters |
from
NEARLY EyEnY.Aon1culTu1AI srATE
In tho Union. They will servo to illustrate tho |!
conditions OF sentiment throughout tho Nortn,
west, although! others equany Pof1lhen1 ni'su'
have boon NUDE
FROM @ gAn,1nH =, IN nsnAsNTSf i3 liz n1s es.o
tna TINT i'm 1rft Of our erioyauces IN about tho
.ao. eaa ali aas aro t sersns in slessh
Ssnas sas s ss that % ssiess nss
s.sx as e an,uurte' "ur ogaan,zaton Va called
tsssthei aSoat 49o sturdy mes. VIC fit thst tls,
Enta m,s @ j.; re,xo v, w ts oase nNye1 sa hs
wnas tss' ,ni au eronso1 G fhro;o,ont the na,ou
~ ~ H.. mrcscnt Inn, o hope to form Slate oraa-
nization this winter. =
"nAp1p p1ooM1SoToN1N
Sec To I'M me tic fsrmors and workers Of this county
aro moi yet haV advanced. They don't know what
s % ny uasn don't kno nora am nor Rrey f;
rss.s Z s S?' ssissss sSss
'nisht haSo eonpimontasy f9Ilros Sas.ss 10 1srR
was no go.
a COOK COUNTY FARMER
" a. =, cnn,, cou,tv xo. yeo,, know that Il ts tho
h.rcst couuty in The atao to do anything agsst The
i.t ~ w ra,irnnJa. hit for .l{ thn thcre ara
fou msn IN thn cnunty who aro determined That tho
agricultural interest shall be protected and that
monopoY shall pncrato prcjudicialy to the farmer.
an. te,,.,,;,o o~t-a,ta oro +ronn a 1ot}or ,vr,f
Inc following eSesac'a alo 1fo1' y ''''cf "r''-
ton ny ....
Dn. WIN. HORTON, OF oESThAL1A:
wa have lust had n sp1endid convention under tho
roost unfavorablo crcufnstauccB Tho large hall was
ilef 10 lis utmost i1nits We passed tho best Bet Of
rcsoIutonu haye ever seen. Ifo did not touch tho
iest decsion Of tic upro1no Court 90 nc did aeem
r. s1rre on ia constrction: and ns tho Legislature
xrna In nnesnn Va simply nrnceleI to them for rcef
and Tor tic ensctmcnt q aaoh constitutional !ays a.
nreduahn to fo'rth.rnto 1swycr. II doos nothing
raiiv h,,t tnvnivr m In nn11jcae litigation
7 Ivy am ~ n nA1fE
-.. ..x, 7,,srI" ,,ninr I1otn ~ Eeb "a.
""1'seo AAo4A 4auA, " ,s -. ~,
hopo you will not DO dlshoartenca py meeuug Win
obstacles. We WILL 60 founo 'ne'n, o'cf tno1"' VI
through tlem hA.
). q. PoRTEnFlELD,
~ Mnn1a aroyo Champaigu County, writes,
5" ~ f f,a4. - Eoh 81.
onuoA a ~ ., ,x.a ~.
Tho thing IL 8ctt1nB lalRct 5aan phts@ntea @ los.
Tbs letteEa come ~ from ~ hues ps88lue e " cos
and hclp then'. Macon county is taofougnly 9reon.
lied. ncvcr saw people 10 tn9ronga4y aroused; !,
one instance, on tho Io!cao, WABASH q
Western train, tue tra'nmon undertook .
expcl man from - tue cat Who nat
rendered LIE mHInl lhre. ine connnet3E Gaoa ~ w
buues, stopped ING sfain anu ~ tno ,aan u
go oh, which ne rotea 70 ~ ano t' ~
went TO use torGe uu n ulon III ,i ~ na M o ~
pntty very eo2uy tua ~ h mout ~, M uu 9s ,1 ~ ~
moved to ay hanas on LIN ane ~ .; sa1 @ - na
Ae Ma6 hot l1ekta4t. ~ s1o o"A ~. a.