The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-03-13


rent them.
In our own land we see everything
accomplished by combination. Aside
from the monied corporations, all
trades and professions save agriculture
combine their strength, aid have done
80 for many years without anybody's
complaining of the fact. But now, in
these last days, when every other in
terest has long been combined for mu-
tual support, when thinking men who
observe that the agricultural interest
the greatest Of all in point both OF
numbers aud importance-wa lying
scattered and helpless, and suggest
that 1t too shall unite Its streDg tn, what
do we see? Why, the cry Of "danger!'
comes at once. Danger to whom? As
we'll say the sheep on the prairie might
combine to hurt the wolves.-I don't
mean to call the farmers sheep. but We
have had the wool pulled over our eyes
. long time, that's fact. We are ig-
norant-I am, and am sorry for it,
But when we undertake to organize
into little societies where we can meet
and take counsel together in an effort
to educate ourselves, it comes with
bad grace from those who have long
themselves done the same thing to say
why do We SO? wish every industri-
al interest God speed, and when farm
ers prosper all prosper. We have been
forced to thus organize because all 9th
ers around us are organized. And why
| should we not? That there cannot be
any great bug-a. boo about our organi-
cation is plain, for do not all the old
ladies in our respective neighborhoods
belong, and if there was, would it not
be sure to leak out?
We, as farmers, are regarded as Of
all men most stupid, but even we have
seen the necessity of combining and
educating. Why even so old record
a. the Bible says in one Of the apocry-
phal books, How shall he learn wis
dom who followeth the pillow? These
shall not sit in council or be found in
the judges seat'-thus showing where
farmers stepd thousands of years ago.
1t is time we educated ourselves. We
must think more. mind, not muscle,
rules the world! When intellect and
wealth combine they are invincible.
We have the foundation and no little 9
uperstructure already for the latter; !
It Us at once secure to ourselves the
primer. am u plain, laundering,
nipple farmer like yourselves, and l
ont know at can make my idea
lain, but will try. AS | said, mind
nd money do Iule, and no class is bet
II situated to make itself felt, not on
: by numbers. but also by intellect,
ian the agricultural. We don't think
nough! we don't study enough! The
lult is in ourselves, not in our stars,
lat we are underlings. Don't think
Because we toll from
lnrise to sunset. and from January
rst to December thirty-first, and
ont take time to think The result
; that professional thinkers rule US
You have heard the story Of the
ather who gave his sons the bundle of
wigs upon which the strongest could I
make no impression while they re-
NAMED firmly bound together, but
which the weakest easily snapped in
vain singly. So with yourselves-
together and united, no power can
break or bend you; separated and fac |
tious, the age in which we live viii! ut |
terly disregard US. As the revolution.
airy sire said to his fellows when the
issue Of the rebellion was as yet very
doubtful, 1--WE must hang together or
we must hang separately" don't
care what you call it-Patrons Of Hus-
Grange, or what yon will
some organization is necessity. You
will unite; you can't help il,
1t has gone abroad that | am an
"anti-rai road man" but this is not /
true. | have always been in favor Of
justice to all and especial privileges to
none, and this is still my motto am
not against public improvements, but
am not willing to make them my mas
ter. All tax payers and all Of vs. have
= voice in these matters. We say tax
es are too high, officers are corrupt,
Cypress, &c, when zoe our
selve, are to blame If We each do his
part to understand and to act, and do
i in time, all will be well. But we
are apt to be too late; to grumble after
he officers are nominated and elected
md the laws made. The Irishman
Who heard suspicious noise as he has
lily gulped an egg, exclaimed: "Ah.
ne birdie, ye chirped too late" We
have also been chirping
90 late abou. many wrongs which we
Gould have easily prevented at one
lime.
In our peaceful homes we read of
MS land grant and that subsidy by
which millionsof the tax. payers mon
y is diverted to the pocketsof hungry
REGULATORS. We pay no attention. II !
GEMS to affect US little; and the rob. |
very goss on. 1t is certainly time we a
I'D pay attention. time to think. to 8
earn, to act. When we wish to saw 0
o these wealthy corporations. "You 1
must not oppress," they claim we can
lot interfere, and talk of vested
lights" constitutional limitations. i
&c. Are corporations above the law?
We think Ios. But when you see the 6
over they already possess. yea will I
ealize that 1t Is time to counsel togeth.
: upon opposition to their eneroach- {
tents. they have their representa- d
YES Observation-Disclosures and at q
active men. You In Cedar county 1
md down to Des Moines . Rspresen. g
'tive-a young and ambitious man.