, 1873-03-12
Resolutions Of the TURNER'S Club Of
Orland, Cook County, III.
Tho Question OF nte-0wnership..Action
Of lilo People OF Weymouth, Mass...
rutthor Views Of Mr.. Edward
Atkinson.
How tie Farmers Suffer From the
TARIFF" Protection j" More Op-
pressivo Than the Rail-
roads.


Convention OF Farmers OF Ford Coun-
ty. Ill.
Special Correspondence af Tho Chicago Tribune.
PAXTON, Ill.,, March 10, 1875
A meeting Of tho farmers Of this [Tord)
County was held at tho Court-Houso, for tho
purpose OF organizing county association. The
attendance was largo every part Of tho county
being woll represented. ~,
Throughout tho meeting good ordor was
maintained, tho speeches and reports beiug lis
tcnol to With marked attention.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Tho temporary of1icora wore, Prcsidont, John
Karr Vfcc-Prosilont, Hiram Constant; Secre-
tary, Morton Dunlap.
Permanent Oficora--Noe], Kusoy, and Mitchell !;
Rosolntiona-C Cumming, Constant, and Kirk
patrick.
Tic committees retired for doliheration, whon
s. n. MOORE, or KANKAKEE,
was introduced. Tho speaker commenced hia
aadreHa by referring to tho many national nd
vautagos our producers poBseBs, in IL productive
soil md temperate climate; md then proceeded
to point out our real condition, and showed that
but fow farmers wero earning more than a bare
living. Ho aaid The public hayo been too proa-
porous in tho past to be aware Of tho chains that
woro being fABtoncd on thom, or to combine
against those attacks upon their most important
tnterostB. But OH Indifference that was very
natural when whcnt was worth 50 por buahel
and corn GO cents, will be found to DO q worry un-
natural ono wllcn corn is worth only 20 cents,
md other fnrm products In proportion. Tho
nnivorsnl depression that now provails In the
agricultural md mercantile olhsBca In tho West,
Influence over all Industries, chief. Of which ia
tho Railroad Monopoly ami itB twin brother In
iniquity; tie PROTECTIVE Tariff. We must mako
war upon both OF theae robbers, and we will never
We crush tho other Tho United States consus OF
1eG0Hllowod the average wcalth of ench individual
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to
bo nearly equal. u 1870, the wealth OF zach III.
remained nearly stationary. in tho other named
States Tho tariff had doubled tho aggregate
wealth OF one State, which It had cxnctod from
tho labor Of the Weet. and what WAS truo Of
Pennnylvania waB equally truo Of Now England.
by railroad monopoly and unjust tnrin protoc-
ton, tho Wost paid an unjust tribute to ill up
their overQowing coffers and tlon this money
which ia thus robbed from us, tho robbers loan
to- lg again ut uBuriouB rates OF interest, and
take, mortgage upon cur lands to secure tho
bond.
But shall proceed directly to the railroad
monopoy,-not that 1t Is tho greater evil. but
because It is directly felt by you, and thoro-
12 1oro has awakenod greater degree Of intorost.
rtonce has taught us that there is no compoti-
ton n the railroad syatemt but the inevitable
result ig T., combination tho maaeing Of great
ing"tho earnings, and liking upon an arbitrary
tariff for froights, limited only by the rapaoitY
Of the roads, and the ability Of tho producer to
pay IT,; ...--.
acter consiats il tho process of " Watering
stock" Tho polite name in railroad circles is
"cnpitalizing the earnings )" the vulgar name is