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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-02
FISHERS ELIGIBILITY,

klssvbere We publish a commun ication
from one Of our bes, lawyers, a gentleman
opposed 10 M. Fisher in politics, sustain
Ing our belief that the snti- Wilson can-
didsts for county o.nmissioner 10 no. in
eligible. No person can read It and moi
c"ms 10 the conclusion that the talk Of
she Wiisonitos 10 merest bosh.
We wish ~ call the attention OF the
snti.Fl.hsr men to another p,iut, no,
touched on by our corrssp,ndsnt. TIL,
constiiution expressly declares thu, n,
person holding . lucrative or proatabl
Office In this State, Can have = sea, IN III
General Assembly. A great number q
county supsrvisors hold seat. 10 the A,
ssmbiy without question. Nobody hs
been silly enough 10 suggest that the
should be oustsd because the ofics Of ~
pervisor lths same Is com N ,ssionerl i, n
once Of profit.
Another thing. The provision Of III
constitution resurrectsd by the Wilson
ites has been in every constitution Of III
state, and It has never been spphed
keep federal officers ou, Of patty oaie,
like that Of 0mmissioner. D.. Art.
once occupied the ofies now occupied !
NJ. Fisher, and wss ., the s.ms time
nsnbsr Of The city cou ell H. was ri
suggested several iim-s for mayor. N
body ever thought Of making the poi
sgsinst bin that 10 now made sgsin,, NJ
F"be', although the - ne provision
The constitution WAS a hand.
Tho truth ., Mr.. Wilson and b
friends are frightened. They can, be-
George In . tsir eight, and, in their de
psFssios. they are rssorting TO the prs
sisss Of political pusrrillss.
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A GUOD WORD.
A GUOD WORD.
OC DEN ON THE CAIRO AND ST.
LOUIS X. X.
IMPORTANCE OF THE ROAD TO
CAIRO.
ITS EARLY COMPLETION
URGED.
A PILL OF PRAISE FOR WILL
son TO SWALLOW.

CBIcAG,. October II, 1873.
l.. II MEYERS, r. O., 81 Nassau street, New
York:
DEAR SIR: Soon after ] resched Chi.
c.go from New York, Messrs II X Pay
son 4 Co, called upon me for counsel and
advice in regard to their condition 10 con.
nection with the Cairo and st. Louis rail
road as contractors or its cons,ruc' ion
Until then I had supposed their condition
prosperous and their enterprise = yer.
promising one As their neIghbor and
friend through life, hut without any per-
sonal connection, obligation or interest in
their business mstters, ] chse,fully con-
scented TO confer with them, look into their
matters and sdvi,e them as far as l wal.
able in regard to their position, duties and
aston.
l soon discovered that they were seri.
ously embarrassed by the in,bilny to get
the town and county bonds duo them and
u become quo them rs the work pro-
gres.ed, and which bonds had, under spe-
cial provisions Of law for their s.us in
aid Of said road, been Legally voted for b,
ths people Of the respective counties and
towns along the line Of the road. A.
these bonds were promised the contractors
by the Cairo and It LOUIS Railroad Com
psny ~ the work progressed, ard s. m"
$40O. 900 of them we're already due IN"
Contractors, but the company c. uld not
deliver them then, or until the decision Of
the courts upon legal steps slrendy taken
10 compel their delivery, and NJ P-y-"" Il
10 were not In condition To await such
legal decision, II WIS propo'ed, after an
interview with the board Of dire tors, " no
very properly and willingly consented
that the railroad company should author.
ize and issue 1856 100 eight per C ut
semi annual interest twenty year bonds
NJ ON &c. the same to be- secured by second
mortgage on tbs railroad, and to be- fur
ther secured By pledge and assignment OF
the 1856 900 of county and town bonds
voted aud promised IN Mid "f said road,
but not yst delivered, which town and
county bonds bore \ like rate Of interest
and were to have = similar tins OF pay
m.nt ~ the new issue Of railroad bonds
they were pledged 10 secure.
With this new issue Of bonds, which
WAS promptly made. il was hoped tbs.
money could be raised 10 carry the road
to CON le,ion. The panic came before
they were pu, upon She market, and pre-
wanted any disposition being made Of
them for the time being.
visited the line Of the Cairo and 81.
Louis railroad and went over it to the
Big Muddy river mines, At Murphysboro,
twice. The r.md 10 completed from 1t.
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II the Sun Is 10 f.vor Il the COMP
tion Of the CAIRO and ST. Lruis 'sIlr I'D i
has qa-er Wy Of making tina, fact msn-
lies, lls,>sd Of laying 90, it attacks ID.
rod and tie friends " ID. Rad .nd ve-
ad and comfort to it. enemies. But IL,
shos q ve Be ,Grp'ised There are onl.
,so qs-s.iors ca which the sun h.s ever
been atle 10 form = definite opinion-cb, i
ere sct ys.ios fsve,. 1t n oppO.,d %
eSsrsgs 70 say 90.
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ABOUTTHAJ RAILROAD.

We propo'e Ia this article 10 give
md 81. Loul. railroad company, and the
~o . Of P~yson Il Co and ~ detail to our
readers some fscts in relation 10 the road,
IT'S friends and enemies, interesting IN the
psrusai and important in th. present coh.
iiti"n Of our county canvass which will
be- brought TO . close on next Tuesday.
How the company wss organ Led how
the subscr pti"ns Of Alexander county and
CAIRO TO its capital stock we're n,sde; how,
having fallen into almost hopeless decline,
|! WAS resu.citated how Judge Bross, al
t.r n struggle and At the command Of the
psnple, consented to place the bonds In
escrow h'w the determination to make
tue road marrow gusge Was arrived stand
how, a. lss,, Mr. Howland received the
contract to ou,ld the rond and transferred
10 Mes.rs Payson d Co are events 10
the history VI the company not necessary
to detail At this time or in these columns.
M""rs. Payson r Co, were 10 rscsiv.
~ compensation for constructing the
r,nd, cert.in bonds and stock.
The trst movement made was to ascer.
tain how much money would DO required
TO build the road. To do this, Mr. Swrei,
chi"f engineer Of the Rockford, Rock
Island aud st. Loum railroad was GU.
p"yed. H,s estimate was $3.50, 1000
irst mortgage bonds to the amount OF
t2,5Oo,oOO we're prepared, and Msssr,.
Pays"n d Co, put them upon the mark d
In Europe. Certsin capitalists, desiring
70 invest in the bonds. had the es,imqts Vi
Mr. S~ee. verified, and agreed to take al
The bonds offered. They did take ST..
10000 OF the bonds, At 81 cents on The
dollar, but when the ums came u
AXE the remaining bonds they
refused, having invested 10 the suffer
II not more profitable French
loan The remaining first mortgage
bonds we're pledged a. collateral security
Tor the loan 81 about 500 1000 With
about $l,7oO,OoO cash, M.ssrs Payson 4
Co. began hopefully the cons,ruc ion ol
the road, which was TO cost them, accord.
ing to the estimates Of competent sngin
GERS, ts,95o.oOo They expected to real
re the difference between what they had
and what they needed, by the sale o.
county and city bonds voted to III,
company and promised them - the worl
should proceed, and from their private
fortunes.
The contractors went to work in good
, faith and pressed the road dilieen,,
and, II the company could have paid then
! county bonds H they earned them unde
the contract tho road would have be.r
completed long ago. Blu, q malipn inau
snce logged the sleps Of the en,s,
. prise from the frst-a mvster,ou
influence. Some person, induced, in som,
way, . lawyer Of ~. Lo,ds 4,
labor TO smbsrra" the company. lie In
tigated psoPls In the counties through
which the road had been CONF ls,ed, snt
Ia which bonds 10 tho amount Of $500. 900
and over, we're due, tn enjoin their issue
The consequences was Psyson & Go. be
m
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usnt Of the United States, the ONCE of
surveyor of the port Of Cairo, and 10 .
csndidste for the of1cs Of county comma.
sioner, under the authority Of the state Of
Illinois.
Before IL can BE said, that he 10 ineligi.
bic to this latter Office, 1. must be deter
tn ned,
First-That the Office Of surveyor Of the
port Ut Cairo, 10 one of honor or proht,and
Sccood--rhs, the OH 70 of county ,om.
missioner is also one Of honor or profit,
fIr the failure TO establish either PROPOSE
II n must necessarily decide the question
IN favor of his eligibility. What oHce n
one OF honor 10 q question of law (;
whereas, the other question, We: what 10
one of profit is purely question Of fact
Nei.her Of the two offices named are
Offices Of honor within the meaning OF
The constitution, when tested by tho well
established rule, which ia that offices Of
honor are those provided for either by the
executive, Legislative or jude airy articles
OF the constitution.
The next question 10, whs, is tho mean.
ing Of the words office Of profit? Ger
tainly not an oficr, the emolutions Of
which fall below the actual sY pen ses o. IL.
P'odt literally means advance or gain,
and II the offise Of county commis-ioner
brings TO the incum bent three dollars per
diem while actually employed, and the
time anu expense Of the incumben,
amounts to and is worth this amount
there Is no pr a., no advsr CO. no gain.
II Mr. Fisher holds sn Office of honor
under the government Of the United
States, and the one he now seeks is alec
one Of honor, then it might lie we'll for
tn. eleci"r to pass upon the question of
bis eligibility in advance, and w',hh"ld
from him hn vote; but, neither Office be-
iug one of honor, and the whole question
turning upon the pure question If f'er
whether both are Offices "f pr. d (fur u
must be e.iHbli,h-d tual bolh are to rem.
der hin inchsibi-l, | submit that il 10 not
sishin The province OF The e.e,tor to p,,s
upon hi. question A proper determin..
lion of II " uId r'qIirs an investigation,
The h-sr,Lg Of proof, and The apph s,iou
OF The rules OF the law thvreio. To q
ID. long-es.sbli,hei principal ths, u"
msns case SD ,ulu be ] idg-d until be lie
heard. l venture the assert IN that nor git
thinking voter W II pass upon tue question
Of Mr.. Fish-r'. eligibility, but leave i,s
det-rminn,iun 10 the cour vf the coun.
Try. where ii properly belongs.
Conced-. however, th,t the proposition
that the oM - Mr. Fisher now holds 10 on.
OF profit. can We s-y, at tho same TIM.
The one he seeks 10 Of ibis charscter7 |
II can be demonstrated by any system If
calculation based upon facts ths. /, il, |
would be very glad TO see it. Tbs, the
incumbent, our Of the per diem SLOWED.
will re.lizs any profit, advance himself in
the scale Of wealth, gain anything In biz
world possessions, 10 VIVA, now need.
pronf X.
CAIRO, November I. 1873.
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Ma WIL.os toi4 eO.vrei usn, by the
nam. o. rhomw S,rst,on, Who lises on
Tie Cairo farm, that the completion o. ,h-
Csiro and 81, Louis railroad would ruin
tie business Of produce rai-ers living
near Csiro, by giving facilities TO produce
,sissrs living ., . distance to bring their
s'0a 70 this city. III you ~sni the road
stepp~d," sad Wilson, "vo,s 60, me"
Asd ,hn n tho man Who ssys ~ certain 81
our citizens, IL want the read" How
would u 'eeley designate such q man.
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CARD From UApr. HALLIDAY.

4 CARD From CAPT. ALLlDAY.
Capt. Halliday sddre,se. U. the follo~.
ins LcIe
uTTicr OF HALLIDAY Bsns
CAisu, III, November ], eI3
EDiTUR BuLLETIS;-In your paper "i
shGs aiVruihg you sls,e that l Was 5 dlr.c-
'or IN he Cairo = ST Louis railroad ~
be time Ute contract was made wiz
h-s.rs Psyton & e.. In ths uasiter you
are mistaken. | newer heard Of The par
lies Until sfser ny resign.,ion ~ . ci-
reciof. Very respectfully,
W. 2. HALLIDAY.
II Csp.sin Halliday will read ~ha, W.
aid With more care be ~i!l s1d tts, ~.
lad not say be vas Cairo and ST. l.oui.
'.ilro,d director ., The time the e,n,rsei
a.. made 9th Me,.s Psy.on 4 Co. "a.
~ss . dirsclof sher the conirsc, 10 bill
the road was made. Tts We intended l.
cay ii We did not DO 90. De ~ss ais.
= director when the contract va,
rnodss-i, under which mdif-o
con,r.ci, We oeiiere, M-ssrs. Psyson & Co
- sos ss~ScssSsh ". iAOSissNt ILNrsstSA
Ihe construction Of lhe road. /. i. due l.,
Cap. Halliday to.sy ih.. be opposed ih'
modification VI The coa,rsc.. Bll site,
the sun appeared to desirs /,
Charge tbs. the contract Wa no, wise
Vns and ue were responsible for II, III.
only reply We could make w,s: ''Ouf
predecessor ~As director when g..
contract Ma made 10 build ,h.
'rosd, and We had nothing 10 do Nitt
The Contract that vas made With M-ssn
\ Payson 4 Co." We knos that T. .p,>ia
Halliday VS. opposed TO = narro~-g-ug.
road, and believe M-ssrs. P,yson Il Co.
came on to the stage .flsr the Captain hal
indignantly made his exit. We know
they were on the boards BET re we msI,
| our entrance. We know too, that We hau
nothing to do With The directory until the
road hsd been graded, bonds delivered ard
all that sort Of thing done. Th.
Oaptsin will therefore agree with Us when
We say that the Sun has no right /,
shaks lie locks, cory or other ~ise, 81 u.
We believe the very bes. ID ~ could have
been done under the circumstance Wa,
done by tho company, but II NOT neither
the Captain nor The 5lu Can cay " vs..
" Thou arr the man"
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IMPROVEMENT OF THE OHIO
RIVER

The Official report Of the improvement
of the ONO river, by W. Z Merrill, ms.
j,r Of engineers, shows that the sum oil
ohe hundred and forty thousand dollar
IN round numbers, were expended during
the year, chiefly IN the repairs Of dixie,
and dams, the removal Of obstruction,
and in special surveys. Upon the qus.-
ton Of the radical improv men,
In tho Ohio river. such 40
improvement ss will give . channel Of
three hundred feet in width, with = MIN.
mum depth OF six feet, ondilions which
viii insure navigation ri all Seasons Of the
wear, the report speaks in detail Of the
'ouiy Nv" plane that offer any prospect Of
p'.c,ieAbhi,y.' The scheme. suggested
recently, that lake Chatsqus be made y
, Reservoir for storing up water for the dry
seasons, the Reservoir to be kept full b,
helng pumped into" from lake Erie. tn.
( hfss cost OF tho pumps being estimated
NJ iorty-nve millions Of dollar,
thu annual expense OF running
them nearly four millions Of do liars 10
dismissed as TOO e1travagSnt for consid.r-
b alton Or tho two Pr.cti cable plans, one
Is TO retaiE surplus water by hug.
/. reservoirs On the upper tributaries, pre-
i serving an unobstructsd channel, and The
= other Is to retain sufficient depth tor Nm v.
. 'gstion by locks and dAms thus max iny
:, .hai.cw reservoirs In ths main river. Tn,
y drs, or reservoir plan, to make ,i1 sr, q.
\ csl lake. At points where u.
drainage OF six hundred square
So mile' can be obtained, and wner.
-. the fall 10 such that thess lakes will pond
n hex twenty-five mies Of water viii
dams averaging one hundred feet Ia
d, height, experimental, never hsvin.
been adopted anywhere; and for man,
|, Iosons: 10 enormous expense; III,
!, great danger Of breakags from leaks OF
>. accidents, snd the cons quent de.tructio,
r. l." life and property the lack Of zig su,,
able sites for the reservoirs and the neces
.ity II an increased number of smsle
ones, 10 pronounced not feasible. In III
y opiniJn VI Mr.. Merrill, the second plan
= the slsck.wster system, is the on
9 practical one, "pro,ii Tod certain sps
cal modin;stions eau be mad
& which are required on sccoun, - the %
e culisrities If the Ohio river navigation.
u The advantages Of this plan over th,
= other are numerous; its smaller cost tree
u dom tom danger to life or property !,
u csse Of the the destruction Of the dams
N !" suecsssful use on the N nongshsl,
20 river, whore II meets the demands OF the
u came commerce that navigate, the Ohio
y | esIng among them. The one drswbacl
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OF stopping and separating their
fleets for The passage Of locks. NJ Asr.
sill proposes . plan BY winch this obieo.
ton may be removed, at . cost Of not
more than forty thousand dollars, and un.
Gil the experiment |. made, which II can b,
BY use Of one Of the dame on the Mon.
nongshela river, BY permission Of the
Mononssbsls navigation company, Mr..
Merrill sflrms that he 10 not prepared TO
recommend positively any radical plan for
Improving The navigation Of the Ohio
Yissr
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FIoHEK EllGIBL E.
OPINION OF ONE OF OUR
LEADING LAWYERS.
THE CASE IN A NUT SHELL.
THE LITTLE DODGE OF WILL
SON FLANKkD.

Nh. OBElLY-Your argument upon the
question al Mr.. Fishers eligibility to the
.ffice Of county conmis.loner in this
mornings BULLETIN, 10 l.wysrly and
quite exhaustive. With no idsa OF improv.
ing upon, or adding to Il, will you al
low mo to briefly state my views, from .
somewhat different standpoint
The constitution VI this state provides,
"Sor shall any person holding any once
Of honor or profit under any foreign gov.
eminent, or uuder The government, Of the
United States. (sse"pt pos,mAs,srs, whose
annual compensation doss no, exceed
che sum Of three hundred dollsrs) hold
any ot2aa Of honor or profit under the
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CORRUPTION.

Mr.. Wilson charges that Judr. B,o,,
sad Justices Asrchildon and McCri,s
we're corrupted, and thus induced 10 issue
tbs bond' for the G d V. aud Z ISL
ssilrosds. M. Wilson knows be |. d,ipy
shess gentlsmsn . great wrong when be
N kss this charge Judge Bross, who /.
. ~ 10 the country. denGuncss the chsry.
- AIss. ssd darss NJ. Wilson TO make i,
god. Indgs Br"ss ssils US that, during the
excitement Of tha railroad pressure on
ths cous'y curt, . friend OF his came to
him and ssid; "Doo't stick out aga nsl
49, III RI tha naopla Byoss Do .stb.v
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Ne Wilson isA dsgble-dsaier or Oh,
railroad QUESTION. In Cairo be is toll
rsii-oat snd snti-rsilrosd, TO suit ne
wishes Of he person With whom be is CO. e.
vs.s.nr; 10 Cle.rcre-k be j. snti-rsilrosi;
On tie lice between II evood sno
Cl.a-cre-s be !, mixed on thv qr-ssivr !,
1, RsIlesood be 10 pro-railrUsd n
rni,y be earnestly de'i 80 the compir,irn
Of the rcd ard every ~her- he i, unfair
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WE ask for The lester Of VIM B Oe'
den, E.q- Published elsewhere in TH'
BrLiETIs. . thoughtful perussl. IL
shows TIE iuportsncs Of an early COM
ele.ion Of the Cairo and ST. Louu r,il-
road, and give. TO u' the opinion Of 81
able ard practical railroad mao 10 refer.
ercs 70 that road
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WHAT IT HAS COST

II has been said that too much money
has been expended On the Cairo and s,
Loui. rosd; that Messr.. Psyson s. 20.
have been prod gal OF the means at their
disposal; and ths, they might have com.
p'-,-d the road IL they h-d been economi.
al. The following statement Of eIpen
iiiures msde by that Arm, up to Angus,
'.'. last, will throw come light on this
charge:
afro and ST Louis R.irosd Company.
To n X P>vs,n & Co, Dr..
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FRO " LOUISVILLE
RAILROAD STATEAEN7

LOUISVILLE. November L..
mens If the sarnings Of the {
railroad for September. just m
them TO be &i4l,793 a.; Slo,M
Ct corresponding month OF ~
tho lsre est amount ever pie
orodit uf earnings on account
f,s any One month. fkf8
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TBs Sun proposes 10 ask Us certain
other quss,isns shcut the Z. and ST. H
railroad. II asking ques,iors will do an,
god, let our neighbos blsz. away; but
vs could sueges, thst BY calling on thu
prs.idea, Of the road Col. Taylor, VITO
hes The books, be can oh,sin sll the ihfor-
msiion be ne.ds.
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NEW YORK.

II. 3. CLAFL1N d 60. WILL NOT
SUSPEND.
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THEY NOTIFY THEB.NKs THAT
THEY NEED No ASSISTANCE.
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CONDITION OF Affairs OF A. A.
w SPkA0UE.
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MORE ABOUT THE F.ILURE OF
HOYT, SPKAGUE & GO.
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gentleman" said Bross friend, "vbo
told me you could make tba. money by
'cousenting 10 issue the bonds." That
B-oss repealed the offer ne need not 'ay.
The gentleman named - the one who was
tempting Bross 10 now . supporter
Of Wilson; IT, in fact, one Of
bis most influential supporters.
A, tbs. time both be ard
Wilson were for the Cairo and St. Louis
sd now both are against 1t. Whether
tnst gentleman went over With Wilson, or
Wilson went over with that gentleman,
. nue people do not know. But we would
suggest TO M. Wilson that be lie indis-
Greet 10 make such charge. BE knows
there i. nothing in ii. Bross cannot b-
b ,usht, AMI there was no man IN Cairo
who would have spen. tlo.vO cash TO pu
the bonds of any proposed railroad
into The hand, Of trustee, to b.
i.sued 10 . company, 10 which bis
interest could Dot have teen great, uIon
the happening VI certain une' rtsin
events. Wilson ouyh, TO be ashsmrd to
retail .ucb . story. The friend Il Biz"
Who xot of this $1,000 ten PISTON, we
-ther . blo~er Of . very ELL. pet,"f,
vhn hsd teen sent on . fools mission by
. .krr. TIE bribery story IL siut, s'd
Wilson knows 10. BE ouyht 10 ki,k hini.
self tor being mean .rouga 10 ~! u into
lhe ears Of his country fri~nfs.
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THE FIBM SAID TO BE SOLVENT.
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MUST HAVE TINE OR GO INTO
BANKRUPTCY.
The Grange advance., 1873-10-15

Farmers, Mechanics and Laborers of
Minnesota, to the front! Advance! is
the universal order Of the hour, and
the firm, determined tramp, tramp,
tramp.of the toiling masses, who have
hitherto laggedsin the rear, is heard all
over the world in the great onward
march. Shall the $4,000 farmers, me-
chanics and laborers of Minnesota fail
to obey the order, or obeying in part
still fell to take their stand in the very
front ranks p There is no place on the
worlds mighty battle field where the.
hosts of the Monopolists are attacking
the people with greater zeal, .determin-
alton and ferocity than in our own
State. There is no place on the mighty
line where i is more important that
the enemy, should be repulsed, crushed
and routed, foot and dragoon, than
right where we stand Are we ready
for the work? -. r
The GRANGE ADVANCE will always
be. just what it's name indicates. It
will ever be found with the advance
guard and at the head of the column.
From its pages no uncertain sound will
ever go forth Based upon eternal
truth and justice, fighting in a right.
eous cause, firmly grounded in the con.
viction Of the greatness and importance
Of its mission and work, it must and
will prevail. =:
Let all those who favor the cause of
the toiling millions against oppression
and monopoly, the cause of labor
against extortion nd1greed, come to our
aid, for We are marching under the
same colors.