Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-22
THE GRANGERs.

lIem.) OF heokuks Iowa, publishes |
what purports to be an address from
certain Changers of Washington coun-
ty, In this State, aud adds editorial
comments favoring the ideas presented
in the address. We give below both
the comments and the extract from the
address. We do this that our readers
may have athorough understan ding of
what one of the leading democratic
papers of the State advises the Gram
gers to do. We have before given our
views touching the questions which
the Constitution discusses, and have
here simply to say that we dissent
from that papers advice to Changers in
toto. If we had been rebel, or
rebel sympatllizer during the rebellion,
and had by reason of our own act of
treason or aid 10 traitors placed our
selves in the situation of the demo-
cratic party, viz: outside Of the pale
of the confidence of our fellow citi-
zens, who bled from every pore to save
the nation: or did we desire to destroy
the efficacy Of the Changers for the
accomplishment Of good, we might
advise them to resolve themselves into
a great secret party and strike for the
control Of the country. Not being,
however, in such a situation, and not
being DESTROYS Of injuring the capabil-
ity for good of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, we favor no such policy for
them. The Constellation says:
"In Washington county in this state
the grangers have already commenced
operations for the purpose of electing
county officers.
They have issued a call for county
convention of grangers, and also for
township conventions to appoint dele
gates to the county convention which
is to be held at the county seat OH Sat
nrtiay, the 3lst of this month, to NOM
mate granger candidates for all the
| county officers. Tho call ia signed by
several hundred citizens of the county
| In their published address to thei,
brother farmers Of the state they cav
| "lf we look for safety and reform il
must be to the industrial classes and
not to those who cat, drink and wear
but labor not. These latter can have
no sympathy with the grievous bur.
dens now laid upon our industry. AT
ter long and calm elaboration W,
have resolved upon an organization o
the Industrial interests ofthe state, ant
we cordially invite all who sympathiz
with the movement to cooperate will
US. We feel that under no circumstan
COS can. we trust the old political par
, ties; no matter what platforms the,
adopt-platforms are like the civil ser
vice reform system, beautiful in theory
. but never intended for practical use.-
From being often deceived We hav
become distrustful. We must act 70
ourselves If we would have reform.
Brother farmers We look especial
: to you to move in this matter. Yo
are the great producing power of tn
+ country, aud oil other industrial inter
: csts sympathize with yours. Yo
know-yOu feel how Calling is tn
yoke Of the monopolists. You rnaliz
| ssAuo wa SNh pun uV AuEtlACE CUuuOeUC
in those who have so basely betraye
, your interests. We send this, appca
+ greeting, to you in all the counties
, the state, trusting in your patriotism
and relying upon your honor to ASST
in redee,ning our state and purifyin
; its councils and legislation. The onl
! remedy within our reach is the ballt
!. box. "By that we conquer" But "
must act promptly. Our Muscatin
county delegate convention is Gale,
for the first Saturday in May, whe
we expect to nominate delegates to
\ state convention OF those who will pa
ticipate in the movement"
That looks like business; and it
the only sensible cnurse for the graz
Y gers to pursue ifthey expect 10 accom-
plish any thing practicable fhroug
their organization. The politician
who want the offices will no doubt tel
them to keep out of politics and Il
them run the machine as they hay
been running it, and that they will
I everything the grangcrs want ione.-
We advise the grangers to run the
own machine in their own way wit
4 grangcrs to drive as well as to pull
8 they want to get the government,
wagon cut'of the mud of partizan an
: monopoly rule.
! Judge Scofield, q candidate for til
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