The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-06-27
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jsare elect a Inv defeated mr. v.as
the better friend h The iasurf
TIE fafmet. have witnessed the Led
effects Ii legislation AMI nrh.ll The
existence 4 corruption IL high llacus.
The former has injured their material
prosperity, the latter shocked their
motal SENSE A. we'll A. working lie
material injury. The evil having bccn
discovered, mo,c di6eul, problem i
presented In the question u selecting
instr umrutalitics fcr i,s eradication.
The lr-t step II organization. The
Oranges. farmcrs' associations and
conventions furnish this The general
plan of campaign, with it. bonl of
union have not 70, been discovered. or
II found. have not been Indicated.
The rrohlem presenting itsclf FIR
solution il "how IL establish an organ.
nation "a produce results usually
obtained by political means, without It's
having political character. u,hcr
rstormstory societies aud organizations
welcome tho fallen ~ their ranks aud
sndcavor u accomplish their purposes
through association with tho dcrra,rl
Thc farmers on tho contrary intend,
and without doubt cnleayor 10 exclude
the bad, the corrupt. mud tho agents of
monorolics from their meetings 10.
cause III making war upon organized
Eascali.y they canno. consen. thu, il.
paid agents shall take part IN the
verdict they are about to Rnd. The
Sight they have on hand with corrap.
tionists, aud organized aud powerful
sAonorolics will b. y bare skirmish
compalcl with tho conhic. they viii
have IN preventing odd fossils. ''po.
lilical hacks" and those whom the
farmers had hoped were retired dead
beats from making their voices potent
In these organizations Tor rcform.
Even now tho indications ars, that
farmers, like mother Eve. arc listening
TO tho very saakcs ,hey organize t.
scotch, and arc In M much danger u
being cyictcd from their own promises
~ are tho in.crlorcr.
Ono II these rcformcrs In (tcscn
Grange stripped u hin con. u mail, Ii
tho same In identity with IN individual
who was prime mower IN giving our
swamp lands 10 secure railroad into
Howard county; aiscruard instituted
suit IN behalf u tho people for il
recovery from tho railway comran, !,
then accepted bribc u four hundred
dollars from tho same company u lobby
tho legislature fur IN act that would
sxtort honesty from such seoundrcls In
lcgAllsing tho transaction alnut III.
lanls; and finally gave obedience u
Tho law anil withdrew bis suit fur thu
tempting plum Of $1,000 Or there.
ahoAls, and y quantity VI real ee,ate
from thu railway company, Ill inurinr
10 hia own henelt. some such, exist III
nearly every grange. individuals. aud
thc purposes II corporations arc tricd
aud judged from their standpoint. u
moral ro,.onness, and,giving olhcrs the
estimate tho, u right may give them-
solves, a verdict of guilty II easil,
found agaias, tho hest and purorl,
Their hope u promotion Ii In render.
Ing the character d others AZ vile and
infamous ~ their own. and u this end
would stir MpA ccasclrM strife IN
grange and nut, like hin war with The
railroad. Cor no oncs" good hu. his own.
Those interested In tho sncceM of thu
farmers movement. M mnttcr what
degree u merit !. mny have. should
rive such persons =. little power to
inure Il ~ possible, never giving them
place Of trust, that lilo interests u
an entire order b. not sacrificed, used
o. made uubseryient ~ Nh individuals.
The farmers movement IL he sur
seAsful IL securing good government
only needs TINT they vote Or mon WIN
arc honest mud prudent mon who arc
,aorally aud mentally capable u making
wiss anil good laws, and who will mt