Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21

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psAn HIR I'll hav'
iue: t~ea informed that the Anti Mono
rpIy and lndass.ss, kesorm Party fol
Narscu County. through the instrumen
salstv OF the Oranges, have MADE Lieil
nominations fer Representatives and
C.,uufy pfslcers 10 be voted for al The APP
! nrsaef.ins annual election. have .
ilsx OF the nonince-, and understand thai
there were quite q nurniser of-caisd dates
1 and ii.s. IL al know about IL Being q
citizen OF Marion Coanis, having be-
ion9ed 10 the Order OF PEroiss Tor some
/ tao or three YEAR and feeling deep in
.eres. In the IudU>,rlai Reform move
csc,.s because telleve il 10 Ire an ALSO
| iu.4 necessity. take the liberty through
| TIE colunu. of your paper, to express
! myself Lriefiy ia regard 10 tire nyisiiia-
fsoss.
III NAV acs be consistent with my duties
here. 4, he assle 70 attend the election and
cas, nav vote, xLScll I should be gasd 20
do il could. and therefore Will. hops
he excused Tor a few suggestions oa iie
importance of:he result ~ Marion county
and the present crisis generally.
AZ shall talk plaiuiy, l may bit some
proag bcrant corners on al sides. but no
matter. for as we are all Interested IN the
pending i-sues and results, shaii use
the q ais est manner of speech, sith"at
intending however either Ia Halter any
body. or irtnre any ohes feelings.
L. The frs. place then Will remark
tiasi aas not in favor OF making noini-
nations through the Grange organization.
do uot fDsuk the Grange ia Their or
eanized capacity. ought 10 lake any
political action whatever.
Not because abstTactly. they have not q
perfect right - do ~, bui because az
mem beers 81 the order Of Patrons Of Illus
han5ry they have become members Of q
fraternity whose Tegu aiiUii- expressly
forbid political action. by Oranges, and
We therefore slold out 70 the world thai
sc are not - any sense political organi-
zstIon and wba, We profess we ought Ia
larry oai In practice. ] an farther ol the
opinion. tina. IL there was nothing ~ our
Constitution and by Laws ipterdiciiiig
political action by the order. its Objects
can be prouossd ia q much greater de-
gree bv acting outside % the organization.
We can not in my Judgment have too
much strength. 81 Cur principles are worth
contenj3ng or voting for. We want ali to
cooperate with as. whose sympathlcs
are 10 harmony With ours, whether they
are member oi the Grange or not and
If they vote with US. surely they have "a
right 10 take part in makiugthe omiiIa-
tons
This / think i. simple justice. and
policy too, II may be allowed the latter
expression. IL We exciude them from
our primary meetings. We say ia effect,
. gentlemen. We can do this business
ourselves. We do not want any of your
help.
All farmers and laboring men, and
especially in the Great West have an
II. ni''y 81 Political interest with ". aHt
instead Of CLOSING oar doors We should
open them vide. let all orr real friends
enter. part;ke with W., and work With us
shoulder - shoulder, until manual labor
assumes aud maintains it, proper status.
W hen this era u brought about, and
which eat only Dp done ~ general con
cert Of action, then members of Cong ess
y 81 MOI receive seventy five Hundred
Dollars year for inisrepresentin2 their
constituents Ia the Congressional Halls,
while an honest and bard working uIan
can only obtain cue dollar for ter hours
faithful labor la the iicln. and 10 tjo paid
by the farmer who il getting eighty cents
10 one dollar per bttsbel for bis wheat
fifteen cefiis for corn and other products
Ia proportion.
The true balance has been DESTROYED
between the value Of manual labor ard
mental pursuits, productive industry
ana idieness, the latter generally having
greatly che advantage.
Through the devices of political corrup-
ton, coiDbiued capital, and the power Of
orediizei mphOpolies, the laborer has
b"cotne the slave III tho Capitalist. To
restore LABOR ID It's normal condition and
]abOrng men u their God given rights,
rs the great mission OF tho Grange prin-
an IA -t.H
~ parry now extending their urganiza-
tons and influence over the country i'm
manner heretofore nncqnaled by any
party IN this. or perhaps any other
country.
All this grows eut OF the absolute
Necessity of the times. The crisis Is
upon liz and must be met. ca. operation,
harmony, and untaltering perseverance,
VIII enable us 10 secure the needed re-
forms. Nothing short will. 1 need not
rchcarse the causes of our complaints.
and the remedies demanded. These
have been ret forth and urged upon our
state anu National Legislatures though
utterly unheeded) 10, these many years
our last great appeal in Iowa WINS made
last Winter 10 the Legislature then in
session, by eight hundred Oranges ia
Convention assembled at Des Moiue.,
This Mas the straw which broke the
C>mol's back. Nothing WAS then left but
independent organizations for our own
safety and protection. The Old parties had
utterly failed 10 hear and answer our
annually repeated petitions, one or tho
other Of which having been in power loi
the last quarter of century. Now
driven TO the last resort, We propose.
with n firm conviction OF the Justice OF
our cause, 10 help ourselves
To do this, leaving ont Of tho question
all minor considerations, what il the
prime object, or primary consideration In
holding Conventions? The relief sought
must DO mainly brought about by legis.
lation. Tie elect members of tho legisla-
ture and OF Congress, as well ~ officers
State and National who will faithfully
carry out The objects Of the Iaiystraei
Reform Party, or whatever il may be
called, q think "Anti- Monopoly" + not
broad enough to cover the whole yronnd)
there must be political combination and
concert ofaction In some way ard by some
body, and Tor the main purpose we wish
10 accomplish, we need not stop To dis
cuss now whether the Oranges did right
or wrong In making our county noiul,a-
tons, aud thereby get into 4 wranrle
which VIII play INTO tho hands OF tho
enemy, prorsdcd, the ticket NOMINATED il
IN the fnain n good ono, con- posed of
men who can hc relied upon to do ilie!r
part in tho battle OF reform. Tie gist Of
the matter it not who made the noiglina-
tioU IN TINS ifAstance, or whether some