The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-25

State and national finances He finally
gave the present shadow OF ancient resun.i
ability, called the Democratic party. a f.v.
sly digs, and hurled a few practical farm,
ers boulders into the present substance y.
paternal existence, called the Republican
party He admitted he had been a Re
publican since 1854, but he was so ashamed
of his party now that the audience com
his condition. and were inclined
toforgive him. They were in the same fix
The address was we'll received through
out The farmers Of kankakee are de
termined upon new deal They have.
called convention in opposition to and be
fore the regular Convention. and will Sc
lect new ticket ON the principles an
nounced by President Hellen. The offices
will be rendered to men who have not So
licited them.
STRENGTH OF THE FARMERS MOVEMENT N
MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS.
ST.. LOUIS. Aug. 23-N Mr.. T. r. Allen
Master Of Missouri State Grange, ha,
lust returned from a two weeks official
tour through the southern part OF this
State, and a portion Of Arkansas His
operations in Missouri were confined to the
counties Of Perry, Scott, and Cape Girard-
eau. He reports the farmers everywhere
enthusiastic in the Grange cause, resolve!
on the righting OF their wrongs, and earn
est for self-improvement. On the 2Oth
inst he attended and addressed, by invita-
ton. the farmers at Grand Burgoame, near
Helena, Ark, at which several Thousand
were present Among his auditors were
many colored people, who listened atten.
lively The Master Of the State Grange
| in Arkansas, is Judge Jones, wealthy
/ farmer residing near Helena, who Is very
/ intelligent as well as energetic and practi
cal There are, as yet, but thirty subor
dinate Oranges in Arkansas, all in the
northwestern part Of the State, but the
( Order is spreading. Mr.. Allen think.
! that the Grange will have healthy effec
in the South by assimllating parties ant
. producing better state of feeling on al
hands. eftars there will be some trouble
in Arkansas, and perhaps in Missouri il
regard to colored farmers, but trusts tina
it will not be serious. The Patrons being
organized for social purposes, the negro
he thinks, cannot be admitted to the SAINT
lodges, but wherever a sufficient number @
them desire separate organization he vii
himself see that they are properly organ
lied and set agolng.
The people Of Arkansas with whom b
came in contact were as intelligent set o
farmers as he had seen anywhere, am
wherever he went the greatest peace an
unanimity of opinion seemed to prevail
The order, he further states. isin the high
est degreesAourishing in thi, State. Their
are already over FIVE hundred lodges j
, Missouri, with an average membership {
seventy five, and these numbers will b
. more than doubled in the next thre
, months. There will probably be over loo
900 Grangers in Missouri before sprin
opens.
The st. Louis Rural " orld is at preser
r the organ OF the Patrons, but they hav
: just started special organ at Knobnoste
: a small town in jefferson county, not fl
= from Sedala The Grangers, Mr.. Allie
thinks, will endeavor to keep out Of poi
ties, but they cannot fail to greatly modit
/ parties eventually
MONTGOMERY COUNTY (LL) FARMERS /