New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-08

Mr. Smith smoke OF the Democratic party,
which, he said died IL years ago. sun ne
wanted to fix 1t the boy did the dog II know he Is
dead, but want to mako him deader." The people
have spewed of their months because OF lts cor
rupon and they will the Republican party out OF
their mouths for the same reason.
No reform is possible within the existing parties
History has proven that no reform was yet worked
inside the party sect in which originated
the corruptions complained Of. From Martin
Luther down all the great social, pohhcA ana
religious reforms that have ever been accomplished
began clear down among the common people and worked
upwards while all expressions wrongs and corruptlons
began up yonder and worked downward. When began
this movement 1 said 1 would seek to ac-
complish these reforms inside OF the Republican
party if can outside Of 1t If must But that salary
grab, the action Of our Legislature last WINTER
of the Republican Legislature Of Indiana upon
this matter last Winter, and that OF the
Iowa Legislature. which snubbed the Changers,
have convinced that there redress for us inside
any party organization except our own. have been
voted, that is the word, ever since was
a. and now / am going 10 vote; that IS
the difference. have been led up TO
polls all these years like cattle and have been voted
Now in Gods name, let us go to voting. When you do
that. you will make the fur fly" When you
decide that you will do that, you VIII see more
than one fellow around with hayseed IN
to vote as farmers Did you stop to think that you
had three-ffths and a fraction over or all
the votes in this state Yet, with all that numerical
superiority what have you done IN eiectlng
men to office protect your interests Think what
power you have. Is wonder that these fellows are
ready to bow right down TO us when they think OF
the power we hold votersi Is 1t
any wonder that they willing TO concede TO us
great many things and great many rights they have
always denied heretoforei AS for myself so help me
Heaven, no man who has once betrayed my trust no
man who took that salary steal, from the President
down to the lowest Of them, viii ever get my vote Tor
any Office whatever, not even for postmaster; ana
/ say, as l did on the Fourth OF July, that
If any one OF these is ever elected again
outside certain large cities it will be agricultural votes
that Will elect him And 1 SAID. and repeat the ex-
preston that II they are thus elected you deserve to
right in and work 80 months TO pay them
for one in the public service. II You are
wronged in the future do not complain you have it
in your power 10 remedy the evil by these comblna
tons; but let them be for good, mind you, not
for evil. Let us combine. 1 man at
our national Congress who said: when 1 left
southwestern Georgia 1 paid dollar bushel
for your prairie corn come out here and find that
you getting 20 cents Dushel for It, and that there
fore somebody got so cents for fetching IL TO
me- You ought to have half dollar for that
corn and / ought to get it for rs cents ;
and then the fellows who fetch it TO US would get Is
cents instead of go and that would equaze the thing.
would rather pay rs cents than 81, and you
never ought to raise bushel OF corn for
less than half dollar" And so say l. You
never should sell bushel short Of half dollar, and
you can have it the moment you say you will. II
your poor neghbors must sell, furnish
them the money; make up purse Tor them.
lend them the money their cribs ana enable them TO
hold on till the price is up People cannot eat dry
goods and nails nut we can Dc seusuppOrung on a
farm and there is where have got the advan-
tage, for we can make our farms support us, as
we did when 1 was boy, when We spun
linen and muslin and made everything we used. They
must have products, and the power to Tx price
upon them is in our hands the moment we get ready
for IT. and that within a year If We are
wise in this matter First begin by organizing
eyervwhere for extOrton not for robbery, but %
execute the first law OF nature. that OF seprotecton
Organize that may be strong against the many.
While segregated we weak aggregated we are a
power which will irresistible for good to ourselves