, 1873-07-15
como two or throo years back, and nowhere more
vohomontly than II, tito State Of iowa.
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT A9 4 NEW
PARTY,

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THE FAhMERS' MOVEMENT A8 NEW
PARTY,
CANTON Ill., Ju1y IL 1s73
To tho Fdftor ar Ths Cbteaoo 1r1bnne.
Bin: au led 10 ifor ,y editorials In r11E TRIBUNE
tsnt you nro iapoacd to favor Tho movement which
haa beon inauguratod BY tho farern, looking to tho
formation Of political pnrly which anll giyo fsrcacr
recognition aud protection 10 toir peculiar ntorcsts
than has beon crosoforo dono by tho political parties
which havo ruled tho country.
! aln u young man, just Il years old. hhvo yot
to cast my first vote. ani suhool-
teacher, md am preparing to mako tho
law my rrofesalon. cannot worry well ignore politics.
All good czcns should tako aomo interest In tho I'D
minissraon Of public anara and Eccognizo tho I'M
portanco OF association snd organization III tue faf
tharanco Of particular Vows or pf'hcip1os'
UNDERSTAND that IHE Ah1nuHA IL oTpoAeo " no'n
narv o this nav Far
orn' party. Now, "a nln not farmer, mud do not
o1peot to follow agricultural pnfsnHs oush' 70 ahy
-ot % aarnI. III. t.rrncra ravo v-onoa wh,nt c,n
bo rodrcssod In 10 othor 1nannor7 And, again.
as faripora orc supposed to 10 III majority In this
,o,I.tno1 r,r+r =, ~ ~. con.ro, ~ t,s anrarnont
would thoy not bo dlspoaod to favor themselves ~
Class, even II It should bo to tho dosrinent Of other
o,a so',a . ~ s'Hso 10 u % 1nuua ~ ~
rnechanca in localities whcro they might be in major
ty to run tickets Of their own7 In abort, II this
1"iets h'oseont peco'ncs saeeas7u'' 1a'en' "o uos
their ownY Aud. If tha thl6o .],ould swallow IN az,
listing pariea might not look for war Of classea
lnr'eaa r.a ., r., war o. raees1
rn,n1,,,r Al regard linn, 6s 11nnar.nt oous1.
eratona for tho people Just at this time, It
.na' tney arc 'no principal put iofth pS mo
Now. sr. Won m % ao1. thtns from re,,no TIM fore.
going, that am in opposition to the Movement If
&c. Sou are miataken' Tor assure you that, If the
~ :. h.s ~, ,r,,,, :. ~ ~. - ea ~. ~, a ~,
in my power to promote ,s success. nm, very truly
yours, ~. dAnhAo.'sp.
Aas"th'
1ne gust o1 tue foregoing 1et1or aooms 10 DO
onoouled IN Inc nqn1ry' "ousht to ally my
sol1 With tnl8 no" movement; oy doing 49, 90
not ADMIT that farmers havo. wrongs which can
10 1eato8soa In no otaor manner MOE o1aos'y'
lou mofoly admit that farmers havo wrongs
which arc not hkov to bo redressod In any
other manner. Whether any person ought
to ally himsoh with this new movement
doponds upon whether no thinks the movement
on tho whole better ono than any party TOW OK
listing. AS % general truth, we should say TINT
somo kind OF "movoment' Is bettor than
htagnation. lilo Democratic party has been
atagnnnt these fourteen years. Tho Nepublfcan
pnrty has boon stagnant about four yoars. Tho
condition OF stagnaucy aot in as soon as tho
work for which thu marty fnfmA6 hHH hmm
accomplished. Subsidies, jobs, crodlt Mobora,
SALARY grabs, custom-houso frauds, Gen. But
lor, Loot i Stocking, San Domingo, Chorpon-
ming claims. carpet-bagiBm, thon oamo in as
naturally Us anima1culea In stagnant wator.
dtoue7ncnt OF some kind Is tho thing wantod.
1t was needed last year. 1t ts needed Still moro
this year, and will be needed moro and moro
eyo1y year till 1t comos II the farmers can
give it to US, thoy will bo entitled to tho thanka
Of everybody savo the oi'ioe-holdors.
Tho phfaso Farmers hoVcmens ie' perhaps,
misleading. In Iowa. tho word Anti-A1onop-
oily haa boon adopted to designate tho Same
movement TINT Is hero called Farmors' Move
ment. "o aro not aware that tho far1noza oonsern-
plato making war upon the interests Of mechau-
les, or minera, or Sailors or Ashermon, or c1er-
gymon, or any othor vocation. Nor do wo 500
how they could accomplish harm to other vo-
cation even II party, Of which they
should constitute large numerical majority,
should got possession Of oyory Office In tho ooun-
try, from President down. At tho beginning Of
such movements thcrc will alwaya bo moro or
loss confusion. Extraordinary demands will be
aot up. Hot-headod persons will hive their say,
and may, for time, tako tho load. But in tho
! long rrn common sense will prevail. Wo have
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