, 1873-08-29
HARVEST HOME.
(Couliu,,etl from TIC Ti,'as I'agc.)


:. Speeches worc ,nado by ]. j. 1tyorn, tho Hon.
7. s. por!oy. A. II, CASTOR. 1Ionry Hunter, J.
N. Barrett, unl ~othors. All woro In favor Of q
senr.to pnrty movement, rc1,,lno|ation cntiro-
" OF tile It'd pnrtfss, nnd II united effort for
freedom from ostortion n,,l monopoly. 4 worry
cxcellont hpirlt prevailed, mad tlio. now tnoyo-
mont roeelEed now impetus by this social con- 7
yerBatiOu.
a karancFa' Enstiru1 ut Nevada, HI.
Spcctal D;epaieh to The C.ieagu Tribune.
NEVADA, ILL.,, aug. 23.-No feature conndctol
with Tho Farmers Movement hna produced such
good results rs tho hnrvcst festivals and farrnora'
plcncs w]1ic}, aro being hold dnily In all portions
of onr State, full particulars Of which, from limo
to time, have appeared in tho columns OF TIE
CHICAGO Tn1nusE. A cooling Atmosphere Which
las not been enjoyed for many day wns taso',
Drougiltun Grangos by l.olding = festival at Pat
lne Ut tic Dwight 4 Lncon Hailroad. A. moro
beautiful spot could not hare boon =, a. selected,
n,nple moisture to hntisfy the thirst Of man and
beast. Every convenience for p."asure n,ld COM
fort wero provided by tho Committee Of Arrango-
lncnts, and n bonntiiul feastwaE spread at noon,
and oil roinvitod to partalse an,l 10 filled.
Tho prun:tlont Of tho Day, Douia,nfn Thomp-
ecl., nj / o'clock callol tho lnrgo assemhlago to-
gotlcr, md introduced to tho audience ). T. K.
adtlrossel tho mootng, ailudlng to tho progress
whicl, this movement has recently nado.
1Io, alluded to Joaoph Arch, Of Eng
land, who Ind boon tho iEBt
tofvcals Of tho influence and o1tont Of tho CO.
orntaiyo Bccietios In England. The Btoaher
tlcn proceeded to Hpoak more particularly Of the
Orange, It's principles. anl operations. Advort-
ing to tho Livingston County Platform, ho
lninc1 in liA adherence to ita principles, Speak
inE OF tho rtunl obaovvcd In t}io Grange, ho said
tnt purify, intelligence. mud cso<lor wore prom.
i:lont fcnts1len. 1t was NECESSARY TINT we
should have organization and nodora-
nn1cr mum; OF G:ansos n" Il s'. tho ssua diiToruat
Gs.lto, ;lnl all that now needed WINS for us to
do ou, lsity faithfuliy'iyo up to Tho great priu-
cinlcs Of oiir olhcr, asl wo shall soon h,yo that
glorious E,leGeHH which tho movement demands
aud 40 bclioyc will como. The speaker went Oh
to say tiat tho rrcas III ono Of the great eluca-
tors of tic country, mud, after exllorting tho
farmers to post thelaHovcs Oh tho questions Of
.hu day, Lc closed his ooqalout aud effective nd
tlrcss with q woidircctel appea! to tho ,'ooplo.
Tho Chairman then called upon tho Rev. L. B.
Ilargrcaycs to esitlress tho 1nocting. IT. sa!d he
was glad 10 boar testimony to thu tl7llh of the
assertion mado by Mr.. Primo with rcforrrco to
Joseph Arch, Of England. lIu claimed to DO Of
Tho sa1nu nationality, and engaged in tho aatno
cauHe with that distinguished 1nan. Io alluded
70 tho co-oreratlyo System Of London, and
showed how that System h:s heen OF incalculable
hcno1it to thousands. Qroat movements, llo
said, .dcnnnd grcnt mcn, and rs tho Turning
clnsa bus produced some Of Tie grcateat, men iii
mon Of tho right stamp to carry out
tho principles Of this great raovement a;d.' in~
dec1 to cuntrol tho affairs OF tho natiots. Tho
farmer. want Legislation for farmers. Tl,o great
cnu Of tho Governments III to of,tan tAo largest
amount Of welfare md haplincus for tho gov
erncd. Tho people should rule; but in tls;a
countyy Tho end Of the Government |,es never
been defined, aud to-lay the farmor clai,1h i'm
nssrity from, tho oppression which or'lahes Lin.
Legislation for n single CLASH is wrong. Wo
wnilt honesty in onr political measures. The
nsst thing 40 wrnt ID legislation by farlrorn.
Wo hcso 1non nt ta!snt ana ability, ol1lnl to tho
duties Of tito ollice und tho farmers ba7o right
to bo properly represented by mon Of tha1s own
class. Tho speaker thon d,;olt nron otllcr po-
liteal topics, und spoke With considerable power
tho day, and called nl,o, tho rcoplo to bo active
und energetic III this noble cause.
A.. A. Dlsleslce, Esq, Of Odcll, thon addressed
tho oaias sayng IN tho . s1n,so Of Ills re-, re-,
us n practical farmer tho bcut Tho qncs,
tion Of railrords, ho said, waa one
which Ind occupied q gront, dca
IL in Bogna.; tLo worst is i'll America md the
worEs i'll America III III Illinois md Iowa. Tho
speaker then dwo!t at sono lonGlh Oh Tin pras
cat iui9titouo system Of railroads, and went on
denounced it as lilo sum Of all villanies, ai,t
gave large number Of important fucts and In.
cidots beaIing Upon the case, and u the coilrss
Of ~ lengthy address Impressed tho peoplo Will
the necessity tl,oro waa for ptenaut and carnos
work i'll our midst. aud udy'sol them MI to Gu
loosc from tAa rotten parties Of the day.
Mr. ]. ". Lester. OF Hound Grove, nnothc
practical fMncr, Bpoke upon tic financial qIloH
by tho speaker in q speech full Of enorgy an,
SiEor. III his rouslnG, earnest manner, 10 dwcl
upon The wrongs under which tho farmers groall
md asked how tong thoy would submit to be i'm