, 1873-03-24
THE ILLINOIS FARMERS,
Conventions at Eariville, Elgln,,
Sugar Grove, Clinton, aud
Cambridge.
Discussion Of the Railroad and
Other Questions.
Dcnunciation OF Monorolles...Advocacy
OF Free Trado---Rcprobation Of
tho Congressional Sal.
nry Steal.


ary Steal.
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Special Dtapafch 10 Tae chfcaoo tribune.
EAnLy111r. Ill.,. March 2a.-Tho countv
ty' .n"Ao @a'-A"o oou'ts'
rnsmera olaD OF hasalle county met Mt Earl
sno LUIS sltotnooh' WIN .noir CONSTITUENTS, 70
'oonsluot l eho sef1oue q'eatlohs 10 "atch tholr
'"s1enuoh ID o. present canod, 49, Iho attonaahee
WINS largo and enthusiastic The meeting WA
scn1od to order by Mr.. C. H. Wicks, Proslont Of
tho County Association.
N1r. A. j. Grover, of Ear1yillo, .prosontod tho
4o"ne ioHo'o''o''9 tof sho eonsaoofA1'on "
tho mooting: .' 49,.
Rteolred Tint tho example set by Congress- n atoa-
ing fFnn tho public moueye by tho of tho se~
aconco wh,ch IL aartnn: ana that q IL t aona
saiety domands tat eysry snrteiuuut tncre,r Should
be compelled It 10 retire forever to private life
That tho recent ors q raroaa 70 MS
e"s ,, na s1n % l
.1iiinmc ~ IN onn 1'f 'a' a'i"oS' al"
1ssored, That, for tio pi,rposcs Of taxation, wo Will
tak NJ Suncrntcndent iInrris. Of tho Gh!caro. Bur
that ha road coBt Siooo per MILE Tint i this ts
ho coat tor tno purposes o. eg1Gation 1s ehoua 10
Resoped That e nsIst Il INT tic duty on iron, sco
vcve md I'll material used in building | rsflFoada, %
cngnoa, cars, md Steamships ought to oo ut ond,
tea!e thai tho interests Of the aboresa and artisans
ta WI oaa ra new sao as rs we ss
those matoria!s tla i quito essential int ssea
phould obey tic lava tilat froo trnds would ennbp
railroads to mike tariff of pricoH contorma1a tn
''H w. NIL =, r,r,v,s ,novoa Tint H.. r,.o,,,.
Mr.: Mr. 6 Grover ., :; desired -! tineussion. ) !,
~; D. II: smith ,! was called to the Igor, who
preston OF the case - between % the people
and the railroads. He alluded to tho
opinion Of Mr.. .pote1s, given On the
day 6oioro at fI1ncoton, Who haa stated that tho
case must go At iaat to tlo United states Courts
that the people had no other chnnco. Tho speak
VI mouiu u, % moe nuSi5E coneoss pug onr npoftos
n IT, u my We are only renoatng history
aai nntean %fi corrupt ana insdtous Inluonces
as were eonttnnally Watched by thom. II shoro Is
a%o cnp ptospees " ny" "nen sneeG come to
sm eo en a. " =. 1s most @ am
tsoE, % ~ %regsta a. 70 1nS aonhtfcslon of the s'-
prone Court OF tho United stateH. Butsthe poo
o st onct ao s, eass Iho pao
vii Reconstruct @ W tie courts IN fayog %, T5 th
poup,o es aha agatIhss h tno .m1o4oponats. qnco
er1S mas pIooi;ne petoro the Lord ghiof Justice
"a ,,.;oo l4u @ u aettVer c1a at
.ha aant; onJ G1n ~ ooae, pectnse o. stfke IN
nd ~ 1no PLGo Pi 10 tnG man TO whom he
tuau 1au ps94lseo 10 denver; IA1a was Al wrong.
xxx vnars tor t ~ a1aya eonsIoi % 1ho Gourts
1nSaa T., IT. 9Jt % neen scots aoo1sion no
;1e,o sno nsasas woaaa nave aarea to
IN nno On oo Or the a.
iRSo"ef S n,1su a. last. bat it, the railroads haye
inSuanpe" nv Power now lin 'nGy ost afe nsng their
un.9e1eo aaa' a "a 70 ~ tne noat auvantags. e
fat In n,at aot soraP raroad ~ N {o in{{a
nfter;ship with 1 or he must gye up business
from pointa West Of lie Sissggiun @ niyar ohoapar
nm,,ar en ttu ~ poos nrn5 aa Gnesgo. coaa mlne
.pmnot t;n,, u G GnGlo M1snea cheapet Transports
it Gcan ~ A., .uI9 n9 tsia 1a Eet
lie could not have single car IS Simply BECAUSE s
nina 3a a1'ora an ~ ta ~ ro;.on'a
tha rornr haoTb ;A' .e tn,,oaas @ + nase
ro-moIa nm y,aa o ore d;etriot 81. a,,o ~. ~
torost. at the s o4ponso or Of anotIos, , Pa Peors
nado woalior at T. tho % oxnemso % Of Rowaneo m % an
raason - cnoaag o;d sIns trea 3" ny
place. Mr. Smith rol,oarsei tho history nf tha
seaf,,r and nnncv fu. sn1 tat ~. forn,a
and ctizens ali uone thu norfiou " Of tbo ronte
Lad beou cheatod oat Of their share in M the % rail-
;'9aa BY "a ~ r. unjust nj sale Of rst G:gago III
.1ant1o,a 10y 10y at I1'o 1nciaas ot Ino T9ao
sse,uop IL anu nos 1oo. IAo laat part OF h1s
# tho atoc.u1dars ~ f1uo, ,a;, nus ,nu suhunct
Ao +at 1sueAl1ut.suts i'a anu oilclnls does not
2 w ~ ~, ia's, ia"s my Alo gonIlomon, "hen
III = ST Sg "omn ~ oprngloid, anu say: ~ you
tai TAI = ~ o rodoa we to,m caR maze M no vaonuh
we ct = only Pay pc. CONT" Since those fellows
went ou~. .lcfe WIN theT M story tho L9g'ssa-
,uro is '',nngey n altored. INC hl!1lrnp III has
neen 80 :sa lo1r ta = ~ ~ LINER nero osh"atof ana
The 81 vskor ss read ~ nnd commented On tho fol-
lowing p saag1 tn,a from paper roaa ny Mr; H.
ferguson, q Icy, ;Gy, ~ 11e meolng OF the Ma
tl0nnl Boar u u ITaQo, III NOV 1orK: .-.