The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-27
MOVEMENTS OF THE FARMERS.

% meet for consultation. The secretary he
AZ The State grange repudiated the call OF of
Dodge county and warned the worthy "a
Patrons" not to enter into politics, with a t ta
ieryor which would be lily compensated W
for by post Office. However, the Dodge I
county men have amended their call so te
that the Objectionable words were removed .;
and the farmers of the State were invited
10 meet for consultation ON subjects OF IN g
tercst. which of course, means politics U
and nothing but politics n
MIR Thomas X. Allen, master OF the h
State Grange of Missouri, has been on a +
missionary tour through the southeastern I
counties At Jackson, Cape Girardeau a
and other places he organized oranges, In !
a speech at the Cape Mr.. Allen said {
As between the great political parties {
he would not give the toss OF copper
Tbcv were all corrupt Farmers should
forsake parties aud unite 10 purify the
government of the country. They possess
ed and controlled more votes than all other
classes They should step TO the front
rank and take the lead.
The Troy, Missouri Herald Dem ex.
presses great confidence in the final sue
cess of the Grangers in political contests
1t says on this subject
We believe the Changers party is the
one destined 10 overthrow corruption III
this country, coming from whatever party,
for il was not organized IN the interest OF
any set Of political adventures and Office
seekers, but in the interest of one ct the
greatest and most important industries OF
the country. The Changers have raised
the battle cry of dedh 10 ~ moHgpoites,
and they are sure 10 win This Is the up
rising Of the people that the country has
long needed, which, laying aside all dead
issues, the honest masses ct the country
can embrace and march on TO that victory
that will restore our country to peace and
fraternity and place honest men at the
helm.
The farmers of Humboldt township,
Cole, county HIS wished 20 investin grain
drills. manufactured at Decatur in this
State They wished to buy about sixty OF
these machines so they appointed an agent
To go 10 Decatur and buy at first cost Bu
the manufacturers would not sell and re
fcrred the agent of the club to their agen
in the county Whereupou the club me
and resolved that they didn't want TIN
drills in that way, using the following
words to express their feelings
Said drills are furnished to the manu-
facturcrs agent in this county ut $500
cash, and their agents ask farmers to pa
them Sl2O-thus the agents p0cketiug 80
of the farmers money; therefore,
4 = tho manufacturers of thp lIl0ll
Press drills prefer 10 sell to their agents i
preference TO farmers we prefer letting th
agents wear their drills out.
The members of this club will not bu
drills Of the manufacturers agents, and W
ask the attention of all Farmer clubs I
this matter throughout the State.
The Coles county agent for drills doesu
believe in Farmers clubs any more.
At % meeting of the Grnger-
Dubuque Iowa, on the Goth inst Hon. !
W. Adams, master Of the National Granr
made n speech in which he said
"A special interest is taken Just nov
particularly by the class Of men who hay
been in the habit of filling the offices an
pncketing the salaries, in the action OF ii
Patrons regarding politics They warn I
not to NEEDLE with politics, but rather
keep on producing lj-cent corn, and try
devise some way b. raise il for. a shilIu
But in becoming Patrons we never reli
pushed our right 10 participate in polite
On the contrary while advising that Il
Patrons ~ an organization take NO part
politics, the speaker urged that as IND
yiduals they inform themselves more ful
upon political matters, and attend wi
more fidelity to their political dutie, III;
ever before Politics have become CORFU
not because honest men have attended I
closely ~ political matters but hccau
they have neglected them too much J..
honest men all over the country see o.
that only worthy and competent men a
nut IN nomination at the caucus. and witt
election comes honest men will not be COZ
PEELED to choose between two corrupt m,
tor office
The Adrian Michigan Press eyidcu;
believes the Democratic castle is in
ruined condition, and thus bids the chos
10 flee from the mouldy precincts Of Ii
charncl house of once great and patrio
party Here is It's warning call:
Gentlemen. get ant ~ tis ALL han
Your furniture is all right, your CONVEX
euces tirstrate, and your bill Of fare unC
ceptionablc, but your bouse Is abominab
Tammany has knocked out the window
secession rats have undermined its wal
and ku-kux winds have ripped the sh
giles off the root. As a political hotel,
Is neither safe nor comfortable in the tn
of o storm Get out of that house, a
gp into the new one just across the way
The Winchester IN Time. predict,
coming earthquake which will shake
the corruptionists, only To let them 81
into obscurity to be forgotten ioreve
II says:
The reforms we seek will not come /
day. but the time for their accomplshm
depends very much upon the energy a
determination with which each one tai
hold Of this great work of organZlti
When that is accomplished We shall
able 10 speak ia this matter with such
thority Of numbers that our law make
both in the State and national c1unc
will be very apt to hear and To heed
expressions of our will.
A farmer in the Champaign llll) III
is ready for the last remedy Hear hi
"Lot II he distinctly UHderstood, that
people OF this country will submit 10 NJ
ing but justice and equality; that
muncyed aristocracy will ever rule o
them and that, If the evil is TOO dee
seated, and its ramifcation too wide
strong to be overcome, then, He 'dsf rcm
IF az oppressed people "tH bring "
Hr0ugA reroimjoH
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