The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-05
THE FARM ERS.
Sundry Views and Opinions


ing crisis" is viewed by what we believe
Beecher calls the press, 1.-THE power above the
state"
The Illinois Jourtal, radical and monopo.
lists organ,) was decidedly opposed to the
farmers having a 4th of July celebration on
their own hook, The pregnant little speeches
people are apt to make, in the shape of toasts,
on such occasions, the Journal seemed TO
think might be very indiscreet as well as un.
pleasant, particularly as that paper defends
the salary grab and the tariff monopolists,
and family apologies for the Credit Mobiller
Thieves, This is the way the Journal puts it;
1t will seem almost like proclamation now to
see it used as day for a general wailing
and crashing of teeth by any portion Of our
citizens. Why is it any more fitting that the
| farmers should thus turn it into an occasion
| for lamentation and woe on account OF the
wrongs under which they are suffering than
that the llly.rcquited or oppressed in any 9th
er occupation, trade or profession should
prostitute it for parading their trials and
hardships:
Now our impression is that at the various
! farmers celebrations that occurred yesterday
there was very little in the way of "lamenta-
grievances, can rejoice as heartily over the
! glorious achievements of our foretathers,
which are typiicd in the 4th Of July, as
though they met as mere picknickers or bum,
mcrs; and besides on no occasion, are the
| farmers disposed to indulge in fermentation
and woe" Lamentation implies grief and
penitcncc The farmers are anything but
penitcntial They are indignant, reused, de,
terermincd, and decidedly more inclined to
make their oppressors indulge in ''lamenta,
ton and Woe" than to go INTO that business
| themselves
The following, from Virginia paper, is no
less interesting in connection with the pres
cnt movement of the farmers themselves than
as indicating the remarkable forecast Of one
of our most illssrious presidents.
When Gen jackson was president of the
| United States, from 1929 to 1887, he was ac-
customed to travel in his private carriage
! from Washington to his home at the Hermit
age in Tennessee. At all the stopping places
bled to greet him and hold friendly inter,
course with him. In the summer of 1886,
while passing through the valley of Virginia,
| he stopped to pass the night in small village
! in ROCkbridge county. AS was his custom,
! he had a friendly chat with those who called
| to see him. Railroads at that day were few,
and the public were talking and specializing
| upon their success and usefulness. General
Jackson told his hearers that they would sue
coed and become very popular, and turning
/ to several young men present, he said {:
Young gentlemen, you will live to see the
! time when these roads will become great mo-
nopOlieS, controlling the state legislatures,
and even congress itself; in fact, they will be
worse than the United States Bank" One of
| the young men who heard President Jackson
make the above prediction thinks he has lived
to see all that "Old Hickory then predicted.
-ChaI'ottsgUe JGerSoniop
We append a series of "Opinions Of the
Press" cut indiscriminately from our OK
changes as they happened to turn up;
A low opinion of both the existing parties
an unbOundcd detestatiOn OF professional poll
! ticans, and dash of frec.tradc sentiment are
among the elements yielded by an analysis of
the Western farmers moyemcnt-DuJuQue
| CI0ra) Her0ld
| The present farmers movement, striking as
| it does at some of the gigantic errors and
grievances resting upon the masses of the peo-
Iplc, inspires the old otliceseekers and prOfes.
sional party hacks with dread of the ',iudg-
ment to come and they are constrained to
cry out, "What shall we do to be saved?'-
| IFUoloo (Iord) Courier
The fact is, the movement itself in spite of
men and contrary to the expectation Of It's
founders, is uniting all classes who are OPP
posed to salary-grabbers Credit Mobilier
swindlcrs, monOpolcs, CustomhouSe frauds,
and political corruption Of all kinds, "to act
together regardless Of all past political ailili-
alton. "-Graad Rpids (Nicd.) Eog2e.
The men and journals that, in the light of
the revelations OF the last six months, can
have the cheek to talk of rct0rmiag the rings
and cowuptions nov constituting the man
agement of the Republican party, ought in
consistency, to put forward Beelzcbub as the
savior Of all mankind.-N0ScatiHe (Io,ro) Tri-
buae.
The truth is, the issue between the railroads
and the Patrons of Husbandry is fairly made
up There is no other mode of deciding il
save at the ballotbox, and there it will 90 for
settlement The recent election in Illinois
shows that the people are fully determined
on this point, and they will not wayer in their
determination until it is settled in their favor
-EcmtsrWe IHd) JourHaL
And this movement, which is sweeping
through the western states as never move
mcnt did before, will ere long reach New
England and Maine. The same causes exist
here, and the same necessity will impel ac
ton. y peoples movement will come, and
1t viii be irresistible. The elements exist
All that is needed is to set them in motion
y peoples movement on broad, liberal h0H
est basis would make Il terrible rafting
among the dry bones and strongly upset the
calculations of those who now think the pcO
pie will always continue to follow their lead
As a flock Of sheep follow the bell-wether.-,
Portland (Re.) ArgUs.
Ii the Changers do not conduct themselves |
properly, il will not be for want of an abun-
dance of advice. No organization ever form
ed in America has had 50 much advice graf /.