The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-04
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Farmer.


Mr.. Ep9roR-A few more words have
I to say to Farmer" Your ire, sir.
seems TO have been aroused instead Of
your sympsthies, from reading the en-
dmenfs expressed under the heading Of
"Farmers, wake upr' lately found in tho
ANDREW COUNT REPUBilcAN. fOu
attached that little modest and innOcent
piscs Of writing with . criticism that
caused Il TO viii. and is author you
handled without gloves. Well, I too
Am looking for the ''bright SIDE to ap-
pear. too am In possession Of ..fkith.~
though In sogrDw be Il told, mine b very
weak; not sufficient TO remove mole
hills Twice have you appeared In the
R~ErUBLlcAA on this very business; and
your brother, .Ancther Farmer" made
. furious attack also, 10 aid you In yusr
efforts 10 dennolish all before you. Yoa
charge that cas- all have cum and corn
bread In attendance and hog msas 70
throw away. none should complain.
ont be grateful to Heaven" ! agree
with yos most heartily In this last sent-
menf. But you necessarily call On mo
not to complain. but 10 point out what
farmers should do to obtain relief from
their grievous burdens. DO you ask me,
. poor, humble. ignorant and unlesned
farmer, 10 give instruction o. advice 70
100000 fasmers Of Missouri? and to two
millions Of other Statexe I would a.
soon Offer instruction 10 Hannibal In the
management Of an army. fhe were pres
enf, ~ / would 10 20 numerous and in
telligent . mass Of men ~ the large mi |
nOrity Ofthe farmers are. Il 10 enough
II I can arousefhem from that state oil
apathy into which they have fallen-the
remedy Is In their own hands. They |
have the common sense, the best sense
that man ever did Or can possess, the
strength, the numbers to form and frame
all the laws We need TO set up and pull
down at our pleasure; and the time Is
fast approaching when no man can fire
. pistol in the United States without the
consent ofthe farmers. ! have Frederic
II Prussia in my mind, In saying this.
The farmers have all the other profess |
sions to carry on their hack to feed and
to shelter. Some Of the best hearts and |
wisest heads Of the other classes are
with the farmers in their present move,
and If they do not ere long wake you
and the nation up, then thunder cannot |
do It. They will pay attention to rail-
roads, / think, and either bring their /
owners 10 honest action or they Win tear |
them from ocean 20 ocean. and from the |
lakes 10 the gull. Al 10 lawyers, the
daily practices Of whose lives In, and
has been, to charge for what little they
do, fees i've 10 twenty times the real
worth Of Il, they viii ask these law.
yers: where did you study law3 What
books have you readi Do you know the
difference between J~ustinisn's Panducts
or Alfred's Collections and the solar sys-
tenn Do you know the laws Of mesm
ct tsssmr Did you begin the practice oil
the law In the court q Q Justice Of the
Peaces Did you have In tho J~ustices'I
Court any other book except the Mis-
souri, Code and an almsnacs Do you
know now anything more Of law than
y0u do Of Anxions, cOnic sections, or
the method of mathematical a~nalysise
Have you Q license to practice law and
to impose yourself and worthless pre-
tentions on honest, confiding farmersa
Did be who gave yoa license know any
moro about law fhan you knows DID
b ok you any questions, such ~ what
ere The rights Of womens whether SPIN
aters, feme covert. feme sOles and
do you not feel yourself fully COM
petent to oct - Circuit Judge Of this
circuit ia vacancy shoad occur" I'll
will he asked Of doctors, ''Havc you Ne
cured good common educationP Did
you study Sappington, Thompson, or
If you did 60 to Chicago or
and remained there for
lhres short months listening 10 the read
Ing Of . lecture almost every night on
measles. OF PIX Of some sort; do
you or do yen not think that those read
made you thoroughly acquainted
I'll sosts Of aiasassa, al aorts oil
With suatomy and sHsgsry!
md wlAsR you received your diplomat
were you asked - many a. four quss-
Hons and those on nseasles. with . poor
reply 10 thsm: And ID not tts pro-
Rsss0r who asked cry out Il an satisfied
yb,f ~ yov .proesssoy GYM and pro-
fSs9rs 4boWphQgy-all sig ~ sight Dry
lyt y an satis9ed,' being bgs1y en-
gil sroand tic room writing lovc-
or s0upethipS worse, and payinat