, 1873-04-22

LII d journal callcu tho orange, publlahed NJ |
Washington, Iowa, md representing the organi-
zatious Of farmers under tho aamo namo, no find |
tho following:
Now, wo think tho crlsia demands that the farmers
aud labororH forget or ignore a rnrty feougs prcj
udices. They must go calmly aud earnestly forward,
their cyca steadily 11cd ther interests ind tho
interests Of tho country. They msat do tho work /
themselves, truBt II to tho landa Of protondcd
friends. They must aeloct men from their own |
ranks-mon thoroughly identified with their In
terosts-men Of back bono, who canuot' 10 |
bought with railroad pass or pension
agoncy-1ncn who hayo not heretofore committed
themselves TO either political party, nor hedgod them
solves by party Influences; Of strong personal in
cgrity and honor, who will carry these virtuoa with
them to public station; mon pledged to eterna1 md
unlinching opposition to monopoly abuscs, o1trasa-
gant appropriations Of tho peoples money, aud TO a
ealary stoala.
Farmers Clubs look thon up during tho ncst Two
months nominate them, and eloct them. II that Ia
agotng Into politics." mako tic noBt Of It.
Tho last Hontonco Of tho extract rofors to a
hue and cry that las boon raised in cortaiu quar-
ters, warniug tho far1nora Of dangers md proba-
bio deloat il they permit themselves to DO drawn
into "politcs." 1t is notable TINT this tocsin Of
alerm hns boon sounded by tho party prcss, and
that it was suggested mainly lly tho decided op-
position to tho protection swindlo which hns boon
Expressed in oyory convention and meeting Of
farn.ors Of any consequence: Tho dangers which
tnroaten tho interests of tito farmers by milking
thoir grievances the bana OF political action aro
not half 80 numerous or formidable as thoso
which threaton tho existing parties from tho
sa1ne cnuso. Honco these toars! Tho farmers,
IT appears, have not boon deceived by tho plauBi-
tlo Observation-Disclosures Of tho udvico. ::
The Grange furnishes q ,tolerab1y complete
baels for political platform whom 1t attyisos tho
farulors to unto in eternal nud unilincing op-
position to monopoly abuaos, oxtravagant appro-
priations Of tho peoples money, md to all anlnry
| STEALS" Whenever they shall 30 unito,. tho
dangers will not bo on their side, but on the side
of tho political hacks Of all kinds that attompt to
doludo tho people with bygono iesuos and old
political war-crics. The dangers will thon
| threnton tho 1nonopolsts, whether they bo rail
roads to extort unreasonable rates, or protected
manufacturers who 1.-Two aud thrive upon tho sub
sides which high tariff takes out Of tho
pockets Of an unwilling people. Dofoat will
/ then attend not tho farmers movement, but tho
party That is responsible for "oxtrayagant up
proprietiona of tho peoples money and for all
salary Steals" The agricultural community Of
this country reprosontsnB largo an intorost an al
tho other pursuits Of tho country edtogethor.
Whonovcr that community shall decide to cut
loose from useless and antiquatod party asaocia-
tions, and wrotohel old political shells Of cyory
kind aud brood, and concentrate its cnorgles and
resources upon tho single purpose Of broaking
down monopo1los and roofing out corruption,
then It will bo timo for tho men who mako OK
travagant appropriations and porpetznto salary
stcala to stand from under. As tho Grange
curtly says: "If that ia going into politics,
make the most Of It,"
The Republican party will probably mako
them some temporary and unimportaut concos.
aions on the tariff question, and endoayor to
rally them with tho old war-whoop: "stand by
tho party;. no divisions in tho faco Of the
onomy." Tho Democratic party will como out
Of it's shell just long enough to tell tho farmera
that it has been fighting monopolists and cor"
ruptioniatH ever since It has boon out Of power
Eacl1 will war1l tho tillors of tho soil against
tho decoits and tricks Of tho other, md
80 fur both will do right. If tho farmers
will hood tho warning OF both, and
do what the Orange advises them to do,-cut oil
from tho old parties, select mon identified witl
their own interests, and mako vigorous war upor
nll monopolios, subsidies, steals, and imposi
tions,-tho farmers will have nothing to foa1
,, from tho bugbonr of "politlcs which protcc
: tionista and monopolista arc holding up bofort
them, When tho farmorB know their own powe
and concentrate OH their own common interests
-, "politics" will hayo moro to fonr from thou
than thoy from politics.