, 1873-08-18
NOTES AND OPINION,


Tho Bloomington C1l1) Democrat ID dofunct,
and In ita place appears tho An.t-Monopoli,t, by
Joseph Garter, undor tho a.Apiccs of tho Farn1ora
Of MoLoan County. Tho determination Eauta-
graph saya:
The sheet has clean, bright faco Of new typc,
which makoa 1t look nscn Rs coin inst from tLo
%lHt : u, ThS H. tudo!osy aolee!od
n,.r tho s' + i ef nj + 1, AZ ,n, s.5dos Nc
III welcoming IL Into tho ranks Of Journalism.
In Rock Island County, where tho nopub1i-
can majority soas 1,10o tho Republican man.
agore have called Convention, Sept. 0, without
reference to anything that has happened ainco
laat yoar. In Wlnnobngo County, however,
whcro tho Republican majority soas 1880, tho
Republican managers wisely abandon tho fold.
Tho Tarmcra OF Marshall County, III. Qso-
publican majority, last yoar, 400), layo called
their convention at Lacon, Bopt O.. Tho Lacon
Statesman sayss
Tho Republicans foro.aw that tlt, convention would
rosablo BY holding thoir convo1tion carly But tho
dlo is caat tho ntHIonnuoy Convention viii he hold,
the f e.ndees l1 wa 10 a sna s
I'm Iroquois County, whore tho Republican
majority toas 1900, the Republican party man
ayers called IN Autobiography Convention Aug.
&C.; but tho manipulating hand OF tho managers
is acornod BY tho Farmers, whohnvo called cotl-
Tansiou to be held Aug. 25. Thoroupon tho
Peoria Transcript Cot1lco-holding) Gays "the
Democracy want to capture tho farrnors."
In Marion County, wloro tho Democratic
majority soas 250, tho Farmers have called
convention for Sept 10, aud doolaro in tie call
Whi,o hayo faith In tho honesty Of tho Of
tho OLD political parsies wo beevn thom both to be 40
completely under tho control OF corrupt oce-s1okGr8
TINT thu
tnsido Of thou,.
The Farmers Of Macon County havo nomi-
natod u ticket which will, 1t il presumed, be
elected without formal oppoBition. Tho Decatur
Republican thinks tho Farmers mado worry fair
distribution, but tho Magnet Hays: ",rllo nomi-
noes have out loose from tho old parties, aud
aro now neither Republican or Democrat"
Tho shawneotown Mercury makes mention
Of tho Democratic oountioH in Southern Illinois,
aayinB:
The farulora Of Jefferson and Hamilton Counties in
toud to aco what yrto there is IN farora tscket Ia
r e. are !" as e ht
1t would SOON that tho old oourHouso etquts aro to
stand asde for ouco.
Tho Indications now point strongly to tho
farmora cutting loose from old party tics, and
eBtablshing q now party. Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas aro leading in the
movement. To 1t they look as tho only roliof
from tho ills Of political ,msrulo that now con-
tlol Lu0 CpuutTy+-1tUEhJ0Fu l1H,1 VOH1Hlt.
1t Booms altogether probable that one Of the
noxt great political movements in this country,
growing partly out Of tho organization Of tho
farmers will be an effort to hurl from power oil
mon who use public office for personal aggran-
dizomont. and to abolish those practices which
nriso from tho too gonoraly accepted iden that
to tho victor. bolong tho apoils.- Kansas City
(Mo.) Journal.
New issuos have arisen which have oblito1-
ated party lines and organizations, aud to-day
tho grcat qucstion ia n Shai1 tho producing
claases, tho farmers, the people whoao labor los
at tho foundation Of our nntional prosperity, bo
reduced to condition Of sorfdom, TINT railrond
ahd other monopollstH mny grow rich and neo-
1ont p This IL the groat issao Of tho hour, aud
until 1t is settled, md aottled, too. by glorious
victory for the people ovor their ononteB. thoro
shall be no lot up on the part Of tho Republican
Ind Te sh.1l n;;, Ln9E no such work as fai-"o-
Our people horo have an idea that tho old
parties have both diod Of too much Credit Mo-
bilior and salary-grab On tho brain, and their
estases havc gono to probnte.-Hi{ts1oro (la.)
Democrat.
Tho masses aro now doing their own think
ing. Democracy and nepublicaniam In q party
sense is played out, and it is usoless for political
and politicians to interfots THOR name
When public speakors or newspapers an~
nounco that tho wrongs under which tho people
now groau can be remediod inside tho quaal OK
isting political pasties they simply assert an un-
T.
nor Congressman forget to grab. Tho Demo
cratic and Republican parties on tho line Of
Icing and corruption aro thorough-brods.-
centralta (IH.) Democrat.
1t must bo ovidcnt to tho most Indifferent
observer Of American politics that we aro to hare
in this country q now party. Tho people are
disguated with tho Democratic party, aud
aBhamcd Of tho Republican party. Nefthor is
derful progross Of the Farmers movement, its
determined spirit, and the faut Of its origin In
the growing aud activo West, 'dostinos it to form
tho prominent and loading oloment in tile future.
-Elgin (Iu) Advocate.
-fhe SUCCESS Of tho new party in this (FoptD
county is as astonishing az it is gratifying to
those who are In earnoat in this great work
sd dr 'Gs o p9sPE taE but TINS this is 70. no ,can me
e1s ehall continue to own tho farms they hayo
toilod 40 hard and long to Becuro. Tho monopo-
lists havo got thom in thor power, and 1t ia
question Of slavery or freedom with them,
question Of independent manhood or sovjle de-
pondence, and ayory man who expects to act
with them and become member OF their party
OF reform must give evidonco Of his sincerity iu
manner that will forever bar him from being
political domagogue and dtrickstor.-Par{on (Ia)
Journal.
Both political parties arc falling to pieces OF
thcir own roltenuess all mon who hayo any
selfrespoct, who do not seek for or tioBiro Office,
| are becoming disguHted with rings and monopo-
llS6s d11A AE8 CAhkAAE hQOAt W.
| md my motto s--sfrike ,ohiie the iron is hot
- Laborer" il. Danuille (Ia) Commercial.
Tho people arc becoming awakened to official
abuse, and will soon 1oarn that civil aorvico ro-
form, like charity, nhould begin at homo and
that tho Congressional snlary-Atoal is but ono Of
the ton Thousand practced daily by olflcies all
oycr the land. The corrupt example cot Mt
| Washington is now quoted aB pracodent, and
tho contagiou Ia spreading oyor al tho la,tl,
oven penetrating our own ciroles.-D. 4. Par
| ker in JQr1cSb0fO {IH1 I0xCt{E.
Long llavo what has been called tho lowor
class Of tho nation beon lotting the upper crust
pull the belt and run tho machine. and these,
because they are farmora, havo boen looked
upon as mon whose int1uonce was 10 lttla TINT
wo, the honorod, can do just as VIC p!eaao md
| you drldGors can drivo on with your muloH.-
IL. n. L." in Monmouth (M.) Alias.
Hungry politicians aud political dendboatB
arc trying to mount to powor Oh tho popular
lido, using our great npriaing aa tho hobby.
| ThcBo aaplrauts come into our conventions. lnl-
agining that tley are deceiyiug everybody but
ns,r 1.1tr NnfO &hnTr7