, 1873-07-01
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.

The Fulton County Qn.) Farmers AsaoclA-
ton, at rocont meeting at s,nith1lsld, adoptod
tho following roaolntionA:
ftsorcd, Tilnt wc tho ncnlbora 0f tic Frr1nrs' An.
eocintio of Fulton County, aro III favor of good farm.
1ilR md improved noca, aid tic best farm buildings
That W. favor tho encouragement Of our 1nanufac-
Jurors, and tho advancement of commercial inter.
eats and ncrohsod and cheaper facilities for conu.
n!eatfou with tho aaaboarl.
That wo favor good common roads md substantial
brdgsS good sclool-ouses aud teachers, ind unyCr-
That We boeyo in tho supremacy OF tho Inv, In tho
nies, and other monopolics, md in melting out equal
aud cxact justice to NIL cfaescH Of men. ....
as o a and IN az
M ee reduction Of tsxntfou to thu lowaat point con.
M s!stont @ With our public necsssitics- integrity
oinca1s. fN
In The present depressed sta.o of our 1nances the
Congress- w"H unjust an1 lncalleu for; a 10 far na
was fstroae.c s ~ T ~ atlny sTEA1-o theft Of
investigations, lase exhibited s,ch dR1on1tsho an,i
nntonal safoy tlennnn u,,ton Of ali honest % monI" o
service.
Tho Secretary road communication from tho
Secretary Of the State Association, portion ot
which Is a. follows:
OFFICE or HrATE sECnErAnY or
1Lt1No1s STATE TAtMEnst AssoonT1ux,
KEwANER, ILL.,, juno l8, 1873.
'G Ms ss1' pssn s. h'' .'.''s %s H. nse ouv to no.
tho facts ts in s bonoeet eountry Ivy Of upl, pGnd %
resources, With the land annually grooming beneath
have no supply beyond hoir daily wans and too often
are compelled from unjust conditions In sickness aud
misfortune to become napera and vagrants. sIavory
lnhor stand ust wrre they did before in respect 10 tho
division OF lis products Capital is master and dc
tatea tue or1ns and thus va all practically slaves
our matters giving u Just enough to enable Us 10 iise
oyorc. This ought 70 teach ns that Tho tuercss of iii
laor ta common. and they must Aght tho batsleu in
Tho reason Of this state Of affairs is to 10 found In
tho fact TINT tho legislation Of tho whole country is iu
tho han1a and under the supreme control Of a,kare
ctnns 70 tho 1lnos exclusion Of thoao who produco
tho wealth and pay tho taxes. To correct theAe mud
other abuses Of government must be tho purpose Of
our organizations. To do ths nss,st not ask for
hrtiacal rights or exclusive pryjcRes, but demand
protection in our natural rights ,Yo have long enough
peo1i tho toolH Of deniaRoguca and acounlres haYo
hn ony uBc tho power have given them 10 opprcss
md rob 8. Wen We Ind uRed political privileges
with ordinary discretion and Judgment should not,
o. wo now do complain OF tho INDUSTRIOUS wrongs wo
suffer, but would retain n fair s1are OF tho worlla
wealth. hnVo more leisure time, and live higher anl
nobler noble nie diminish poverty an crime among uE aud
nre prosratng tt to thor own bare puruoso and to
our own poverty and slavery.
~ We wa1t no.ing wong nothing unjust, but equal
anu exact usttce to all must and trN haref Let
our oppresaors then take warnng-tho day Of de-
nycraneo Is near ut hand, II NO but stand forth as
American froemcn, aRaort tho dignity Of our manhood
Ind refae longer noek1y to submit to he tho tools aud
drels.
make the day oyentful to az olas Us air. fathers
did to tho natfon With host wishes for pleasant and
profitable reunion Of the producers Of your locality
all faithfully and truly yours, 8. II. SMITH.