, 1873-05-15
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT,
JndEe LaSvronco Endorsed by the
GnIoabstrE Farmers, Club.

JndEc Lavronco Endorsed bY the
GnlcsbstrE FarinoEs' Club.
aA1Esnuno, H., 1iny 4.-At q special meet-
ing Of tho Galeahurg Farmers' Club. held this
afternoon, tho following resolutions were unani-
mouHly adopted:
Rcsored, That In tho opinion Of the Galosburg Far
1ners club the tr'o aims aud objects Of tho farmers
Iawronce for Supreme Judge At tho coming judicial
election.
Resaved, Tha. wc know him to DO an incorrurtibls
mnn Of superior learning, and in lcgnt ability snl
porionco second to no other j,'rist In tho Btats.
Rcsorcd That If thero any bJccs that should
fcceiVn tho ehrncs support nf tho farmers It IL th6
securing Of houeat and competent men for positions Of
public trust alli honor.
ton - pocal CAUCUS, ' I gross fraud upon hs
srmors ri a.. ~ nos representing tho wishes Of th'
Rxsoped, THAT we ~ farmers aud friends Of equal
eStSn. rspudiation Of iii SECTIONAL qussoas ef
- Special Dtepateh to Tat Chicago Tribune
,;t MA3sETA a3 ns1; 1n Msy I'm response t9 th'
Literal, and Democratio Central Committees,
nlasB convention was hold In tllis placo to-day,
to nominate delegates to tho judicial Conren.
ton to bo held at Gilman, on Friday, tho 10th
instant. Tho disposition Of tho Convention was
to act In harmony with tho farmers, and tho fol.
lowing resolution wns unanimously adopted:
Resotued, That knowing tho lion. N. J. pstury, Of
stngstont n GGa9ty 3s to ho IN thorogh sypathy With
nopoiies and especially railroad onopolies wo do re-
epactfuy urge that he DO nominated by the Gilman
Convention on tho 10th Inst, candidate for Circuit
Judge. ". II. Mann, Of Gilman, presided.
At, regular nnooting Of Cereal Grange, No. 95,
Patrons Of Husbaudry, held in Hastings, Mimi,
MAy g. tho following RESOLUTIONS wore adopted:
RESOLVED, That this arnngo Is In favor OF all legal
measures to regulate the rates Of freight Of tho ar
ttclcs produced and consumed by tho farming
muny, upon tho groat limos Of transportation Of tha
tho corporations.
ReaoEpe, That railroads arc either public iuBtitu-
ttons, or hoy are not. II they public instutionE
they anennble TO ths control Of tho laws Of tho
State II they arc not, then acquisition by them nf
right Of why, aud other seizures Of private property
for private 1laes nre illegal mud void.
Retotrcd, Tint the railroads necessary to tho
people and tho people to the railroads; and that 1t s
not the policy Of other to pcrmlt thu npover.shmont
roads by tho 1oweat possible living rates Of trayol md
frcights, to encourage agriculture md facilitate tho
growth Of the country aud that when tho roas do not
follow this nocral policy It Ia tue duty Of the Logisla
turo to conbtrnin item to 1t.
R<sotrtd That recognize tho great fact, for tho
bulky productions Of agriculture water transportation
has great superiority over land transportation and
We in favor OF tho largest bcralty tho part Of
Congreea for the improvement and Development Of the
sasippt Valley md the Atlantic, either southward by
way Of tue Miadiaaippi and tho Gulf eastward by
way Of the great lakos and the st. Lawrence Riyor
Ncsotucd That wo would suggest to associate
oranges in this State that they give formal expression
to their vlewB these qucstions and THUS concentrate
public opinion In favor Of such measures will in
crease tho prosperity Of the farmers Of Minnesota.