, 1873-08-29
Summer Festival Of 5000 Farmers
Of WhItcsido County, ILL.,, at
Morrison.
Social Reunion Of the Farmers Of Mar
shall County---Picnic Of the Me-
vada, H., Farmers.
Tho Farmers Of Greene County.
ILL.,, to Hold q Muss-1leet-
Ing. Sept. 8.
SVhttcstdc County Grangcrs, E1nrvcst-
HaOmes

powerful Oranges III Wl1iteaido County, f3rpur-
suance Of o custom begun last year, held to-tIay
their harvost-home picnic on the Fairgrounds.
half milo aouth Of thla plnco at llalf-past 10
procession fortnod under tho orders Of prosf-
don't r. e. Logan, leading farmor In this
county, and formerly pouitontiary Commissioner,
and Marshal John McElath, and moved towards
the grounds, headed by brass band. The head
OF Tho long limo Of double and single teams,
many Of thom d'okod with dags, or carrying the
banuors Of the respective GrangeB, Ind reached
its destination before itH roar had begun
to moVo. Tho first Of them arrived at
II, and 1t was Ia before tho lnet arrived, tho
whole line boing about three milea long. Among
tho mottocs on tho bannors which wero carried
n tho procession wore, Alonopo1iHts Must Go
Down." Farmers. Cling ,Togethor,' !" Middlo-
Pays for ALL" Ihere are in this county twenty
seycnsy-lve, aud oil OF these organizations were
wall represented, while some woro present
II 3 body, accompanied BY their families,
By tue time that all tho carriages had arrived
though largo, could hardly contain thom, tho1o
must have been over 5000 persons present, con-
sisting chicdy Of Whitosiae Grangers, but in
Guiding delegations from oglo, Carroll, and Los
Wlhtesido ia tho banner county IN Illinois, aud
many Of tho leading members III the State organ
ization reside within its limits.
Tho pace selected for holding tho picnic was
GUS trcos gave abundant shade, wLilo tho hall in
WHICH fairs arc hold, and tho grand stand accom-
nodated many moro. Tho Judges stand was
chosen as place from which to do the talking,
aud was decorated with f1ass AID ban:
County; 8. E. flaming, % Secretary Of the eu afapa
Lodge; 4. Woodford. Lecturer Of tho Grand
Lodge =. y. l. ,LI7aPham, ?? 0yerseor Of the arand
nrs;tD. W.pamos. Maggie J. Lapham, Miss +.
dnldcr, Mrs. Il. 7. Garrison, who are also off,
GERS; Prof. 2: J. piuknoy, Of Mount Norris,
and others. Tho Hon. II. q. Durchard arrived
horo this morning, but did not tako any part in
the proceedings.
After song by tho Round Grove alce Club,
prayer WAS offored by tho Rev. Mr.. Winoy, Of
nsa e ea en'c pro pnpnov RSs BY ga o e hog @
address,:
haryest waa over, md Hummcr WAS about departing
10, with them, had endured many days Of toll, but
family le found himself unable to take rccreati0n ut
Nswport Or Long Brunch land nobody tenderly offered
to raiBe grn 30 he took cheaper Recreation, apI
came gladly to meet the frenls who aurrounted hin.
and wh whom ho waA asked to have quiet talk md
vaa multitude that ho around him, ind il needed
5esS voice a tsna sna ability thai he %
W.T. tao"sht s o''f u "ad 'as tat ''Ss Sa
had called and prepared IT, and present In vast
numbers TO complete 1t. They welcomed with pleasure
ap IN sh9r s S0s w1 Un wh then H.
they posscssod freq country, ferile noii, md mid
tartG Winds aud wavoa cooled and fsfrssheI. ID
and no mau tad YET placed tax them: In these 70.
man. Newsparer-men wrote about far1ncra' meetings
now. 1n parlors, aenate and courts everybody epoko
no had sen h' ao Ss sss % q Sa
ssyo, when farmers mot In hidden schooihousos, |
lcenscd talker and then discuss pumpkins and corn.
Il farmers bud kept On holding thoae od-style meet
advised u they had been but now farmers lnot, aud
actually talked not only about how to raise thugs but
il n tut ana
for hon It WIS monstrous that farmers should hayo
tho omcsy to meet and actua1ly consider tho rels-
wcro presumlng to look after monopoes, and asking
what what they were doing-1and,, bank ..rasroud,
1.-Two on tho firm they must look beyond Il, and
sec where their produce went. In this they wero
loy dare to inquire Into tbs dongs Of thes o,elu
which public officers discharged their duties. though
that ottcefa wore ordained q God, hut ho was in-
c!ned to believe sons Of them wero ordained
OF divinity they utterly Irresponsible mud their
ways were past fudlng out. They talked Of healthy
would put their own aughters 1T any such I bus
ness. Tho sentimental side of farming, euch as The
asy ss o,sr noT naw a.o od ro v 5 n
tho aun. but lay in tho shade Thors wore three
&C., and tic elass II eommon carriera md mer.
aud Who isnSia sso IL socs7 Gs
farmer was mere watt on society he would be put
wealtA. Farmers useful citizens, and entitled to
support, ye since the war farm produce had lowell
ed aud manufactures bud gono up. The manufac-
bankera about ton tmes and railroads lfty tmea n
much, not holdoru Of watored stock, but mon who
paid t2o0Oo Presidents of roads and did not Do yo
days' work. Thorc were farmers who had enlarged
as .na sss Rs sy hsS asas ! out It %
ptnched to turn cut their children 20 that they
ts, % ss a9ssn Ra Ghsr s
farrnors 70 proporiy educate thar chdrsn, but il
wanted to follow such .tapsfyiag @ % toll % IN this
eS eS 1A; saa Say Sse
not get along since .monopolica combinod against
pssS 5 snes i W. Ts' s
Corn coz. 2s eon.s hore and ss cents u the East:
got as @ &c tbs s da not
money for them. Vanderbilt calculated Just how
much pooplo could Live OIL. and let them have It, and
ot reae f's sush %s They mads IT, law aud ,sw
lnukors. Capital would win unless thcse was long
aud strong pull. These men would not voluntarily
Respects, that Tie protective tariff was another evil.
lilo Waa good Republican, and did not want thom TO
run away. 4 nsiYhbor Of his bought sult In chics
60 costing ta5 aud Weighing al1 pounds. That woull
cost tho speaker $2oo: Tho work OIL It cos. $4.0o.
cont I'D and ssas sold for 3lso, and g-maehines
slU. Iie did not know that TO could argue
tho free-truda question clear out, and while wcre 10
much In debt they must hsyn ta1in but not which
proteesul everybody hut thr farmers. Drue akaton
10 'lis! no! want. In isw YEAR, tirzs won1 bo 10
bvr2 ilY could not soc through ii. Arguments for
protection we're gcnetaly loea! arEs,IIuntA. each
'1a wanting tariu to he!p hla special t'r st. 1's
tarlI. Dsnlng wus another eyil. Banks puid 70 per
cent, ansl why, then, Should they haye . hon"s Of
2o.cooooo? rhoy talked Of The gold baats Of our;