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Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20
FARMERS d WORK
lNGS1EEN.

At the Farmers and Workingmen's
Convention at Long Lake adopted the
following resolutions
WHEREAS, Recognizing the fact that
political parties are called into existence
to be used as the machinery through
which the public voice finds expression
and being firmly impressed that both
the Democratic and Republican organiza
lions have become simply and truly
the tools of rings and monopolics
and
WHEREAS, Legislation, both State
and National, for many years, has
seemad to be entirely in the interest OF
concentrated capital as against labor,
and believing that the time, has come
when the masses of the people should
themselves assume the reina of power
hitherto held by the politicians there
fore,
Resoloed, First, That We, the farms
ers aud workingmen of Hennepbin
County, in mass convention assembled
do hereby sever our connection with
the great political parties of the coun-
try, and pledge our sacred honor tc
stand side by side in the coming
struggle for the rights of labor against
the encroachments of combined capita
until the battle is over.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20
PEOPLES CONVENTION AT MON
ROE WIS.

At the Peoples Convention held at
Monroe, Wisconsin, on the 30th day of
August 1878, the greatest harmony
prevailed. Old party ties were severed.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed !:
RosolUed, That while we approve
and commend the good accomplished by
old political parties, we belive their
mission to be fulfilled ; and, judging
Of the future by the past, with respect
to pledges made and being made tor
greatly needed reforms, We declare our
entire want of confidence in the power
of said parties under the leadership ol
bsd and designing men, to meet the
demand of the present cxigeucies, and
to restor an honest and efficient man
agement Of public affairs.
Secoad-That we are in favor of q
tariff for revenue only, and that We are
opposed to all class Legislation, either
State or National that We are opposed
monopolios of every kind that a law
compelling one man to pay tax tc
support the business of another is
nothing less than legalizcd robbery,
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20
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Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20

HIu-l nat we uenOuucE III uH>
qualified terms the act of Congress
increasing thor pay, conmoply known
as the salary-grab, and pledge ourselves
not to vote for nor support any man for
Office who voted for the bill or accepted
the uni ust pay.
Fourh-That the President of the
United States, in signing the bill by
which the taxpayers are robbed OF
mlllIns, putting one hundred thousand
dollars in his own pocket, has evincod
a morbid avarice unparalleled In the
history of our country.
FyM-That agriculture is the prin>
cipal basis of wealth and prosperity
IN this country; therefore We
believe that the farmer should be
represented in every branch of our
Government, aud that we pledge our
selves to support for Office men whe are
interested in advancing the great
agricultural interest Of the nation,
and Of the laboring classes generally
6ixh-That we are opposed to fu>
ture grants of land to railroads, or
other corporations, and believe that the
public domain should be held sacred
To actual settlers, and We are in favor Of
Law by which each huuorebIy dischar-
ed soldier, or his heirs, may use such
discharge in any Government land
Office in full paymcut tor quartz
section of unappropriated public
land.
h'ght-That many OF our public
officers are now receiving enormous
salaries for their services, dispropor.
tionate 10 the rewards Of labor in the
industrial pursuits q the people, tend
ing to habits fuf exsr4yaeance at var
ance with Repnalicau simplicity in
crcasins TIE burdens oil taxation, and
creating an aristocracy which will soon.
e~ or later undermine the liberties o.
people, and We denagd roform in tha
| direction.
Nints-That we demand Of oul
candidates written acceptance of Their
ominauons and fnll pledges that they
willsupport and enforce principles hercir
enumerated to the best Of their abilit,
and futher, that they pledge them
Selves to resign their offices zhenevel
the people N representative conven
tion rexuest them to do so, OF
account of failnre to fulfill thei
pledges.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20

Seeond-Believing that the Jeffer-
sonian qualifications, honesty and ca
pacity, are such as can alone recon-
mend to our support candidates for
official positions, from the highest to
the lowest in the gift of a free people,
We will henoeforth vote for no maa
who does not possess these qualifca-
tions, and shall hold all public servants
to strict accountability for the man.
in which they discharge their du-
ties.
Ihird-In the interest of common
honesty we most emphatically condemn
the corrupt aud Sc fish scheme crow ded
thaoGgh the last Congress, and known
as the 'salary-grah." This condem-
nation would not be complete did we
fail TO include the President Of United
States, by whose signature il became a
law, aud this, too, Oh the heels Of Il
popular expression Of confidence
in his honest aud integrity such as has
never been expressed toward any Ex-
eeu,ise since the time of Washing
ton.
FoarM-We further condemn the
action Of Representatives Averill and
lDuuell Tor their part in he passage Of
the bill, their acceptance aud use Of
the wagcS of sin, alter the unanimous
condemnation of the slllsnieu. u. law by
their constituents Of all parties.
FfL-We most heartily condemn
the habit, which has assumed the d.
n,cnsions OF chronic political disease
Of accepting railway passes by tue pee
pies legislative presentatives and other
public officers, and brand il a. species
Of petty bribery unworthy the dignity
aud character of honest law makers
rcpreseutug aud intelligent consti. ue, =
cy.
SixM-~We also demand that our
representatives shall attend honestly ie
their duties, while the Legislature is il
session, aud not sped their time in pur-
poscless iunketiug and pleasure seeking
while in the pay of the people,
system tha. not only waste the tim.
that belongs to the services Of th,
people, but contributes to the forma-
ton Of Incorporate practices
and cultivation Of bad morals.
.SegeuM-Rcsting in the conscious
ness of the justice OF our cause, we
in the most iaaternal spirit. ask all oal
/ fellow citizens who are labo9iog honest
i for equal and exact justice to al
men TO join with us and aid in thi
newest crusade for liberty and equaIit,
aud against wrong and rapacity, plcds.
ing to all aud each other that we will
stand shoulder to should and keep on
ranks unbroken, until soulless corpora.
tions and moneyej monopolies of ever
character are taueh. the lesson tha
the people also have vested aigl
which they how to maintain. W.
hcrcfore, ask the co-opperation OF al
men who are with US in sentiment.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20

native and Injurious, and it is therefore
essential that the utmost care should be
taken in framing such tariff laws,
in order that these Objectionable fea-
lures may bs avoided, and that they
may operate for the well-being of the
entire community.
FifM-That it is contrary to the
spirit and purpose of a republican
governmnnt that its servants should be
compensated for their public services to
an extent that will make ofIiccholdinc
attractive to human cupiiity, and that
il the lrto act of Congress increasing
official and Congressional salaries,
Notwithstanding the pleas and excus es
urged in its pallIation, we recognize
ouly corrupt aud reprehensibIe avaricc
and reckless disregard OF the public
veal which deserves the soverest CEN
sure, and that we demand the repeal Of
the law at the.earliest practical moment
aad declare every man who supported
aud approved, or aided and abetted in
procuring the passage aud approval, or
received benefit through its enactment,
whether in the shape of back pay or
fiture>pay. as unworthy OF the conf
deuce OF his fellow citizens, aad unfs
for the tarther occupancy of any
position of public trust.
.Ssrth-l'hat all participants ir the
Credi. Mobiier and the corrupt trans.
actions exposed BY It's investigation Of
the late Congress. and by the late
Treasury of the state, deserve 10
have been punished as criminals, aud
that those y no aided them from more
complete exposure, aud consequently
| punishment, should likewise be object.
of public seorn and contumely.
| Segesht--That every publc officer
is amenable to the people for his cor.
duct, aud that puplic sentiment should
demand and compel the resignation Of
all those who are guilty of misreprc>
scntiDg their constituents by malfeas-
anee in Office, or ncglecting to execute
faithfully the duties iotrusted to them
EighM-That the fees and salarie.
at present allowed to county and e,her
officials within this State are freq lentl,
excessive, and that these should never
be greater than is paid by private
individuals to their employees engaged
in similar duties, and bearing similai
responsibilities; and that we demand
that the State Legislature shall. at its
next session, remedy this evil, ant
reduce such salaries, fees, &c, to wha
will be no more than Just and reason
abIe compensation, and thus, by re
moving the inducements for holding
lessen the desire for seeking office, au,
obviate, to considerable extent, one O
the most potent causes Of local pol:tica
corruption.
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MINNESOTA FARMERS Il WORK
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20

Steal 70
We, the farmers Of Jefferson County
Illinois, in convention assembled,
unbiased by party passion or prejudice,
declare the following platform OF
principles, aud call upon men Of all
former political parties to join us 10 our
efforts to bring about the needed Gre
form:
Ffrst-We demand less and better
legislation.
Secona-We demand more rigid
economy in the administration of pub
lie affairs
Thrd-We demand more honesty
in high official positions
Fourh-We demand the abolition
Of the host of useless Offices, the re-
daction of taxation, and reduction
of the salaries Of all public officers
believing that, until the public debt is
paid aud the public burden ligh.ened,
the salaries of our public servants
should be more proportionate to the
rewards of labor IL private life.
FJth-We demand the repeal of
the back-saiary act, aud return to the
United Staes Treasury of all the
money drawn, by authority of that act,
by meu.bers Of the last Congress aud
members of the present Congress and
ve condemn the presidect of the
United States for tie passage Of the
Law, and also for afixing his signature
to the same, thereby making it law.
| Sirh--We are opposed to protecting
one class Or kinds Industry " legislation
at the ixpe.4Su Of an another, and declare
for. giving equal rights and exacting
equal puties to and from all.
| S,peaA We are opposed to al
monopolies, and dcnounce them as
contrary to the spirit and genius OF
our Institutions, subvcrsive of the
rights aud liberties of frae people,
all tending directly TO create and foster
an aristocracy of wealth aud central-
ization of money power in the hands
Of the wealthy few, completely over
shadowing and corruptine our legislative
bodies, State and National, thereby
placing the people under the conSra of
the money power.
| 7enh-The alarming condition,
financially, of the affairs of the people
both public aud private, admonish US
of the absolute necessity of hearty
cooperation among all the industrial
classes,-the Farmer, the mechanic,
and laborer; and we appeal to the
better judgement of all our business
and professional men to lend US their
aid and sympathies remembering,
as they well may, that upon our pros>
peri,y and happiness depends their
success in business.
Fteventh-We win not knowingly
nominate any bad man for office, nor
give place to persistent office seekers
therefor, but will freely seek for our
selvselves competent officers, as hereto
fore political leaders have sought Offices
for themselves and we will nominate
only those known to be faithful and
in sympathy with these declarations
+ aud will at the polls repudiate
any candidate known to be unfit OF
. incompetent
/
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20

DRINKING IMPURE WATER.-Set
pitcher of iced water in room in
inhabited, aud in few hours it will
have absorbed nearly all the perspired
gases OF the room, the air of which will
have become purer, but the water ut
terly filthy. This depends on the fact
that water has the faculty OF condensing
and thereby absorbing nearly all the
gasses, which it does without increas
ing its own bulk. The colder the
water is, the greater its capacity to con
tain these gasses. At ordinary temper
ature, pint Of water will contain .
pint of carbonic acid gas and several
pmts OF ammonia. This capacity is
nearly doubled by reducing the tenn
perature awhile is alway unfit for use
ard should be to that of ice Hence,
water kept in the room often removed
! whether it has become warm or not.
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20

are able to effect it, the immediate and
unconditional repeal of the act neal
known as the Back-Pay or Salary-Grab, 10
Steal X
Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-20
lu 5Ght 9ib ral .Arpablitan I
Official Paper for Polk County.

1a Issued Every Saturday Morning, at
Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10
Sin Propagating Itself.

4 man lives goddess life, life of
licentiousness and debauchery, finds
his delight for years in the seduction
Of innocence, in dragging the souls of
Others into the mire in which he wal
lows. He afterwards repents. Where
are his victims? One is dead. Anoth-
er has learned his acearsed lesson so
well that she devotes herself to the
work he desires to quit, and has lead
and is leading other victims wrong.
Can his repentance save the dead, the
soll slain by his hand, and now gone
To its account? Can it recover the
other, which is, at secondhand, sacri-
ficing new victims to his sin? He may
devote his life to the work of recover
Ing what he has ruined, but he has
ruined souls, and for these his life,
were it tenfold more valuable, is no Of
fering. Nay, the tears of the murder-
er even cannot give life to the murder
ed. The repentance of the tempter
cannot save the soul that he slew. and
sent, stained and lost, into eternity. 1t
is one of the shallownesses of our mod
ern religionism that it is losing the
vision of the horrible meaning of sin;
and because it has lost the vision of
Gods white Righteousness which re-
veals that meaning, men are content
with half repentances in consequence.
They feed themselves with false hopes,
and make poor shammy work of Chris
tian living after Life which has led
other souls to destruction. We do not
preach doctrine of despair. But we
shall always warn against comforting
ourselves with amiamhle theories
which merely look amiable. This
awful burden rests on many soul
that it has tempted another soul, or
perhaps many another soul, to sin, and
to consequent ruin. Those so tempted
and SO fallen have again tempted 9TH
ers. The evil power goes on working,
how far and how wide the first sinner
does not know. It goes on working in
eternity as well as in time Church
Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10
How ID Farmer may Lose Money.

How ID Farmer may Lose Money.
By not taking home paper and
keeping track of those who will sell
him goods at the lowest rates.
By keeping no account of home oper-
ations.
Paying no attention 10 the good
maxim, "a stitch in time saves nine, u
in regard to sowing grain at the proper
time.
Leaving reapers, plows, cultivators,
etc., uncovered from the rain and sum
More money is lost i'll this way than
most people are willing to believe.
Permitting broken implements to be
scattered over the farm until they are
irreparable. By repairing broken i'm
plements at proper times, many dol
lars may be saved-a proof of the as
sertion, "time is money"
Intending auction sales, and pur-
chasing all kinds of trumpery, because
in the words of the vender, the articles
are cheap"
Allowing the fences to remain unre-
paired until strange cattle are either
found, or browsing the fruit trees.
Disbelieving the principle of rotation
of crops, before making the expert
ment.
Planting fruit trees with the expecta-
ton of having fruit without giving the
trees more than half the attention re-
quired to make them profitable.
Practicing economy, by depriving
stock of proper shelter during the win
ter, giving them unsOund food, such
as half-rotten mouldy hay or fodder.
Keeping innumerable tribes of rats
on the premises, and two or three lazy
dogs that eat more in a month than
they are worth in lifetime.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10

MORE SHEEP WANTED.-StatisticS
show that there were in 1871 about
81, 600, 900 sheep in the United States,
yielding an average of four pounds OF
wool each, or 128, coo, 900 pounds in the
aggregate. In addition TO this product
the annual importation of wool
amounts to about 10000, 900 pounds, at
a cost Of nearly S10,000,0O0. In addi-
ton to this importation, the United
States imports woolen goods to the
amount of nearly s44 ,000, cooper annum.
There is room therefore for an increase
of17, 100000 more sheep in the country
to supply the home demand for wool,
and for about 100000 to displace the
importation of woolen goods.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10

How TO HANG GATEs--A cores
p0ndent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
writes: In the spring of 1867 ! hung
fur large gates. Tie posts were six by
eight inches square, aud were put in
the ground two and one-haif fect. The
post that l hung the gate 10 was put
down firstland the gate then hung. l
then set the other post 80 as to let the
gate shut inside the post, against two
pins driven in the post one foot from
the top and bottom of the gate. Then
/ put one inch pin through the gate,
putting the pin through the gate the
sime way the gate shuts, and extend
ing through four inches, with the point
of the pin elevated one inch. This pin
was thus arranged so as to slip over the
post, with sufficient bearing of the gate.
In this way, when shut, the gate is sup
ported by both posts. The gate is made
oflusnber, bars one inch thick, four or
five;incbeswide, and eleven feet long.
takefOr'the two heel pieces lumber
one inch thick, four inches wide, and
four feet ten inches long. / also take
two pieces two inches wide for the
head of the gate. then put a brace on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10
Farm Gleanings.

Thirty-six pounds of sheep-manure
are said to be equal to 100 pounds Of
ordinary farm-yard manure.
1t is suggestive fact that grain is
used in New England to some extent,
and with profit, to manure for the to-
bacco crop.
A Pennsylvania farmer says he rare
ly gets good seeding with grass when
the seed is sown with oats.
The New England Homestead men,
tions a Chester County pig. which
when killed and dressed, at two and
one-half years of age, weighed S1S
pounds. A pig ten months old dressed
$40 pounds.
The weights of the heaviest cattle
which competed at the Birmingham
show for the "butcher,s premium for
fat oxen, were as follows: Hereford,
2,3S7 pounds; Short Horn, 2,5O6 pounds,
Devon, 1876 pounds; and Scotch OK,
Z,6o6 pounds.
Tue one thing farmer should not
do is to buy patent right for town,
county, or any other amount of terri
tory. If he buys he will get beat out
of his money every time, and we don't
believe one of our readers, of his own
knowledge, can say to the contrary.
At late meeting orEils Orleans
IN. Y. Y.)'Farmers' Club y47Ssaaf. men,
bers spoke in favor of radopting the ten,
hour system on farms. Men can do as
much in ten hours as in longer time, on
the average, if they work brisk, and
ten hours good work are enough for g
team in one day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10
2arm aud Anussltold.
Spring Wheat Culture.

There are parts of the country, prin-
cipslly confined to the great corn-grow-
ing belt, where the culture of winter
wheat, in consequence of the loss from
freezing and other casualties has been
discontinued. In these districts the
principal dependence is necessarily
upon the spring varieties, and, where
care is taken in the selection of seed,
and in the preparation of the crop
with early seeding, a quality of spring
wheat is produced that will yield flour
of very high grade, and that is actual
ly richer in the essentials of bread food
than winter wheat. But whenever
winter varieties can be grown to adj
vantage they are found to be more sat
isfactory, owing to their better yield,
earlier ripening, and superior average
qualities.
While the superior merit in regard
to quality is possessed by winter wheat,
it is useless to advocate its culture in
places for which, from climate or other
causes, it Is unsuited. Therefore, in
many cases, the farmers having no op-
ton on the subject, are compelled to
use the spring varieties, and few di-
rections on their culture may be season.
able and acceptable to our readers.
Land that has bad good cultivation,
and is therefore free from weeds and
foul stuff, is of course the best. Too
much barnyard manure is injurious,
causing an overgrowth of straw, which,
especially in moist seasons, is liable to
rust, lodge, ETC.; yet the application OF
Well-rotted manure will be beneficial if
plo we'd under in the fall, so that the
crop may be sown as early in the spring
as the frost leaves the ground, and it is
in condition to work. The seed, too,
must be put on uniformly, and the sur
face soil well pulverized and rolled.
No doubt in many localities the scare
ity of seed VIII materially interfere
with the extended breadth of wheat
which would otherwise be sown.-
From this cause, perhaps, much poor
seed will be used, thereby entailing
great loss on the farmer, for without
good seed We cannot expect good crops
There are many varieties of spring
wheat, some of which fail in one 10
cality, but are found to give the bes
results in another; therefore, if par
ticular variety is by experiment found
to be adapted to the soil and situation
it should be retained until by othel
curious experiments the new variety il
found to be successful. The country
suffers to the amount of millions OF del
lars from the indiscriminate sowing o
varieties not well adapted to the local
ity. Every farmer should try to raist
enough wheat for his own use at least
but it would be unwise to rush int
wheat raising tco extensively, becaus,
the crop happens at present 10 be high
er than many of the other staples. Th,
true naXims of the farmer should b,
diversified culture, rotation of crops
and better cultivation of the land
more grass and more rest for the soil
more and better stock, and, which fol
lows, more manure. In this way gooC
results may be secured in the prOduc
iiol of wheat and other crops, wher,
failure has been SO common in the past
-Hesfeyn RlTdL.