, 1873-03-28
THE FARMERS,
The Agricu1tl1r1sts OF Peoria md
Adjoining Counties in
Council.
Adoption Of Resolutions Protesting
Against all Monopolios. ~'''
The Lasal[e County Farmers Organizing.


@eul1a Auu Lae au10&tlin8 cotlntto8 mot ut the
Oourt-Housc in this city to-day. Tho bad roads
and unfavorab1e wonthcr diminished tho attont-
nnco, which was nevertheless largo. Much oar-
nestnoss and enthusiasm was manifested. Tho
object Of this meeting was to organize county
association, and to assist gonoraly il forwarding
the callso. ". r. A1orritt. Of princoville callotl
tho meeting to order. Morton H. synder, Of
Bromnoll, waa chosen Secretary. A Committee
OF Throo on Resolutions WAS appointed, consist-
Ing OF Q. 8. Cummings, Of ptincoylle, Adam
Seed, of Akron, md T. Irwin, Of prlncoyile. .
dcn. l.. T. Ross, of Avon, fulton County,
who was present by invitation, addressed tao
meeting brioly. IIe said TINT ho should a,cnlt
first Oh Farnors' Clubs M business orGaniza-
tions. a year mud n hplf ago tho farmers Of lis
Tho movement quickly spread 10 other localities.
Iae present was Ills maiden effort ut speech,
Which would be brief. Ho first spoke Of tho
social Advantages Of unions to farmers. Farm
qrs wero more isolatcd than any other
r1aas Of people. lIo. said the foo1ing
among them needed sono stirnulant.
This would como Of frequent meeting together.
Education and cultnro both III tho special diroc-
tion Of agriculture and tho general direction Of
literature, would follow. somo good had; come
Of The State Board Of Agriculture, but not rs
much as had been expected. Faruicrs Btill raise
tho snnle poor COW, tho Ramo mzor-bncked" J"
hog, nna tho Gamo sptntllo-slanked horses TINT
they did twenty-five years ago. improvements
would como Of Union and asgoointion. Improve
mont III farm implements woultlcomo next, aud,
chiefcg tof all articles needed FROM these topics,
Con. RoBs passed to tho discussion of tho laws
regulating trnde, traffic, aud monopolics. Tho
usual points were nads agai,pt tho raslroadB, nll
Df which wGro well put and vigorously Expressed.
Alr. $. II. Smith followed In all oar14est speech.
lie first froke Of tho general henctltu to tho
chiof Of which WIS Inc resulting feeling Of
brotherhood which Infected all OF them, 10
nlattor in whit State they might live.
Without tho farmers tho world could
noe hot move move t orc no., day 1t .. u only by
can s,lrround themselves with physical comforts
md literary advantages. Coming to Peorin, ha
snw many houses that bore tho marks Of poverty,
md wcro nearly unit to Iiyo III. Yot ho Ind no
doubt thst tho residents Of these poor dwellings,
worked hard for living. Tho farmer worked
Aarder und mora hours for what lo earned than
mon Of any other class or profession. Tho farm
or ahoulu bo allowed to GOT q price Oh his pro-
b's oeSs s'Hsa Il @ ss bnaFsupey sst tey Aa o
lalf the farmers Of this great State Of Illinois
this hlato of things is rapidly tending. The
remedy for all those OWLS is III the farmers them
selves. So long Us they submit, thore will DO
mission. The farmers hnye been scatterel;
haya allowed these thugs to go OIL, because tl1oy
Lad no common Ii.canH Of operation. The object
t Dt tue Bloomington Conventions was to effect d
6tate combination, through Which agricultural
lists might accomplish Their Objects more offectu-
oily. IL it laattsr of necessity that New York and
Liverpool shouldsot tlsoprices Of farm products?
NO. suppose every farmer was out Of debt to-
day, would he DO obliged 10 throw lis products
hastily Oh the narlut? II tho farmer locked up
his corn-cribs and refused to sell l,ia pork, ho
could bring tho GtoHt marta Of the world on
their knees to him. Tho turner's buy too u,nny
ndpas paiements a to- maly Erocerles too many dry
their debts, and thon thoy would be tho mon
nrchB OF the market. II thoy wont to purchase
with tho money in their lands, thoy could {ix
their own prico, md would not afterwards be
called on to raiho money IN haste, and NJ q uac-
rficc, to pay their indebtedness. With cash
babls, the profits on both sides would bo equal,
1hore IL q limit beyond which thoso who sell
farm implements should never be allowed to
60. IN tho manufacture OF cotton and woolen
rate Of profit. reaper that cost the maker $40
ls sold for 52U0 to tho farmer The Weed
Eewlng-.nachlnh costs tho maker 80,
and is sold to the farmer fer
theso manufactures alone for two gears, 30 there
will be no surplus of machinery us thoy say
there ia now surplus Of farm products. Here
comes III the bevereRt trouble OF ALL the injustice
Of the railroads. The Camden L Amboy Ralroad
pwna New JorHoy: Tom Scott owns Pennsyl-
sania. It is much tho same with our own Legis-
atllre at Springfield. It would have I'D.
ouIned ), and gono home long ago, except
+,as +nas +,d;1 Tue members arc afraid to
thing for their relief against tile monopolios
The agricultural population il four-lifthB Of tlat
ol the state Have not the farmers rights, With
thls oxcess Of numbers7 2 The contempt felt for
1armers WIll soon change, The speakors cor
nrn h1T oh AJ.rt-
td.eop, strong feeling underlying this movement,
shat corroboretes his assertion. The laws should
be made to bear equally upon indiyiduals and
and the Legislature and the Gov
partially. Tho difference between Kawanee and
t'oorIa, as regards freghts, s conts a
which mnlep variation Of throo centa
blshel on corn. The meeting WAS not III largo
as 1t ought to be. Did this indicate that the peo-
plo OF paorla County Ind sold themselves for all
Increase Of three CENTS buBhel on corn2 If 80,
Ehat was laundering sight cheaper than ie (tho
5po1keE) was inclined to sell himself. The rail-
toaas always discriminate in favor Of their own
ands. especially on States further West. Tho |
g. for four cents Il busl!e, and
give tho farmers FREQ pasaes besidea. Now !
:,hoy charge eleven conts for the aanle
Instance, and tho profits OF railroad stock hayo
|acts and figures in arraigumont Of tho railroads
md tho warehouse and commission business in |
Chicago. Il il high ti,no that tho "numbering
u grain up" when It sutB tho warehousomen,
md Numbering it down" when 1t would bo OF |
benefit to tho far1nosr, should bo stopped. Tho
Chicugo Stock Yards neetl amending. Tho cattle |
'rohols have thoir name propcriy, FOR they hayc
orokon many I'LL honest farmer. Mr.. Smith
'losed 4ia remarks amidst loud applause.
The following resolutions were then adoptcd:
Rttolred That we believe 1t to 10 tho duty of tho
aborlng cIEuaes to concentrate their power 1t the
oaliotbo1 for tho election to Office from Tho highest to
ho lowest n tug s'4o Of men woso material intorests
closely identified Will. own, anil that this SHOULD
70 qualification possessed In order sosuro our SUP
'ort, and sEat NO pledge our votes ~ tho future
nch candidates for ollico tue producing aud Iabor-
ng casses III their wlsdon shall t 10 present to
he rsor1s for .hoir hnfrageB.
Res0lrfd, That the doctrine Of vested righta under
Elich railroad corporations chin exemption from
legislative contrnl iclonya to past nge aud deepotio
ulU allt, 1t cannot e.ist without Infringing the
tights OF tho cIzcA generally, it bus no Legitimate
!aco III tho jurisprudence OF free leurle.
Reso!red, Tia tho oppression OF feeling throughout
no State has been sufficiently general and earnest to
nprtss our Legislature with tho wants aud nccoeates