, 1873-08-25
the FARMERS PARTY.


HSINfknkcc F1trn1crs i'm C0uisciis
Sptciut Diapatch to 4Ae Chicago Tribune.
KASKAKEE, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-Iho farmerH' meet
Ing nj this pnce waB ho)tl in lilo boautiul camp
xnooting ground, aud proved groat sncooBa. by
9o'c1ook In tho morning tho ronss lcatling to The
grove Eoro crowded with people, aud full 5000
farmers woro ii, council by tho timo tho exer
ciAcs commenced. 4 noticonblo foaturo wnB tho
abncnco Of tho too familiar faces Of
tho county politicians, who usually run thoso
meo'ngs, md their placcs woro supplied by
farmers fresh from tho hay-fo1ds.
Tho meeting waa presided oyor by Alpl1onzo
Miller, an ovcrydny, practical farmer, aud tho
uhunl complement Of Vco-prcBilonts, cyoly ono
Of whom III NOW an uctivo far1nor.
After speaking OF tho REASONS Tint fod to tho
toimattGn T @ OF Oranges md Clubs, tho prosidont
thrust tllcir hands into the National Treasury;
our Legislatures are bought aud sold by lnotlop-
oIieB ot overy kind that want to uBo thom; our
bis sllare Of tho back-aotlon forward
In the land. Tho patriots of l770 bsing opprosu-
torcd into n combination defensive, 20. forth
their grievenceB in Tho Declaration Of I,leronl-
Gnco, Signed it and ecalod it with their blood
The patrioti1 farmers pt 1873, being oppressed
King monopolios lavo entorod into a
combination, have sot forth their grievance in n
Declaration Of Independence, and win fight un-
til their Just Fights arc secured: We mako no
Steals Crodit 1tobilicr frauds, md ali olasa
legislation that mako 1nonopolies possible; that
l,ollovo 1t to bo lihol OIL humanity to Bay evory
nun haa l,ie priuo. Wo havo mon rood md true
whom wo Gun elect rs our servants; yot we B'all
nevor get them Until wo smoke out tho petty
offloo. It matters not from which party wo sock
out good and truo men from among
the the pte,ope: t,la . IN other verbs tho office must
The applause which grootcd this pithy adlroes
mado the fow chronic ollico-seokorH WHO wore
thoro look exceeding h'uo. They can SEQ tho
handwriting on tho wall. Any fool ca1l. The
Garncra' Declaration wns ably rcad by Willard
A Elee-club, under tho leadership of AriBsoa
Fannio nentloy and Alta Donnyau, furnished
many beautiful Bongg.
Tho 11st address was motlo by Charles J.
Dillo. farmer OF this county for thirty years
Thero WAS nono Of tho "good Lord mud good
devil," in his address, but IN square, straight
forward manner ho went down to tue root Of tic
tody Of tho nation, taking aubHtantially the posi-
tions enumerated by tho frositlont in Lis speech,
md olucdating them in an hours address.
An adjournment of two hours WAS Ind for G,-
nor, which was served up in truo farmers style
of hoepitality md abundance.
IN tho aftonoon s. H. Smith, Secretary of the
State organization, waa called u, sad for two
cal statcncnts OF tho grievances borno by the
farmers and tho modo Of redress. Io took
no ground that tho farlnorn ero re-
soV ePepso1 eoan d9r Of @ e c,sf s m IF o Ts 5
from our own eyo bcforo VIC look. for tho moto
in our noighbors." Wo hnve 30 long
boon howers Of wood md araworss
OF wator tint many Of 11a have beon born to |
holioye. that there waa nothing oso for Us to |
do. Ono great tault with is that no got into |
debt and mortgage our eros Of corn, pork, and |
bocf before It il raiBod Thou wo arc ut tho |
ana %s1'y %e our s grocer cell and for n'f'Aan a5
prico thoy fix upon to pay us. Wo should
get clear Of dobt, il We hnyo TO wcar our pants
until thoy hayo as many colors by reason OF tho
out OF debt, and DO in condition to hold your
produce until tho consumers will bo willing to
pay you q fair ronlunoration for your labor. II
a!, the pork men ,,a. msot in sopt9nb9r and set
gny they will only give Il for it, ahon meet thom
by holding On to it until tlloy will DO willing to
give you 10. Thore IL no excoas Of breadstulfs
over what tho world wants to consume. II there
is II surplus ono your thoro will bo dotcit-n tho
second or third year, md it will all be wanted at
renumerativo prices. Get out OF dobt, and keep
ont Of dobt, and assert your tr,lo manhood, aud
do not stn,,l at tho mercy OF avery combination
that il formed to fattcn on yoll.
"Thoil, again. another beam, TINT il in your
oyo is the vast amount Of machinery that YOU
let Icy out of doors aud rust. am uaing
reaper md mower that has been in uso ifteon
years, mud it isdong service yot, aud tho samo ia
truo Of my plowa and plantera. You leave
them out in tho fold, and thoro is moro
o. mn1aYehinery That rusts out than ia worn out.
anrar nanu catg a Gl "int y9u 9avo. Aeep IT Under
en aaAe snro u y. STOP paying no much
~ r .enies au Bot ollt OF debt.
n 11oor A..
frmnra " - III, ronca tooplos money Urged th9