Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-26
The Farmers Movement.

al Grange Patrons of Hnsbandry,
writes to the Utica HerdId:-
"The discussion OF partisan poll.
tics is forbidden by our Constitu-
ton, yet we believe that we, as
men, mot as Patrons of Husban-
dry,) should, as a duty. scan very
closely the acts Of our public SER
wants. We know no party; but
we consider it the duty of all con-
nected with us to, outside of the
Grange, see to it that the candl-
dates of all parties be men of in
:egrity, whose interest IL the well
fare of the people, and no politi-
cal ring masters
1t is stated that the State Grange
of the Patrons Of Husbandry of
South Carolina has succeeded in
making arrangements with the
railroads leading to the North
west, by which they get freight at
one.half the old rates. Flour is
transported from Dubuque, Iowa,
to Charleston, South Carolina, at
81 35 per barrel instead of 1886.
The Newark Advocate says
The Republican party has been
in power not only in the Federal
Government but also in all the
Western States, for the last thir-
teen years without interruption.
This has been caused by the til
lers of the soil in vast numbers
giving their confidence and trust
TO that organization. Many of
them have at last discovered that
the farmers interests have been
disregarded in the policy adopted
by the government, and seeing
this they have been driven by mo-
tives of self-protection into the
formation of graDges to save them
selves from the monopolies and
extortions that have grown up
under the fostering care of the
party that has SO long been in
power.
A" Granger" writes as follows of
the patrons of Husbandry"- the
Farmers organization:
ITS OBJECT.
This society has nothing to do
with politics, except in an indi.
rect way. Its oranges are com
posed of all the elements which
compose the different parties. =
1t is simply union to promote
the welfare of the. tillers of the
soil. The farmer asks, "Why
should we be paid fifteen cents q
bushel for com when the same ar
ticle costs the consumers eighty
five?
"Wby does the poor widow pay
sixty-five dollars for a sewing
machine that costs the manufac
turer only fifteen? When a man
is nominated for Congress, the
question is not asked whether be
is a Republican or Democrat, but
the Grange says: will he &C
for the extension of patents? Il
be liable to be bought by rail
roads; in other words, is he g
staunch, loyal friend of the hus
bandman?' In this way, but NJ
other, politics sway the Organi
cation"
HOW IT BLOCKS THE GAME ON SPEC
ULATIoN.
We will suppose this Grange tt
be Assem- bled in Illinois. In the
meantime some farmer, sharper
than the rest, has found out thai
mischief is brewing in Chicago il
the shape of "corner in grain.
Instantly funds are voted to send
a trusty man to the scene of &C
ton to report the doings of the
sharpers. The farmer then is ad'
viSed whether to keep or sell his
hard earned treasure. At pres
ent the Grange agents are every
where; they are slaughtering the
"middle men" by tens of thou
sands. If poor woman wants q
sewing machine she applies to hel
grange. This almost perfect or.
ganization is sweeping over our
vast territory in comparison to all
other orders, like the movement
of tornado or prairie fire.