Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-16


laws.
5. Demands that other methods of
taxation be devised, and that the wealth
of the nation pay its proportion.
6. Asks for increased transportation
facilities.
z. Demands that the public domain
be reserved for actual settlers.
8. Denounces the back-salary steal.
9. Discusses the Credit Mobilier and
other giant swindles, and asks for
united effort to reform.
Missouri.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the recent farmers mass meeting
at Jefferson City, Mo-:
ResOtUed, That, as the products of
our labor as farmers and the exchange
of commodities of our class constitute
so large proportion of railroad profits,
and the construction of such railroads
has been achieved by taxation, we have
thought to insist upon the lowest and
fairest rates of transportation, and that
we demand of the General Assembly the
railroads in our State.
ResolUed, That we demand of the APP
preaching General Assembly the reduc-
ton of the taxes now imposed, to the
lowest point compatible with the sup
port of the State Government.
ResOlUed, That we demand and ex-
pect from our public servants the exer-
else of honesty and integrity in the dis
charge of their several duties, and we
pledge ourselves to carry out the pur-
port of this resolution.
ResOlUcd, That the recent financial
pressure has demonstrated the peril of
placing so much power with any set of
mOneyed institutions, and that more
caution should be observed in the fu-
ture concession to them of chartered
privileges.
ResOtced, That the recent action of
Congress in voting to itself the compen-
satiOn of back pay and increased salary
deserves the censure of all honorable
men, and the immediate repeal of the
law is demanded by every consideration
of justice and common honesty.
ResOlUed, That simple justice de-
mands that all United States bonds is
sued in the future be taxed as other
property, and that Congress should pro-
vide for the earliest possible retirement
of such bonds as, by their terms, are
exempt from taxation.
Resolved, That the system of uni
versal education should receive the
hearty support of the farmers of Mis-
souri,.
Resolved, That justice to the tobacco
growers demands repeal of the pres
ent onerous regulations with regard to
the sale of that commodity in an un-
manufactured state.
ResOiUed, That we urge upon Con-
gress the Importance of sufficient APP
preparations for the improvement of our
navigable streams, and especially the
improvement of the Mississippi river.
Michigan.
The occasion of the annual meeting
of the Kalamazoo County Agricultural
Society, occurring this year on Oct. 1,
and 4, was improved by the Michigan
State Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry to hold a mass convention for
Southwestern Michigan, and Oct. 3
was selected as the day, and Kalamazoo
the place. There was an unusually
large attendance, over 1000 people be-
ing present. Hon. w. @. Flagg, of
Illinois, addressed themeeting. He COM
menced by stating the origin of the
encountered in the initiation, saying
that the several monopolies with which
the farmers had to contend were sharply
watchful and aggressive as to their
rights and interests, and these several
monopolies had conspired together to
defeat the farmers in this movement.
He declared that all the railroads and
steamboat lines of the country were
monopolies, as in the beginning they
had cost little, had earned vast amounts
that had been divided In money or in
stock, and were so far masters of the
situation as to impose their own terms,
which were, without exception, so high
as to deprive the producing class-the
farmers-of the profits to which they
were legitimately entitled. OfthispropO-
sition several illustrations were given.
Mr.. Flagg denounced middle-men, as
he termed the commission mer-
chants, who secur large profits that
ought to go to the farmer, and they were
In the railway and steamboat conspiracy,
using their best efforts to keep farm
produce as low as possible, themselves
realizing handsome profits from con-
sumers. He asserted that the middle
men were crushing the farmers and poor
er classes of consumers to the earth,
and reform must commence by destroy
ing this class of men. The present sys-
tenn of patents and copyrights were cited
as mOnopolies of the most dangerous
and oppressive character. Extension of
patents should be denied, the public in
terest requiring that labor-saving in
ventions should be produced as cheaply
as possible. Sewing could be
bought in Great Britain for one-half
their price in America, while agri-
cultural implements are sold here
at extravagant prices. The trouble
was that too many corporations were
being created by State and national au-
thority without proper limitations, the
result of which is the continued oppres-
sion of the people. He charged that
the railways we're not economically man.
aged, it being the interest of some man.