, 1873-03-29
Tho Work Of 0rganfZatfon--Form-
ing Clubs Throughout
tho State.
The Princeton Memorial to the
Legislature.
Strong Development Of Hostility to
O Protective Tariff.
About 1000 Townships Already Organized,
and loo, 900 Persons Enrolled
in Clubs.
Partial List Of Local Societies.

Partial List OF Local Societies.
Those gentlemen, who, aftor tho Bloomington
Convention, Interested themselves in tho
farmora' movement, found tho majority Of those
with whom thoy mot, or whom they addressed,
unpropared to meet tho iesuoa involved In q
contest with tho railroads. Farmers wero awaro
Of tho wrongs and disabilities under which they
suffered, but they did not know where to look
for an adequate remedy. 4 certain amount OF
instruction and education WIS necessary to
bring them up to tho required point. This WIS
accomplished by means Of meotings hold oyory-
"'4o1o ND''usnono ue',, ,noan .no n'ase. .a.s
wont rapidly on. Township, county, and dis
triot associations we're formed, md syatom grad-
ua11y grow out Of what was at first moro chaos.
a definite plan Of operation only ueodcd to DO
suggested to receive tho sanction and corpora
ton Of oil Intelligent porRonB who we're intor-
eatcd In tho movement. An account OF oil tho
meetings hold, aud tho gradual but universal
sproad Of Indignant sentiment, ia impossible.
There Ii no public record Of tho farmcrs noye-
mont accessible, although full aud correct his
tory will no doubt bo eventually written. Wo
can only alludo to tho public meetings hold in
this part of tho State, some Of which were re-
ported In tho newspapers Of Chicago, and advise
our readors that what was true Of ono county
and township was measurably true OF oyory 9TH
or county md township in Illinois.
In o previous article, mon prominent In tho
movement, and countries where tho fooling Of
hostility to tho railroads Was most viru1ont wore
specified. Ono OF tho most active and valuable
workers In tho northern aud wcstern part Of tho
State was
8. II. sa11TH, OF KRwANEE,
whose oratory VIVA always toryid, although his
logic has sometimes been famed with extreme
aorimony, and bitterness almost personal. To
no ono person moro than n1r. Smith ia tho cauao
indebted for the succoss that hae THUS far beon
achieved. He has boon moving about over
large: extent Of country, spoaking almost
daily; has boon raroly in his oflloo, al
though his dutios as Secretary were onerous,
and required close attention. As in the bo-
ginning Of oyory public movement, the business
that should bo first attended to has boon tho
ast,-that is, tho supplying OF tho oxchoquor
with needed funds. Mr. Smith has made con-
adorable expenditures from his OWL pocket, for
which ho has never been reimbursed. Largo
sums arc understood to DO In tho treasurios OF
local cluba and grangea, which only noad to DO
dlyortcd into the proper channols to subservo
tho gonoral interest Of the farmers.
Tho first efforts mado woro In tho
FORMING OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
On Saturday, Feb: /, q club WIS organized at
Neponsett, ono Of tho oontres Of this three-cont
passongor-troubla. Tho day WAS ono of tho
coldest Of the season., but the meeting
WAS :onthusiastio. club Of 81 wns
organized which s has 81" snco ne;es reached
Bloomington Convention, clubs had boon formed
at Galyn, Walnut Hill, Knox County, and ut Al
TOM. On tho 9th Of February, the farmers liv-
Ing near the oentro Of Horny County, met at
tue their
association. Farmors' conventions had not then
acquired the habit Of passing resolutions, the
burden Of their talk being, that railroads should
tobey tho law" md that oil should insist on
occasion to travel by sail. On the 9Th Ok Fob
ruary, 4 meeting WAS callod at PRINCETON to pre-
pare nomination to the Legislature. About
twonty gentlomon wero Frosont most OF thom
men Of intelligence and education. Prominent
In the meeting were the Hon John II. Bryant
Dr.. Breed, retired physician Of Princeton; and
Mr. Stevenson, whose name Is familiar to those
who havo watched tho progress Of the farmers
movement.
Tue FOLLOWING MEMORIAL
was the result OF the deliberations. It is worthy
Of preservation as concise1y and vigorously OK
pressing the views and foelings Of tho farmers
Of tho State:
TO e Senate and Honsd Of Representatives n the State
Tho undersigned, ctlzons Of Illinois, having long
suffered from tho arrogant assumptions outrsges rob
preaent ills our memorial to tic Ieeaiaure Of tho
State, now In session at Springfield. Wo not as
humble supplianta begging favors but ~ {rce-born
your hands. Tho magnitude and yltal nature Of tho
Interests involved deanl speedy aud decisive action.
tho Legislature, and therefore we invite to s consid
erat.oa your most ~ earnest. careful and pEomp*
have been hzod on al tho railroads, and diaoriuina-
tona IN freght charges haye boon foEbadsn by lay;
has been porsssently and wifuly violated thus sot-
aticaly robbing the people. Shall we can We longer
aubmit 10 this state Of things? Cau wo longer allow
tho authority oi our to ps ss at nsaght
selfrespoct Focolying hs contempt Il tho wor!d7
justly complain should not every sentiment Of patriot
Ism iuupire US to make united and determined effort
to FREQ etatc Government from ttis dcgrada.on3
"The State tolefate divided sovereignty with
smother occasion. house divided asalnst isoit can
tle State and tho railroads. and ono or other must 50
10 the wall. Al present tho railroads supreme
nr ~ toy cho1ss to b. ahsy haye thrown n down e
defense of rights moro sacred than those Of wo:e
violation we complain, nearly oil 1uBtiabe wars In
history hive boon winged aud aha1l wo st suplnely
down, aud tamely submit to shese outrages .nd this
open defanca Of o'tr authority dictated y ho great
acted by thcr pa1d agents? And who arc the dc
tators7 Altens to our soil, who hayo no sympathy
with people, no Intsrcat In our welfare further
hln to hch from hard earnings tho largest amount
possible to crafty hotr gloating ayarice. That tho
to sottle the whole qucson on tSo proper basis, wo
have not tho remoteat doubt The rercss PROPOSE,
- to 10 obtained through legal and peaceful moans.
We seek nothing through yioloneo revolution and
yet not blind to tho fact that o tho railroads in
tho Bate with al to wealth Of their owners aul all
the n,enee q their agenta aud attorneys would ba
~ the caH Of the hreshing hoor bcfors Tho breath Of
outraged unl indignant people, should they onco
had failed.
Knowing that tho power rents with the Legislature
anu Executive euplorted by ts peope to redresa our
supremacy Of Ba.o Government in its original In
tegr!ty BY compe!ltng tao railroads to submit to ts
rights Of the ct!zon by protesting him from insult.
oatoroIi, robbery, and mob yio!ence. AL that ls
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