The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-22
THE FARMERS PARTY.

break down the farmers movement.
The Rock Island Union, the organ OF
the old ring in this county, is doing all 1t
can to disorganze the farmers Tins
morning it shows how the ring men in
Peoria are managing. The Union says
''The Republican County Committee OF
Peoria county have called a convention OF
Republicans, to which all opposed to
monopolies in every form, are invited Tor
the purpose of nominating candidates Tor
county Offices This IL no new party
call, but is. as the call is headed, he
publican Anti Monopolist Convention, t
is the assertion that the Republican Is the
anti-monOp0ly party as il is the true reform
party, and at its convention TO nominate as
candidates for local offices, representatives
of the anti-monopoly interests, it desires
the cooperation of all opposed TO monop0-
lies in every form. The Republican party
whole history makes this call every day on
those opposed TO monOpolies, and VINO
honestly desire reform not only III monopoly
matters. bur in all departments OF the pub
lie service.
The Postmaster editors are bitter OPP
ponents of the Farmers organization, and
seek to soothe the farmers into feeling Of
security The Fulton ILL., Journal one
of the organs Of the office holders, writes
these honeyed words to the dear people
While the Changers and Farmers or
carnations and cooperative associations
are very necessary TO enlighten the public
by agitation and discussion, and to direct
into one channel the agricultural element
and thought, there is no political organiza-
/ ton through which or by which the wrongs
suffered can be so easily and certainly re-
! dressed as the Republican party"
But, Notwithstanding the efforts Of the
party hacks, the local Republican press
manitests very strong disposition to re,
volt against the great lights of their party
and Join hands with the farmers. The
Efhngham Ills Republican thus speaks
out
New issues have arisen which have oh
liberated party lines and organizations and
to-day the great question Is Shall the
producing classes, the farmers the people
whose labor lies ut the foundation OF our
national prosperity be reduced to a condj
ton Of sertdom, that railroad and Other
mouopolstS may grow rich and iusoleut
This is the great issue of the hour.
Down in Southern Illinois the farmer:
are actively organizing and mean to bt
heard hereafter in political campaigns
~ an example Of the spirit Of the Egyp
tian- we note that the farmers Of Jetter
son aud Hamilton counties intend to Sc,
what virtue there is in Farmers ticke
in November
The farmers ia the ueighborhoo3 o.
Morris Iu... have placed themseive
> squarely on record as the enemies If tn
cHqucs. They declare that:
:. Hungry politicians and political dead
beats are trying On mount To power ou Oh
Z popular tide. using our great uprising a
&, the bobby. These aspiruuts come utoou
conventions imagining that they are d,
ceiyiug everybody; but their brayjug he
trays them.
I The Aurora H. H.ra1d, until now
Republican paper gives vent to it, ant
, monopolitan views in this wise
Farmers are nearly all Republicans, an
have an affection for their pdrty-which
b all very we'll 1t has done noble deeds i
% the past but some evils have grown u
under II i'm the country which it has NJ
, undertaken to control chief among whic
which are the railroad and bank mouop,
. lies Since the agitation, party leaders 81
u these evils shall he remedied but ii IN
r people should quiet down now and do uptl
q, iug they would never hear Of any reforms
and they might better have kent still troI
the beginning A continual agitation wi
e. bring about some action but ah agltatiu
e with the understanding that all are t. r,
4 main in the old party, whatever i, done,
folly.
The St, Louis Republican says:
1t is evident that in many localities Il
strength of the farmers movement has b
come TOO great for party control In Roc
Island county, His, where the Republica
majority acIs 100, the Republican man
L gers have called convention. Sept
without reference To ANYTHING that h.
happened since last year. IN Wmueba.
d county, however. where the ReuunHc.
n majority ,ras :, 500 the Republican man
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De the masses Of the old political rartle.. ,
' believe them both to be 81 completely Il
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goes strongly Tor the farmers m7Yemef
1t says
announce that the wrongs under which +
Urople now rr0au can be remedied insi
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H. tl'e quasi CAlo'lhR p'HtiCd HaIut9' III
:: simply assert AN untrutA. The leuDa
!" r,nunt chance his snots ncr q crr,gre.sr,
Z, forget To grab. The Democratic and /
~ publican parties on the line of living a
corruption are thoroughbreds "