The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-11

between producers and consumers, and
there would not be ii there was DISPOSE
ton manifested by the commercial class to
deal Justly by the husbandmen. But this
disposition Mr.. Allen thinks, is wanting,
hence in self-defence the farmers are com
PEELED to organize for protection against
extortion. The parasites consume the
products of the industrious. Though the
farming class is so large and so important
an element, yet they have been utterly
helpless, because disunted. In detail
they have been extOrted upon and victim
lied and no man went 30 the assistance OF
his neighb0r.
AN UNREPREsESTED CLASS.
Mr. Allen claims that the farmers have
been without proper representation in leg
/ islative bodies and the administration of
the State has been detrimental 10 their in
terests. About election time, because
| they are numerous and represent political
power, the politicians go among them, talk
softly, call them the honest yeomanry,
and pretend to have their interests very
near the heart, These parasites, says MIR.
/ Allen, have their own interests very near
their hearts, and as soon as they have
thrown glamour over the eyes OF the be
stuffed honest yeomanry, secured their
votes, and been lifted TO power, the inter
ests of the farmer are forgotten, and the
polititical Judases immediately enter into
rings with agents and monopolists TO lay
; heavier burdens upon the unfortunate til
lers of the soil In doing this they deal
with men who carry full purses and then
share their contents with the tricksters
who have bargained away their honor and
forfeited every claim to consideration from
, an honorable and patriotic constituency.
Mr.. Allen thinks the money power is the
secret spring which moves the State and
, national administrations, and that until
! there is return to the purer principles oil
| earlier times, when offices sought men, and
/ not men offices, there can be no reform OF
! abuses in the State The oranges are not
political organizations in any partisan
|, sen.e: that is 70 say they are not Demo
o cratic nor Republican clubs, and cannot bt
r used by partisan politicians of any name
The masses have been beguiled by trick
s,ers They have lost the power which be
lonped 10 them Politicians have promised
n great things before election, but have &C
Is complished nothing in the direction OF re
/ form In power once, they spurn dictatiOl
; from those who placed them there. Tn,
:, president of the Changers thinks this per
, version of the principles which underli
g the government Officers, legislators, gov
lie ernors and Judges have been called by tn
Ie people TO become their servants. Oficia
II position does not raise the possessor to tn
y dignity of master yet that is what the
rs assume To be, and set themselves to d
al things which work a positive injury I
4 their constituents. This order must be TT
/ versed We do not need such men in Of
t. fee. If the farmers are organized, sue
G political tricksters can not be elected. I
" this extent then the oranges are polite;
al organizations. These are substantially tn
lie views expressed by the president Of tn
TO Order of Patrons of llusbandry in tn
" State of Missouri
re Concluded tomorrow.