Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-17

THE FARMERS. MOVEMENT IN IOWA.
s From the Chicago Tribune April 7th,
The farmers of Iowa have pretty
generally resolved that if they are to
/, obtain any relief from present oppres-
sion, and any security for the future,
they cannot depend on any political
party for that purpose, but must select
public officers themselves. On the 18th
of March, delegates representing about
twenty Oranges Of the Patrons Of Huss-
! bandry met at Waterloo, Iowa, and,
| after disposing of other business,
unanimously adopted the following
preamble and resolution
WHEREAs, The interests of the farm
crs' have been betrayed and sold out
by all parties, we now deem it ex-
pcdient to look after our interests !:
therefore,
/" Resolred, That we will support ID.
w. Adams, of Allamakee county, for
Governor, and James Wilkinson, of
Tama county, for Lieutenant Governor,
at the next State election.
!" A, BEowNEtL, Prest.
Jeremy BRADLEY, Sec'y."
This action will probably NOT stop
at Waterloo--very suggestive name,
by the way. The entire farming com
munity Of that State is, or will be, or
ganized in local Oranges, and, whether
they adopt the two persons named by
this convention, or others, it is pretty
certain that they will have candidates
Of their own for Governor and Lieut..
Governor, at the election next October.
During the war, without attracting
any special attention, and under the
general plea of making any sacrifice to
save the country, there was begun and
carried in execution the most oppres-
sive system Of taxation that was ever
attempted in modern days. No person
objected to taxation, ne matter how
ever severe, when the object was TO
procure revenue. t* But
from 1866 to 1873, though the country
has been in condition of profound
tranquility, the legislation Of Congress
and Of the States, aud the political con- :
tests, and the controversies of parties,
have been conducted on tho hypothesis
that the rebellion Is still in progress,
and that nothing short OF the most
lofty and self-sacriicing patriotism tan
carry the Union safely through the
periis by which it is environed. ln
Congress bills to reform the revenue
laws were postponed and buried in
order to have fierce debates upon au-
thorizing the President ut his discre-
ton to take military possession of any
State, eject its government, and rule it
by military board. Congress, when
appealed to, TO reduce the tariff, an
swered back that IL had no time 10 at
tend to such matters; that il was ne
cessary 10 protect the Union by cleo
tion laws which would prevent the
people choosing JEFF Davis for Prcsi-
dent and thereby re-estahiishing
slavery.
TO this the Inter Oeea. replies as
follows:
The Chicago Tribune tested its skill
at political party-making in the State
of Iowa, as far back as 1862. Assume
ing that the usefulness of the Republi-
can part, had been exhausted. ii CONF
mandcd the Republicans of that State
| to dissolve their organization, and join
! in 80 called non-partisan movement
| inauguated in Illinois and several
other States. The advice was neither
followed nor needed. Straight Eepub-
iican State, Congressional, and local
conventions were called and held all
over Iowa; unqualified Republican
candidates were nominated, and reso-
lati0ns adopted the campaign was
| fought to the end on an uneqniyocai
partisan basis. and when the votes
were counted, it was ascortained that
every one of the six Republican CAN
tdidates for Representatives in Congress
had been elected and that the entire
State ticket was successful by q larger
average majority than was ever receiv-
ed by any Republican ticket before in
| that State.
| OF the attempts of the Tribune while
protesting to be a Republican journal
to break down Abraham Lincoln in
| 1864 to destroy the administration of
| General Grant after 1869 ; to advocate
shamelessly the election OF Democratic
candidates for Representatives in Con-
grcss in 1870; and at last, in 1872, its
utter abandonment of ali pretense Of
| fidelity to or love for Republican
| measures and Republican candidates,
| and its wicked efforts to install the
| rebel Democracy in power---not only
| the Republicans of Iowa, but Of the
whole country. are advised. Ofcourse
the Tribune is in favor of any move
ment intended to supersede the organ
iyation of the Republican party. OF
course it will encourage the transmu-
| tation Of farmers clubs into political
clubs, and have its emissaries Mt all
4 A. - ts.sa xpars
trade resolutions into public deciara-
| tions Of opinion. But the Republicans
of Iowa have fought and conquered
the enemy Oh too many fields to be
! now weakened by strategy or over
| thrown by treachery.
Y Look at the mockery of truth con-
iitained in the statement that Congress-,
under Republican rule, had refused to
reduce the revenue and tariff laws
! During the summer session of 1870, by
one bill there was q reduction OF about
$40, ,O00OO0 Of internal taxes, more than
| $26,OO0,O00 of external taxes. and two
hundred articles Of foreign importation
4 were placed on the free list which in
/ 1863 had yielded revenue Of nearly
! ~. 100000. During the long session OF
the F0rty-first Congress bills were
passed which reduced still further in
ternal and external taxes to the amount
of $54, ,OO0 0O0-inaking In all rednc-
tion in two years of $li9.O00,tUO. This
iwas; accomplished, too, at u period
when the principal OF the national deb,
was paid At the rate Of $l00, ,0Q,o 600 per
! annum.
--~.O.S-
The Cincinnati Price Current give.
the following interesting statistics OF
1 The hog crop;
lsa2-1a lsTl-5
ohio ..........., ...sss.sT sa,
Indiana :. gi6@4 5si,IS
Illinois 4-t. .S3i.Gl l-iT 81
iowa 49, ~, sSi, IS
Missouri. S9t,SSi Hs,St
II Kansas !. .......... ...,..,......... tOss5 sos
1 .Nmx.,