The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-18
The Farmers Victory in Illinois.

ANo a oEherb victory IN ILLINOIS,
From the Prairie Farmer, Chicago
The struggle at the ballot box by the
industrial people Of the country. against
railway and other mOnopolics. was fairly
lnauguratcl IN Illinois at the late judicial
election The result Of that election has
% deep significance 10 politicians Of all
suideS ana grades, as well as 70 trauspOr-
tatou and other mOnopolies
For weeks the farmers movement with
reference 10 this election had been The
theme Of the press of the country Ii had
been ably and intelligently discussed in ali
It's bearings and relations. and an amount
"i interest had been centercd upon il that
ls seldom attached To any mere State elec-
u'u In fact, the question had become a
national one As the causes which gave rise
~ the farmers movement in this State ex-
iSt ~ nearly all the States Of the Union
We know that our readers in Iowa Min
Ae'otl, Nebraska and Ohio have taken the
same hyely interest in the matter as have
lhoSe OIL our own State and we know that
L" chronicle complete and decided victory
Tor the farmers OF Illinois carries the same
S'''Slaetloh anu encouragement to them ALL
anu Nueh a victory we are able ~ chrJu-
itlt as the result of the first onslaught AT
tue ballot box. Heretofore the struggle
had been within ourselves. We had mpt
and talked and resolved. we had written
aud published the details of our oppre-
sinns and ro7lun'ed our needs and our de.
mauds. We had brought public opipi,p +,
bear upon legislators and Governors i'm the
passage Of laws and the appointment of
'a''r~ within the scope OF Executive .
power but we had never tried our
strength 40 the polls We were i'm total
ignorance " our strength and our cohesive
power Whether We could sink party
prejudice ana party leaders aud rise to the
iru. dignity of citizens working for general
E''I was an uHtried experiment. Bur II
}, al experiment no longer In nearly
every circuit where farmer, candidate
a. such, was put IN nomination such can
dtdlte was elected. In every case where
there was anything Ike an effective work
lHI organization, and where % united effort
was made, such was the result of course
tthe great central point of the battle was the
Gth district whore "a member of the Su-
iFnuu Court was tu Boz chosen The nppp-
s!tph tu the farmers candidate was there
anle, united and determined judge Law
renee had the support Of the leading talent
"i TIE state, inside and outside of hi, dis
trrt Prominent officials ineiuliur .Iudges
OK judges and gX-Governprs. aided MS
cause by able appeals in his behalf Some
VI the leading newspapers of the State
were his special champi0ns-others strict
party organs, whose early espou.aI of tLr
farmers cause gave hopes Of better thing.
maintained an ignominious silence wber
the reel struggle came, and thus threw "a
negative influence in his favor. In bis own
county every local interest and spite thai
could be was arrayed against his opponent
aHd yet that opponent was elected bv nuite
5000 majority
The most potent argument used against
vac farmers candidate during the cam
paigu- and the charge that now constitute.
the wall OF the vanquished, is that il WA. u
an attempt 10 pack the judiciary in favor
u q class that FARMERS iadgps yer, q
pledged t. decide eases Ia certain way
regardless OF law or justice or right These NJ
are grave untruths. No individual farm
Ur ul organization Of farmer, has exprese q
nI desire beyond the securing of deuual
ana exact Justice 10 ALL No pledge Inn.
been exacted that looks beyond the iust
iryislon OF eases in accordance with 'tbn
.lW aud constitution Judge Craig In.
gwen un pledge whatever. nor has he ok
pressed amy up.ulu upon tine merits urtL,
railway struggle i1 thi- State II is trur
.at' Aa accepted thp nomination for SCENT
Iu che supreme Bench rendered hin. Lr
. convention that madc a certain deri5r5
iIu pi principle Those priur;pIe. o.er, I
yt-" aud vuIIcJu,ilorrd and Dp frgp a. a.,
g O. Judge ryn object tY them IL
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