The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-31

did among the sons of God. with Il
united and determined intelligent effort,
we cannot fail. Yours, &C., E. X.
sc. E. X" Again "Goes for" the
Farmers Movement.
Mr.. EprroH-The defense Of the
farmers movement which appeared in
last weeks issue, was such rs the writer
anticipated. The author certainly de-
serves praise for his excellent wit and
sarcasm, and perhaps some for his ar
gument. lie is perhaps n fair represen-
tativc of his cause. 1t was expected
that the Farmer would deny that his
proposed interests We're a~ntagonistic to
! those of other classes, and that he would
claim that their organization was to ell
able them tn act in concer with other
classes. Unfortunately for our CORES
pendent, Il ews item along side of his
! production serves us with Il fair illustra-
| ton of the manner in which farmers pro-
pose to cooperate with other classes.
II shows, in u light too plain to be mis-
taken. lone OF their cardinal principles
In Doniphan county, Kansas, the farm
ers nominated Il ticket composed exclu-
siyelv of farmers. There was nothing
left then. but for the laborerS and me-
ch,mics to nominate their ticket in OPP
position. Now, what ingenuity our cor
respondent will Use to explain this
away. remains to be seen. Have the
Donipllan county farmers the interests
| of other classes i'll view. Has their or
g%anization been that they Knight be-
able to minglc more freely with other
classes.?" Nonsense. Dur good Farmer
has just placed himself i'll this dilemma
- either he is ignorant of the objects
sought 10 be obtained by his %organiza-
ton, or he is trying to deceive us. He
can take his choice of these conclusions.
The writer, with his opportunity for
ascertaining the truth" annot reconcile
the cooperative assertion and the nc
tions of farmers, as read every day.
There may be Il few farmers who actli-
ally believe their effort is for the best
interest of all classes. but they are as
extensively dcluded As the good Virgin
ian who wrote not long ago to the effect
that mo political issues were made the
subject of action" to whom We would
refer the late resolutions Of 4 farmers
convention ut Jefferson City.
The Farmer SAYS '.that VIC have in
successful operation" such things as the
writer said could not be accomplished.
4 few of your ove enthusiastic farmers
n" doubt have imagined more accom-
pliShcd than there really is. 1t is true
you have an agent appointed, clothed
Mill, n.,tl,r.., r,n, Oh. Ss,.. l.-,ny. o.,
do the shipping OF stock for the farmers !
of Andrew county, who Is to take the
place of the m%idile-man in that bust
meas. We are well acquainted with
YOU appointcc. and know him 10 he II
gcntlcmanly and business man. Not
many months ago he was what YOU
termed Il 'middlc-man.- Wcknrw him
then. Now he has been Transformed
from that abpminablc nuisance To II
granger Of the highest stamp. There l.
no noubt but that Mr.. Bennett is u man
of the finest business qualities. Men Of
that stamp command moncy--high sala-
rias. lie must have siIbordinatcs. AMI
these must be paid. Where is the
change. except in III. nImr' Mr.. Ben
nett, once 4 miidlr-mln. now ~ agent.
Does he expect To have more power in
commanding Il price, viii h. have the
power to hold stock until buyers are
willing to give the advance? We think
moi. Men who have engagements To
meet must have the mean TO meet them. /
and cannot wait upon the slow process
of ono party reducing another. Farmer,
will be more dissatisfied with this course
of action than they would be il they al
lowed stock dealer, here at home to as
sumo all risk at a fair margin. The
shipping Of stock is a very uncertain
business, but few succeed; and they
who undertake it should he paid libcr-
ally. The firm of Fisher & Daily lost
steadily from the 1t Of May to Septem-
Der, in shipping. This was the farmers
gain. Now, they propose to assume all
this themselves. Farmers may, by their
combination, have succeeded in getting
a few implements at reduced prices. but
it requires no organization to do that
a temporary combination will effect
that 1T any time. We repeat: Farmers
are simply experimenting. The result is
yet to he made known. They viii find
their opposition to grow stronger.
Farmer said nothing about the trans
portaiion question; wisely concluding, !
we suppose. rs does Taylor (larmcr) of
Ohio, that the cry of farmers rgainSt
railroads is senseless, and that their tolls
are cheaper in proportion than anything
Else; that corporations have rights To
dividends from their Investments rs well
as individuals. and that they should not
be abridged by legislative restrictions"
Other classes are taking steps in the
right direction. The National Board of
Trade, Mercantile Association. &c, are
making efforts in the right direction.
The farmers alone are behind.
Farmer" brings the subject home to
us !" wishing, We presume, to illustrate
his argument in general by his action in
this direction. He says: ''In what way |
have the farmers refused to cooperate
with teachers" Really, it is out of the
power of the writer tn call to mind any
instance in which their cooperative
power has been manifested. Their CO.
operation with the teacher only occurs
in exceptional eases. True, they pay
lakes; but that is mostly compulsory.
and is saddled on to them by the suffra-
yes of other classes. Aud we will zen
turc the assertion that the farmer who
hired the teacher at thirty dollars per
month can come nearer proportionately
telling the number of hogs in his neigh
borhoOd than he can the number Of chill
dren in attendance at their school. If
this is not true in his case, he forms one |
OF the exceptions of which we spoke.
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