, 1873-07-31
FROM DEPUTY ". r. PARKER, MATTER OF BALEM
GRANGE 2. OF II.

FROM DEPUTY ". r. PARKER, MATTER OF BALKN
GRANGE, p. OF II. ....
YATES CITY, Knox Co., ILL.,, July %, 1873.
received today your postal card with Plat
form Of tho Tnrners' and Peoples Anti-Monop-
oily party OF Livingston County, with which, I
nm ploaaod to inform you, nm in full sympathy
hayo not voted Tor eight yoars, save for town
md county officers. I road both sides alike
in religion aud politics, md swallow
both nike lin n horn.) I have just received
papor from Iowa in which somo ono has published
n list from the Housc and Sonata journala, CIV
lug tho number OF times oach melnbor WAS ab-
mont ut ro-ca1l Inst session. Cannot some one
do na much for us? Evory thinking man must bo
tlisgusted with the mannor in which our laws aro
made. Three sets Of Road-laws in less than one
year! Compare our recent llwB with our
Constitution, and what n dlBgraceful
contrast! Our laws, taxea, etc., aro bad
enough but look ut tho Southern statesl
received, a fow dayB ago, letter from M old
noighbor, in Toxas. Tho present state of affairs
ia horrible disgrace to our country. Think Of
Fremont sentenced to prison for Two years for
selling bogus railroad-claims in Franco1 Our
h1iniater to England is mixed with awindlin in
hogus mining claims to over G1,000,000 joy
Cooke / Co., on tho Northern Pacific Rnilroad,
ret land enough to mako moro than two statca
like ours, and are furnished with soldiers, otc.,
ut cost of over 81 00o 000 to protect their aur~
veyora. Wo are slaves, and wo haye big job to
earn our Freedom. In sympathy with you7
guess ami What iH moro, roalizc our aitua-
ton. and know tho siege will bo along one aud
strong ono. And if it is men with honest back
bone your aro hunting for, count mo iu. Hoping
to hear from you again, remain respectfully
yours, Dop. WH, p. PARKER,
49, Gall, n of
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FROM ]. D. DEEs, MASTER OF WITT GRANGE, MONT
aoMEnY COUNTY, I'LL.
WITT, ILL.,, July 25, 1873.
Your card Of July II ia at hand would say
i'll reply that all MY sympathy is with tile Farm
era' Movement, and hope it will bo crowned
With s,lccoss. Tho only thing necessary to suc-
cess ia patience aud perseverance,, and that will
accomplish the end sought. Yours truly,
j. D. DEEs, Master.
1 heartily concur in what Brother Does has
written, and indorso tho Platform sent. Yours
truly. MARX I. MILLER,
Secretary Witt Grang
IN p, J. TERMON, MASTER OF RAYMOND GRANGE,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, I'LL.
TUNA, ILL.,, july IS, 1879.
Yours Of the 22d is at hand, and, in reply, I
:au say that am with you on that platform, and
AM willing to 90 further, and say that no will
ueyor support a1ly man for ofico that has boen
guilty OF C1cdit-Mobilier steals. Congressional
j. grabs, or county grabs. We hare got to clean
les to do it, let 11s bo tho Hercules. 1ncloBed
lind short resolutions adopted by our Farmers
Association as a basis for our ensuing campaign
which, think. will bo indorsod by majority Of
Tho voters OF this county at our next annual
slcctiol, Hoping to hoar from you Whenever
lhc occasion demands, I remain, yours respect
fully, r, J. hEhMoN,
Afastcr Raymond Grange, Montgomery County.
The following arc the resolutions;
Resolved, That The Montgomery County Farmcri
Association Rlauds opposed to railroad-monopoliet
Congressional rings, Legislative rings, aud Count
.luga nnl That ignore all old political Hsues, an
recommend to the Convention Of tho Farmerx Assoc
utton which ,nouts III lIllaboro on the 23d day 9
August 1B73 thn they select their candidates equal
between the Two old political parttes.
iitSo'seL, That invite tho cooperation or a
mechanical organizations, nt the ratio Of reprt
toutution thu Granges Apd Clubs, to participate
said Convention. 49,.
Htsyirsd That NO are In favor nf the one-term syt
tenn fur ali oillcoa. Z. W. hflLLER
ASA PHATEM,
DR. 7. j. uEnMoN,
EAsTIN WHIrEN,
WM. JAoKsoN.
FROM A. H. DoLToN, MASTER OF DoLToN onAfo1