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CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MARCH, 20, 1877:

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usion; but for to poope collectively, tic contes:
wl,o1o rower Of tic stao 10 nlscod ID tic has Of
PROPER oieers for tho special protection Of tho c-
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eppeas and ali the ono.s q aubSles Ss ma ,"termnaSs
deiaSa Of tue Courts through which hey keep a toir
no demand 10 action that viii artko at their diyl.
&C. aeis 1914 ana MIKE 4 unproatnble to daoboy tho laws
e fi@ a pnn on % sur ~ YIN aat!ay
mont vulnerable point fet its strong han 10 placed
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reatod, aned, and iinrrsoncd Tho ond jnstiaes the
songht, 's nothing fcss than the prcscrvntion Of our
rs1 inssntiona from utter ruin and dcatruction
Wo therefore, tho t}Iera Of tGo soil with ail othors
who may choose to nito With s, to tho Lcglsa-
.nrs with & united voice; demanding that thoy enact
shall roeaablish cur State dovoynont in lie original
purity and supremacy, restore tho violated rights Of
ad vinacae tho dignity and aclfrcspoc ii tho Legis.
latnro; and to this end c ask TINT tho Legislature
pass m act for On nmp1o and efficient police force.
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hold OF Oneida, Knox County, and q club formed,
which is now ono Of tho most lourishing In tho
State Association. About tho Same time, aoc-
ond club was formed at Kewanoo. At tho county
mooting hold ut Princeton, February 15, occurred
the difficulty In roga-d to
RIDING ACCORDING 70 LAW,
mentioned in our previous articlo. Strong rcso-
lutons worc adopted. While tho discussion in
regard to tho appointment Of
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
wnA at itH hoight, n meeting WnA kaf1 Mt Mnrriann
Of which D. ". Dnmo was tho moving spirit.
nosolutione woro adopted adverse to tho con-
tlrmntoa n1nn Of Mossss s.illwol Mooroa and Rob-
by Coy Doyeridgo; and tho Legislature
action Of tho meot{ng. Tho COURSE
worthy, because Bsiiiwol Himself W waa oi resident @
Of Of Whitouido County. Tho Executive Commit
too advised the holding Of farmers meetings In
~ EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE
lowed wherever tie circular camo in timo: Hait
OF the counties hold mootingB, at which tho me-
morial prepared at Princeton was signed by oyery
Quo to whom 1t was presented. Resolutions
were also everyWher9 p99aed donounsing tho np-
Lewiston, Fulton County, formed club on
Feb. 20, at . meeting whoro there was much
earnest spoaking:. aocond meeting was held
at Oneida, on Saturday, tho LIST Of March,
esseeoa ena e rafsod y as ho 4ho hsS Ses
Mr: Dixon, Of Whitostdo County, and 8. Ii.
Smith, addressed q largo meeting Of farmers at
Dixon, Loo County, on tue 4th Of March, which
formally oxpressoa it's yiows in q aorieg Of we'll
considered resolutions. The Opora- House at
Galesburg was filled by mombors Of tho Farmors'
Club Of Knox County and tho adjoining region,
On the 9th OF March, to listen to addresses from
s1s1 Mea51s ;Elagg, LsTronco, and Smith. Moetlngs
occurrod ut Drimdeld, Earlvillo, md Elgn, Oh
tho 11th, 18th, and 10Th Of March. Tho last was
Addressed by Thomas N. D. Richards, President
OF tho Clubs Of tho Fourth Congressional Dis.
triot.
ONE OF THE n1osT ENrnusIAsT1o
gatherings Of tho whole campaign was that at
Mioee,e isas oglSs County The attendance waa
i, and Clinton Q. Buell., Of WShitosido. Dr..
Hooten, Of Contralia, has been ono Of tho most
effective organizers In tho southern half Of the
State. Tho meeting at Amboy on tho 18th Inst.
tural population sympathizo ardontly with tic
present movement.
Tho more recent conventions at Princeton,
Earlvillo, and Peoria layc boon fully reported
In tho public prints.
Tho question of high prices and oppression by
monopoliats, naturally drew the attention OF
farmerB 10 tho raising Of revenue by means OF
4 PROTECTIVE TAn1FF.
The associations began to pass resolutions OK
pressing their sonao Of wrong, carly ~ February.
Tho tarlff-plank WAS introduced at ali the moot
ings soon after the making platform became
hnbit The question was ono upon which tho
farmers Of tho State had always been divided.
Tho majority Of them had been idontifled with
n party ono Of whoao established principles was
tho justice and necessity Of d tariff for protec-
ton. Tho unaniHity of sentiment with which
tho tariff resolution was adopted, wlonevor
presented, was . mattor Of surprise to oil
observers. Scarcely voice WAS ever raised In
opposition to 1t at any meeting in any quarter
Of tho State ; md, whom tho tlna1 voto came,
thore was mover dissenting yoice. Tho history
Of the question at ono meeting has been its his
tariff resolution adopted took something like tho
following form:
Resolped That our Senators md Representatives in
Congress 10 requested anu instructed to oil honor
salt, pig iron, iron and ece rails md those articles
which enter largely Into the construction Of lake and
Bea-BoinB ressels and agricultural machinery
Moro recently. this anti-tariff sentiment
HAS aIATunED ITSELF,
and assumed tho following shape, from which
advanced position We presume thore will be no
retrogr grade movement:
Reaoirtd That insist tat tho duty iron, stool,
veiSo, and al matorisi used in 6udlag ie Tsroads, d
q ~
Of Pennsylvania 81, and New England, ua well ~ tho
farmers Of the Wost require absolute free trado n
thoso naarals thRt 1t quito essential that such
matcrials alsn ne imported FREQ Of duty that rail-
roada should obey tho laws that froetrado would
blo tue f9foAus 10 aAo 0r1u Of prices coht0fm2bIo
to law.
It is impossible to toll accurately tho number
of farmers in tho State who belong to the 1880
ciations. Syatematio reports have never boon
made to the socretary Of tho State Association,
containing tho dosirod Htatiatica. Thero arc 102
oountios in tho Staso, and 1000 townships. It ia
O worry moderate ossimato to say TINT
EIGHT HUNDRED ToWNsuIps
have already organized clubs. or have the fold
occupied By the lodges Of tho Patrons Of Hua-
banlry, Which are called "grangos.' Some
people, wloBe means of information are excel
lent, place tho number ut 1000; others say that
thoro aro not loss than 1,200. Tho number is
certainly fur beyond computation from any
means now nt our disposal. A few co,l1i-
tics have moro thau twenty of both associations.
Tho average membership ia about 100 malo
adults, and increasing. Tho combined membor-
ship Of tue clubs and granges of the State can
not, therefore, full much below
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
at proaont, with prospect tllat, by fall, more