The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-15
THE FARMERS GRANGE.

excellent address delivered by ID. W. Dame,
Esq. at a meeting IF the farmers Of Rock
Greek Ill, t. organize at that place a
Grange. under the new order called the
Patrons uf Industry an organization Of
che farmers ustensIbly. upon principle
similar to that ~ oar trades assemblies.
We gladly extend friendly hand tothe new
order, ana take this occasion 70 remind both
tradesmen and lablrers that they must now
be vide awake in organizing, If they desire
not t. be eft out in the cold. The farmers
are generally slow in commencing, but they
are thorough when they get started and
labOrer who will not not take warning by
this new movement, and the sober words
which Mr. Dame utters. deserves to suffer
severely for his stupidity and indifference
To his own interests That every branch
Of industry should be organized, not only
for the purpose Of protecting themselves by
a combined effort, but also for the purpose
II comparing notes aud to learn the true
principles NJ exchange, as well as the
practices Of financial and commercial men.
All the sources Of information upon these
nopolies. which though they are lot Of
Kilkenny cats TO s,ratch out each others
eyes are a loving unit in the enslavement
ana robbery IF labor Mr. Dame has well
presented the outlines OF this general sys-
TEN Of monopoly What he SAYS in rsla-
tln to railroad and warehouse nonopulies
Is true. ana should arouse the farming com
munity to unite with the Trades Unions
in electing men to the National and State
Legislatures. who viii put al emphatic veto
in credit mobIlers. unlimited issues If
stock, and Of tariff rates, 70 make such
stocks par out Of these outrages and rob
berries of labor
But while We commend all that Mr.. Dame
has said upon these questions. yet We must
express orr surprise u observing the fact
that he has left ont the centre or base
the pivotal point. around which. all this
robbery centres and revolvrs We mean the
financial question; a system If robbery
as now organized. as essential TO be first
considered in the questions which Mr..
Dame has discussed as the law of gravita-
ZION IS in philosophy. for the solution II
he movements Of the planetary and phys
ical world. And We can only account FIR
this gross omission upon the ground that
men viii look after the object that hits
them. before they consider the source or
propelhng power which set il in motion.
Now this agency which lies at the root Of
all unjust exchanges, railroad and tele-
graph lines, boards Of trade. stockyarls.
elevators, and all other corporate monSpo-
lies, is that Of an outrageous corporate mo
nopOly in paper currency in place Of an
honest money! two fold system of inter
est and Of interest rate, including that
on the bond, which practically takes out Of
labor for the benefit Of the robher slass or
the money class four times the proper cost
81 an honest national money such as is
demanded by the National Labor Union.
And We cali the attention 81 Mr.. Dame
and that IL his fellow co-laborers to the
Importance Of this question, for the Just
luton Of the labor question For the rob
berry committed by the currency monopoly
IS larger than that of all the others com
blned; 1t increases the cost Of every article
and every movement of industry, in man
ufacturing, transporting, storing and sell
ing all the products Of industry and la
Dor pays il all without compensation or re
ward we therefore again commend, for
the serious consideration Of Mr. Dame and
those he represents. the National Labor
Platform.
In this will he found plan for the insti-
tuition Of a money by the National Govern
ment, which will be entirely reliable con
tract aud expand Acc ording to the wants
and interests Of pr )ducers, instead Of against
them, will not cost per year one-fourth Of
the present bank-robber system, and will,
without dollar Of taxation, remove more
Of the burden of the National Debt from
the shoulders Of labor, in one year, than
Mr. Boutwelland his Sydicate Mobilier sys
TEN can in four years-leaving out Of
the account besides the stealing of the
whole Treasury and revenue system. We
shall send few copies Of our paper con
tanning our Platform to these Patrons of
Industry" whenever We can obtain reliable
information as TO their proper address.