Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-27
Meeting of Farmers and Working
mem.

Meeting of Farmers and Working.
The following call was circulated in
several of the townships of this county
the past week, and received numerous
signatures:
ave believe. that the time has arrived
when special eXertions should be made to
secure honesty and economy in the man.
agement of public affairs; that the grow
corporations threatens to undermine and
overthrow the rights and liberties of the
people;
That to secure good government and re-
strain the encroaching power of railroad
corporations, it beho0yes the farmers and
wOrkingmen to come to the front and COM
pei caucus managers and self-seeking
politicians to take back seats.
We therefore invite the farmers and
workingmen of Lake County, and all
other citizens in sympathy with them in
this movement, to assemble in Mass Con-
vention, at Painesville, on Saturday Sep
tember, Goth, 1873, at 2 O'Clock P. M, to
take such action as to putting in nomina-
Grafton as shall be deemed expedient."
In pursuance of this call, large num-
ber of farmers and workingmen convened
in Wilcox Hall at the time named.
Mr.. E. r. Ensign, of Madison, was call
ed to the chair, and L. D. Gaylord, of Per-
ry, and M. B. Bateham, of Painesville, ap-
pointed secretaries.
On taking the chair Mr.. Ensign said the
object Of the meeting, as he understood it,
was not to form a new political party, but
to teach the rings and cliques and trading
politicians that they must respect the
wishes OF the people. We want men in
office who will properly represent the in
dustrial interests of the community.
The call for the meeting. was then read
as above, and, ON motion, committee of
one for each township was appointed to Sc
lect candidates to be nominated by this
meeting for Representative and the sever
al county officers. The following are the
names of the members of the committee:
II. H. Hine, of Painesville; j. F. Blair,
Madison; C. Nj. Thompson, Perry;
NJ. B. Isham. Madison, j .Huntoon, Con-
cord, H. r. Dickinson, Painesvilie. M. E.
tSweet, Kirkland, j. C.Tyier, Mentor.
On motion of r. E. Allison, a committee
of three was appointed on resolutions.
The following were appointed such COM
| mites,
R. i. Allison Of Perry, NJ. B. Bateham
|
After little time, the committs on nom.
nations reported as follows.
| For Representative. H. G.. Tryon oi
Kirtland; Recorder, s. A. Tisdel OF
Painesville; Auditor, B. D. Chesney
| Painesville, Commissioner, Abner NJ
Parmley, Mentor. Director of lntirmary
S. T. Ladd, Painesville.
The report was accepted, and the nom
inations were adopted by the meeting.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, which were severally
}adopsed:
/. Resolued: That the first step in re
form must be taken by the honest men o
The country assuming control of public
affairs, and setting their faces like o fin
against the elsctiop to office of any mar
whose character for honesty ia not above
q Rssoloed: That we will support n,
man for important office who is not, ant
who has not been, on full sympathy witt
the leading interests of the producer ant
manufacturer, especially as opposed I,
those who support mouOpolies in any man
man.
8. Resolved, That many of our r-publi
> officers are now receiving salaries entire
iy pnproportioned to the rewards of labo
!. In the industrial pursuits Of the people.
4. Resolued, That we condemn the s.sal
ary grab of the last Congress, as pnjustl
fable and infamous, and we demand tn
repeal Of the law by which the salarie
were increased.
Il 8. Resolved, That the laws regulatin
taxation ought to be revised and amende
SO as more perfectly to equalize the bul
D deas OF the people.
8. Resalosd. That the Credit Mobilier OF
ganizations, which are formed ipside th
\ railroad corporations, by railroad officers
: nnder the name Of Fast Freight Lines,
= means Of which such officers enrich then
4 selves at the expense OF the stockholder
:, and the public. ought to be prohibited b
law,
I. Resolvsd, That we condemn the PR
lvailing practice of Judges, Legislation
X and other public officers receiving fro,
;. rail roads, free passes and other speci!
70 favors denied to the body OF the peOpi
It and we request and expect the candidate
q here nominated, to reject all such court
: Isles and gratuities.
Il Remarks were made by several person
in explanation and support of several
these resolutions, before their adoption.
~ On metiop, an executive committee Wi
10 appointed to aet IN behalf Of the meetin
and to call another meeting il deems
necessary-consist of the following pc
sons: i-
Nelson Norton, Perry; III. H. Hine,
r. Dickinson and c. G. Jennings, Paine
Vile: John Blair, Madison; s. j. Pott