, 1873-05-26
lHE IuuIGlRL ELECIlUN,
Tho FnrmerR, Associations OF Knox
County We. OrnAR. 81


yerting tho public mind from Ills character nh q
Railroad Attorney. III their circular they nasai
tho character Of neyoral. Bontlcn,on who favor
Judge Lawrence. Aa thoso opponents q = tie no
candidates for Supreme Judge, 1t ,is un-
noce6esry TO say anything IN their' tlefonca
Tho. only thing nooessary to nhoW tho apnuralty
Of tho circular is to coll attention to TUG TACT that
It Ia not signed by its nutbor, and tho person
who is tho best informed in regard to tho giles
lions at isale--that 1t Is not Bignol by Mr.. Craig
himBolf. Mr.. Craig ID tho gentleman who should
deny tho charges ot his fraud upon tho .ae1n9ga
H,n; Sndoratsnds ] tho iactu. Ho han been charged
With boing tho retained attorney Of tho @, D. y
NTH rofuping to .tako ''caspn asninnt> ,ho
o., B. 4. d. Railroad becauso~ ho was
reclaimed by that Company, He has been charged
with syery year receiving moro Or loss iees , ns
sqsSng s oy nroeet To aTs
County roliof from tho oxtortion md unjust dis
serinination Of tho g., D. & @. Ratlroad, by on
Joining, "a attorney Of tho O., D. d G., tho pso-
ID ID Soonrs z % oroek Road. liz has boon ohargod
With acting in tho interest Of the railroad mo,
nopo}loB, ii D member Of tho Constitutional
Convention, with railroad attorneys, and ''eper
g. once opening his mouth in bohalf Of tho people
Now, ,-let him llony IL ho dareH, ovor his own
signature, any one Of those charges, as II viii 10
OF no avail Tor him to procure donials Of Knox
e & eS b sn' er aad c"ns os ia q IS sse 5fP
Indicted for perjury BY tho first Grand Jury that
assemblies in his county. ..t,,
ates, tho absolute fact that no rides on tho ohi,
esrd, Burlington l. Quincy Railroad on freo o,
nasa tviyeu to him for services as attorney, Wcn
e1Rre " nn o6op the 5as IT, ee{ KIM Ga ens that hat
epe1 na Il aupportod by Mr. Johu B. Cotton the rop
rnanntataiyye M man Of tllo Chicago. Burlington q
flnincv Rairoad at Galesbnrg, in ail Of. 1ts oe'
signs To- thwart thg wiz oi the Peeps; s ,,,o rno,
vie trinity. shows for itaolf that he is not fitted
for tho position to which ho aspros. In ts Gompo-
eition he has proven beyond question that le
has neither tho natural nnty nor 20 in hJs,y yNi- Hn
ery tribunal, and 1t il only nocoBsary to call at-
tanntinn to few Of its mistakes to slow how
frequontlya court would err whose opinions
In the tirst aontenoe it ntates that A. Q, Clay,
5onta T. A. of % aa1eDburs. M Iii 1.-Two upon their fartna
Ia Knox County. Thcn it Htates that the chasgo
~ TaIse M anothor error. Again 1T states that ho
Las boon employed for the Chicago, Burlington
d QUINCY in but t,po cases, when he is retained
:all the ti1ne-anothor error. Also, T. aays 10
has prosecuted scores of cases Tor the farmora
against tho Chicago, Burlington y Quincy,
whom ho has boon employed by tho Com
lpauy to dduise farmers 10 settle When ntoeK
was killed, and bus not taken casea against ~, .he
"He has boon for years past in sympathy with
farmers in their fight against monopoies." All
other error. Then the assumption TINT "ho 10
:1nent and tho defeat Of tho railroad monopoliea,
for the renaon that he OWNS fivo large farms ~
this county p" (which he made by railroad foes aud
sadsbr 5 tho anSest Soa9f G2cek AEa Easoa p
which was crushed Dy Mr. Craig Us attorney for
tho Chicago, burlington 4 Quincy Railroad, In
which evezy antt-mononolist In Knox
County S.l y s1ed is oDsas ssdnS IL
assumption thnt Attorney craig WAS asa{nst tAc
monopoliea In tho Constitutional Convention, ID
ONO moro error. Tho assumption that 4. NJ
Craig has boon frequently elected to office IN
Knox County by large ma3orities, ia another
: a. g. Clay and @. A. Hinck1ey organized the
farmers movement In Knox County for tho pur
Ss1pps ps bosu sppnted fer tia purpose f
somewhat known as stock-brooder throughout
the State. Neither Of these oSns dollar o.
railroad stock, or Laa any other businoas excep
that Of farming. The statement that they nIt
Interested in or paid by tho raiIrond company, ii
another error. o.
tton was not manipulated by Craig'e friendu, ans
represented the farmera Of the district, aa il
proven by the farmers of Lasa1lo and otlie
counties who ropudiatsd il, IL another error
-" railroad biag" in the Chicago d Alton caso, il
proven by Judge Thornton in hia ablo letter 4.
which he calls Judge L. " tho pioneer in oppoai
1Sn TO- railway oo a9ohsF
own tivo farmH, but reluctantly loft Lis farn
in Warren County. to which he had retired tron
practice for life, md whore ho worked with hi
hands early and late, to become QlrcnM Juagn; q
na,l,) Ia m aristootat, is also an error:::. Ill
assumption that a. II. Craig ig, IN any nlemol
y. OF hts character, "the peer Of Judge Lawrence,
31agai1lnt Judge Craig no word Of suspicion La
: deyer been uttered. Els honor aud integrity !
unquestione1," arc 40 palpably incorrect, m
show such papiul deficiency in knowledge @
grammar that mono can hep observing anothe
error.
Ii Mr. Craig cannot, in q circular Of two col
- umns write one sentence in which thero Is nc
m "orror," low would ho bo able to perfor1
the duties Of 2 Judge and write opinions :upo
The statement. that the dofcat Of the railwa
attorney, A. N. Craig. who has boon put forwaf
to.deeeiye tho farming. community. wiz retar hr r
Ia too silly to need denial. It Is tho first duty
every great reform movement to free Itself frol
the demagoguoa and harlequtns who seok to rid
This accomplished, and earnest, bravo; faitl
front. and, under Republican Government, u
precedenta arc 90 sacred, nor corporation 3
potential, that they cannot be brought int
accord with the popular will.
It las boon proven by Judge Ihornton's lottel
to which roferonoe has been boforo madc, tha
Judge Lawrence in hia written opinion suggested
In the Alton Il st. Louis case, the idea Of til
admirable law which was pissed by tho laf
il Legislature. Judge Thornton also alowa thu
Judge Lawrence insisted that the decision Shout
BIO mnde at once, to give tho Legislature. the1
in session, m opportunity to: nmond til
Jaw. The railroads arc regulating thel
freightR and tariffs to conform with tho law an
thus, through this action Of All Intelligent an
honest Judge, ulonopolles bow to the peoplo oil
the reform ls wel-nigh accomplished: The grot
EnAss OF the huaban1lnen are senBible OF the
indobtedness to Judge Lawrence, and repuliat
the nominee Of the Princeton Convention. L.
salle and: Henderson Counties havo alread
spoken against tho fraudulent protendor vii
will be loft to rtdo through tho district on hi
free. pass attending to Lis duties Of raitroa
- attoY'ney.. A. @. CLAY,
Prest. Farmers Association Of Knox County.
G. g. H1sCKLEY,
rrost. Of tho Galeaburg FarmerA' Club.