Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-26
RED ROCK. Feb. "a, 1874.

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Elder Hill. OF Oskaloosa, ofIiciated
Rev. Mr.. Smith, OF Pella. was also In
attendance. The old Brick Church
was well filed. After services, con
tribution was taken up sufficient to
liquidsse ali claims for late repairs and
leave remainder for Sabbath-schoo
purposes.
A female voice was heard on oul
streets one night last week exclaim
ing not exactly Dear father come
bome,n but Come out Of that infer
nal place, or I will smash In the win
down. Smash went sash and glass
II IL said that very soon thereafter q
fellow accompanied q lady TO her home
from so-called drug store. We need
more women OF this sort In Red Rock
A chap named Phiphef, the other
day, having used several bottles Of
strong medicine for the cure OF some
imaginary disease. made a raid upon
one ]. F. Ellis, whereupon said Ellis
made Ash hook Of his stove poker
over said Phipher's pate.
A few words, II you please, concern.
ing the poor farmer" and the ''poor
laboring man, Some men who are
making public speeches upon every
occasion when they can get few
men, women end children about them
to hear, make a great howl about the
poor farmer" reciting his many dis
tresses and Affections. For our part,
we think the farmers Of Marion coun-
ty are very independentcla Of peo-
pie. II anyone has plenty TO eat, 1t
Is certainly the farmer, for he
Is the man who first takes the grain
from the earth. If any one suffers II
Is the poor laborer, who has no other
capital than his hands. In this situa-
ton he is compelled to serve the farm
or or starve. Those croakers are
"Retrenchment.n "Cut
down the expenses. The farmer, In
following their advice, first reduces
the pay OF the day laborer. He next
advances the price Of his corn five or
ten cents per bushel; then he raises
the price Of -four, meat, etc. The men
who must sell his labor by the day
"the poor laboring man"-has no
He Is, in fact, the one OPP
pressed; and the farmer IL his OPP
pressor. The day laborer Is in many
Instances deprived Of the comforts
and necessities Of life that the farmer
may accumulate money.
To the laborer this Is like gathering
rods to be used on his own back.
This IL some Of our experience Ia ref
srence to the great Autobiography
cry.
Mr.. Samuel Keeler has just closed
his school In Red Rock. which proved
creditable TO him and profitable 70 his
pupils. c.
Our correspondent. who, by the way,
s n laboring man. and Granger.
takes wrong view--as we think
,f the Anti-monopoly question. in
some respects. The farmers have just
,ause Of complaint, and should not he
blamed for complaining when they
are cheated or deceived. They do not
III understand rs they should, the
causes OF their troubles. and some
times make mistakes In placing blame
where IL does not belong, and conse-
luently employing wrong methods Of
Self-appointed leaders are
Intentionally leading them estrav and
inducing them To adopt measures
which are unjust to all classes. A
fact the great mass Of the
farmers In this county--want to he
lust and consistent I'm this matter. and
would be II they were not deceived
by men who sympathize with the
IdFIIJcI, bDoIE tfNNhsV Vic ihtiuNI iuS ~
vote than because the farmer Is
really In distresss or Is being
wronged. The cry against Mo.
nopolies IL being dishonesty used
by political nspirants, who want the
votes Of farmers, but really, care not
a straw for their welfare. The man
who has no capital except his hands
must always he dependent In great
measure upon his more fortunate
who have him In their
power. and may make Him suffer for
his misfortune In being poor. There
are dishonest. and hard-hearted. and
selflsl, men among farmers, as among
men OF all-other callings. Happy the
man who Is able to escape their
clutches.