The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-02-26

. ness IL - NOT counted rs nlucIi- cACCi,
to mark them as braggarts: BIZ; whci
they enlarge their business faciliiie
every opportunity, it gives practica
demonstration of their prosperity am
faith in their business. And now on
eyes resi- on a column TO the left. an,
we read again. How Harvey wa
elected" this is entitled. and it give
the proceedings of the Joint conyen
ton. These are facts: a man rises
reads the manifests of the L. of II
dominates his candidate, John Davis
ballots are cast. and out of 140 vote
Mr.. Davis gets one. What fall i
here.
We have grangcrs in our midst VIII,
claim dat railroad lands are not taxed
that farmers pay all, etc. We wonde
if they read the statement OF bushes
on the a., 7 q ;. +. railroad publishe,
in YOUR columns three weeks ago
These are hard times; we have an i'm
mense war debt 10 pay, and his deb
cannot be paid without heavy taxation
on all branches of industry. It's cas-
enough 10 assume shat the railroad
propose 20 throw the burden OF tn
national debt upon the farmers, but
tested by gossibilitic, such PROPOSE
ton is little else than an absurditv
Railroads get as much for their worl
as they can. just as farmers get as mucl
for their corn, wheat and pork as the,
can: yet when the latter get up Il cor
ncr on wheat, corn, pork, etc, and be
cause these articles happen to be scarce
charge two or three prices for them
10 one declares that they are trying t,
make the business men pay all tn,
debt. When wheat ranged at $500 pc
tushel, pork nine cents per pound, ant
merchants, on account of rapid de
cline in their wares, were selling good
for less than cost, farmers did not seen
to have any fear of over taxing con
sumers, and did not ask for any law t.
protect consumers against themselves
They did not fear that some other par
ties would bc forced to pay more thar
their share Of the national debt, or i
they had any fears of that kind the,
modestly kept them quiet. Now, if i
is proper to enact law preventing rail
roads from taking what they can ge
for their work, as is being done in II
liuois, is il not also right that the farm
ers who have all food consumers a
their mercy, should be placed undo
similar restriction The farmers o
Illinois have, in manner, solemn.
resolved that competition is a danger
Gus principle; that trade will not reg
uiate itself if let alone; in fact, tina
, nothing is true which political econo
my has recognized as true for centu
ries. But their judgement, measure,
by the results of their labors, is by Ii,
means invaluable. Trade, amountin:
to hundreds of thousands of dollars
has been driven from the state. Frei2h
rates have gone up, and prices aite
them; cities which have paid larg
sums of money for the benefit of com
pcting freight lines have been re
duced TO the level OF the station GU
OH the prairie, from which perhap
dozen cars of corn are shippe'
in the course of year discrin
ination is now against the ma crit
and in lavor of the minority. But jus
now our granger friend, are hurtin,
most in consequence of the action o
the action of the pillow manufacture
"a piece of owl WISDOM a writer II
the Kansas f0,.Hc, call, it. We vii
admit; that il is not bu>iness-lill
movement. and we know that in Ordi
nary times an order for dozen pillow
accompanied by the cash. would brin!
them promptly, and al wholesale prices
cncc of the grange movement has don
its share towards bringing about thi
action. Sometimes we farmers hay
pet animals. which may be made 4
Weld much obedience at the hands q
kindness and coaAing, but the momsn
we attempt TO bind them they strua
Gle desperately. The higher order Q
animals partake somewhat OF the sam
nature.
When we were told, in your office
some weeks ago. that Deputy 5. wa
going for us" we said all right; fo
we expected. rs we had right to. som
incitc into the virtues of this order
bu, what did we get? A questionabl
, assertion. an ungeutlcmanly insinus
: ton and an empty threat. Now
there be virtue in this movem ent. tina
virtue can be made TO appear in tn
form of argument and needs no sue
holstering up as this. Cow kinner
says our articles will help the order
We are glad If this is true. This
: the first encouragement we have ha,
We thought il needed help; hence on
effort. But he pronounccs ms ''bart
face liar" Friend Cow skinner tho
art a gentleman, and. no doubt, III
right man in the right place. Tn
grange prayeth for thousands NOR
like thee for verify thou entcreth int
the spirit OF thy work with zcs
Surely promotion is in store for the,
but thou shouldst not tell of III
strength of the order. However thi
untruth, if such il is, which brings Il
such respectful compliments, origin
ated with the members of the order
They ii were who told us how man
Joined. and the deputy told us, ere h
, babe Us depart, that each man mus
, pay three dollars, and each woma
fifty cents. A short process of multi
plicaiion which we find was correct
brought us product OF between fft
and sixty dollars. If he gave back tn
, iioHtN aia'i oui tNi'- it' MN "a. ~.
FARMER Il, alias EX-merchant.
The graugers have their little re
mances. At a recent session of grang
No. ,. al Pleasant Grove, Ky, in III
purchase" and after the days exei
, else was over. W. 4. Jones, master {
! the grange. called it to order, when