, 1874-05-01
THE FARMERS.
Organization of tho Cook County
Association.
Speech by E1r. Wontworth...Tho Con-
stitution.


Election Of Officers.
A meeting of Cook County, farmers NAE hold
yesterday In tho lowor Kingsbury AIusio Hall.
Tho gathering waa summoned to meet Mt noon,
but tho mighty spirit OF tho moyemont-tho
Hon. JOHN Woutwortll-did not put in m ap-
poaranco until about hhlf-puat IA. In tho moan-
tino, tho farmers talked over crops and politics.
When Mr.. Wentworth appeared, he called them
fa,niiiar1y by their Christian names askod
tlom IL they remembered certain oyonta which
occurted whom Chicago was q swanp, and ho d
boy eyor 80 loug ago. 1Io shook landa around
the circle made fow characteristic faces, and
mounted tho platform, took on his Int,
aud with the round kuob Oh tho end
Of tho e., sapltng 10 nnca ns H. 2 Walking
sticls called the meeting to order: The agrlcnl.
Mr.. Wentworth, who surveyed them calmly, md,
rising to the fullneBs Of Ills extraordinary a!ti-
tudo, began to talk.
MI. wESrwoNrn's spEEou.
"Gontlenlpn, farmers Of Cook County, fo
began, twill you como to order ?"-and to ordor
thoy Immediately cn,ne. Flo then went on to any
that sinco ho cutored TINT room an idon Which
was applicable to thoir caBo Ind struck him, and
found 1t best to lot It out. Ho wanted to rocall
tho your 1887 or '38, wlon tho farmers of Cook
County had combined for sclf-protectlon
SssnsE ans from nj ovos ts 1ssa ansnSs ss,ss
who tried to gobblo up all tho land
md ouat tho farmers. Then as now tho farmers
differed In politics, thon aB now thoy differed In
religion. thon ns now thoy differed in interest,
common enemy. Their enomiea wore 1nnd-
Hpcculators, who expected to drive thom from
thor farms and gobblo them TIP. On ono siao
wore farmers with strong aims and Justice to
A. at.tn
strong in money. end which they wanted to buy
all land offered for salo. Tho land being sold ut
public auction was lablc to bo bought by spocu-
lators: Tho farmers haa CONC from tho East,
ss'd 5 not On sna a%n tSt 3a Iapd dlos hut s7 Ss
could not buy against the spectators
Of tho United statoa. The farmers combined
and put their caacs. In the hands OF as agcnt.
They doaed the speoulators to bid against thom.
[Applauso.1 Thon rs now
They who would be free,
Themselves must strlke tho blow.
They had not to striAo rory much either. Tho
cases was similar with tho exception Of quarter
OF Il century difference. History repeated itself.
| Which was then successful tApplauso.l Ho
understood they woro thon to adopt coi,Bttu-
tion, aud hc would ask Mr. Hammond IT. .ho rms
ready to report.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. Hammond called On Gen. Hotchlsias, who
read tho document. Its provisions wcre us fol-
| lows:
ARTICLE /.
Tits organization shall bs known as tho Cook County
| Farmers Association.
It's object 1hnn be the promotion OF tho morAl aoca]
intellcctus aud financial weltaru Of tlose whose pi
mary iutereat Is IN the successful cultivation Of tho
Dy FREQ and public atsoueson OF Ill matters rola
Dy tbs cultivation Of more general acquaintance,
comparison Of opuions, aud uarrations Of tho results
By Encouraging Independence Of thought aud unity
| Of Ection.
Dy labora to c1poso aud prevent tho imposition OF
lnouoloiia, oorporations md patenees, and Of sel
fish, corrupt aud special Legislation to restore uni
tho burdens Of government. and for such q reduction
of saares feos End per9usises % shal remoyo from
bo relied upon permanent means Of livelihood.
By tnsttlllng into tho minds Of the young proper
appreciation q tho onnobling aud health inytGosang
ttgo OF tho experience Of their fathers In tho sumo
pursuit. and Of The fact that agriculture affords tho
By enhancing tic comforts nud attractions Of homo
md by discouraging the eycr-ci.anging dictates Of
by inculcating tho Importance Of buying less and
producing more, Of dlverafying crops, Of adapng
them to tho pcslliarittes OF the soi and Of calculating
And by cooperating With all Slate and national or
sanlza0ns having the ,s,nt Same Objects In Tfsw'
Provided tint Cook County farmers only vera elgi-
| bic for membership.
| ARTICLE ~.
provided for President and vcopresident from each
Of lie three Congressional Districts Treasurer and
Sccrctary tho President, Yicepresidcnt, and secre-
tary to 10 IN Executive Committee.
! AHT1oLEv.
provided for quarterly meetings nud special meetings,
TO DO called By the Executive Committee.
| ARTICLE VI.
provided for annual fees Of s aud for amending the
A1r. Dalton moved that tho report of the Com
nltteo bn accepted.
The Chair1lun aakol nil those In favor Of
adopting tie Constitution to aay Ayo," aud
hoy all 6ntd "Aye," 10 it Vas adopted.
a1GN1Nd TIE DOCUMENT,
Tho Chairman wanted everyone to stop up and
sign tho Constitution. saying, " "oomo now while
the pool ia troubled, or some one may stop in
before you" They all "stepped In" to tle
number Of about forty.
/ THE bylaws
wero adopted. They provide rules for the gov.
erllment Of tho officers, provide for meetings tG
DO held on tho last "Wednesday In january, April
July. and October, in Chicago. in some place tt
bo provided by tho Executive Committee.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers wero electod for tho On.
aulng yoar:
Iresiacut-John Wentworth.
| Observation-Disclosures Congressional DiArict-A. h
Dalton Second District, Q. L. Hochhiss; Third Dis
| trirt, William Waterman.
| .sterctarU-JI M: Allen:
1fcasuTcr--Wllam Patrick.
John Humphrey suggested the appolntment o
contract ngent, which was reforrod to tho Exec
| utiye Committee.
Tho President WAS instructed to represent the
Association III 6tatc aud National Conventions
or to send 4 substitute.
Tho meeting then adjourned.
/ ADJUSTMENTS.
| opEnA DouTFE.
Tho opera OF " Goneyioyo do Brabant," which
waB given last evening ut MoVioker's, drow the