Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-29
WHOLE NO. 1919.
A WORD TO THE FARMERS.
Magoon and ThOmpson-who Is the worthier
man for Congress
DARLINGTON Oct 90. 1874

oarS uaFe WORKED my IaFm as my
| legitimate business, thisking law
making and the election of law-mak
ers matter about which | had little
| concern. But we farmers work more
hours and harder than any class In
the community. We work to pro-
vide our families and ourselves with
food and clothing. Fifteen years ago
our coffee was purchased for little
less than halt the cost now, paying a
tariff which went towards the sup
port of our government. Now with
the tariff removed, we pay exhorbi>
family for what has become to most
of US a necessary of life. | see no
solution Of this difficulty, only in the
fact that our currency is inflated be-
yond the real needs of the people, so
that spectators can command it In
such amounts, as to enable them to
hold immense quantities of coffee till
the people submit to their demand.
There is remedy for this if we
will see to it that it is applied. Our
government has placed in the hands
of the people the power to alter,
through their Congressman, all OBJ
noxious laws.
Again, no class of the community
is more affected by the tariff laws
than we farmers. Our farm products
are increased or diminished in effect
10 the ratio of their ability to buy
articles at high or low prices in re-
turn
AS farmers we need to be repre-
sented in Congress by men who Gao
appreciate our needs, and who know
where to find the remedy for politi.
cal disorders. Old political humbugs
should be exploded and revamped,
watch cries should be disregarded.
La Jetforson's time an uncducated
farmer in Congress could command q
bearing, for while his musket had
helped to put down the tyranny OF
the Mother country, he had evolved
ideas of government sufficient for the
occasion. But the question for to-day
complicated and involved, require an
amount of research and an acuteness,
and a celebrity OF mental power
which only the well disciplined can
command.
Two men hsve been nominated for
Congress. Mr.. Thompson is the
nominee of the party with Democrat
ic leaders and Reform Crank and file. r"
He was formerly an unsuccessful
farmer, at present he is what we
Changers term "middleman." We
have talked a good deal about the in
Jury we have sustained from "middle-
men," and have passed many resolu-
tions in our oranges against support
ing them in business which robs US
of profits which we claim we ought
to pocket ourselves. From all | can
gather of Mr.. Thompson he is good
hearted man who pays his debts and
smiles "blandlY" on his neighbors.
He has a tolerable district school
education, about like the rest of US.
But "stars and garter" what will he
amount to in Washington
He can stand around in the pass
ages, he can fill his seat, and if he
can keep the run of all the amend
ments and counter amendments, and
the calls to the chair, and calls OF
"order," no doubt he will make a
party vote and it will count one
But to questions of finance, or OF
tariff, and others equally important to
The interests of the farmer be has
given no reflection, for he has been
too busy taking our lard and butter
TO Chicago and exchanging them for
denims and calico. Imagine him
rising in his SCAT and introducing a
bill for the improvement of our rlv-
ers, the Wisconsin and Fox. Hlr
plumbers" would avail him nothing
his good nature would go for worse
thaa nothing. He could not even
command a hearing and would be-
come entirely insignificant or b.
forced to sell out TO some shrewd
political hack who would use his vote
and ignore entirely the interests OF
his constituency.
Mr.. Magoon is the nominee of the
Republicans. He was born ana
brought up on o farm in our county
and his interests are all identified
with the interests of the people OF
this district. He is man trained by
his education and his pursuits in life
TO close thinking, TO careful investl-
CATION and to deep study. de is
thoroughly versed in parliamentary
usage, and in Congress could COM
mand the attention of his colleagues
by his ability as a speaker. lie I'm
deratands fully the needs OF his dis
trict, and is qualified not only to IN
duce a hearing of them on the floor
of Congress, but be has the power to
urge successfully their claims to at
tention. He would be an honor and
credit to his constituency, and would
work faithfully in their interests.
We Judge him by his past career, up
right and honorable, he has won the
confidence and respect Of all who
have had any dealings of either le-
gal or financial nature with him. de
is the true friend of the farmer.
During his entire professional life
both here and at his former home at
-Shullsburg he has proven himself
such by acts of kindness which will
long be remembered by many, by
him befriended, when the depressing
and heartless creditors were closing
them from their homes and fresides,
ard by the needy and distressed who
knew not to whom else 10 turn for
succor in their extremity.
To such man, faithful and friend
ly in private life, may the farmers OF
La Fayette county and Of the third
Congressional district look for the
true and faithful friend in public
Representative. A FARMER.
wa-It is now ce tain that the next
Illinois Legislature will have to meet