The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-30

no timber with which to frame one-it
was of such an incongruouS character
that it could not be brought together in
Il single platform. When looking for Il
platform they felt as Greeley did, after
the defeat OF his pet Presidential candi-
date (Clay) in 1914. Commenting on
the result. he said: Silence Is the be-
fitting language of sorrow. and we add
no more Born in silence and sorrow.
1t is doomed to ignominious defeat. We
do not wish to cheat or deceive any
body. Our principles are clear and
plain. If any man wishes to express
his belief that the principles which
breathed the breath of life into the Re-
publican party, and brought it onward
and upward to the present time, are not
dead. and the mission of the party is not
ended, and votes for Us, well and good.
We shall be indeed glad to have him do
so. believe the Grange ticket went
out from the convention without II plat
form. Il may be their platform is not
intended for the public eye, hut only for
the Grange room. | say | know moth
ing about how this may be. While be-
lieve the Grange organization in itself
, is rs harmless as 4 ga~rter-snake, 1t Is
not destined to live permanently in this
country if it is to be turned into a politi-
cal organization. am not an opponent
of secret organizations. | both believe
in and belong to i secret organization,
but | don't believe that or any other
should become political in its nature and
objects. While | am in sympathy with
the objects OF the Grange, Is publicly
enumerated, to enhance the price OF labor
and products, and to make farming
more profitable, | remember there is an
other side to the question, which Is this:
that in proportion rs You raise the price
OF corn, wheat and pork, You add bur
dens on the shoulders of other working
men who may not be able to bear 1t.
I This may not be their ohiect-not being
inside. | can not speak authoritatively
on the matter. | am. in manner, blind
as regards these matters. | believe the
farmers who produce aud the mechanic
and lahOrer who consume should cult
yate harmony and humanity. All in
dustrial interests should harmonic.
There is not Il more independent, pros
porous and comfortable people in the
[ world than the farmers of America.
You seldom hear Of them starving to
! death, or turned out by 4 landlord Tor
~nOn-pavncnt of rent. When overtaken
by drOuth or pestilcnce, a Just and gen
/ crOUS Government gives them succor.
Yet there are men who work hard who
toll from early dawn till late at night,
and who earn barely enough upon which
to ~sul,>ist their hungry and growing
families. While NnUr products may hc
cheap. remember there are toIiinT thou
sands who might starvc were they
drarcr. When the supply is limited,
: prices viii OF cuurS" be good. and when
plenty r"igns. prices will be proportion
atcly low. In its social aspects, the or
der OF Patrons ui HushlnGry, | am lain
10 believe. j. p~raiseworthy. Go on III
your good work. Relieve the afflicted
I help each other onward in the battle OF
I liir, and the organization vii! not have
been in vain.
am sorry 10 say that some men who
oppose the Republican party with II view
+" helping their own ticket, say that the
Republican ticket Is ''llarlan's ticket"
the body which nominated il .'Ilnrlln's
Convention &c. These men confer
too much homo: on an humble suhaltern
in the party. | nave taken no part in it
: only a. a single unit in the party; and
what | have done | have done from IN
Impulse Of duty. / had no idea OF being
made Il candidate. until mam said To
me-, that 50 many seem to hesitate and
wavcr in the path Of right, We call on
You to be our standard bearer. and |
consented to take the honor.
On the Sd of October Il mass owen
ton OF Republicans assembled ut Sa-
vtunah to select Il County Central Com
mittcc "a serve two wears. After the
rebuff of the Republicans in the ''Peo-
+ pies Convention, some OF the defeated
ones, with others, called il citizens con-
VeltiOH tO meet On the same day. The
Democrats there assembled sat around
prOmiScuously. They were hidden 20
be patient, and not be too cager Tor the
sacrifice. They We're quite anxious To
help vote the mission OF the Republican
party ended. Now. | don't know, but |
understand the thing had been arranged
Observation-Disclosures were to be five Dem
ocrats aud five Republicans put on the
ticket, the great and important object OF
which was 30 beat the ''abominabic
Peoples ticket | don't call it that
but that's what they wanted To beat.
The speaker then narrated how the res
buttons were introduced into the con-
y~entium, and all that part down to that
where the mission of the party was de-
! cllrcd not to be ended, was adopted
William 5. Grcenlec (who up to that
time WAS tor Il straight ticket. 50 far as
verbal declarations were an indicatiUn.)
moved to lay the last resolution on the
tabIc-yirtuai!Y declaring the mission Of