The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-20
in knowledge. blame the un-
teacher for all Deficiencies.
ANNAsIE.
JEFFERSON CITY.
Letter from Representative Brown

JEFFERSON CITY, February IA, 1874.
Mr.. EDIToR-The ANDREW COUNTY
REPUBLICAN, of February 18th inst,
reached me by the western train to-day.
In it l notice a set of resolutions passed
by the Andrew County Council Of Pa
irons of Husbandry. Now. sir, if it
was the object of the Trainer of these
resolutions to me to place myself
in autagonism to many of the objects
sought to be attained by members Of
that organization, he has signally faile1,
| for there is not a citizen of Andrew
| county who is more opposed to monop-
| oles than myself; nor would have you
understand that my opposition is con-
| fined to railroad monopolies alone. l
am well aware that there are
parties in Andrew county who have
| studiedly tried to make the impression
that | have opposed the grange move
ment from the beginning. | am a far
mer, theoretically and practically. own
some of the finest lands in our country ;
nor did l purchase them for speculative
purposes alone. l have improved them,
and have kept stock upon them for some
years past: vet, sir, parties who wished
to organize oranges saw fit to pass
me bv. | am in full sympathy with the
farmer in his heroic efforts to elevate
the standard of knowledge among
the laboring classes and to make
farming remunerative; but, sir,
differ with some of my grange
friends in regard to the means
that should be used to accomplish these
noble objects. would make the plat
form so broad that every farmer and
every laboring man could stand upon it.
NV opinion is that these objects can only
he attained permanently and substantial
ly through the ballot boX. should the
farmers of the West attempt to put a
ticket in the field in a national contest.
without first making their platform so
broad that eastern farmers and labor
inc men, a well as laboring men every
where. could stand upon it. they would
be defeated ut the ballot box.
The transportation question Is one OF
vast importance, and. in my Judgment,
can only be reached through the National
Congress, regulating transportation be
tween the States. | cannot agree with
that class Of men who think that the
country would be better off without
schools or railroads; and, although not
a politician, l don't believe with many
that politicians are the worst class oi
IN n in the world. If l We're. going to
employ a physician, | would select one
that had first prepared himself for the
practice by study. | would not 90 to
the man that boosted that he had no
knowledge of the human economy.
The same with regard to employing
LAWYERS, &c. And the same rule will
hold in making laws. Politicians Omen
who have studied the science of gov
ernmentl stand ia the same light to a
healthy political body corporate, that
the lawyer stands to a proper explana-
| ton of the statutes, the physician To a
proper explanation of the human skele-
| ton: or the theological student to the
word of God.
have already made my let or too
long. but | cannot close 1t without Civ
ing it as my candid opinion that the
grange movement cannot accomplish all
that may be accomplished without
placing itself upon a broad and compre-
hcnsive platform.
Now, to the resolutions. ~ to the pre-
amble. | have nothing To say. Three OF
the principal railroads of the State have
given complimentary passes to the mem
bers OF the House; and, rs yet, have
not heard of any INA refusing To TAX
them. |. for one, took the one presented
to me, and | am quite sure that the worst
enemy that | have in this world would
hardly believe that, by so doing, l
placed myself so far under obligation to
the company, that | would stultify myself
by voting for Il measure in their interest
and | will say further. that, in receiving
these passes, | did So with the express
understanding that l placed myself un-
der no obligations. And in regard to
the passage of Il law prohibiting mem.
bers from accepting passes, there will
have to be another election before that
can be done. In regard to resolutions
2 and ), | agree. The four h resolution
must rest with the party in power. With
the fifth | agree. The sixth reso'
luton will be adopted in the school law
" it'll the seventh | agree. To the eighth
| object, for the reason that ! think it
dangerous experiment. The ninth
will make an effort TO have adopted
When | have more time ! will write yot
again. \. b. BROWN.