, 1874-06-03


lion which will pay their dobts. droot ConTrona
to expand tho currency. Prominent 8onftors OF
tho dominant party. thinking to oonciliato or
capture this great voting power, loud their IL.
through both branches Of CongrcBs. Thoir
aution no moro represontod tho desire Of tl,olr
conatitneneios than i did In tho passage Of tho
snlary-urab 1aw., lIad 1t not boen for tho un-
ho saw promising opportunity to kill on his
tnost formidable rf4nlB for tho noxt nominasion,
our country would havo beon disgracod before
Tho world al virtual ropudiator.
Tho discussion Of tiifs question Arounod
SECTIONAL ANtMosrT1EB
almost hs bitter as thoRo praccdinE tho Nebell-
ion, and has planted socds Of dtssonsion which
will require only modicum Of nouriahment to
develop into fr'totifying hostility. we wasted
thinking stakeholder admitted to himself nau IN
1inmitigstod ovti, and ono which ought to DO
oradicatcd, afmply becauso denlagoKuca kept, tho
to givo the aubjsot dispaas!onsta oonuldoratlon.
Tile Grange Mantors. like their predecessors,
tho secession leaders Of tho South, sre uniting
elomontB oyor which thoy may not long rotain
control, and arc forming such combination
that spontaneous combustion may Mt any timo
onsuo. And here word Of wlat
THE FAnMERs' MOVEMENT, ...
so-callca, really mcanB. I asserted edltorlaily
moro than year ago that oppostion to railway
VE OLI9I u4OuUIQly HHh Qlly q tAGElpl6 TfC&GWC3
which waa boing m.do available 10 arouss The
people; that tho rotations towards mildlemen
must bo reformed, II at oil, through thu adop-
ton OF truor business principles aud BY mutual
conccaaton that such snhjccta a. tho tariff.
tliscnasod by individuals having specia1 fitness.
iuBgted that tbs movement whH the assertion
Of tho Intelligent individuality OF tho citizen,
gradually oyolsed through the general diffusion
Of common aehool education, coupled with tile
vlyifying influences OF tho stoatn motor and
eloetrio Telegraph, or aH Mr. schurz hns recently
S1pf'ssoa IT. n4infisa, ss sna 'pg g
aopt1t Il lo csn. e ar an
" thra1dom. Wo hayo noon perfect mcdley Of
local and State bolta from established parties,
meeting NTH varied elccoss, and re layo seen,
too, ons abortlve national movement, dcfoated
Of its old organs designatos as . putrid renain-
iacsnce.' Tho volcano appears nor to be at
rost but within it Ia bnbbling and soothing,
gathering forca for atill moro powerful ernp-
tion. The Grange, with It's ct'y-marshalod
forces, will aoon attonlpt to .szert IFS power,
and it, too, will ignoniuiously full. OF it's fail
uro thore cap DO no douht The enthusiasm is
waning, Ills nesnbcrs aro impatient Of rostraint,
and 1t must necessarily, do Homething in the
coming canyass. III itself it is not strong
seek combination With other fo1coa. II 1t
joins with tho Republican party it cannot
change tho present stntua OF tho Government.
II 1t unites with tho Democrats 1t will certainly
DO diBlntngratod.
In ita failure lics tho dangor. 80 long as tho
slave power could rule they wero coutont but
when defeated they attempted to ruin. So with
An interruptions leadership which has tasted tho
sweots Of unlimited power, tho incongruoun ole-
montB of the Grange may bo melted to any yio-
lence which may promise to yiola to tho Masters
power and profit.
HAVE ovrnsrATEp THE DAxaEn7
Are my conc1usionB not togitinately drawn from
tho giYon premises Does not your own judy
nent accept them as just Ii tl,cra the faiutest
resemblance botwao1, ,thoindcpondonce Of thought
aud action, tho freedom OF speech and Of tho
prcas, tia Eupromacy of the people as solf-ruors,
The representative character Of ,choaon officers,
tho thorough discussion Of public questions by
the MASSES, which enables judicous action and
through which tho public officer ID advised OF
the popular ull, all of Which nra primary prin-
ciplua of truo democratic ropublicanism aud
the imporious, dctatosial ono man power Of tho
Grange which indirectly asBumeB to control
Congross and the State Legislatures, to usurp
all local authority, to mouopolizo commerce and
manage the transportation comnanios, to gag its
monbors, making thom more timo-Eorvers and
virtually aorfs, aud seeking, too, to intiInidnto
tho presa aud tile forum.
appeal to you, here before me, md tho good
citizens Of our noble Republio. everywhere, to
croachmonts Of the arelI.eucmy SECRECY, tbs
monarch Of darkness. Christian duty. love Of
country. every consideration OF right, and truth,
and justicc demands this Of you. And mar ne
not hope TINT tle hotter day has already dawuod
upon Our nation, when wise counsols, mutual
concessions, alid Christian Eoodtellowahip may
.aubstituta tho storm arbitrament Of war, which,
in tho ages past. has appeared to be tho only
agency available in combating orror aud up
holding tho truth7 --.-