The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-10
TELEGR.APHIC.
The Illinois Farmer Or
ganization.
County and Township Or
ganizations Urged to
Activity.
Republican Governor and
Railroad Com'r Elected
in New Hampshire.
a State has the Right to
Tax the Gross Receipts
OF Railroads.
The Administration hopes
to Buy Out the Indians,
The Black Hills u. S. Sur-
veyors on the Ground.
The Administration hopes
to Buy Out the Indians,
The Black Hills u. S. SIR
veyors ON the Ground.
The Spotted Tail Crowd
near Home.
Other News Ttems.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, June 8.-The advis-
ory board of the State Farmers Associa-
ton met to-day at the Ashley House, to
hold the annual meeting prescribed by the
constitution to be held in May, but which |
was unavoidably postponed until to-day.
Its objects are we'll set forth in its special |
call, from which the following is an ex.
| tract:
TO give up our organization now would |
be an acknowledgment of weakness that |
would be fatal to the industrial interests of |
the state, and it would take years to re-
gain the ground we have already won. The |
success of either of the old parties would |
be alike injurious to the welfare of the peo-
pie, as both will be controlled by the same
INSCRIPTIONS men as regards the rights Cf
labor. We should, therefore, if only as
party OF protest, maintain our independent
organization, and endeavor to act as a
check upon the attempts of either party to
increase the already too unequal distribu-
ton of the wealth that labor creates. The
attempts at organization at Harrisburg,
and Cleveland and the proposed confer
euce at Cincinnati in September, should en-
list our earnest attention, while the appar-
ent failure of the independent members of
the legislature to meetour just expectations
will be a legitimate subject of discussion. "
| The determination of the political course
of the association for the year was, there
fore, the chief object, although other i'm
portant questions have been discussed.
The meeting was private one. The fol
lowing resolutions were adopted unani
mOusly:
! Recognizing, as we do, the real contest
now going on in this country to lie between
organized and concentrated capital inter
ested in enterprises which are practically
monOpolies on the one hand, and wealth
creating labor on the other: therefore
II ReSOlued, That all citizens whose per-
manent interests are identified with the
' real wealth creating business of this coun-
: try are requested to organize, where not
| already organized, themselves into associ-
l. ations in the form of clubs or other combi-
Il nations which may be used for choosing
delegates to nominating and other conyen-
= tions. e.
RESOLVED, That no person who is not in
full sympathy with the wealth creating in
dustries should be permitted to participate
in any nominating convention, and that no
l. person should be placed in nomination for
5. any Office by the independent party who is
not known to unquestionably indorse the
T independent reform platform.
0. The following was also adopted
n Whereas, Death has lately removed
u from Cur midst NJ. J. Fitzpatrick, late vice
ei president of the Illinois State Farmers As
P sociation, for the Thirteenth district there
ii fore.
Ii kesolUed, That in the death o. NJ J
," Fitzpatrick. the cause of labor has lost
Il very active, fearless and gifted advocate
rs, one who never shrunk from the faithful
performance of any duty incumbent upoI
him, and feared no opposition howeve
%. formidable.
% Resolued, That we recommend cooper
he alton with the executive committees of tn
ct national independent convention latel
an held at Cleveland, in holding a future cen
Ter vention for the purpose of completing tn
IN, organization of the national independen
lat party, and putting forth a platform G
by principles, and that we solicit the cooper
for alton and aid of the national inyitatio
he committee lately organized at Philade
S. phia, 10 effecting a consolidation of all cit
not zens of the United States who favor tn
OF repression of the corporate and other mt
the nope lies into one organization, united
ect it's purpose, and divided on no idle issu
seq of personal controversy.
lns ResolUed, That it is expedient to selet
as and secure the services of our best speal
mo ers, and make it their duty to canYass tn
up Op state and arouse the enthusiasm of til
,nh people to an interest in the principles
led the independent reform party of IIlinoi
lily and organize permanent associations an
roh put them in working order, with a sma
oil entrance or initiation fee sufficient to be;
= the expenses of the work of organization
and the furnishing Of themselves with do
umentary help.
1t was informally decided to accept Il
recent Cleveland convention as fixed fa
= and the basis of a national organizatio
p There will, as may be inferred from Il
- preceding resolutions, be no state CONVEX
ton this year. County and township O
ganizations are urgently besought to wo
y. locally and to make independent nomin
tort tions. 1t was decided to hold the four
annual meeting in Bloomington, on ia
I6.
rOl The board adjourned finally at midnigt
=. WASHINGTON, June 9.-In the suprer
e Court to-day, in the case of the Erie ra
q road, plaintiff in error, vs.. the Commo
wealth of Pennsylvania, in error to the S
preme court of Pennsylvania, Justice Hu
~o delivered the opinion of the court. T
W question in this case is that Of the rig
t and intention of the state of Pennsylvar
g to impose tax on the gross receipts of t
= road, which the legislature imposed
n every transportation company. Und
" this act the state settled an accou
, Q against the Erie road Appeal was tax
y ! by the company and verdict rendered
the states favor. which was sustained
lie to Une oupio onl0 oouiV' ilo.n lhlo guuSme
Web writ OF error brought 1t to this c0u
s re- The court finds that the dicision of Z
lect- -. - e D,o: - =
d is State couiI vi AehnsyIEdula was quite
sus- harmony with its own on the subie
None of the objections are well taken a
,s; the Judgment must be affirmed.