The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-25

In your artlcle. That you was adVocat-
ing the cause OF Grangerism 1 presume
WIFI not be denied. have always sup
posed that to advocate the political part
oil this was to advocate the doctrine Of
legislation to control the actions and re-
strict the profits Of the capital invested
by all s'middlemen," and especially the
''railroad corporations" for the benefit
of the agricultural interest, whether
that includes the ''grand primary inter-
ests OF the cOmmonwealthn or not.
That this Is the cornerstone of the po-
litical part OF the "Granger element"
l presume will not be denied. 1t is al
ready hackneyed and wornout. And il
this Is not ''class legislation then I
must acknowledge that my s'powers of
intellectual discernmenW are totally de-
prayed.
Now tor the claw and the testimony
II they speak not the truth, IL is because
there Is no light i'll them"
In your reply, to prove that there
could be legislation for the special ben.
efit OF one GLASS, and that legislation not
be ''class legislation," you made use oil
tnis illustrations: 1--WE have laws for the
protection OF the farmers sheep and
stock; laws punishing criminally any
wanton injury done to farmers grain
stacks, growing crops, fences, fruit OIL
timber trees-all Tor The special benefit
OF the great agricultural interests of The
country; and yet no man mas ever been
found ~ declare against this as 'class
legislation" Also: 'sthe law punishes
those wholly embezzlement or otherwise
deiraud corporation" g.. Grant all
this, MIR. Editor, aud yet it somewhat
surprises me, Tne law Furnishing wan,
ton injury or destruction 10 property, is
one ;hlng, and a law 10 control the leg git.
innate use and restrict the profits OF one
mans, or corporatlon's,c capital invested
for the benefit Of another man, or class
of men, is another, anu qulte different
thing.
The law Furnishing wanton destruction
of property, is q common law, extended
| to all classes OF people, ii am not mis-
taken, and does not interfere with tht
"inalienable rights" OF any laW-abidins
citizen.
| While law that would say to the Ed
ilor of the STAR: rs cents per annum i,
all your paper ia worth, and that is al
you shall charge the Granger" for it
Tor he's the grand primary interest o
| the commonwealth. while the same Law
allowed the Granger toe charge the edi
tor 81 5Dper bu. for his potatoes, OF 10 p
per hundred for his hogs, live weight
and as much more as he could compe
YOU to pay, is another thing, and tor tn,
life Of me | can not see the analogy be
tween them. - .....
Whenever our Lawmakers say to th
men who Buy and carry our produce t,
market, that they shall not control thei
own capital, and shall not make NOR,
than u certain per cent. profit from theil
own capital, while the Granger is al
| lowed to charge all he can get for hil
produce, thai moment they will, in my
opinion, not only be ''class-legislating,'
but will place the precedent in tue
hands OF tire American people, that will
eventually run us into anarchy ant
ruin.
But you say the agricultural interests
must be protected by .'their proper rep
resentatlves in Congress and our 1egis.
latives halls" Why the Changers any
more than the manufacturer, the me.
cbanic, or the common iab0rer? viii
you please tell me, Air. Editor, what par.
ticular rights are denied the Granger
by our laws that are allowed to the
.'lniddle-men?" III you will, you will re-
move the darkness that has long KEEP
Inc from being Granger.
| man has not the enterprise and In
| telligence 70 make money, can you legis
late IL into him?
Aud do you not know that the farine
| is the must Independent man in th,
world? And if they think they coul(
build railroads and FUN Them cheaper
than those who are doing it, have the,
not perfect right by law to do SO
| Would the Commonwealth be any safe
| in their hands than In any other? Agaii
| must say that whenever one class o
| hail
cause oil our national prosperity or no
| (but this is not a settled tact), combinet
| loget ther in secret organization to Obtain
| the political control of our government
/ and laws, as they have done, whether i
| is sought through a party OF their owl
or by controlling olher polical parties
that moment they are striking blow a
the fundamental principles Of our gov
ernment.
| Give the Changers the power that the,
ave seeking, and what would b. the fat
| OF the toIling millions who are "earnin;
their bread by the sweat Of the brow
! who are in great measure. dependen
on the farmer for his daily bread ant
whose numbers almost If not quite equa
| to the Granger element-,hOse VINO ar
\ to-day doing the Grangers work at sew
enty.hye cents per day and paying tn,
Granger 10 % per one hundred pounds
| for his porks Have you the most dfstan
idea, Mr.. Editor, that thsy are not eX
acting the last larthipg from their hands
while they would riGg The last drop Q
sweat for the least possible money! AM
yet they are the "good honest farmers,
from whose legislation no harm ooul
! come to our great Commonwealth.
But nii,a;sst stop, for am aware tha
editors or politicians TO handle, and Ii
knowledge OF this is the only dangerou
element in it, and one that has mad
almost intolerable bigots Of otherwis
sensible men. Respectfully,
r. w. BUDD.