The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-25


them. But, Brothers. the demagogues
sre or opponents and their great field
OF successful operation is the deep sub
stratum of inert and stolid ignorance and
prejudice below your plane. that no ray |
OF your light has yet pcnetrated-a class
that never vote, but are always 0oted. |
Would that you had more confidence in
the dcmagogues of your Order-dema-
rogues in the noblest sense of the word
LEADERS Of the people.
Had the ancient Egyptians only been
as wise as the modern politician, they
had only to cry 'sdemagogue!' and the
escaping Israelites would have at once
halted in their fight, left their leader
to be drowned in the sea, and have vol
UNFAIRLY and repentantly gone back to
their old employment OF making bricks
without straw, and have voted Pharaoh
a ssbrick" for his cunning, and hurled
few back at Moses for the utility OF his
undertaking. As it was, while their
Master was up on Sinai procuring the
by~laws for the Order, the members OF
his Grange were worshipping the golden
calf, one OF the cherished idols OF their
oppressors. In early manhood over
heard a conversation between an editor
OF city journal and farmer. The
latter was complaining most bitterly lnat
his class had not their share in the for
nation OF the laws, but that they were
mostly made by the lawyers, who had
become tie rulers Of the country. Said
the editor in reply, ''they are rulers BY
prerogative. Whoever becomes learned
il the law, becomes thereby ruler" Al
Ter bordering more than thirty ears upon
the axiom, say to you. besides the study
of economies in iarming-besdes the
study of schemes Of corporation study
law Not that | would have you all be-
como attorneys, nor attempt the legal
lore oil antiquity, Or even the Chancery
reports of the Mother country, but learn
the science Of government, that you may
be fitted 10 govern; study the statutes
OF your State that you may know your
duties, your rights and the rights oil
others-nay, that you may learn your
wrongs-ves, learn enough OF law to
keep ont O {aw.
You, as farmers, are oitimes dragged
away from your ordinary pursuits tor
| Jurors and witnesses, at a compensation
| that scarcely pays your board, to adju-
| dictate your fellow men, when more than
| ihree-iour,hs OF the cases arise amongst
the commercial classes. while the ex~
penses OF the whole Judicial system Is
apporloned up to all-non- litigants as
well as liligants. The lawyers make
the money and pay little expense. Allow
IA specimen Of discriminating law. Iou
enter st. Paul with a load OF hrewood,
and offer il for sale without the wood in>
spector having first applied his rule, and
a fine will al once be imposed upon vCu
for suck delinquency, Or presumed at
tempt al tcaad After admeasurernen!
the buyer will demand your ticket as
tue only true and legal evidence OF bis
qnantity.
This is commercial legislation, to pro-
tect the consumer from wrong at the
bands of The producer. Bat let the
farmer enter town with 81 load 81 wheat,
and perchance the same man who would
only receive the public inspectors ticket
as the measure OF quantity, now insists
ON buying the wheat by the test OF his
own private scales, and which are as
adjustable az the machinery of the farm
ers' household clock. We have asked
tor public scales ard the request has
been denied us. We have asked for
deputy inspectors of weights and meas
ures, and they have given US deputies
with no means TO test our adjust scales
unless we took them up and conveyed
them to the county seat, and pcrhap
into the county treasurer Office!
Ask for legislation on these points an
| Is<x ,.-l. he
is Instantly aud iaslinctively In leagu
:. against you.
They are very fearful that the far7ne
is dishonest. Commerce needs protee
ton from their raplcity. From the evil
; OF class-leg islatlon, political CO. operatio
I is the only remedy. Petitions and pro
, tests amount to but little.
sYou may as we'll 20 stand upon t he beach.
J | Aud bid Tue main flood bate his usual heigl
u Yon fnay as well use question with tue woif
Y Why lie has made tn eve beat for ths Lam
!! You MAJ as well do anything mos. hard,
A Asseek To soften that--his jewish heart
D am not without hope, for. notwitf
/. standing ppointments, we hay
Il shown the American farmers te!sdt mig
j. be done 4 light has been kindled tn
IT has revealed the evils that besef him.
il the wish and hope OF your Lectur'
n that the Grange rise to The highest @:
@ pectations OF its founders that it MI
le equal i'll efficiency other kindred orga
r stions, be- the successful rival OF u
10 Boards OF Trade Of tue cities, the CO.
70 vocation of bankers and other rlv
- classes that il Ill the halls OF leglsliti'
81 with its ratio of numbers; that IL sh.
= see that the class which it assumes
Id champion shall suffer no wrong that
70 may continue 10 cultivate the soc
a graccs. diffuss Intelligence through
10 its circles, dispense charity, plan a
t. carry forward cooperative movemeI
ar 10 save our people from the Laws
to sharks; prepare its members tor /:
es makers aad readers. that our class ~
Is, become what their numbers enusl
CIV them, to be. the joint ruler OF the Z
rs ton anu the instrument under HeaF
n, to mete out equity. justice and charity
ne all.
rs. Fools love deception, uts the visa
Ire Prefer sad truth to pleasing lies
&C Finally. hope and persevere. In u
an alone is strength therefore, Stand
[ gether. Stand till the American farn
.es i,as gained hIs former rank. the mai