The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-17
A Windy AIichiganieT!

Our good friends of Franklin Grange
were not very hilarious over the speech
of their Michigan importation, on last
Thursday. We do not know by what
route or in what manner he arrived in
town, but he was possibly trundled down
from Detroit in a wheelbarrow, as the
railroads charge such exorbitant prices
it would be next to impossible to get
from Michigan by rail. We noticed sew
eral of our old personal friends in attend
ance, and each of them seemed to go
away with the realization that he carried
about half a ton of railroad upon his
back.
The speaker ranted and howled for two
or three hours, and succeeded in making
some of his hearers believe that every
man ought to own a section of railroad,
and carry the keys of all the engine-houses
and switches in his pocket. 1T is peril
nent to remark, in this connection, that
there were not, perhaps, four Grangers
in the room who ever shipped any pro-
duce away from Jackson by railroad,
while there was one Granger present
who admitted to the writer of this that
he could send to the Grange Store, or
Agent, at Springfield, and get seed for
planting, more than thirty per cent.
cheaper, after having it hauled to jack
son over the Springfield Southern Rail-
road, than he could buy it in Jackson, OF
our home merchants. Could this man
have hauled this seed in his wagon, MAX
ing a trip of PIG miles, and got it for five
times the price he paid? Or did he want
the railroad to haul it for nothing?
Our old friend John L, Long was in
attendance We do not believe that
man of Longs common sense can be sim
cere in his talk about railroads. He has
too much enlightenment-he knows bet
ter. The order of Patrons of Husbandry
may aim at very good results, but lead
ing member confessed to the writer that
it's exclusiveness tended to create a sect
prejudice between the farmers and the
town and city people. Are not the farm
ers as dependent upon the town people
as the town people are upon the farmers? ?
Are not all the people of a community
dependent one upon the other, to some
extent? We say to our friend Long that
we believe, and we think he, also, be-
lieves, that the idiotic gable about rail-
roads is simply an appeal to the igno-
rance, and the basest passions of men.
Mr.. Long, if we mistake not, has sold all
or nearly all the available timber on his
farm, for railroad ties
Take for instance the methods adopted
on last Thursday by some of the would
be friends of the Changers. The very
poster announcing the meeting was lie,
gotten up by sneaking, lying, cowardly, |
lirty dog All kinds of idiotic lies were
circulated about the editor of the STAN
DARD. All of those questioned upon the |
subject were willing to acknowledge that |
hey would not be guilty of such a lie, |
yet no one of them, so far as we know,
denounced it. We are satisfied that the |
nan who wrote that poster, and who
,pouts about wives and daughters, would
nave no hesitation, but for fear of the
aw, to assault his own grandmother, just
upon the shadowy Drinks of the
Great River
We are still ready to pay 500 to any |
)ne who can show us where we ever used
;he language ascribed to us in that poster.
Come forward, Grange 1893, or show
cause why the people should not consider
you very dirty slanderer.