The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-01-20
TOPEKA.
Gossip from the stnte Capitalize Farmers,
Convention, Etc.
n S. LrvERNoRE.

TOPEKA.
Gossip from the State Capitalize Farmers,
Convention, Etc.
ToPEKA, Jan. II, 1880.
Your correspondent took up from Atehisou
to be present at the Farmers Convention which was
to meet at the Court House, in Topeka, Wednesday
afternoon. Having attended Simon Pure
State Convention of farmers was naturally anxious
to what kind of timber it was composed of, and
listen to the deliberations of the horny handed sun
Drowned, downtrodden, and oppressed sons Of toll
who are being ground to powder by the gigantic mo-
nopolies of the land.
expected, Of course, that this Convention would
be composed of farmers managed by farmers, and
run in the interest of farmers. / congratulated N.Y.
self upon the fact that for once least the farmers
would manage their own business and exclude from
their Convention the mouth farming political prost
tutes, who have heretofore shone like n rotten mack
erel by moonlight, in all Conventions like the one
called.
Imagine my surprise to find Sam. Wood ID. P.
Mitchell, Chas. Robinson, Jake Wiesbach, Jim En-
cry, and other ''sons of toll" of the same ilk, the
lOudestmouthed members of that august body Sam.
c. King Chas. Krebs, Joe Donahue, c. C. Burnes
w. E. Marks, John Andrews, and Matt. Riley COM
posed the Atchison delegation. The most of them
do their farming in the city, and overworked
toilers.
Ton, ca,,r.rb ,.s. ,.o, f,; :., \,
Fov and Cen N.nonou a. So.-.,,.r;,. 7,
,ba, this co,von,;or ,,as .,1,o, ,,.Io- n. -
of n new orcaniy.,;o, ,or,o5 ..r,o p.r,,ar., An;
on.o >, an, = . .;,,;,a- ;-,;,,,,;.. =. a.. 60
or.o, ,.o 60, =, ,,,,,,,,o.. a.. r. g.
large vote far GRANGE C,ov.rror onJ cr.nao C.
oa;oors W., -o,,,o,,,I,o. a., NJ -. -
Gr,,cer .,l con az ,,.u r,,, G. C.,,.-..s ~
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The op,v ,t;,r dome br tho ,u;,,oo .. roo-. IN
,lo l.,arr. mo, >. r. -. a. -. W
,,;,st ..tho o,or,;,a,,, a., =. ,:-.-:.-:.:.~
~ ,h. ,,I,,d oo,,,,,n;.. II,
J,o.r. >, a.. .,a - I'll, -, a.. I:,,.. p
as.ert Tho .rnror,o I,,r Of ,,a S,.,o g., a. -
tion of the cit;z.ps aoa;n.t -oi,roaa ,orora,;,.
and capitaI. Dfrom an onnr.s.iv. .,5 ,rr,r,;.aI
trapsportatiop svstem ~ and other tw,ddIs 81 ILL.,
impor,.
The anncaronco n, San, Wood n u u;,o,.,, anil
few o,bo- ,,ol;,;o,I sL,s,.r. r., - AZ,
homes, dav, uorl in tJ.;r ir.s i; ,h., co,,.o,,;o,
damps IL in the ewes or all ,rue fonJs onJ -,
Nh ,ooJ co, .,cr c,,o am, ar .,,I;n, ,,a, ,,.,- 49,.
connected with Sam Wood s,nm,.J a.. sor,ho,,
and W.s,er, mart os The Stat. i; f,or 81 ,h. H.,
interest against the Amendment, and :, ia no,or;-
ous fact that bc made yo,.s t,r ,ho .na,,I,,or,
wberever be went WV ,io ,or,. Co,n,;a. T..
.,ol, N; ,,,o ,b, bo.,;os, .;o-;,;.. e.. a.. -,
men, T6i Eanor, ,ni.,os = ,,oh,
lass ,b,r =, ,,o,;,;l 49,. ;o,,..,S ~ r..
nop,ed sorr d,s,,.,,;. h;l;o,s ;,,S;o5 I,.I
on, nol;tc;ars who b,,ir, hoo, -, Al, s;Jas af a.
fence and tried al, ,,r,ies doc,r;n.s ;ssnos so.,s
and cr.eds noyr hon. az Ias, ,oso-, q, 60, ;,,,
office ON the wave of some idea ,bo,, hon. ma, ha
come nonuIor The FARMERS b,,. ioon brmh,,naoJ
these politie,I iunninc;,cts Who oro NO, f,,,,or.
themselves and who to;, NO, neither ,o ,hor sn;,
tn. f,,n.r. ,rorId bo ho,,a, o,r :, II "a :;
nursc IL tho, ,orld .,,o,d q, ,,o;- -
no, loaf .ronnd storos s,Io,rs .n5 ,oI;,;.aI -,
;ncs EpIIr o,b;-I Of ,be tim. 81 was,or, G.,
ers ;s emnIovod in ,,,tin, noI,ios crrs;,O ,,ro,,
lies and damninp their nrofess;on os f,rn;n, Tai.
the ,nos, honos, bar5 ir,, f-., T.; -, c.,
~ for instance To, him cs, a,or,in,.5 ,;,h -
formers of the Mitchell Wood class IL, him attend
,ba- reot;rrs .rd roa, ,bo;r ,ra.h, go. ID =;
= r,,r II, a. a.. 80. L.; -. T. =; -.
,,,,lo5 ,,,,o, ,,,, o-o,,J L. h., a.. .,,;,,,t,
roi,raa5s IA e. ,,;,.,,,;. ,o,o,.I;as S.
b ,os an ,,,l headed arJ drII a. NO, q, 400 mi. H.
FORE Lut now bo sees II in all II. bdoons .norm;,
He il an obpsa5 ;nirred ci,i,.p II. ;ss,,r. II.
,ovs all III. ,a,es o,5 ia ho;,o s,onI I'm, s,ro,,
groupd IN noxJer bctuccp the unncr and ne,bsr
mill of oi9 intoIarant
five crueI ronacious mons,rous mo,ono,v u;s
mind bscones nps.,,I.I. bo neal..,. his
tl;, h. ro,,or did hroro Lat. ,-orrJ ,o,rr ,,ILs
leo,n.5Iy, ahop, finance az. s,oo-. ,b. oorn,rv i;
qoin,, IN bau with the velocity r , ,rai, of cors q,
down -radc. and ,;d.s his ,,o,ono,v bolhv ,pceas.
;n,Iv and remorsolosslr
Thi. Is not an ovor.,-,xn n;,,ur. tror of
man, irs,o,.os ,;to ,ho .ho,.. w., , ..
o,oo oo.s ,ho craon,..,, q .,,,; ,,,,o,, .,
c-o,. bo IA in LoJ ,rar IT, ,ror.o ,,an ..,,,,-
,neetng craze. last. nncb long.r mud ;,s oo., Il
,bopsand times worso
Nou, the t-,,,b !. tho farmer :; ina. as ,,ro,, of
,noronol;s, .s ,bo ,a;,ro., ,on,,.,, \. :. =.
IoDdIr !, ,,lo. n,onor =, ,,;iI a., ,,,, -.
.,d a couno,, b;.l h. so,.ar.I ,,;,o,, ,o,I.-. T.;
vested in railroad nronortr ough, 90 have f.i- in
teres. IN their ;pv.s,mar, The r,;,-o,d. mai. all
tho rona, ,b.v can. 90 i,oos ,ho f.r,,o, Tho ~;
roads charge all they can 90, for fre;yh, and
sage. the farmer cbarres all he "a, ge, far b nro
duce. Why.itis the farmers who are ,rinding down
the Door of the cities not the railroads The moor
people of Atchison believe the farmers tn he the
most rapaeious monopolists in ex;u,epee Think of
butter at 30 cents per pouud eggs Is cents per oz
en- snare-ribs 4 cents nor nonpd. heef 10 and i9l
cents: potatoes 50 cents per busbel. with hogs at
a 20 ner bundred xbea, 30 cen,s ner busbel corn
os o,.. rra "a ..bt.nos a n, 80, H.. ,nr