Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-13
AN END OF MOWER COUNTY BOSSISM.
The Farmers Will Stack and Thresh the
Politician.


Politician.
The Farmers Alliance, of Austin, held
a political meeting in the court house last
Saturday afternoon. There were about
twenty of the leading farmers of this
vicinity present. Abe Dickerson acted as
chairman and Edwin French as secretary
After the usual order of business and the
admission Of number of new members,
the following resolution was presented by
Mr.. French for discussion and adoption:
Believing that the best interest of our
county would be gained by filling our
public offices with those who do not make
politics business, and with men who will
represent the farming community instead
Of those who will represent monopolies,
class legislation, adulteration of food,
extravaganza in the expenditure of pub
lie money, unjust taxation, &C., therefore,
"loesolued, That we the farmers of Aus
tin do invite the farmers of Mower county
to meet in mass meeting at the Court
House in the city of Austin, on the Goth
of September at two p. M, to put in NOM
ination candidates for the following
offices: One senator, two representatives,
county auditor, sheriff, register of deeds,
Judge of probate, county attorney, and
two county commissioners.
In support of this resolution Mr.. French
said, that for many years the offices of
this county had been in the hands of men
who looked to thei1 own interests and ig-
nored the farmers. For fifteen years he
had followed the beck of politicians, as
one sheep follows another. He was tired
of it, and he would do their dirty work no
longer. He declared himself in favor of
good men for Office, be they Republicans,
Democrats, Greenbackers, or of any 9th
er party. There are hundreds of farmers,
honest, competent, and willing to serve
as public officers. Mr.. French also in
weighed against scramble for Office, and
avowed his opposition to any movement
in aid of office seekers, even if they be
farmers.
The attitude and earnestness of Mr..
|
| wholly forgotten his acrobatic Hopping
from one party to another. He, an avow-
ed Greenbacker, ignored the fact that he
had put himself on record as Republican
by going into Republican caucuses to de-
feat Republican candidate. NJ. H. Dun
nell. Surely, zeal for purity sometimes
leads men into inconsistency and into
questionable schemes. We do not quite
nately and simultaneously with Green
hackers and Republicans and declare him
self in favor of any man who pleases
him, and ignore the parties he tries to
| run.
Mr.. B. CARL admitted that he, too,
had done a great deal of dirty work for
politicians and was tired of it. He sat
down with hearty approval of Mr..
Frenchs remarks. Like Mr.. French,
MIR. CARL has evidently worked for a
very corrupt set Of politicians.
Mr.. Cowan, in few sensible; conserva-
tive words, attempted to point out the
danger, and to speak of the real work
necessary. He was evidently too eau
tious for the more enthusiastic members.
Rev. Morse was impressed with the
idea that the suspicious moment had
come. Discomfort prevails in all quar-
tiers. Legislation is corrupt and almost
entirely in the interest of monopoly. He
was not in favor Of man for office sim
ply because he might be farmer. He
wants good, pure men, be their vocation
what it may. Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Furlong
and others joined in the discussion; but
it was one sided, all being of nearly the
same opinion. The resolution was unan-
imously carried.
The following committee was appoint.
ed, on motion, for the purpose of inform
ing the farmers of the mass meeting and
arousing their interest in it: John Fur.
long, E. H. Wells, VIM. Cowan, F. A.
Richardson, L. D. Carter, John Frank,
Sven Anderson. This committee was in.
structed to canvass for no man, to take
up no set of candidates. And of course
they won't! Shrewd politicians are
obliged to discuss the merits and strength
Of their candidates., but the ALLAN.
GERS need no such precautionarymeasures.
The TRANSCRIPT, however, advises them,
if they wish to accomplish anything, to
canvass their men thoroughly, and put q
dollar or two into the campaign. And
yet this advice to men who have done "a
much dirty work-for politicians who have
succeeded, seems superfuops.
Methods of forming an alliance in ev.
cry township in the county, and Of unit.
ing with the state associations, were dis.
cussed, but no definite action was taken.
| proposition to form stock company
for the purchase of the driving park was
submitted and laid over for another meet.
J ing.
We hope the farmers Yill turn out to
the mass meeting, on the ,29th inst. II
there be anything in the movement let us
see it. .s Z ls: z ss 81
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