The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-07
$4,000 to be Raised tor Defense o
Counv and Citizens.

In view of the fact that petition of
600 citizens of our county for appropl-
alton Of funds for defense Of our peo-
pie has been unavailing, and the hu-
initiating attempt t" get the syndicate
to make an offer of rate Of refund
ing; together with the fact that the
attorney OF the syndicate of late has
assumed to dictate and run our county
government in line with that policy
which seeks to take away the defense
Of our people, has driven the citizens
IF the various townships to the nrces
sity of taking such action in their
own behalf as will insure the pro-
lection of their property and rights
Of citizens.
To this end on last Saturday ut the
court house in Memphis the following
action was taken by citizens and tax
payers, representative men from the
several townships in the county to-wit:
There should he no step taken t.
ward ref-tst ling $lOO, 900 claimad Of
this county or any other sum; until!
the people are informed Ivy competent
counsel as to what defense and re-
lief are left to our people in the courts
of our country.
Until it is determined as a prudent
man would determine his private
affairs whether or not the $l65. 900
original bonds can I've defeated; wheth-
err or not the $4,000 levied under
writes Of mantlamus which has caused
SO much confusion. by aid Of the
syndicate. among taxpa,, ers Of the
county can be set aside or avoided
by proper proceedings: whether or
not the $2oo, 900 stocS Illegally sold
can he recovered; whether or not the
UNDERWRITING bo,,d given to Mcty 10y
| the syndicate can he recovered upon
| in case of failure Of other methods of
relief sought.
And whether or not the general
suit in equity to bring the knowledge
of the court the act of any person
who may have conspired against the
counties rights or the citizens there
of can bc maintained successfully to
affoad relief to our people.
To this end we ask the candid con.
sidaration and cooperation Of the
citizens Of our country to carry out the
work we haye begun.
Our plan of work is by private sub
scription to fund to be assessed b,
the committee Of three elected 70,
that purpose, and we your committee
are encouraged to say that we now
| have subscribed to said fund the sum
of 50. 900, and we will make that fund
exceed $40, 900 inside of 10 DAYS.
We arc satisfied that our people arc
not going to rush blindly into re
funding scheme which is liable to cos'
them to exceed 100 cents on the dol
lar, without any information from /:
legal stand point of what their rights
are especially in face of the fact that
the committee who interviewed til,
svndicates have refused to endorse
the present scheme or give il thcil
fsanction or recommendation but OF
the contrary told our people thai
they had no proposition worthy OF
consideration.
We will announce meetings for one
or more places in each township in
the county to which we invite the
citizens of sncll townships for confer
cnce and united action on the matters
which are vital to us as citizens.
We are now in correspondence
with attorneys preparatory Of an
opinion and if favorable begin neces
sary proceedings for ON" relief from
the oppression measured at $4,000
per year for 20 years sought by Sc
9ucstratlon of our citizens property
with out value given in return.
We will arrange with speakers Is
be present at each meeting called te
consider these important matters.
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