Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-06-02
Letter from Farmer Junius.
10 MY FELLOW CIrIzENs:-

keep what is good, and l believe in
applying this principle to politics as
well. For in politics we find SO
much that is calculated TO deceive
and mislead that sometimes even a
lover OF truth may find difficulty in
separating tile gold from the dross.
There is so much that is claimed to
be genuine gold but when it is exam
ined and tested in the fiery furnace
OF truth it is discovered to be only
glitteling sand. This Is trhe to a
too great extent in all political par
ties, but no more so than in the so
called reform party. whose leaders
are largely disgruntled politicians
from other PARTIES, or the veriest dem
agogues, who planning only their
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Ii we but turn
the spy glass Of truth on to this new
movement. we are forced to escl,i.n
Refcr,nl what Great sins are not
committed in thy name. One would
suppose that in such an ideal and an
gelic party there would be no dis
graceful struggle Tor place and power
no envy, Nd Hate, no yielding ofprin-
ciple for success, but what do we find.
Reading the account OF the last Peo-
les party convention at Crookston
one might think that the whole par
ty had turned Into a hungry office
seeking horde. The proceedings
were noisy and disorder reigned sup
RENE. Even Red River Dalen, the
Scandinavian Alliance organ, blush
es and says: But thus it goes when
office seekers are permitted to plav
their game ...-
The new PARTY has ;tt The Start all
the weaknesses and f;,ults OF the 9th
er p"rties, and Judging from the way
their leaders, like Hompe and Don
nelly, STEVENSON and Lommen, and
many Others, castigatp and ham
bOoZle one another and call one an
other roguas, we cannot see where
the purity, honesty and uprightness
looked for III leaders of the people
really comes in. While the leaders
arc fighting among themse. yes, they
are Il unit in dpcrying other parties
especially the republican party, AM
by pulling wool over tie people,
eyes they expect the people 10 follow
blindIy leade $ who themselves are
b il d. They appeal to the preju,li, e
ofthe people, but lever to their
reason and common sense. Farmer
Junus believes in appealing to the
intelligence of the people and not It,
their prjudiccS. Farmer Junius be-
lleves that Intelligence must rule
this country and not ignorance. rh.
MASSES Of ne people ale honest IL,
heart and desi'" THAT right shat
triumph. Bat it, is also true than
many people l:avrnot thought deep
~ neutrality-suspicious. OF public policy,
and hence are easily misle:i |, especial
ly when something new, which tick
les their ears, is brought upon th.
political. s,re'';,. In order to arrive
at /; correct unders' abiding OF great
public qnestons it is necessary that
they be discussed freely, for 10y dis
cns:'ion truth is evolved. Farmer
.Jun!us will in IL humble Why discuss
some questions ayit:lting the pubic
mind in Il series OF letters which he
has obtained permission to publish
in !he SHEAF. lie will perhaps cut
deep with the c;llpel OF truth, ut
times, and thereby lay bare to the
public gaze Il great deal Of sham and
pretense existing in political parties.
and not least in the new peoples
party. Before proceeding farther,
Farmer JuniuS wants to Say most
alphabetically that he is in hearty
sympathy with every practical
means OF improving the condition
of the farmers of the land. Farmer
Junius desires to l;nye this under
stood. that no one shall mistake him
for Il i.Oat,Nl p'utourat III Wall street.
M one ii, Marshall county desires to
So rro*Writva ''os;g tiieayricultur;,
CLASSES more than he. Agriculture
Is the great mother industry, and
when that prosperS, other industries
will prosper also. Farmer Junius
has grown up on 4 farin in this state,
is he son OF i; farmer, and can con
seIuently tell the difference be-, wppn
IL pumpkin and Il potato, aud that
is n'ore than many writer's in ayri-
cultural and reform papers can do.
and yet they pretend 10 be authori-
ity on how farmers shall both SOW
and vote. With this brief intro.luc
ton, Farmer Junius comes before
tI,r public, and fearful that his letter
is already too long, lie bows, and
will take up his culgrl in the next
issue. FARMER ..IuSlUs.