The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-11
The Troops Are Moving.


The dispatches recently told us
that sen. Schoiie!d. with the ap.
prevail of the Secretary OF War, has
arranged for the biggest movement
of troops that has occurred since the
war" 1T is In accordance" says the
dispatch, with the new policy Of
concentrating troops as near the
/ large cities as possible
In the light of recent events. this
unusual movement Of tro Fps may
we'll attract attention. Ii they We're
concentrated near the cities to hold
in check the iawles> elements. the
political strikers, ward heelerS. and
bumHerS that serve piutocracy, one
might look On with some degree of
satisfaction: but against these classes
troops are never used. but ALWAYS
against those whom ml>rule has
driven to desreratlon-the working
men who dare protest against the
oppression that is crushing them.
Another dispatch in paper OF
the same date, referring to affairs in
Chicago, may throw some light on
! the sub .ect. 1t is 10 the effect that
| about five thousand workingmen who
are employed on a canal in the sub
urbs Of Chicago are not to DC allowed
to vote. One of the managers. Col.
Abbott, thus boldly declares their
intentions:
live at Willow Springs, and am going
to do ali | can 10 keep those fellows from
voting. l came here to see the committee
and maHc arrangements to arrest every
J..t t.x,
sAear his vote in. We don't know whether
! they have boon in the state long enough
to vote. and We don't intend that they
shalt vote. The County Board has decided
not to give them any more polling places
! than now exist. and we can manage II
easily. We shall have men at the polls to
! arres. them and send them to jail.
We quote from the Chicago Times.
| and this may he the purpose at all
/ the great labor centers. and this may
account for this unusual movement
of the army. If these men are not
! legal voters, they snould not be al
, lowed to vote: ii they are. the right
/ sllotld not be denied them, the en-
| tire army TO the contrary, notwith-
starding. There is danger that plu-
, tocracy may take its one step too
many. 1t cetainly will do so unless
! the independent vote of 1874 shall
! he ST. emphatic in point of numbers
! :ls TO frighten plutocracy from its
! desperate purposes. Every old party
t vote is an acvuiescence in these pur-
| poses: every Peoples party vote is a
protest against them.
Let iabOrers vote on the same con-
/ di1ioas required of other people. He
who. would deny this right is an an
arcl,ist and worse than an anarchist.
.. There is but one way to hold reckless
pl3tu:racy in check. and that S fOr
the farmers to vote against them. -
Progressive Farmer.
III, cool autumnal breezcs remind
us t1lt winter is not far away. W.
shut!cer when We contemplate the
misery in store for 5000, 600 unem
plOye.l people anxious to work but
totally unable to get anything to do.
BREAD riots? Well, perhaps. W.
hope not. 1t is in the power OF the
rich to prevent much trouble by do
ing all they can to give employment
to people. This sort of "extrava
gancc" will pay in the end. The
greatest charity is not the soup house
but to give to other, the opportunity
to work. People with fat bank &C
counts should do all that lies in theiI
rower to see that the unemployed art
given something to do.
Ii nothing is extended to the un
fortunate they may be depended up
on tC commit crime. 4 hungry StOm
ach knows no law. Now is the time
t. h., wise. Wisdom may prevent
wholesale destruction OF property -
Exchange.
IIoyd's Visit to England
Among the visitors at the head
quarters Of the Federation of LabO
in New York, recently. was Henri,