The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-07-26

- ~ 'hAtiAhnNfA ftethtiNs Aut hIffuu-
I'd communication and letter In regard
thereto, viii he found u interests
10 the Chattanooga Times
In The address 81 President Finley, Of
the southern Railway, before the hank
srs In your city few days ago. he made
an appeal 70 all patriotic men who re-
hlize the dangers Of further attacks on
railfoad property % secure an "organ-
lied sentiment" fostcrcd and promoted
by the sound business. men q the coun.
try, against the propaganda Of des,ruc-
tion which some politicians have inaug.
urated now, as they did a quarter Of
cntury ago under the Old grange" ma.
MIA. Now The point l., "grange" refers
10 the farmer and u seems he had a
-mania" whatever that may bel and
that he acted the fool sbout twenty-five
years ago and let the politicians run his
business for him for a time. Yes, I re-
member something about H. You may
not, Mr.. Editor, being, perhaps, a young
man. II have lived over half a century
and was a voter over thirty years agol
But Il was an actual fact. The polite.
ians actually got into The farmers wa
gon, rubbed soft soap all over him, took
up the lines and drove him over the
smoothest roads around Nashville, in
sisted that they should take immediate
possession Of the State Capitol and all
the public Offices TO b. hlled by the
driversl But while gaining speed and
enthusiasm al every jump Of the iiying
steeds they realized the need Of reinforce
ments and sped 20 the western division
n the State. where more enthusiasm and
all were secured Then con b Fast
Tennessee was the cry. And on they
came But the speed had been 80 vio-
lent and the drivers 1.-THE poliiiciansl
- reckless tina, when the procession
reached East Tennessee the siee,is were
weak and the farmers wagon worn and
squailing Tor grease" and not enough
oould be- secured % enable Il 20 proceed.
Thus the farmer was left. Politician
took % the woods Farmer with a long
face views the situation. and decides
then and there that HE business l. a
big business aud that no politician Is
capable 81 running Il successfully and
that he must study and think for him
self And. 20 his credit be It said. he
has been doing - for several years. Tie
now reads a daily paper and looks after
the public welfare. lie l. represented In
the legislature Of the State and his voice
Is heard and his vote & used against Inn
morality. intcmperance and oppression
and Cor public schools. agricultural cob
leves. experiment stations, good roads
and an kinds q public improvements.
The majority Of our last Legislature was
from the farming and stock lines u bu@
mess Many farmers were placed on
| important committees and n any act
was passed 20 the injury % the rail-
roads. We did not hear Of t. In fact,
Dol Robert Gates. Of the I. 4 ", in
his address before the East Tennessee
Farmers Convention AZ Knoxville. in
May last. oomplimented the State leg.
stature composed largely Of farmersl
and the farmers In general for their lib
eral attitude toward the railroads.
And At the close Of his address Pres
ident II. n. Clay thanked him In behalf
II the convention for his expressed In
terest In the farmers and assured him
that the farmers were not In favor Of
the government ownership Of railroads Or
RAILROAD ownership Of government" NJ.
Y. Richards. who also made an address
n great interest. az a representative Of
the Southern. assured the farmers that
their interests were considered mutual
and not al an antagonists. We will ad-
init that the farmers were organized 10
some extent aud are looking after their
Interests more closely than formerly.
] Yet. 81 the 1000 members Of the East
| Tennessee Farmers Association. ! do
rot believe there l. the least aniagonism.
We DO not. therefore. understand Why
President Finley should call on the pa
,riotic" and sound business men, such
a. bankers. merchants, manufacturers
and promoters 20 organize against the
politicians who seem 10 h. working the
socalled grange mania" The Tennes-
ace farmer may have been a fool once
but that was long ago, and assure you
he has learned much in recent years, and
Is doing much more reading and some
deep thinking for himself, and while he
iocs not claim 10 have learned Il all, he
will try to be fairly represented.
II. l.. REYNOLDS.
vice President Fast Tennessee Farmers
Association. Dayton, Tenn.
To this communication President Fin
lev has written the following letters
Washington, ID. C., July ], iooI.-H.
T.. Reynolds Vice President Fast rsnnes-
The truly good man Is he who i not
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