Year: 1874

The farmers call for state convention to
meet at Indianapolis in june, preceding
those called by the two old political parties
augurs no good Tor either. in fact, it is
called for the express purpose of destroying
both, root and branch. 1t is being signed
particularly by the grangers OF the state, as
earnest of their determination to take the
government-state and national-out of the
hands of the corrupt politicians, class of
men who have grown up undera party corpo-
ration to monopoliZe all the Off
ces and control legislation for their
own personal agrandizelEent. These
are the party men who have laid taxes upon
the people too heavy to bear. These are the
men who have created monopolies to oppress
the people. These are the men
who have given away to rail
roads all that vast body OF public lands
which belonged to people who would culti-
vate them. These are the men who have
steadily increased their own salaries and the
salaries of office-holders generally, until
they have established an aristocracy of
office-holders, who own and drive their
carriages at the public expense. These
are the men who engage in schemes
to plunder the treasury of the people
through Credit Mobilier bribery and
back pay steals, and the farmers and
the working people generally who pay the
taxes, are heartily sick of them, and want to
shake them off and correct their abuses. In
nearly every state the people are struggling
to free themselves from this class of men
under various pretexts and by different
ways and means. but all for the same pur-
pose and for the same end. We want TO see
the people assert the democratic principle of
selt-government and equal rights. We want
to see peaceable, law abiding, working peo-
pie nave the privilege of living in this
heaven favored land of ours without the
greater part of their surplus earnings going
into the treasury in the way OF taxes. God
speed the dav of their REDEEM ption, and let
the people circulate and sign the call as a
second declaration of independence. Any
thing to beat the corrupt republican party.


PARTY RESOURCE.


From the North Vernon sun.


A call has been made for a farmers con-
vention, to meet at Indianapolis on the 10th
of June. for the purpose of putting "a ticket
In the field that will be independent of both
political parties, and to some extent antag-
onistic to the present order of things. The
grange movement was brought into exist
enee by reason of the pecuiation
and frauds of the republican party, and, OF
course, whatever its action may be in the
coming convention, nothing will inure
to the benefit of party. Had the republican
party acted wisely, yea, even honestly, 1t
might have enjoyed the high distinction of
remaining in power for long time yet to
COLho, aflQ tuc BIduSo uONoLuoAt NOuiu y6t
have been hidden in the lap of the future, but
it made glutton OF itself, and instead of
guarding the peoples money it stole it and
brought shame and disgrace upon the coun-
try. Instead of leglslating for the best inter
ests OF the whole country, it legislated only |
for a class and against the entire agricultural
region.


PARTY TACTICS.


From the Muncie News.)


The indications are that in the campaign
now commencing the party organs will |
make use Of the same tactics OF deceit and |
concealment, of slander and abuse. that have
hitherto characterized them, and dragged
the pursuit of American politics down so
low into the dirt There Is no lie too mean,
no story too dirty, no assertion too inn
probable, for them to use in the ac-
of their ends. But we have
a firm and abiding faith in the manhood of
American citizens, and believe that great
good is to be brought about by this indie
glad they have started it. They cannot
surely be accused of being professional
office seekers, and we believe they have got
their eyes opened sufficiently wide to keep
shem from being gobbled up by dema
yoguGs.


GREAT AND GOOD WORK.


From the Leavenworth Independent.


The Sentinel is one of the best papers in
he west. 1t is fearless and independent,
Ind does not bow submissively to the foul
of party lash. 1t is the prime
mover in the great and good work of poli.-
cal reform which is now going on all over
he state. J,