Year: 1874

MIR. ED1TOR:--In your issue oi the vi


inst, you gave, in the form of dialogue


between the editor of the Argus ard one o


its Directors, the probable situation Of tina


paper. And have no doubt but the pic


ture was pretty accurately drawn. But j


we view the political situation of this State


or of these United States, we shall find tha


the directors of the Argus are not the onl!
body of men that occupy so deplorable d
condition.


The leaders of both the old parties are
to-day, taxing themselves to their utmost
capacity to devise means to increase the
vitality Of those parties. sufficient to enablt
them to live through another Presidenta
campaign, but their labors are


Without one cheering beam Of hope,


Or spark of glimmering day."


And so long as the Independent party is led
by good men, and its influence is welded
for the good of the people, it will ride tri-
umphant over every opposition, and nlti-
mately redeem this nation from the many
abuses which are threatening its entire dsso-
Iation, and hasten its return to the full en-
joyment of the blessings of liberty. But in
order to accomplish this most desirable OBJ
ject, it is necessary that every man who
claims connection with the liberal party
should work for its interests. and learn TO
watch as well as pray. Designing men will
Join its ranks, make the most alIuring prom
ises, he its most Jealous advocates, worm
ing themselves into the confidence of The
people, until they shall have gained control
of its ranks, when they will do AS such
men ever have done, sell themselves and
the party to the highest bidder. Therefore,
let the people be cautious who they accept
as leaders, eschew all the old political bum
mers of both parties, let the leaders be men
from the rank and file, known for honesty
and integrity, men who have an interest in
the welfare of the country, and are above
price, SO that, should they be called upon TO
occupy the position as Chairman of COM
mi,tee on Corporations. or any other posi-
ton, the moueybags of Stanford, nor any of
his clique will control their actions.


Let not the people feel, because they
gained victory the last election. that their
cause is safe. and that they are all power
full, and that further exertion on their part
is not needed They have the corrupt ele-
ment of both parties to contend against,
backed by the most powerful moned mo-
nopoly in the world, and nothing but the
most active vigilance OH the part of the peo-
pie can secure their cause. Remember the
nature and disposition Of your antagonist,
the combined rubtlety, cunning and in
treague of both The old parties; men who,
for years, have made it their business, by
study and labor, to defraud the people
and corrupt the government, in ,rder that
they may become rich. ind in great many
instances they have gained their object, and
row they gloatingly use that ill-goiten mon
ey to defeat the cause of the people, which
he cause Of right. Therefore let the
people rally around their standard, re-
membering that the principles of the
Liberal party are the principles Of right
| believe it is right that millionaire should
be taxed in the same ratio as the man own
ing only few hundred dollars;I believe
that legislation should bear equally OH all
classes of society, and that the laws should
protect the weak from the insults and abuses
Of the strong, so that, while the rich man is
protected in the possession Of his riches. he
should be restricted from using them to op-
press his less prosperous neighbor 1t may
'ppear 10 some little untmely thus to talk =,
but do not so consider it, The enemy l.
on the alert. schemes are being concocted
Every day, by the cliques and rings, to in
crease the power Of the nonoposr There
fore if We would he free men in free coun-
try, we must labor for it all the time, re-
mrmbering that vigilance is the price of
liberty. FARMER.