Year: 1872

he steps forth with stately strides


into the arena Of contest, his gallant


bearing is that of Goliah of Gath,


"and the staff of his spear is like


the meonbesm," with which he as


pires at one fell-sweep to demolish


all the Farmers Clubs which dare to


organize for defense against the en-


crOaehmeHts of aggressive ''rings. ="


As an excuse for having joined


the ring to raise the price for prae-


ticing medicine, your correspondent


wishes me to remember the high


prices of bacon, corn, wheat, etc,


and tries to saddle the cause of


these high prices upon the farmer.


In return I wish to remind "Physi-


clan" that very few farmers in this


county at the time referred to had


such articles for sale, but on the


other hand a large number had to


buy them and pay the "Shylock"


prices mentioned. l would further
inform him that the farmers of a


single county eaHROt By aay means


regulate the prices of such articles,


but that these things are governed


by the irrevocable laws of supply and


demand. recommend to ouI learned
"Physician' that he go back to


school and study the "Eliments of
Political Economy" before he at
,tenpts again to write upon this sub


jecf This part of his education


was evidently sadly neglected.


lam glad to be informed that the


profession in this county, at least,


has concluded to abandon their
cast-iroH schedule of charges and
allow each physician to stand or


fall on his own merits. In that re-
spect our county is in advance of
some other pOpulOus districts in the
State. But pity those whose calls
for medical aid are SO "few and far
between as to render them peculiar
ly sensitive on this point, and who,
I suspect, need a fixed rate of high
charges as an Offset against a pau
city of calls.


Our doughty physician" deals
some heavy blows against the Circu-'
lar Address, which was published
by You few weeks ago. You will
remember that large committee,
composed of some of the most re-
spectacle and intelligent men in the
county, was appointed by the
wales Station Farmers Club" to
address this Circular to the farmers
of the county, calling their atten-
tion to the importance Of organizing
themselves into Clubs for the pur-
pose of promoting their interest and
defending themselves against ag
gressions, from whatever quarter
they may arise. This is perhaps
the first systematic and determined
effort that has ever been made in
the State to protect the hard earn
ings of the agricultural class against
the long established combinations
in some other departments of busi-
ness. I will not here consume your
space by showing how these combi-
nations are detrimental to the
farming interest. 1 endeavored to
do this in the Address delivered be-
fore the 'aClub, and which was pub
lished by the unanimous request of
that body. Medical and Legal AS
sociations and Chambers of Com
merce have long since commenced |
operations as cooperate bodies. 1t
cannot be denied that one object of
these associations (nO matter what
commendable objects they may have
in view is to upset the natural or
der of things as adjusted and regu- |
lated by the rulings of competition.
This first move in the right direc-
tion by the farmers mot to invade /
the rights of Others, but merely to
protect their own rights is pro-
by the Giant of all his
tribe as ''ludicrous, ridiculous, cow
ardly." He charges indirectly that
this large committee, appointed for
a specific purpose, betrayed the con
idence reposed in them by this
large aud influential Club by sub
scribing their names to a circular
which they did not endorse, but
which they were especially appoint
ed to draw mp; and these men did
not have courage to say no to q
proposition which it was their bus
ness and boun den duty to thorough
Iy aBalyze and criticize; but that
they failed in their duty altogether
and proved recresnt to the trust con
fided to them. Now, this is a very
serious charge to make against this
large and intelligent committee, and
one that viii not attempt to de-
fend. The characters which these
gentlemen have uniformly sustained
for decision, courage and fidelity
to trust is a sufficient refutation Of
all such unjust imputations. Your
humble servant is the only one Of
this committee which he gives cred
it for attempting to discharge the
duty imposed on US by the Club. I
would thank him for the compli-
ment IL it had not been given at the
expense Of so many excellent gen
tlemen.


BE says that this Circular was
signed by other members
Of the committee "upon the same
which prompted Us to say
aye TO a proposition at a public