The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-04-17

Neither Political nor nsitgiou..

Inc following 10 FOUND IN the At
Garden and Orchard" department
the State Rsgiaer, which Is edited B
c. F. Clarkson. Of Grundy county, :
h old farmer and . leader among tll
& Patrons of Husbandry In the State:
e. There 70 no wiser provision IN tn
9 Constitution Of the order OF Patrons Q
q Husbandry, than that which provide
that neither political nor religious dis
, cussiOns shall be tolerated In th,
Grange. It is evident the founders 0
the order, gathering wisdom from th'
history Of the past, determined to ex
clude all these elements which wonlc
work its own destruction. Past expe
rience has taught one lesson that can
not be forgotten nor ignored by politi
cal tacticians, A party society organi
cation, or an ism Of any kind. with bu
one idea-its whole energies absorbed
with one object, should never eniel
the political feld with the declared
purpose Of electing to Office men L
take charge Of the vast and complicat
ed affairs of the State or nation. II
has been stated by learned physjolo
gists that men who make one ides
their exclusive study, and especially Il
that subject involves their own person
al interests. are invariably TO a Z reater
or less degree monomaniac. and are
obtuse to ali the other demands of the
government or people. Aud yet no
great perfection can be attained, or
great object carried forward. except
some leading genius devote his entire
energies to H.. But these energies
must necessarily be directed by some
cooler head aud better balanced judy
ment. The temperance party, noble
| Ia it's purpose, has tried its one idea
policy IN politics, and ignobly failed.
u, it should as u political party. The
anli-sIaverv party as n political organ
ization, could never make respecta-
BILE show; As xgitators, and in pro
claiming the great truths of human
freedom. they were a power for good,
they never could have achieved their
object by separate political organiza-
ton, for the people would never trust
the men OF one idea, with all the az
fairs Of this nation. But ~ soon as
they united with great national par-
ty, with platform of broad and liber
al principles. their influence in direct |
ing its operations were potent.
The came may be said of all factions
who are carried away with the iiDpor-
lance Of their pet idea. The working
mems party-the Tariff Reformers-
the Anti MasoDs-the Native Ameri-
cans-G"d /. the Constitution, DC,
are ali miserable failures as indepen-
dent political organizations. Seeing
this, the. founders of the Patrons Of
Hu-bandry. las vel! as the solid m-u
Of the order at present. SAW that moth
ing but ruin aud disaster would follow
u political organization formed OF
Changers. Whenever they do depart
from their present position, they will
prove to be short lived fungus.
As some ill-gulded bark. well built and
tall.
Which angry tides cast out on desert shore.
and then retiring. leave II there to rot
And moulder In the winds aud rains OF
Heaven"
1.-THE Patrons ever obtain the lauda-
Die object Of their organization, it will
'e by the members remaining In the
political parties to which they sever
lily belong, and there exerting their
influence at the primary elect tons eau
uses, conventions, AMI above all. al
he sallot. La this way. if they are
althful to themselves and their prin-
iples. their triumph is as certain -
he revolution of the spheres. which
are directed by the hand Of God. It
cannot, however, achieve anything
good, If they only agitate, resolve and
ienounce, and then stay at home
when the political work is to be done.
The Patrons need never expect tina,
ne mere denunoiatiou OF their oppres-
'ors, and the passage Of nervous reso-
utlons, will bring 70 ief to their i'm.
ooverished exchequers. They must
% at the place where parties select
heir representative men. and there
Exert their influence to correct the |
evils Of which they complain. When
politicians learn that this IL to be their
mode OF operation. they will soon have
friends on tho bench, In the forum,
and at the hastings.
An example Of neglect is at hand
Lately In county Ia this State, the
society he'd its annual
meeting to elect its officers A lawyer
Was elected President, = doctor Secre-
tary. and the Directors were mer-
chants, and millers, with a few farm
ers. The next day the Patrons were
that their order had been
ignored in the selection Of officers. and
this, too, in county where there were
about five lawyers and seven hundred
Changers. The farmer Changers stay
ed a. home, or If in town, !osfed around
the show Windows, or engaged | 4 idle
vsFsation at the street corners, while
the lawyers were carrying on the bus
ness OF the agricul,urists.
But we fear tina, rash and inconsid.
crate councils will In some localities
induce Oranges to breaK over the
wholesome rules of tbs order, forfeit
their charters. and bring disgrace I'D.
themselves aud the cause they profess
to love. We think the masses Of the
order, however, are loyal to the consti- !
tuition, and will steadily and faithfully
work 10 legitimate way to benefit
and bless the toiling people.
We may expect, however. that
wolves will crowd into the fold with
the determination to betray the Pa
irons to their destruction. These
wolves see their occupation is gone un-
less they destroy the present organiza-
non OF the farmers, and they will do
his by gaining admission through
drained constructions OF our order by
hose high 10 authority not in sympa-
ny with the enterprise. Aud then by
10lng rash acts, in violation of the nos
Nrn "a.