The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-06-26
The Grange and Politics-oQusre
Dealing Desirable.

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There can b no dispute that I'd
Grange ar The Order Of the Patrons (
~ Huehepdry, 10 the nucleuasof ell fl
"a mar osxanisations concerning whic
q - - reports from day to day. AZ
4. b the parent Of such combination
end has rendered them possible IL 70
! lows that the Order must bear the ~
possibility Of whatever may BE- don
! by the farmers - class, whether &C
I. ting - Grangen or not. This respon
z sibility cannot be avoided BY saying thi
i. was not done within the Grange, 4
N those who are members conspire to dc
= Il, or permit il to be done With onl
: giving it their earnest and open oppos-
, ition.
= We are led to these remarks by the
Inconsistency already apparent be-
!. tween the pretensions put forth ia be-
! half of the Grange. and the course
pursued BY some OF Its members. In
! calling attention to this subject we are
not aciuated by any feeling Of hostili.
| ty, but solely by = desire to let honest
Changers see In what attitude they are
being placed by their less scrupulous
brethren. and that the consequences
are certain to fall upon the Order in
the end.
When the late Master of the State
Grange, and present Head of the Ma
tional Order, Dudley w. Adams, was
I surreptitiousiy named for Governor OF
Iowa by few indescreet Oranges. he
wrote an emphatic protest against
such use OF the Order. and declared
1t could not act as political party
without violation Of its fundamental
principles.
The present Grand Master of the
State Grange, Col A. B. Smedley, in .
letter dated the 9th instant, speaking
Of the recent Polk county meeting,
says:
First, the Convention at Des
Moines. ii understand il. was not
Grange movment in any sense. Our
Order lie not . political one. and while
men may be elected to Office who are
Patrons, just ~ members OF Masonic
and Odd Fellows may, yet our work
as an Order is an educational one. and
we are not in any sense . political par
~. While the Order will without
doubt influence legislation by the dis
Of knowledge. and Q cor
rect understanding of the principles
and province OF the true mission of
we are not . political or
and. by our fundamental i
aw, are wisely prevented from becom.
ng So"
Having thus shown, on the authori-
y OF the highest officials OF the Order,
hat the Grange lie not political or
and is prohibited from
So" we now call attention
o the statement OF the Secretary OF
he State Grange. Gen. VIM. Duane
that mot one" Of the Gran
.ers in the State has violated this fun
lame q tai principle of the Order. In
be Ioira Homestead, OF which be is
he editor, he says:
I'VE are more than gratifed to learn,
md our means of Information are not
limited, that not one of the Oranges in
his State, has violated the Constitu- /
ion Of the Patrons OF Husbandry by /,
introducing party politics in the Or
Ter, or otherwise committing its men,
'ers to political action in any way.
Members Of the Order in other States ,
nay rest assured that Notwithstanding ,
he party pools. there is not any antici-
ion even that the Order 10 Iowa vii
yet them an example other than 10y
lliy to its laws and principles"
Here, it will be seen. is . very pal ,
Fable attempt to vindicate the Pa
rons from the charge Of having viola {
Ted the conceded principles Of the Or
der be diverting it to the political uses.
Gen. Wilson is certain that the Order
can stand up with clean hands and de.
nythe truthfulness of such a charge.
Very well, now we should like to
know how it happens that Changers
are figuring as managers and candi-
dates in the industrial and"farmer'
tina, have been held in
various countless Iffarmers meet as
Changers to concoct political schemes.
and then meet as farmers TO carry
hem out, how does that differ from
scting as Changers exclusively Do /.
hose who take that course deceive I
themselves, or any body else. bv doing /,
Iheir work under another nance In I
county local ticket was
nominated by farmers convention,
All or nearly all the candidates are
reported TO be members OF the Grange.
Was this done by outsiders, or were I!
be fingers OF the Grange plainly
marked upon the result. > PERHAPS
orange Convention wou d have chos-
q different candidates, because the
Ehole Order wonld have participated
ut the outside arrangement enables !
be tricky members who are on the in
ide more ef-etually to dictate whom q
be rest shall support. In Muscatine
oanty, Oranges are figuring the .in-
Ius,risF' movement, but the risky !
cam OF lead is too coppery to attract
Aoo. klc dBtI fUDEOE.
=" screed at Des Monee has the same l
managers are using the Q
range, and rely upon it to accom-
lish their purpose. but Col Smedley :
enies ii is Grange movement" r
These instances are suficien, to
how how the game is being played, o
nd VII are the responsibility will fall.
{ III q II do to say that The Grsngeis
ID ,ent if it is used - The ambush b
no maya :ine of "farmers' party.m }
oste up by tricky Democrats and
7ire-l ulli 1g ofice-seekers to accom- Y
lish their selfish purposes. The Or '
er will have to bear the blame Of
less movements; il will be held res b
onsible for the men who are elected q
; candidates, or who are chosen TO
nice in this way. And these conse- =
uenees can only be prevented by the ~
bid men Of the Order takinga deter >,
'ined stand that 1t shall no, be u.s. :
to accomplish indirectly what 1t !.
retepds before the world lie contrary :,
its principles and objects. Daren- o,
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