The Grange advance., 1873-11-19
An Old Farmer on the situation.

~AA vAu 4ar mer TO give US some LaOugntS or
Grange questions, we have the following
in substance to which we give as most ap.
proprtate the above heading. We hope
that every farmer and especially every
Patron will give these thoughts a careful
reading:
RESOLUTIONS OF FARMERS CONVENTIONS.
The Northwestern Farmers Convention
by resolution ask Congress to pass laws reg
ulating passenger and freight rates, regu-
lating traffic between States; and the State
Legislatures q law regulating it within
the States, and against any further subsi-
dies to private corporations of any kind.
The Convention also demands that all i'm
provment in the way of railroads and wa
ter communication, between the s.aboard
and the interior, be done under the control
and at the expense Of the General Govern
ment, with the view of afording cheap
transportation to the people
Tue resolutions below embody the right
spirit, and should be regularly read at
least once u week, and all the time adopted
as course of action, which if persevered in
will render Legislation and Congressional
aid unnecessary
Sc ResoLved, That debt should be held as
one OF our greatest enemies; that it de-
prlves US Of our manliness, and in measure
makes US slaves that to live within our
own means, however small, to pay as we
60 will contribute to our success. RecOg-
nizing the fact that the people are in earn
est, we would urge them to free themselves
Of this curse, 80 that it final struggle
must come between the people and monop-
oily, our houses may be in order, aid we
be the better able to withstand it,
Resolusd, That no one industry can be
protected by legislation except at the ex-
pense of all other industries, and that we
are opposed to all special legislation.
This Convention had representatives
from all portions Of the country, and the
foregoing resolutions answer some Of the
objections retailed on the streets, by un-
thinking or interested individuals who
wish to bring the efforts of worthy class
VI Ioe COmMuulty AHtO ulS1aVOr.
SOME MEN THAT TALK
There are many who ridicule and oppose
the so-called Farmers Movement and
the establishment of Oranges in further
ance of the interests. not only Of farmers,
but all others outside the combination of
corporations, whose rapacity and selfish
ness have given cause for this manifestation
among those whose welfare depends upon
the prosperity Of our agricultural interests.
We hear many sneering remarks directed
At the farmers and oranges by some people
whose families would suffer by the failure
of our harvests to the extent Of half a crop.
and that crop bring reasonable price
who would be out Of employment half the
the time at least, with an abundant har-
vest and the price Of cereals but little be-
low what it is now. They do not think
not unusual for many people that the
prosperity OF our State, in the ramifcation
of cities, towns and country, depends upon
the pecuniary well-being of our great ag-
ricultural interests
The varied objections to the organizations
are tinted with colorings of the luminary
from whom the observer obtains his rays
of light. One has it that the
GRANGERs WON'T PAY DEBTS
until he gets a dollar a bushel for his
wheat, and afirms stoutly that they have
passed a resolution to that effect: this
astute individual is the humble assistant
Of some money lender, whose per cent. per
month investments ranged largely over le-
gal interest, and slight losses from his CAL
culations were incurred.
ABOUT SELLING WHEAT
Another claims that the organization ia
all wrong, because the poor farmer won't
take just now the ruling price for wheat,
affirming, which is true, that the price in
Milwaukee and Chicago, and the rate of
transportation don't even justify the buyer
in giving what he does-this man is the
buyer or his paid assistant; the latter
generally appears to be the most aggrieved
thereby showing his extreme absorption
in his employers interest.
These latter cannot ship nov but at a
loss, yet why buy ?-they will hold on,
relying on their judgment for better
price-they do not do business to lose
money. Why blame the farmer for doing
little speculation in what cost them many
days Of hard toll to produce?
AFRAID THE GRANGE IS POLITICAL,
Some are fearfully anxious about the
organization, asserting that it is political
mnvement and will infarfara NTH 4ha