The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-19
SUBORDINATE ORANGES.
STATE GRANGE.

10 Fifth degree: Pomona (Hnpe.) 81.
Composed of Masters of subordinate
Oranges and their wives who are matrons.
Past Masters and their wives who are
matrons shall be honorary members and
eligible to office, but not entitled to vote
NATIONAL GRANGE.
Sixth Degree: Flora (Charity)
Comp osed Of Masters of State oranges
aud their wites who have taken the de-
gree of Pomona. Past Masters of State
Oranges aud their wives who have taken
said degree of Pomona shall be hon
orary members and eligible to office, but
rot entitled TO vote.
Seventh Degree (Earth.)
Members of the National Grange W no
have served one year therein may become
members of this degree npon application
and election. 1t shall have charge of the
secret work of the order, and shall be
court of Impeachment of all officers of the
National Grange s--..
Members of this degree are honorary
members of the National Grange, ard are
eligible to Office therein, but not entitled
to vote.
The National Grange possesses no dl
rect power over subordinate oranges
Each grange must be self-supporting, and,
either stand or fall by its own weight.
Now that l. has become such power,
some designing men wish to make it a
political machine. others wish to turn it
INTO grand insurance enterprise; but the
National Grange reserves advisory power,
and says: Let every subordinate grange
become an insurance company and take
care of themselves" There is no reason
why house burned in Minnesota should
ne paid for in part in South Carolina.
The great man who originated the scheme
true friend. and so long as be can prevent
it n" absolute power will be invested in
the high authorities at Washington.
| During the year 1872 new oranges were
formed to the number of 1,105 Among
the items of expenditure for printing we
find the sum of So 344 So. and since the
or'ier was Introduced there have beer is-
sued for gratuitous distribution 705 900
sheets OF printed paper, and not single
sheet has been ranked since The order
was started, and there is not a State or
Territory where the order is not known.
In regard to the standing Of the States,
Iowa staLds first and South Carolina next
There have been printed and gratuit
oasIy distributed during the year by the
National Grange 514,5O0 Bryan fund pub
llrations "a to s PIP. pamphlctsD 10000
manuels, bound in cloth; %, 100 circulars
70 900 blanks, 1900 keys to manuals, and
80 900 constitutions.
The following in regard 20 the National
Grange are the words of its highest OF
doer," Mr.. Saunders, its originator and
thunder, and who thus far has not by any
designing men been removed from the
place he 50 deservedig occupies and may
Ills shadow as Worthy Master" never
grow less:
Permit me to allude briefly to some Of
the more conspicuous duties of the Ma
tlona Grange. conceive that its primer
pal duties are to collect and disseminate
information for the benefit of the whole
order to place State oranges in CO oper-
atiye communication, and advise subor-
dinate oranges with reference 10 matte rs
of special intere est. Thus it acts simply
as an age ncy. But it should be something
more than this Bel ng in com munication
with the hoe order. it is eminently
',Iaced in position to Judge as to the
Value Of measures calculated be for the
best interest Of the whole, and thus L.
should DO creative as we'll as admlnistra-
tive. Above all things it must avoid re-
sDonsibilities that leg,timately belong
either to State or subordinate oranges Tt
should endeavor to inculcate the princi-
pies Of action that are Of general applica
ton rather than enter into executive de,
tails which must of necessity vary &C
cordipg tolhcal and special circumstances.
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