Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-04
rlrE EEUTLAND HERALD
.rrRsDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1877;
ORANGES IN WISCONSIN.

ORANGES IN WISCONSIN.
nn,, readers will pardon us for spend 7
...,.o much of their time in the discus
.nor the new farmers movement, as
.s called. ON account of the general
...,.tcry that seems to peryade many in
..frpnt men as 10 the scope and pur-
,,..aor these organizations. In the East
.,les lr.n generally understood that
h,mnpose Of the oranges, was 10. in
.,,r,rate some political measures, that
...r.. to overthrow all existing political I
.,rties. and found a new regime upon
N. sole idea Of war upon railroads, and |
.nrciaI legislation as a cure for all the |
Evils of government and society. We |
have rodoubt but there are some dis
,.rtrutcd spirits in the oranges, even
sufficiently numerous in, some sections
fo control subordinate societies, who
have no higher object than to wreak a
little personal spite upon railroads, or to
control The law-making power in favor
ofa class. This seems to have been the
status of the oranges of Dodge county,
Wisconsin, when, on the gath of July,
tbcy assembled in convention at Beaver
Dam. and resolved to cut loose from
9oth political parties and start new one
of their owa, and this they supplement
ed with the statement that as neither the
RepubHcannor Democratic parties, were
willing or ableto suppress the prevail
mg political corruption, and the bank,
railroad, telegraph, and other monopo-
lies Of the day, the farmers must take
care Of themselves by a new political
arrapization.
This Dodge. County movement carries
the obnoxious doctrines, that have been
charged upon them by their enemies, to
their full length, and if followed by any
considerable number of the organization,
would create Just alarm in good citi-
7rns, who desire pure and impartial gov
grnment. But it is not being followed.
The State grange at once repudiated it,
as a sedition from the purposes of their
organization, and warned all grangers to
beware of the Vaccinations, of those
who desire to violate the fundamental
principles of the order, by involving
them in the turmoils of political strife.
At this, the Dodge county faction
withdrew the obnoxious proposition, and
called a meeting, to consult upon bust
ness pertaining to. the interests of the
order. This meeting was held on the
96tnof August, and the following de
caration of principles made, which are
undoubtedly the hesentiments of Wisconsin
farmers:
Hps0lred, That we are in favor OF the iul-
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin Tlv-
ers the Mississippi River, and the water
channels that tend to cheaper transporta-
Resolrcd. That railroads are the public
highways and we ask, nay, demand, that
our state and National Legislatures snail
control them by just and equitable law.
Rry9lred, That the Executive COMMITTED
be Instructed to procure and distribute 10
the several sub-grangcS petluons 70 Con
grpss for better and cheaper transports,
tIon from the West to the Atlantic , ano
southern scaboard, with request thal
said petition be signed as numerously az
possible, and returned to the Secretary oi
the state Grange at as early day as pos
sIbie, to be by him forwarded to congress
at the beginning of the next session.
Res0iUed, That we will support no man
for Office who has ever been guilty OF re-
ceiying a retrospective increase OF salary
for public services. orreceived an advance
" salary by the act of March 3, 1915
8lr. Shanlland, the member OF the
noti, >ual executive committee for Iowa
,,os rr, sent and addressed the meeting
r,on the success OF the cooperative sys
tenn so far Us it had been adopted among
farmers and advised oranges to pur
chase as much as aspossible from manufae
turers. and saving the profits OF middle
men, and dwelt at great length upon TIT
desirability of extending the prlnclple 0.
co-oneration to the selling of the presen
harvest. and in the transportation O
the products of the farm over rall
roads. The general sentiment wa
heavilv opposed to political actor
or the nomination of any ticket, and
resolution that the oranges should try u
influence the caucuscs of the parties t
which the members belonged was Yote'
down by a heavy majority. We can re
ioice that the yeomanry of the land ar
aking these measures for their protec
tion. The transportation lines OF III
country between the East and Wes'
have combined tokeep freights far aooV
what they ought to be, and by reason 0
being able to form these combination
Of the great trunk lines, the monopoilsl
have not only controlled rates but nav
welded political influence, that
many instances has directed the polite
and legislation Of States, and, probably
of the nation. The present facilities
the carrying trade are not sufficient
supply the demands of the people, an
it is abundantly proper that the peopl
interested should organize, to proVlo
new avenues for transportation, an
counteract the organized expressions
the monopolsts by counter organize
effort. We think that most OF u
measures set forth in these resolution
are sound, although we believe the SCI
ond resolution is unfortunate Ia i
wording, and that special legislation #
cheaper and better transportion, will NJ
be found the.remedy for existing evil
but that in building new lines and r
sisting combinations of existing lines, |
bringing about competitions, will sol
the difficulty. The people will readi
pardon the earnestness of the last res
luton, when they see the honest indi
nation felt by all classes at the atrocio
salary grab that it condemns.