The Grange advance., 1873-12-24

Much news and some correspondence
has been crowded out by Grange matters
this week We always publish what we
consider the most important.
We give an outline of the proceedings
at the State Grange in the present issue.
We will commence the publication Of the
secretary's report of the proceedings in
full in our next issue.
That head has got into the papers as
will be seen by an article published in
the Minneapolis Times. It is just as
nice as the Times says it is, and we shall
spread it before our readers as New Years
surprise if nothing breaks between here
and Chicago.
The fierce conflict between the railroads
and anti-monopolists in California on
the Senatorial contest has resulted in
victory for the people, in the election of
Gov Newton Booth on the Goth inst The
fight has been long and severe one, the
Legislature having 5ballotted daily for a
week or more. This is a most glorious VIC
tory. Things are working.
The contest for State Senator in the
Rochester district having resulted in tie
last fall between Mr. Benedict, Republi-
can candidate, and Mr.. Westfall, opposition
candidate, special election was held on
Tuesday last, which resulted in the election
of Mr. Westfall by seventy-six majority.
They figure close on these matters over
there in Olmsted. Mr.. Westfall was the
Farmers candidate. Tally another.
While as the State Grange we were told
Of farmers in Nicollet and adjoining coun-
ties, whose crops were entirely cut off by
grasshoppers, and who have raised neither
bread nor seed, and are in debt for their
seed of last year. Now cannot some means
be devised by which Patrons in the more
favored portions of the State, where crops
have been so abundant, can contribute Of
that abundance for the relief of their
afflicted brothers ?
Why cannot law be passed at our next
Legislature, 80 modifying the tax law that
no lands shall be advertised for taxes before
the 18th of June? The way the law stands
now nearly all the land in the State is ad-
vertised for taxes each year, and thousands
of dollars paid out for advertising that
might be saved. Nobody will pay taxes
in February or March because the use Of
the money is worth more than the penalty,
and what is the necessity of advertising
and wasting money for nothing?
Mr.. Beck, straight out-and-out demo-
crat, and member of Congress from Ken
tucky, speaking Of the late Cuban difficulty,
says, "Thc President might have plunged
the country into difficulties and perhaps
have aggrandized himself at the expense
of the country, but the course which he
has pursued has been extremely moderate
and WISE" Now this is the way we like
to hear q man talk. Why should the mer-
itorious acts Of public officer be con-
.demned and denounced because he happens
to belong to a certain party, or his foolish
and impolitic acts lauded to the skies for q
similar reason? When will we judge men
according to their merits rather than by
their political services and alliances
We surely ought to have the best finan-
cial system under the sun pretty soon.
Every member Of Congress knows just how
to fix it up right, and has got his bill ready.
The only trouble is going to be that every
honorable gentleman knows very we'll that
his bill is better than any other that can
be devised or suggested by human intelli-
gence, and consequently will feel in duty
bound to vote against all others: and then
whore shall we:6nd gulf sufficiently bot
tomlsss, TO swallow up this mighty waste Of
6ranoial sccumen and ability !? ns
We have5only two words to suggest in
reference 70 our finances. but then we know
they are old and stale, and probably not up