The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-10-30
NoWas Party Of Spectators Turned to Farm.
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As matter of course, Boston must have a
Grange. Having furnished brains for the rul-
ING party during the last twelve years, and see
inc that this Grange movement might even
tiase in ruling party itself, Boston deterain-
ed to be prepared for contingencies, and so,
while holding her grip on the Republican
party, made provision for getting grasp on the
Grange whenever that organization should
show signs of getting uppernost. Accordingly
anumher of intellectual gentlemen OF Boston
made application in due form to the National
Grange for charter, which was granted, and
the Boston Grange of Patrons OF Hasbandry
speedily became an accomplished fact, with a
large membership, and prodigious aggrega'
tion of intellectually. - aj.,,
The result would soon have developed. At
the very first National Convention of Grangers
that might be held, Boston's voice would have
been heard, loud, deep and irrepressible Bos-
ton delegater would have made the great
speeches, enunciated the fundamental doctrines,
written the platforms and been made chairmen
of the principal committees. In short, Boston
would have controlled the thing. For time
things got on famously with the Boston Grange
They held meetings regularly, discussed agricul-
tural subjects with all the profundity OF an
Gcumenical Council, and managed to secure
Che services of the Associated Press in trans
niittine the substance of their deliberations
abroad. This finally attracted the attention OF
the rest of the Grangers, and they began to in
uuire among themselves. What manner of
Farmers are these who till thesoil of Beacon
stree. and feed their focks upon Boston Com
mon These inquiries resulted in the discovery
that the Boston Grange was made mp OF grain
snecllators and commission merchants!
Complaints now came from the West that
tas1e admission of grim snecuiatOrs into the
order would be disastrous to its interests, and
must he stopped at all hazards. Many hot
headed Grangers even urged the expulsion of
Deputy ). C. Abbott who organized the Grange,
while all were unanimous in demanding that
the grain speculators' Grange should cease to
exist. In Difference to these complaints, the
Worthy Grand Master of the National Grange,
Dudley Adams, on the oath of September, re-
Yoked the charter of the Grange, and directed
the officers to turn over their books and papers
to Deputy Abbott; but the Boston Grange
fatlv refused to do so, and now it proposes to
carry the question up to the National Grange.
The members claim that they are all interested
in farming pursuits, which is the only quallh-
cation Of membership. AS the Boston Grange
comprises among its members some strong busl-
ness men, there is little doubt Of their making
. very strong fight. Meanwhile the Boston
Grange has all the passwords, secret signs and
signals, and may we'll say, "What are you go
ing to do about it?"
There is something superlatively ridiculous
about this whole matter. Here is an organiza-
tion banded for the,express purpose of protec-
toin for the producing community against the
devices of spectators and middle men. And
mere ara number of specuiators and middle
men who adriotly manage to gain access to the
Order, and then stubbornly decline to be kicked
cut Nobody but Bostonese would ever have
had such sublime efftontry. Fancy one of the
solid men of Boston, with high shirt collar,
spectaclcs, double-breasted walking coat and
box toed shoes, holding his gold headed cane
under his left arm, while his right hand ex-
secret conventioa of Grangers.-N;ssouri Re-
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