The Grange advance., 1873-10-29

AOtA0B your EOWH pFVOuSse,f11u s0e CucSPeSt{i
methods Of securing your own supplies.
SHOULD BUILD MANUrAcToR1Es IN THE WEST.
To this end the people Of the West should
combine their efforts and their capital, to
build up home manufactures, to create
business centers and markets here at home,
bring the producer and consumer nearer
together, and save freights which must
ever, under any circumstances, be heavy
burden to this far West. Here, in the
uniting Of the people, in such needed and
beneficial enterprises as your Oranges,
may also be most powerful agents. Do
these things in order to procure wealth and
,- WEALTH IS POWER. -
respectability. For wealth is power, and
there is no more powerful argument, nor
argument that will sooner command re-
spect with Eastern capitalists, and Eastern
Legislators even, than the power Of wealth.
While our homes are mortgaged to Eastern
Insurance companies, and Eastern Trans
portation companies and Eastern capital
lists, while the East has mortgages plas-
| tered all over the West, we are in a poor
position to dictate terms to the East, or to
command their attention or respect. But
| let US save our money, pay off our debts,
get out Of their clutches, and in situation
to hold our products for the highest mar
ket, and then we can meet them on equal
| terms more, the West can then dictate
her own terms.
MUST BE INFORMED.
There is another important work that
your Oranges must accomplish if you would
do anything toward a reform in the affairs
of government. Every member of your or
der who is a voter or is to become voter.
! II you would exert power. or command
respect in politics, must be posted on the
men and issues of the day. The times of
great reforms are times Of great danger.
Base, designing men will always noun,
to the topmost wave in times of excitement
and strive to ride into power.
GOOD MEN MODEST, EASILY M1sLEAD.
While honest. sober men are busy about
their own affairs, and are soberly thinking
and planning means Of doing away with the
evils that they feel pressing upon them.
they are generally, in their honesty, ex-
tremely unsuspecting, and are too ready to
clasp hands with any one who espouses
their cause, to penetrate the friendly guise,
to discover the real design hidden beneath.
| DANGER AHEAD.
The greatest danger to the farmers move
ment, to-day, is, that demagogues, petty
politicians, Stimulating great solicitude for
the dear, suffering, outraged farmers,'
will, in an unguarded moment, ride into
power and sell you out, bag and baggage.
1t has been in view Of this fact that wise,
sincere men, men whose hearts are loyal to
the people in this struggle, have prophe-
sled that the Oranges cannot be kept to-
gether through more than one election.
You should remember that men as we'll as
things are not always what they seem.
Bad men are often the most daring and will
take the lead unless forced to the rear. It
is not every man that owns a farm even
that is to be trusted. The country, as we'll
as the city, has it's politicians, in this fast
age, men who are everlastingly after some
little Office, for which they are unworthy
and unqualified. Some farmers farm their
neighbors more than they do their own
fields; and let the people avoid these men
Of all others. We have already seen the
danger of putting bad men in Office, and
the folly of entrusting our government to
men who are privately vicious or dishonest.
| LAZY MEN NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
1t is not safe to elect lazy men to office be-
cause you consider them good for nothing
else, and you find them willing to blushing-
ly accept the honor, for there is no office,
the duties of which properly and faithfully
performed, does not require faithful, hard
work, and if your lazy man does not steal,
as most lazy men will, he will do that
which is just as injurious to the interests
of the people, he will neglect to prepare
himself for and to perform the duties Of his
Office. If he is in the Legislature, he will
vote for laws without investigation, with
out understanding them, will be the dupe
Of the enterprising rogue. Neither is it
AvAR1c1oUs MEN WILL SELL THE PEOPLE OUT.
safe to elect the avaricious, grasping man,
whose feelings are all centered in the one
passion of money getting. for with
roll Of greenbacks before his eyes, such
man is no more responsible for his acts
than topper in the presence of his master,