Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07
new Movement.

Elsewhere in our columns VIII he
found, under this caption, copy OF
Call now in circulation. The friends
OF the movement, so far as we know,
are persops dissatisfied with the man
ner in which the Grange ticket was
nominated. Their hope is, OF course,
to unite men of all parties, as the Call
| states. To what extent they will sue
coed in this remains to be seen. 1t IL
| very certain that there are great
number OF persons, even In the Grange.
who are not satisfied with all the NOM
inees offered them by Saturdays Con-
vention, and will repudiate at least a
portion of the ticket. They consider
. mileage grabber as bad as a salary
grabber, and cannot be induced to en-
dorse him at the polls. Other Gram
gers honestly believe that the Order
was not designed for q political ma
chine, and should not be made such.
There are also, doubtless, hundreds OF
persons, outside the Grange organiza-
ton who are In sympathy with its
declared objects, and who would glad
ly have co-operated in good faith with
Grangers In the nomination of tick
ct through an open Convention, and
would have given an earnest support
TO ticket so made. They will not,
however, support ticket nominated
as this was, and composed entirely OF
men within the Grange and bound by
secret pledges. A Peoples opposition
ticket is perhaps the legitimate result
of the exclusive proceedings Of the
Grange party. This Grange party has
entered the field with determination
to break up the old parties and gobble
up the Offices. 1t asks us to vote its
ticket but gives us no opportunity to
assist in the choice Of its nominees,
and no chance for representation upon
its ticket. 1t says TO US, we propose To
monopolize the offices, make your
laws, levy and collect your taxes and
handle your money; and you may
have the privilege Of voting for us and
paying our salaries and "it will be
better for the man who dares to oppose
us, If a milestone were hanged abou!
his neck"
And yet this same Grange party
processes to be opposed to monopo-
lies and "rings," opposed to class
legislation" and in favor Of equal
rights. Calmly and dispassionately
reviewing the professions Of this par
ty, and comparing Its professions with
its acts, do we find II just, wise, con-
sistent and charitable, or the reverse
We speak now Of the Grange as a po-
litical party, and not Of the Grange as
a society or brotherhood Of farmers
and laborers, associated fer mutual
improvement and protection Of their
mutual business and social interests.
Churches, trade unions, Masonic so.
cieties, and Oranges are useful, each In
It's Legitimate sphere; but any one
of these might, with as much propri-
ETY. AZ the Grange, assume the form
and functions OF a political party, and
present a ticket, composed exclusively
Of it's own members, and ask the PEG.
Pile to support it. For the Grange we
have no opposition, but rather en-
enlargement, so long as it does not, in
our opinion, strike at the public wei
fare. But the Grange party, IA now
organized IN this county, for n political
fight must not expect TO escape plain
criticism, and possibly sturdy blows
and must not calculate that all will
cover before 1t or fawn upon 1t.
We have spoken plainly MS above
not to favor the so-called anti-mOnop-
oily convention, but rather to show the
true state of things now existing
about Us.