The Grange advance., 1873-11-12
The wv Press.

The present mo- ement among the farm
srs and laborers Of This country, among 9TH
er new things and nj ideas, is giving rise to
an entirely new ana independent class/of
journalism. The older journals, bouyA to
the old ways the oh systems, and tie old
theories, have beef slow to break away
from them, and thea it has beed considered
rather dangerous ground anS ehsy have
been kept back byEwhat has sefmed\ their
own best interests. While SOME journals
have treated the movement with sort Of
silent, cold respeet, others have dealt out
abuse without stint, fully showing that
they knew nothing Of the internal charac-
ter Of the movement. But in the meantime
deep or radical change has been going
on. New ideas shave been developed and
have clamored for q proper channel tor
their full and intelligent expression. New
questions Of political and domestic economy
have been broug ght up, and new theories
advanced and new channels for their inde-
pendent discussion have been demanded.
New rights have been sought, and journals
to set forth, espouse and to fight FOR these
rights have become necessity. A new
class Of news Of peculiar interest to over
half a million people, scattered all over
this great nation, has come into existence
and demanded newspapers devoted to its
publication. These demands and wants
have not been unheeded. The mail brings
to our table nearly every day new advo-
cate of the new doctrines. The first to
reach US was the Industrial Age of Chica-
20, a newspaper full Of good reading,
wholly devoted to principles of reform.
Next comes the Anti-Monopolist. of Buffa-
10, New York, showing up monopolists,
and giving forth no uncertain sound to the
people in their great struggle. Then
comes The Scytde, of New York, moving
broad swath through rings and combina-
tions, and scattering to the four winds all
the good news,of the uprisings of jfhe peo-
pie throughout the land !; giving Iaccounts
of National and State Oranges, a I'D print
ing speeches Of grange men, ricee1iQgs
aud resolutions of grange AeetAg(, ahd
cutting to the right and left With Altojlal
quill, clearing the way for he ADVANCE
columns of reformers. Then cd Ipes Ths>ln-
diana Weekly Granger, with its pillow and
share. devoted Ito the interests of Patrons
of Husbandry, industrial pursuits and gen
eral news, striking out new lands and turn
ing deep burrows These are but the be-
ginning; every one of these have been
started within two months. Of older jour-
nails having general circulation, devoted
directly to the interests Of Patrons of Hus-
bandry, are the Iora Homestead, of Musca-
tine, and the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago.
These journals have all hoisted the stand
ard Of the laborer and unfurled the colors
of the P. of H. The fate of the Order must
be their fate. These Journals are such az
to waken the honest pride of every true
Patron, and must at once take position with
the best journals Of the country. At the
present rate it will be but short time un-
til every state and every county will have
its paper devoted TO the cause Of the hus-
bandman, to advancing the new order.
There can be no more powerful agent
for advancement, nor engine of power than
a press devoted to the new work, committed
so far as to be dependent thereon.
The GRANGE ADVANCE compliments itself
upon being among the very first to start,
and is glad to be found in such good com
pany. Let the Patrons, one and all, rally
to the support OF their papers, that monop-
olies may be met and vanquished with the
same kind of weapons which they have 50
long used to keep lthemselves in the good
graces of the people. and it will not be long
untilthe people will lave all the lights which
they can ask.
Crossing a Ferry.