The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-04-24
Grange Politics Condemned.

The Patrons are passing through
crisis in their history. They have
now l 100 Oranges in this State, and
at least 5000 members. This is vast
element of power, which many men
on the inside have an itching to use.
The temptation is great, and as they
went into the Order for that purpose
they do not mean to be put off Hence
their frantic efforts to make them
selves conspicuous, their anxiety TO be
thought the foremost champions of the
farmers cause, and their forwardness
to lay out the political ground which
the Oranges should occupy. Some of
these persons are Republicans, who
despair of getting what they want
from their own party. and are ready
to substitute a Farmers Party instead.
But more are Democrats, who have
long been anxious to see the Republic
can party knocked on the head, and
who fancy that the farmers club 10
just the tool with which to do it. For
several weeks the latter have been rub.
bling their hands in great glee over a
prospect so delightful to the democratic
soul. At last plan was hit upon to
break the ice for Grange movement
in politics. Two members Of the or
| der assembled at Waterloo and NOM
| mated candidates for Governor and
| Lieutenant Governor, aud sent it forth
to the world as the acton of twenty
Oranges They awaited the result
in breathless suspense. The Chicago
Tribune picked it up aud hailed the
forthcoming Farmers Party" The
Democratic papers, big and little,
caught up tile cry, and predicted
great things that were to happen in
Iowa. Among others the Debuque
7slegroph set its jews-harp to this Sc.
ductive note:
II the Changers mean TO become a
| political organization for the accom-
plishment Of legitimate purposes, let it
be done on an Independent basis, and
without honey-fugiing with either of
the partisan parties. The farmers o!
Iowa can rule the State if they want
to, and if they will ru lie it well all 9TH
ers will be satisfied, except the poll
tlcians by profession"
But the sensible farmers ia the
Oranges saw through all these attempts
to betray them into false step, and
We're indignant and none saw it more
clearly than the gentleman who had
been named for Governor, Hon. ID.
v Adams of Allamakee, who prompt
| ~ wr)te and published the follow
| ing letter:
WAUKoN, April l6.
ffcstdeat Waterloo association Of
Granges.:
DEAR STRAND BROTHER have
noticed IN various newspapers the
resolutions adopted at your recent
meeting, by which you make nom
nations for certain State offices, using
my name as your candidate for Gov.
ernor.
| certainly feel very proud that any
OF my fellow-citizens should consider
me worthy of their confidence; yet
am not vain enough to think could
I'LL a position Of such grave response
bility with credit to the great State OF
Iowa.
And further-as our order was not
organized as political party, permit
me to say in all kindness to my broth
er patrons, that ii seems most injudi-
cious to divert it from its original plan,
as tending no. only to defeat the very
object aimed at in the present, but also
our usefulness in the flu
ture.
Trustingall good patrons will re-
gard the good of the order, and my
personal friend defer to my wishes, /
am, Fraternally yours,
DUDLEY w. ADAMS.
This is excellent letter, and 1t de-
rives its chief significance from the
fact that Mr.. Adams was at tie head
OF the State Grange last year, and is
now President os the National organ
ization. This will give to his words
great weight, when he says that the
order was not intended "for politi- |
cal party and that to divert it from
It's original plan' will endsnger its
usefulness in the future. This is too
obvious to admit of dispute. No po-
litical party, based on a secret organ
lzation, can stand more than o single
Its management will sure
" fall into reckless hands, and all
who are outside will unite to crush Il.