, 1873-12-10
Tho hHlIiation Of tho Order will
Political Movements Dis
C0untcnanCcd.
Tho Improvement Of the Mississippi
by tho National Government
Urged.
Aldrocs Of Grand Mastcr A. B.
Snlellcy.


Tho Membership Of tho Iowa Oranges
Nearly 100000.
spec;at ptspa.ch to The cn,cdao 7rioHne.
D1oontsuroN, ILL.,. Doo 0.-Escry lotol anu
boarlipg-houso III the city is filed this morning
with lglogatos to tho third annual moeting or
tho State Grange. Thls Convention Is composed
Of tue 1lastova Of tho subordinate GranBoA. as
thcro nrc now 400 Oranges in this Statc, and as
nearly ovory Grange Is expected to bo repro
sof,ted, son,e little idea nay 10 formed in re-
gard to tho importance Of this Convention.
Tho c:tizouH hero econ1 to bo utterly dumb
foua1ad by this sudden nnd une*poctct
tidal-wave Of Grangors. who havo completely
taken possession Of thcir 1uiot peacoful town.
1ncro has novor boon In this State sueh repre-
sentative gathering Of tho people. Tho tono OF
tlocpuyeraution und their determined lookH Soon
to convince outsidors that the tarangers mean
business, and that tho days Of monopoly ana
uteal, u!,all end. The policy md work as hero
developed will dosormine in great monEure tho
FUTURE BucoEss or THIS ORGANIZATION.
The present olficors seem fully to realize
the responsibility Of tue situation and
aro free to say that tho magnitude
and dcep feeling in this cause rs here
developed, oyorwhelms them. Az tho dologntoa
nero pouring into the hall, a crowd OF men OBJ
lorving thom exclaimed, Where did nh those
fellows como from2 Theao Graugors WILL olect
tho noxt President"
MORNING SESSION.
At the morning session Of tho Grange. y. ..
Goldor, Of Rock Tails, called tho Grange
too%g t. osr tats @ acor tue vsfsasr E. G
Morrison Lecturer, Il. Woodford. Rock fatis:
Steward. J. Baird. Sterling; Assistanr-steward,
g. " Rstton Deavau Ghnpss;in, a: B. s Hn1,n5
Grove; Secretary, .. Fanning. Gait; Cato
keeper, ". L. Mcl1Iister, Morrison ceres, Mrs.
D. W. Damo, Lanark; pomoua, Miss NJ. J.
Laphan';, Morrison Flora Miss =; t., Golde5' =
Rock Fas Lady AssintantS;te"eGsa, m1s r.
n. DAME, Lanari D. N. Foster, Startling J:F.
Gliddon, De Knlb W. ". Corbett, Chicago ".
". Titon, Dixon William kennody. Dixon 4:
aoaar sterng o. e. E9np1n ~ ay,na ma Tie
morning session was occupied with Tho collecting
Of passwords and comforting the hfsh doEreo OF
the Order, which is necessary to bo recordou 80
that subordinate Masters may taxe aeass u a lne
between 600 and 700 delegates were present.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SPEECH OF MR. COLDER.
eeodinEs BY tho doliyory Of tho following aa-
dreas:
spnual meeting of tho Slate Grange. About tllree
months must elapso, however, before the 1u comrlo.
a s IL sseGSs %ari % hss %i sns
Tho first annual meeting saa held In December lst q
which about seventy auh-Granges !scro reported.
shs ts Sse na au growth s
IT, L appear eas O. ag
work adapted to tho circumstances OF tho state
arsnGe sg0 ag 1S ,, to ~ INV a " e
work Of tho Order In this State during the past year
has not een COMMENSURATE with its strength, Or tha,
The operations Of this executive officers have been less
aggressive than they ought to be, 1t can only be an~
swore tint their work has boen IN quite strict har,
4 % IL ass % annual mso.ing; and take occasion hor
to express the hope thht our successors VIII pay al
q apogs 70 pbenos e9
POWER or TIE PATRONS.
Woshoud have littlo to do on this occasion but Z
h* view trust this worthy 5oay syIn1ath'ze T1th me
wise counscl and conaderase nct!on. We bayo organ
cant Of perncious to tho far1nlpa cassss and to tn
1asses In general according Us # directed y VIZ
m a o
= ;ne}eifs {a which, a@pe Will fee'''
nELATioNB TO roLr1lcs.
What aro. tho relntiona of TIL. Order t
A'S of ths HssAAtatto stas hayo worried solsy ID i
iutssoat Of political organization, Or % conasis
would @ @ consider by retereres to tls Sroad principle
law. Of the roationshr which conceive to exist b.
Mbs sa a vc sa sny
u nss %eSns & ~
.r1 fnnt jfn1v
between tas General aaa sats ooysrltoens: 7, !,
delegated to tho 0r1nEo: md tho anbo1a,nate aranR
% ahouia bo s saeordnato to its rules and ohedet 70
requirements. Thu constitution Of the Molten
Grunge prohibits pnfs @ association on hs fGp gr
t + d5teet violation e t1s r. eoasiltutI! 3 a
70 aetina iabe to tho ea oss Il il. Charter Tho
stances 1t this kind that Aave occurred, prcaun
Ieason. .' do not reier 10 item viii snS intention
taking oficia. notice Of than, Int such practic
should hereafter bo carefully reformed
RELATIONS 70 rAnAEns ASSOCIATIONS.
The requirements in tho spcona case may not ho
s::s 81 ns far ~ tue fss'n % Own nn SsS
hte a1ny theR sas
i liz tho az asts ~ Farmers' xssociatio Yhia organic
ton, not devised TOR the purpose Of political aet1s
mas become MfRa1f coMInlteu ~ 1NEu t*Asos =
State Association md tho Grange diatinctly differ
this. Tho State Association L. an open organazat!t
and the order cf phtrona Is close, or aecret orGani
tion, and composed OF mono but farmeta or tht
whoso interests arc identified With farmers. and
rluuA Of work are narrowed ats alsna arc mi
specific, md ita premise Of succoss G.
resrondiusly greater. From tho ycry nature of
case, it can always he outlawel n ~ association d
whsneyer necessary, can no easily out~yoted.
Tho want Of harmony nnu agreeueut a. to mos
aud purposes should ha Autaoont reaH0n to Prev
tho organized connection Of the two kints OF orgau
tton.
The expenAo to individual orangera Of ropreson
ton In two State organizations IL another obec
The objection has been made to tue draugers' org
lxation that i il too exponnive. Tho tax Tessn
iA7teJ by the ExealtFe Committee Of the State Fax
sxa' 1asocalIop " 10 centa for eaeh member Of OIL
u Orange. in order to tho saml.sson . =,
delegates to the Association, while tho q
A. Hrs,1va Ii still loft to moot ttI6 running eIpnut