The Grange advance., 1874-02-18
National Grange Platform.

National Grange Platform.
Ch"rt(y the lHict forney Sone-4 Better and
Hyh,r .H""hood-Earor Economy md OPP
pose Credit-Not Enemies Of Railroads .r
Capital, but opposed to Tyranny and Nonop-
ohes-Not q Political Purity, nor 10 he n,ude
one.
At St. Louis, on Wednesday last, the
National Grange adopted Il platform.
which is published i'll the large dailieS Of
Thursday. We give below the main!
resolutions. or pianks in the platform.
DECLARATIONS or p, Rr,sEs
Profoundly impressed wi;;l thc t12nh
that the National ti"n4> ii ti:, l. nNet'
States Sh'uI, 'i"tiri7"y j,ruci,I. ~ the
world lis general Objects VIZ i.re,y
unanimously make this ,urAr;,ti,.!, Il
purposes ot tl,r Patrons u' iiu>juneiry.
.fust- t1iseti siy the strong ana
faithful ne oi' ;,.,iclliturr We mutually
resolve to labo; !or the yv., ii ctr Or
der. our country, and mankinni
~"""fDWt heartily endorse the
'ir'tto: IN essentials Unity in ,lol-
essentials l.ilrrty: in ii! things Char
ity.
jh',':-Wr shall rn,lvay;,r 10 advance
our cause iy iaoorin@ TO accomplish r|.r
following ohjccts:. liz ,ivy,'iu;, Ii better
and higher nl"nlA",d i;i;. wumuihu,J
among ourselves; 10 cnllulivr ;Iu: c.l,.-
forts and attraction ot our homes. ;;n,,,
strengthen our attachments ~ our pur-
suits to foster mutual understanding
and cooperation to maintain invi0at,:
our laws, and to emulate each other. ~
labor to hasten the GOOD time coming
to reduce our expenses both individual
and corporate to buy less ;!l, produce
more. III order 10 make uur farms self
supporting: (" diversity our crrl,s, and
plant no more than We can cultivate: 10
condensc the weight uf ,1sr exports, sell
lii. ,'>> III 1hr bli>i!,'I. and more on the
'iuoi' ami III t,".vr> ~ y>trn,:tizc uut
Won k, and calculate Inteliyenriy III. the
probabilities; !; to diSco.nt.ll;,lpc. the cred
Ii SYSTEM: 1hc mortgage system. the fash
:ion system, and every other system tend
my /" p"di@ality and bankruptcy. We
propose neetjn. together. talking ,oyetil-
or, working together. Buying together.
selling together, and generally acting TO-
Sether for our mutual protection and al-
Vanceilent. as occasion may require
We shall avoid |iti cation as much as Dos
s'hIv. by arbitration in the Grange. We
Shall constantly strive to secure entire
harmony, good will. and vital brother
hood among ourselves, and to make the
order perpetual, We shall earnestly en-
deavor to suppress l,trsonal, local. sec
tional and national preiudiceS. all ,u.-
healthy rivalry: and all selfish ambition
Faithful adherence 10 these principles
will insure our mental, and moral, social
and material advancement.
f"u,fh-For our business interests we
desire 10 bring producers and consumers.
tanners and manufacturers into the lnost
intimate relations possible. Hence, we
must dispense with |; surplus Of middle
men, not that we arc unfiiendly to them,
put we 90 not need them. Their sur
Plus ana their eNactions diminish our
profits. We Wage no aggressive warfare
against any other interests whatever. On
the contrary, all our acts and all our ef.
forts, 50 far as business is concerned ,ro
not only for the benefit of producers but
also for all other interests that trv 70
bring those two parties into spcedy:and
economical contact. Hence we hold that
transportation companies Of every kind
are necessary to our success that their
interests are ultimately connected with
our interests, and that harmonious action
Is mutually advantageous. Keeping in
View the tllst sentence in our declaration
OF principles Of action, that !: individual
happiness depends upon the general pros
perlty, we shall therefore advocate t;n
every State the increase in every practi-
cable way Of all facilities for transporting
cheaply to the seaboard or between home
producers and consumers, all the produc-
tions Of our country We adopt it as
our fixed purpose to open out the chan
nels in Natures great arteries that the
lfe-blood Of commerce may flow freely.
We are not enemies Of railroads. nav;o,-