The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-19
The National Crnnge-Declaration o
Principles

The National Crunze-Deciaration OF
| Principles,
The National Grange received tho re-
port OF the Committee on Resolutions
and adopted it unanimously. It is as
| follows:
Profoundly impressed with the truth
that the National Grange of the United
States should definitely proclaim to the
world it's general objects, we hereby
unanimously make this declaration OF
the purpose Of tho Patrons of Hus-
bandry:
l. United by the strong and faithful
.ie az agriculture, we mutually Eeao!ve
to labor for the good of our order, our
country and mnukipd.
2. We heartily endorse the sentiment,
10 essentials, unity; in non-essentials,
liberty; in all things, charity"
8. we shall endeavor to ad vance our
cause ny iaborlng to accomplish the fol.
lowing objects: 10 develop better and
higher manhood and womanhood amppc
ourselves; to enhance the comforts and
attractions Of our homes nd sire ngthcn
our attachments to our pursuits; to fos-
ter mutual understanding and oo-opera.
tion; TO maintain iuviolnte our laws; to
stimulate ench oth,r to labor; to hasten
the good time coming; to reduce our
expenses, both individual and CO opera
tive; to buy less and produce more, in
order to make our farms seIf-sustaining;
to diversity our crops. and crop no more
than We can cultivate; to condense the
weight Ut our exports. selling less in the
busEel and more on tho hoOf and in the
fleece; to syssema.ize our work and cal
culatc inteiiigently our probabilities. to
dlsconntenance the credit system, mort
gage system, fashion system and every
other system tending to prodigality and
Daukruptc.; VIC propose to act together
for our mutual protection unI advance
| ntht OF the nssoclatiOn; we shall avoid
litigation ns much rs possible by arbitra.
ton; we shall constantly strive to secure
entire harmony, guud will aud brother
hood among ourselves and to make our
orucr pcrpetuui; We shall earnestly en-
'tcavor tn suppress personal, local, see
tionat aud national prejulices, all un-
healthy rivalry, u!l selfish ambition.
Faithful alhercncs to these principles
Will insure oar mental, moral, social and
material advancement.
1 We desire to bring producers aud
consumers, farmers aud manufacturers
into thu most direct aud friendly relu-
tons possible; henca we must dispense
with the surplus Of middlemen. We
wngc no aggressive warfare against any
other Interests whatever; on the con
trary. al our ucts and all our Efforts. as
far ~ business is concerned, are not
only for tho benefit OF producers and
Consumers, but also ior all other inte.
rests that tend to bring these two par
ties into speedy and economical contact.
Hence we hold That transportation com.
panies Of every kind ure necessary to
our success; TINT their interests are in
tlmately connected with our interests,
and harmonious action is mutually ad-
vantagcous, keeping in view the first
sentence III our declaration Of principles
of action-that individual happiness
deepcns our general prosperity. We
shall, therefore, advocate for every
State incrcase IN every prnctraiie wnv
Of al facilities for transporting cheaply
to the scnbonrd, or between home pro
ducers and consumer, all produc lions
of our country. We are not enemies of
railroads, na9igable aud irrigaling Ca
nails, nor OF any corporations that will
advance our individual interests, nor OF
any laboring classes. In our noble or.
der. there is no Communism and no
nSrarianian. we are opposed to such
spirit and management OF any corpora.
ton or enterprise ns tends to oppress
people and rob them of their inst pro.
it's We are not enemies to capital. bu.
W: oppose the tyrauny OF monopu!ies.
We long to soc the antagopism between
capital and labor removed by .cL. lon
consent aud Ivy enlightened statesman.
ship worthy Of tho nineteenth century.
We are opposed to excessive salaries,
high rites of interest, and exorbitanl
per centaso on profits or trade, ns they
greatly increase our burdens, and do no,
bear II proper proportion to The profits
Of tho producers. We desire only self
protection aud protection of every true
interest offered by Legitimate transac
tions, legitimate trade, and legitimate
profits. We shall advance the cause OF
education among ourselves and for on,
children by all just mcans within on,
power. We especially advocate for our
agricultural and industrial colleges that
!; practical agriculture, domestic science
: and all arts which adorn the home, be
taught in their courses Of study.
.. We emphatically and sincerely us.
sort the o!t-rapeatctl truth taught in on,
; organic law, that the grango-national
State or snbordinate-ls not polticn
or party organization. No grange, il