The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-02-20
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.

The National Grange, after the trans
action of some minor business, received
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions, presented by Mr.. Wardlow, of
Florida, and adopted it unanimously.
It is as follows
Profoundly impressed with the truth
that the National Grange of the United
States should definitely present to the
world its general objects, we hereby
make this declaration of the purposes
of the Patrons of HUsbandry:
1. United by the strong and faithful
tie of agriculture, we mutually resolve
to labor for the good of our order, our
country and mankind.
2. We heartily indorse the motto, SIN
essentials unity, in non-essentials liber-
ty, in all things charity"
3. Ne shall endeavor to advance our
cause by Iaboriug to accomplish the
following objects To develop better,
higher manhood and womanhood among
ourselves to enhance the comforts and
attractions of our homes and strengthen
our attachments to our pursuits to
foster mutual understanding and CO.
operation; to maintain inviOlate our
laws and to emulate each other to labor
to hasten the good time coming; TO re-
duce our expenses, both individual and
corporate; to buy less and produce
more, in order to make our faI ms self
sustaining to diversity our crops, and
crop no more than we can cultivate; to
condense the weight of our exports,
selling less in the bushel and more on
hoof and in fleece to systematic our
work and calculate intelligently on the
probabilities to discountenance the
credit system, the mortgage system, the
\ fora
tending to bankruptcy. We propose
meeting together, talking together,
working together, buying together,
selling together, in general acting to-
gether for our mutual protection and
advancement, as the occasion may re-
quire. We shall avoid litigation as
much as possible, by arbitration in the
grange. We shall constantly strive to
secure entire harmony, good will and
vital brotherhood among ourselves and
to make our order perpetual we shall
earnestly endeavor to suppress personal,
local, sectional and national preiudices,
all unhealthy rivalry, all selfish ambi-
ton. Faithful adherence to these prin-
ciples will insure our mental, moral,
and social advancement.
4. Forou business interests we desire
to bring producers and consumers, farm
ers and manufacturers, into the most
direct and friendly relations possible.
Hence W. must dispense with surplus
of mediterranean that we are IN
friendly to them, but we don't need
them. Their surplus and their exac-
tions diminish our profits. We wage no
warfare against any other interest
whatever. On the contrary, all our acts
and all our efforts, so far as business is
concerned, are not only for the benefit
of producers and consumers, but also
/ for all other interests that tend to bring
these two parties into speedy and eco
nomical focus. We hold that Transport
tation companies of every kind are nee
essary to our success, and they are init
mately connected with our interests and
are mutually advantageous. Keeping in
view the first sentence in our declara-
ton of principles of action, that indi-
vidual Happiness depends upon the gen
eraI prosperity, we shall therefore adj
/ vocate for every state the increase in
every practical way of all our facilities
for transportation cheaply to the sea-
board, or between home producers and
consumers, all the productions of our
country. We adopt it as our fixed pur-
pose to open out the channels to natural
great arteries, that the life-blood oil
commerce may flow freely. We are not
enemies of railroads, navigable canals
nor of any corporations that will ad
vance our industrial interests, nor Of
any laboring classes. In our noble or
der there is no communism, no African
ism. We are opposed to such support
and management of any corporation o.
enterprise as tends to Cypress the PEG
pie and to rob them of their Just prof
its. We are not enemies to capital, bu
we oppose the tyranny of monopolies
We long to see the antagonism between
capital and labor removed by common
consent and by an enlightened states
manship worthy of the 10Th century
> We are opposed to excessive salaries
= high rates of interest, and an exorbi
, tant per cent. of profits in trade. Thev
? greatly increase our burdens and do no
: bear a proper proportion to the prof
, of pr, ducers. We seek only self-pro
, tection and the protection of every tru,
; interest of our land bylegitimate trans
! actions, legitimate trade and Legitimate
! profits. We shall advance the cause O
: education among ourselves, and for on
children, by all just means in our power
: We especially advocate for our agricul
/ tural and industrial colleges that praC
| teal agriculture, domestic science, an
{ all the arts which adorn the home, b
g embraced in the course of study.
s 3. We emphatically and sincerlv as
= sert the oft repeated truth taught i
1 our organic law, that the grange, na
e tional, state or subordinate, is not
e political or party organization. n
: grange, true to its obligation, can dis
l. cuss political or religious questions, no
/ call political conventions, nor nomi
e nate candidates, nor even discuss thei
N merits in meeting. Yet the principle
> we teach underie all true politics. al
( true craftsmanship, and ii properI
e carried out will tend TO purify the Who'll
political atmosphere of our country fo
we seek the greatest good to the Great
If est number. But we must also bear
l. in mind that no one, by becoming
e grange member, gives mp that right an
/ duty which belongs to every America
:. citizen to take proper interest in tn
d politics of his country. On the COZ
q frary. IL is right for every member ?
5. do all in his power, legitimately, to il
n huence for good the action of any pS
o liticaI party to which he belongs. It
l. his duty to do ali he can IN his ow
4 party TO put down bribery, cOrruptIO
e and trickerY. to see that none but con
Q petent, faithful ard honest men, VIII
n will nnfinchingly stand by our indus
e trial interests, are nominated for all pS
it sitions of trust, and to have carried OF
h the principles which should alway
Ia characterize every grange member, thu
lie the Office should seek the man and M
o the man the Office. We aclInowlede
Ia the broad principle that difference {
% opinion is no crime, and hold that prt
l. gress toward truth is made by difference
Of opinion, while fault lies in the hi