The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-04
PLATFORM OF THE CHANGERS.

The National Grange have adopted
and published an admirable declaration OF
principles, as the foundations and platform
Of the order, which exhibits its aims and
operations, as follows: u.s. 4
Profoundly impressed with the truth that
the National Grange of the United States
should definitely proclaim to the world its
general objects, we hereby, unanimously,
make this declaration of purposes of the
Patrons of Husbandry. UrELIaEw
u 4. United by the strong and faithful tie
of Agriculture, we mutually resolve to
labor for the good Of our Order, our coun-
try and mankind. ..EHaaH.sE
g.. We heartily endorse the motto: SIN
essentials, Unity non.essentials, Liberty ;
in all things, Charity. eagllF
3. We shall endeavor to advance our
cause by laboring to accomplish the follow
ing objects /: d s11 NJ afr .
v To develop a better and higher manhood
and w%omanhood among ourselves.
To enhance the comforts and attractions
of our homes, and strengthen our attach
ments to our pursuits. Maa .gA
To foster mutual understanding and Co
operation. a'4a -5L7l.
To maintain lnviolate our laws, and to
emulate each other in labor to hasten the
good time coming.
To reduce our expenses both individual
and corporate.
To buy less and produce more, in order
to make our farms self-sustaining.
10 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 hoo
and in fleece.
n To systematic our work and calculate
intelligently on probabilities.
To discountenance the credit system, the
mortgage system, the fashion system, and
every other system tending to prodigality
and bankruptcy.
"a We propose meeting together, talking,
together, working together, buying to
gether, selling together, and in general,
acting together for our mutual protection
and advancement, as occasion may require
We shall avoid litigation as much as pos
sible, by arbitration IN the Grange.
We shall constantly strive to secure
entire harmony, good will, vital brother.
hood among ourselves, and to make oul
order perpetual. ga
We shall earnestly endeavor to suppress!
personal, local, sectional and nationa
~prejudices, all unhealthy rivalry, all selfish
ambition.
Faithful adherence to these principle
will insure our mental, moral social AM
material advancement.
4. For our business interests. we desir
to bring producers and consum ers, farmer
and manufacturers into most direct an,
friendly relations possible. Hence we mus
dispense with a surplus of middlemen, no
that we are unfriendly to them, but we d
not need them. Go
'' Their surplus and their exactions dimir
ish our profits. 20
We wage no aggressive warfare agains
any other interests whatever. On the cor
trary, all our acts and all our efforts, so ia
as business is concerned, are not only fo
the benefit of the producer and consumer
but also for all other interests that tend
bring these two parties into speedy an
economical contact. Hence we hold thi
transportation companies of every kind al
necessary to our success. that their intereS
are intimately connected with our interest
and harmonious action is mutually adval
tageous. Keeping in view the first sentent
In our declaration of principles of actic
that "Iudividual happiness depends upc
general prosperity"
We shall, therefore, advocate for ever
state the increase in every practicable wa.
of all facilities for transporting cheaplY
the seaboard, or between home produce
and consumers, all the productions of O
country. We adopt it as our fixed purpo
to ''open out the channels in natures gre
arteries that the life.blood of CONNER
may how freely" -i-gqr
So We are not enemies Of railroads, nayig
BILE and irrigating canals, nor any corp
rations that will advance our industrial
t~erests, nor Of any laboring classes,
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