Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-26

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anization, has no part or lot in pol
tics. This last point, it should be
bseryed, has awakened the wrath
f the Democratic newspapers and
politicians, who had relied conf
lently on being able to use the
oranges as substructure for the
Democratic platform in 1876. What
nay happen before that time it is,of
impossible to fortell; weak
,ounsels may divide thePatrons;pol-
ticians may creep in and persuade
hem that the only way to effect
heir purposes is by alliance with
,ne of the political factions. When
ever this happens the doom of the
Grange of Ohio will be sealed. UpI
TO this time. however. it is just to
saw that it has kept well within its
proper path and commended itself
TO the favor of outside opinion:
RESOLUTIONS:
awe the Patrons of Husbandry, in
State Grange assembled, feel it our
duty to make clear statement of
the principles that govern our az
ton.
ssTherefore, we declare that we are
bound together, first, by the senti-
ment of brotherly love. Second, a
interest in the prosperity
of our agricultural pursuits. Third
by the need of social reform, based
upon our rights as citizens of this
great republic, that. we may enjoy
all the good designed by the fathers
of liberal government, giving the
largest liberty to the individual and
citizens generally. Under this rule
we believe that liberty is law, liber-
ty is law, liberty is truth, liberty is
reason; that these constitute the at
tributes of justice, which shall be
our motto. That justice is what we
need ,and justice is what we demand.
And while we shall diligently search
for it for our benefit, We shall be
equally careful to extend it to 9th
ers.
"With justice inscribed upon our
bsnner,as our guide to social reform
we shall claim, first, our social rights
as citizens; second, a fair compen-
sation for our labor in the field and
forum, through its products in the
markets of the world; thirdly, less
hours of labor, that we may culti-
vate our mental and moral faculties,
and recuperate the physical, SO as to
endure without injury the necessary
strain upon US in performing the du-
ties incumbent for our support
Fourtbly, as nature has in store abun-
bent for all to satisfy the ear, the
taste, and the eye, we shall claim a
full share for our enjoyment-from
the birds that sing, the flowers that
bloom, and all the luxuries that ma
ture can give. On account of GER
tain evils that now exist, we have
been excluded fiom the enjoyments
of these comforts by excessive labor
that has been demanded of US to
meet our wants and necessities. All
of which evils may be classed under
the head of accumulated capital on
the one side drawing enormous IN
terest in the shape of dividends on
stocks and bonds secured in multi
tudinous forms by shrewd and grasp
ing parties, for the purpose of fleec-
ing US. They have had the privi-
lege of calculating the cost of first
investments, and then piling upon
it any amount of profit that they
might desire, under the guise of
chartered rights. The extended pat
ent right of which is not the least.
s.From these chartered rights have
grown frauds that threaten to sap
the foundation of our government.
Thus agents infest the Legislative
halls with power in their hands, in
the shape of temptations more for
chile than the oath of Office, or the
law of the land. All of which is a
gross wrong, against which we pro-
test, and intend to use our moral
force to forbid.
ave demand that railroad and
other corporations shall not receive
on the capital invested more than a
just and lawful interest, and to Sc
cure this that they shall charge on
| ly a just and equitable rate for
transportation and travel.
ave demand that the fraud in the
extension of patent rights shall
cease.
1--WE demand that the compensa-
ton of officers of gevernment-the
men who are sent to represent us
shall correspond to the compensa-
tion of the labor in the field, the shop
and all departments of trade. That
while we recognize their true value,
we are unwilling to support extrav-
agance in any shape, and shall re-
sist it with all the moral force and
firmness of our nature, relying upon
that grand motto Of equal and ex-
act justice to all; therefore
'Resolved, That we indorse the
principles as set forth at the late
meeting of the National Grange, as
follows:
"Whereas, There seems to be no
one held personally responsible for
the good management of our COM
mon schools-the foundation stone
of our educational system-and,
-o"Whereas, The County School
Examiners have no power over the
welfare of our common schools ex-
cept to pass upon the mental quail
fications of teachers, threfore, be it
"Resolyed, That in our opinion
the law should be so amended as to
provide for the election of compe-
tent County School Superintendent
whose duty it shall be to pass upon
the qualifications Of teachers, and
enforce discipline and uniformity in
teaching and text books and whose
further duty it shall be to see that
our present good school laws are
properly and rigidly enforced.
"Resolred, That the course of in
struction adopted by the Ohio Ag-
ricultural College should have for
its special object the fitting of our
young men for scientific and practi