The Grange advance., 1874-04-29
The Leader and Union.

The Leader and Union.
The ISLANDERS Retuted ALL About Who cants
to Sell Out-The Bond Of Symtpathy-The
New Siomese 1'pins.
The Hudson Star j. Times, in publishing
a paragraph from the Farmers Union, punch |
ing the shystering politicians who are try
ing to use the Patrons order to advance
their selfish schemes, makes a serious error
in speaking of the Farmers Union 'as the
Changers paper published at Red Wing. :"
There IS a grange paper at Red Wing, but
not at all related to the Union published at
Minneapolis; and common rumor makes
the Red Wing paper near relative Of the
class referred to by the Farmers Union,
a mess Of pottage, if by so doing they could
gain any personal ends.'' Let them not be
eonfounded.-Lake City Leader, april 23d.
Thank you. We do not wish to be credi-
ted with originating or publishing any such
consummate nonsense; nor do we wish to be
confounded with sheet that under the pre-
tense Of advancing the interests of the Or
der has at different times made vile attacks
upon nearly every prominent member Of
the Order in the State, until such spirit
Of distrust exists among the members as to
seriously cripple the most important inter-
ests of the Order-attacks not upon the off
cial acts of the parties, but low, villainous
libelous attacks upon the private charac-
ters which common decency, let alone the
relations of membership in the Order would
teach should be held sacred, and upon the
motives which are only known to 1he individ-
uals themselves, and the Almighty Father
to whom as common brotherhood we all
profess to look. No sir, we do not wish to
be understood as keeping our vows in any.
such way. Talk about selling out the Or
der for mess of pottage. We do not be-
lieve that there is man living who is so
big fool as to believe that he or any other
man, or set of men can sell :'the whole
Order, or any part of the Order"
and if The Farmers Union, by publish
ing such nonsense, wishes to hold out
bait for politicians or Office seekers
under the cover of falsely assumed virtue,
We warn, them that if they make any such
purchase Of the Farmers Union, the Lake City
Leader, or Of any other men or set Of men
they will find themselves badly swindled
Politicians, under the miserable caucus sys-
tenn, may have in some instances by promi-
ses, Aattery and money been able to buy
themselves positions, but the Order of the
Patrons of Husbandry is noble movement
nation, and thank God it is owned by no
man nor by any set Of men.
But the Leader says "common rumor
makes the Red Wing paper near relative
Of the class referred to by the Farmers'
Union" We are compelled to confess that
The GRANGE ADVANCE was started by and
ever since has been owned and operated by
members Of the Order Of Patrons of Hus.
bandry, and We have never yet heard that
any one connected with this paper was not
in gsod standing in tho Order, Ifthese fact.
make this paper relative Of the Leader and
Union, the only papers that We have eve'
heard say anything about selling out th'
Order, We cannot help it. But what II
thles in this ru,nos O. II y simply tho /lub
stance Of =. violent attack made qP6 thi'
paper last 1All BY the jealous grten eye.
Uston. The lie was hurled back in the fac
Of tho paper that had given it circulation
and the suthor dehed to furniah one wor,
ef proof ON which he could found his fou
slsnder. Did the Ua;sn furnish any proc
or make any explanations
Nosbut the editor Of ths U.;o. .ttende,
the state Grange, and Wien there. bein,
fairly <oornersd, he not only took b.e1
what he had said, but in the presence q
over hfty members stated that TAa GaAxe
ADVANCE Was !. good paper, and he hope,
they would subscribe for .sit. Would tn
lare man ofthe Un;os adviap persons to tal
: paper which he thought would sell the,
ont! What followed then1 Why th
model editor ~ w,euld u az dat ~
slead. % went noe @nd suppressed fro
is paper the resolutions 4at placed boa
'aps's On the -. fostia and = psrsis,t'