The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-10
Grange Department.
our STATE GRANGE AFFAIRS.
a Strong Indictment OF worthy
Master Parsons.
Editor Anti Monopolist :

Editor Anti Monopolist
just at this time when body IS
about to assemble that by its selection
of off eCrs VIII determine the success or
failure Of the Order in the State, ]
would ike to indulge in little PLAIN
talk on the subject.
A State Master is, to great extent,
responsible for the condition OF the Or
der in his Jurisdiction. He organizes
Oranges. and should see that they are
correctly started He appoints Depu.
ties, and should select the right men.
Re interprets law, and should have the
ability to do II correctly, and the in
tcgrity to DO it without prejudice. The
government of the Oranges is in his
hands, and should be administered with
equal justice to all. In short he should
be an upright, fearless. able man, with
the ability to rightly interpret the
Law, thc fidelity to willingly obey it,
ard tn back bone to manfully enforce
1T.
Our present Master is so manifestly
lacking in these qualifications that |
should take it for granted he would
pass of the stage and out Of notice at
the expiration of his term had not
lust learned from private but reliable
source, that he is candidate for re-
election. This Of course gives US the
privilege, which we might not otherwise
have, Of speaking freely of his official
blunlcrs and malfeasance, in order that
the calamity of his reelection may be
avertcd.
Lest should be thought guilty of
trying to injure him. by making reck-
less charges III a general way, | will
cite a few cases showing the utter alb
sence of that ability, stability. and rec
titudc which should characterize q man
in his position.
LIST. In organizing Grange in this
vicinity, after swearing the initiates to
uphold and obey the law, he told til EN-
how they could eyade it Us Others did.
I'd. He after wards published man
licsto, saying that any failure to obey
the law in that same respect would be
visited with severe penalties.
Sd. Still later when the same law
was being so commonly and tlagrantly
violated as to cause the publication Of
a letter from the National Master say.
ing it was his duty on learning of such
cases to apply the proper corrective, he
boastingiy proclaimed that he had done
so IN the past and should do so in the
future, when the truth is he had not
then and has not yet done anything Of
the kind !; but, on the contrary. had
given express permission to violate the
same law, and had told at least one
Grange, IN ioriting, how to do it.
4th. On being told that that Grange
was st Ill working on his suggestion and
with his reasonable permission, he
said that on being officially" notified,
he would apply the proper corrective. "
And on being officially notified he
responded that a formal charge with
specification was necessary; and thai;
when received he ,rouid lay Il before
the Erecutise Commi,es, So much
for the degree fee question.
Again certain members Of certain
Grange that he organized. acting under
his advice, rejected certain candidate.
The candidate immediately applied to
another Grange and was accepted and
initiated, whereupon he ruled that he
was not eligible to membership. He
subsequently, ruled that the same man
scGs Patron and could not be expelled
en- those grounds. The National Mas.
ter then ruled that he was
Rot q Patron and directed the
State Treasurer TO sec that he was
placed outside the gates; but instead of
dong 50 ne told the offending Grange
hos 70 eyade the order and retain the
member 10y getting consent, which he
had already said in writing it would DC
''inconsisteut and absurd for another
Grange to gre
lie help TO elect. aud accepted the
Craftsmanship Of lobbying committee.
in direct violation Of the expressed viii
Of the State Grange, and On bcs1s u !.
icise5 therefor. said he did ii so~saipsIx, =
ths patrons IN the LeS.slas ssaru.ao1lll
when taken to task for hls usstk3lnHt 1
ness, ne ersp: or. Ct his po&1l6p NH
el-lm.aS th-. be hal ne. wisAtheN xexl