The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-02-26
THR NtTI0NAL .sRANaE.
Authoritative Declaration Of Principles
-Animus ana Aims OF the Ortter.ss

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Aatl.oEssatlxe DeeIeEstaoR e 5,E1gHsiPles
The National Grange after the trans
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 1
States should definitely present to the
world its general objects, we hereby |
make this declaration of the purposes |
of the Patrons of Hasbandry:
I 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, ''In
essentials unity, IN non-essentials hber-
ty, in all things charity"
3. We shall endeaYor to advance our
cause by laboring 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 farms 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
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credit system, the mortgage system, the
fashion system, and every other system
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 VIII insure our mental, moral,
and social advancement.
/ desire
to bring producers and consumers, farm
ers and manufacturers, into the most
direct and friendly relations possible.
Hence We must dispense with a surplus
of middle-men-not that we are I'M
friendly to them, but We don't need
them. Their surplus and their exac-
tons 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 transpor
tstion companies of every kind are nee
essary to orr success, and they are init
mately connected with our interests an6
are mutually advantageous. Keeping IL
view the first sentence in our declara
ton of principles of action, that indi
vidual happiness depends upon the gen
eral prosperity, we shall there fore ad
vocate for every state the increase il
every practical way of all our facilities
for transportation cheaply to the sea
board, or between home producers and
consumers, all the productions of Oul
country. We adopt il as our fixed pur
pose to open out the channels to natura
great arteries, that the life blood O
commerce may flow freely. We are no
enemies of railroads, navigable canals
nor of any corporations that will ad
vance our industrial interests, nor o
any laboling classes. In our noble or
der there is no communism, no African
ism. We are opposed to such supper
and management of any corporation o
enterprise as tends to Cypress the pee
pie and to rob them of their just prof
we oppose the tyranny of monopolies
We long to see the antsgonism betwee1
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
tanb per cent. of profits in trade. The
: greatly increase our burdens and do no
bear proper proportion to the prof
of prc ducers. We seek only self-pro
lection and the protection of every tru
interest of our land bylegitimate trans
actions, legitimate trade and legitimat
profits. We shall advance the cause O
education among ourselves, and for on
: children, byall Just means in our power
We especially advocate for our agricul
, tural and industrial colleges that praC
tical agriculture, domestic science, an
all the arts which adorn the home, b
embraced in the course of study.
y 8. We emphaticaliy and sincerity as
= sert the oft repeated truth taught /
our organic law, that the grange, ni
i tional, state or subordinate, is not
s political or party Organization. N
Y grange, true TO its obligation, can di,
. cuss political or religious questions, nc
: call political conventions, nor nom
p nate candidates, nor even discuss thei
! merits in meeting. Yet the principle
u we teach underlie all true politics, a
q true craftsmanship, and if properl
carried out viii tend to purify the Who'll
political atmosphere of our country, fl
we seek the greatest good to the grea
est number. But we must also bear
: In mind that no one, by becoming
grange member, gives up that right an
:, duty which belongs to every America
. citizen to take a proper interest in th
e politics of his country. On the col
|, trarY, it is right for every member I
: do all in his power, legitimately, to il
- fuence for good the action of any pC
n litical party to which he belongs. 1t
= his duty to do all he can in his ow
: party to put down bribery, corruptlo
, and trickery, to see that none but con
= petent, faithful ard honest men, VIII
. viii nnfinchingly stand by our indus
: trial interests, are nominated for all Dc
= sitions of trust, and to have carried On
= the principles which should alway
n characterize every grange member, tiG
= the Office should seek the man and nc
! the man the Office. We acknowledg
y the broad principle that difference {
4 opinion is no crime, and hold that PFC
gress toward truth is made by difference
: of opinion, while fault lies in the BIZ
4 terness of controversy. We desire
J. proper equality, equity and fairness
protection for the weak, restraint upo
= the strong-in short, justly distribute
: power. These are American ideas, tn
very essence Of American Independence
4 and to advocate the contrary is unwol
q thy OF the cause and auditors of Amer
= lean public. We cherish the belief tina
a sectionalism is of right, and should be
: dead, and buried with the past. Gu
work Is for the present and the future
Z In our agricultural brotherhood and il
. purposes we shall recognize no north
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