The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-06

xact Justice to all-special priv C
leses 10 none. Hence we make no | Z
ight against railroads, banks, man e
corporations or other {
as such, only so far as
hey discriminate against Us, max 4
lg US pay tribute 10 them 10 an I
mount wholly dispFoporlionate TO
he comparative values of money (
md labor. IN
All we ask Is equal protection i
With other INTEREST," that labor l
nay be made rennneratiVe and
II
Tho growth CT our order since
our last meeting has been very
rapid aud the information from all
sections OF our State excites the h
and wonder of its most
friends, while those out
side Of the order have beheld our
growth with undisguised amaze
ment. Since our last meeting, clos
Ing first of August, during an In.
term OF elk months, there has been
in our State five -huudredi
and seyeni y-fiVe subordinate Gran
ges with q mem befship OF fifteen
i've hundred and so far
Is we are able TO learn there IL q
rapid increase in the number of ap-
plicants for dispsusstion. These
results have been achieved through
the instrumentality Of our deputies,
ard to these faithful men who have
done their. work 30 nobly. and so
effectively, we owe q lasting debt |
Of grusftude. And here l would
say to ths deputies that nay. CORES
pondenee EeVeslssa feeling among
many subordinate Oranges, THAT
thsy do not place that construction
on the. clause of article (6th.) which
reads Hany one interested In agri-
cultural pursuits" as was originally
designed. True, the clause is capa-
BILE Of varied constructions, eonse.
queutly much confusion and mis-
understanding must arise. During
the infancy of, the order when
members were few, our strength
feeble and our chief aim social and
educational, there was but little
danger in constructing this clause
literally. But now these circam-
stances are changed. To be q Pa
tron of Husbandry is not of doubt
full propristy, but the Proudest of
the land are knocking at our doors.
The order is recognized as one of
the great powers of the land, and
our gates are besieged by hordes of
SPECTATORS, small politicians, DEM
agogues, Office seekers, lawyers
Sc, who sud- denly discover that they
are interested in agricultural pur-
suits, but we fear only as the beast
for his prey. The National Grange
had under consideration several
propositions bearing directly on
this point; and l feel justified in
saying that they will determine by
law the proper construction of the
constitution. So we may be able to
keep our gates closed against those
| whose only interest consists in
what they can make out of us. To
admit such can only result in evil,
| and SOW seeds of dlscord.
For US to decide what interpreta-
ton shall be placed upon the word
"politicel" demands our serious aud
impartial consideration. We
are substantially 8 unit in the opin-
ion that the order should in no
sense become 9 political party; ct
the same time there are questions
fundamentally affecting our ma
terial interests, which can only be
reached through legislation. The
question of transportation, taxa
ton, finance and corruption in pub-
lie places are such as come home to
the pockets of our members, and it
seems imperative that they be dis
cusssd in the Grange. Shall it be
ruled that such questions are po-
litical in the meaning of the con-
i stitution, and they be denied the
: privilege of canvassiug them on
ithe ground Of politics? / am fully
aware that this question belongs ls.
ultimately to the National Graug !
and ! am satisfied that that body
will clearly set forth. an author;ta.
tive Interpretation for the guidance
of members; but SIS there has prob.
ably been more said upon the sub.
iect in our own State than asy 9th
Ter, deem il my dnty to call youl
atteAtion TO this subject, hoping
thereby that we might ali have Q
better understanding and avoid I'll
impediments which Cur enemies
are continually casting in our way
to Harmonious action. :.
desire TO call Yoar attention tc
the business agencies, State and 10
cal, established by our executive
committee since our last meeting
and would urge that our member
transact their business through
those agencies as far "a possible
i Those in charge Of this, the bus
? mess department of the order, not
Withst9nding the obstacles they had
TO contend against, have secured
i. large reductions in the price o.
L
domestic implenents, making it {
great saving TO all who will pur.
s chase through our agents. While
we make no var against middle
men who handle our products, ye
We funk, it advisable to dispense
with their services as far as posi-
BILE and deal through our agcncie.
| direct with manufacturers ant
wholesale dealers. And in order
to secure these benefits at as earl J
day as possible; /. would recon-
. mend the formation of county
: c0unciis,s as soon as the requisite
d number of Sub. Oranges are estab
lished in o county, anu q loca
agent selected by the council lak'
Charge of the commercial interest!
! of the members Of our order in the
I several counties. Agencies are be
ing established in sll the principal
cities Of the west, through which
our products can be sold and sup.
!, plies purchased st 8 very moderate
expense. l hope our Subordinate
Oranges will take hold of this
unitedly and make our agencies I
, SUCCESS.
i would recommend that articl4
No. % Of our Constitution be q
amended as 10 prevent Subordin
ate Oranges from receiving q petit
ton for the degrees in our order
from person outside of their juris
diction. without permission Of thu
Grange having Jurisdiction. ] an
convinced that this rule should bt
: strictly adhered to by our Subor
} dinate Oranges. Considerable dis.
satisfaction already prevails on &C
count of Misunderstanding of THU
sec. of our bylaws. l would
therefore recommend this and Other
: sections of our organic law, that arr
to some extent ambiguous, be &C
revised as TO be more clearly I'm.
derstood by the masses. ! Womb
most respectfully call your atten-
ton TO the third article of our con,
stitution, which sets forth In whom
the legislative powers of this
Orange shall be vested.
i AT our last annual meeting &c was
patent to all that our body was too
large for any practical purpose,
and thus it was that The article I'm.
der consideration was Incorporated
Dot owing to the unprecedented
growth OF our order, l seriously
apprehend that under this article
our numbers will be too great, and