The Grange advance., 1874-04-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
The monopoly "organs are laundering
all around the sky. Let them thunder
It is not Of too much whisky but OF TOO
much water that the Louisiarians conf
plain.
Indiana expected 1900 Oranges by the
time Of its next State Grange. That does
not look much like dying out.
The Farmers Union receives afw4ll de-
served rcbuke by writer in tie fafibault
Republican for unprovoked az Malicious
attacks made by the Union d prominent
members Of the Order of P. ofH.
They'havc been having snow storms the
past week South and East. The winds
coming from the regions of these storms
have interferred with the usually mild eli
mate of Minnesota, but we can stand it if
they can.
In another column we publish the circu-
lar of Commissioner Drummond, which will
be Of interest to parties who wish to obtain
homestead and pay for the same by sim
ply planting and raising grove Of trees
for their own future convenience and use.
4 stay Of proceedings was had in the
- be in NIB nd
q compromise attempted, but Brooks did
not compromise much. Baxter is putting
in his spare time until the assembling of
his legislature, which he has ordered, in
making Majors and Brigadier Generals.
1t is little strange, since the railroads
have refused to pay any attention to the
new railroad law in Wisconsin, that there
is any excitement about the matter though,
such is said to be the fact. 1t shows
how foolish people are. What right have
the people to be excited when railroads
set their laws at defiance? 1t is way
they have.
They have cold water crusade down in
Louisiana, but it is q very Incorporate
movement of that temperate fluid. Twenty
three parishes of the cotton and sugar re-
gions, comprising in all seven mil lion five
hundred thousand acres of land, arb flood
ed. More than 1000 people a Re rl ported
as actually suffering for the ne tessaf les Of
life, and the water still is spreading} Re-
lief committees have been organized al
New Orleans, and Boston alone has Sent
$50, 900 dollars for relief.
The Farmers Union has been very mod
estly (?) asserting, for the purpose O
"taking in advertisers (see the "boy's
own letter in that model (?) sheet, thu
Gopher Mirror), that it had the larges
circulation Of any paper in the State. II
its issue Of the 25th instant is the wonder
full (?) assertion that since last Fall, 4
period Of nearly eight months. it has addee
or "taken in 500 subscribers.
Does the boy really think that this il
something to brag of, or is it the remorse
of guilty conscience that leads to thi:
confession The GRANGE ADVANCE, since
last Fall, and in the first six months Of it.
existence has had . circulation Of sixt,
thousand copies or an average Of nearly
$500 per week. Advertisers will please
make note of this.
U. s. Grantdossn't initiate worth . cent
He takes issue with the majority Of tn
cage legislators Of the Senate and Hous'
and vetoes the bill for the increase Of tn
currency. In his message vetoing the bill
tho President claims the bill to be = de
psrture from true principles Of finance
that it is doubtful under the restrictions 0
the bill whether the, currency would be in
creased, that it is founded on = theor!
which is violation Of the pledged faith 0
the nation, that the argument founded o.
unequal distribution Of tho currency is un
founded, for, there still remains fegr epil
lions Of dollars Of authorised bapF eir
culation assigned to States havid leSs thai
their quot. not yet taken. Inhibition t
this the States having less than their quot
Of bank circulation, have tie option q
$26, 600, 900 more to be taken from thes