, 1874-06-03
Tho Grange Held to Be the
Most Dangerous OF All
Of Them.
1t Defrauds the Farmers, and Makes
Them Bear It Under Their
Pledge Of Secresy.
Tho "Grnnd Masters " and Their
Influence in Politics.

deliver before the National CohFcnklon opposed
to secret socioties, which mot at SYRACUSE N. Y,
yesterday.
THE GRANGE.
It's birthplace vas Washington, D. Q. Tho
dcconchcur was, SO fur as known, hlr. Willia1n
Saunders Superintendent Of tho Public Gar
dens which suggests that Its origin may be
traced to gomo foreign 1and. 1orchanco 1t ia
tho development Of ono OF those noxious germs
which have been go freely distributed with Penn-
sylvauin garden seeds grown in Trance. OK
prcssly for tho Department OF Agriculture" It
il plant Of wonderfully vigorous growth, even
o1ccllipg tho mnryelous YANKEES pumpkin vino,
Which, sprugng from tho prolific soil Of Capo
Cod, crossed the stato OF Rhode Island In sim
glo night and tho land OF steady habits next
day, jumped tho Hudson at d single
bound, and wended its way still on in tho
track Of empire, bearing fruit aa 1t
won't AZ convenient for habitation ~
Pullman Palace Cur, Certain tits. that although
nurtnrea Mt tho National Capital, its fruits weEe
garncred in the far OF Northwestern Statos Of
minnesota and Iowa. Just hore lot mo ron.ark
AZ quito singular, that tho promoters Of tho
Grunge as well as of Its imitator, tho Sovereign
Of Industry should get ab far from Aome az pos
siblo for tho first presentation Of their beuetl-
cent schemes for tho amoliorat10n Of sll human
WOE.
|. is difficult, when such invioable secrecy in
Observed to speak with exact certainty Of tho do
tails involved III tile organization. hare given
much thought aul tlme to tho study OF tho
Graugo organization, md 1lnvo had opportunity
ccss, and to draw from them materially different
constructions of certain provisions OF tloir
magma chartn. II, in tho history / give, thgre
are errors Of statomont they are certa'nly unin-
tcutional. and tho secrecy wh!ch ~ 70 earnestly
persisted Ia il chargeablu with any miaconstruo-
tion or Misrepresentation Us to o'tho meaniuG OF tho
public utteranccs.
TIE mRsT ORANGE.
from the beat information obtainable tl1e
present Secretary, Mr. 0. H. Kelley, Depare-
tnent clork at Washington, was sent to tho Caro-
llsas BONG time about 1866 or 'G7, on business
connected with tho Froodman's Bureau. Ao
bncanlo acquainted With small colony OF
Bcotchmnn who had trnngplnnted All old country
system OF ASSOCIATION, OF a purely social char
meter, aud who to keep themselves FREQ from un-
pleasant intrusion had adopted System OF pass
words and HignalH, Thin wns called arasigo
aud this was tho socd which found its fn'i do
vulopmont under tho nnturing caro- Of Mcsars.
Kelley, Saunders, Grosh, Ttinblo Thompson.
Mcdowell, ireland. Curtisa, aud Bryan.
These wero tho tEurc-hoata aud principal op-
egsoxH bn thst the hsa client psTtnsFa sa m ad
litical preference there is getting to bo quito
abundant evidence. Ihoao abose named wero
apparently the investors in tho undertaking and
their chef interest was the ptofts to ariso.
have bccn informed from various eourceB,
and in all OF them tho information has pro-
ceeded directly from Grange heatqunrtors, TINT
Ex4rnEstDrHr ANDREW JolISBoN
was consulted in the incipienc5 Of this organsza-
tiou, mud that he expressed the opinion thRt any
system which would band tho farmers together
III Il common brotherhood would certainly 1yicld
tho political power of tho country. While this
Etory may b0 received with sUalo grains OF NlloW
k1j. i t$.+k1.
OF some OF the gentlemen aboyo named WHO feel
u parlonablo pride III having conyorBed NTH the
''grcat comnloner," it is not lacking corrobora-
tion IN tho recent movements Of tho irrcprcssl-
bio "peoplo'h politician. Ho has recently an
United States Senator from Tennessee, and, as
he placeB implicit confidence in tlo combined
power OF Free Masonry and orangerlsm, he pro.
rosca in As i1etn1his speech TO substitute for
tho Legislative selection OF Senators an ELECTION
BY the popular vote.
A fcw years since listened to speech deliv-
cred By the then lata!y retired ex-prcsdont
among his friends in Jackson, Tenn, in which.
fo M halt aoq oao he e a ,as bis as an4
Christ liz traced tho similarity Of circum-
stances OF humble birth, and gradual elevation
to place and power, and OF tho prosecutions
which tho victorious North wore heapsng upon
his disciples Of tho South, finally eliminating
in his political cruclhxion. Is it poaBib!o that
he expects now to complete tho amio by q
resurrection, and finally by q translation from
tho floor Of the Senate into the nlillennlal
higher life, foresh1Iowel i'll that remarkable
declaration Of principles recently adopted by tho
apostles OF
TIE NATIONAL GRANGE?
The Constitution Of this Order though draw,
in careful detail, has proven very defoetvas aud
a number Of amendments woro submitted at tho
st. Louis meeting. 1t is chiefly notable for it's
ingenious provisions looking to tho porpetuation
Of power IN the pcrAona OF ita orlglnatora.
Installing themselves in the National oliloos. "a
Grand Deputies they 60 forth to plant tho seed
Of tho Order and make living: Thirteen per-
sons constitute subordinate Grange and I'LL the
thirtocn otices. Theae, called charter members,
aro iuduotea to the innor temple without s11-
perauoun ceremony, Bincc tho Deputy porforula
his share Of tue work Oh business priuclploa aud
appreciates tho valuo Of timo. Tho dues nro
paid Immediately ly-tl1e business Of tho Grange
being upon an exclusively cash basis, In accord
unco with tho healthy principle which they sock
to ipculcgtc. Tho officers arc oec[ed to serve
uno year, IA tho bcst and moro substantial
men arc cautious and slow to adopt now.fapgled
ideas, it is BY moro acc1eut that tho ljst OF Off.
Gers can include any OF that class. The fra.
the National Qrange, to pay for 4 dtsperaaton,
tin box u,ld lock, dozen rituals, somo specimen
song-books, ANA rcgalia, aud tho noyer-forgotter
price-iat OF articles furnished at tho oitico ol
cont about 81 Of tito sl5 They should cost moi
exceeding 81. Next in order iH an appropriutio,
for doputioa' foea, mud tho balance. T my, 1nt
subsequ3nt dueH arc expected to 60 to tue M
tional Fuyrishius- Store, for aea!s, ballot-boxoa
rosalin, soug-books, and jewols,--.the lattor fur
nishel, without tho intervention Of middle
mpn," by Joseph Seymour Sons, OF Syracuse
NY. Each OF theao mambors aro eolcmnl'
pledged to observe tho Constitution and r,.es q
tLojr Worthy Masters :" iu the soyeral degraos
Fifteen Of these subordinate hodles must b.
organized before
THH sTATE GRANGE
can be instituted Hero again ara thrtaon ON
3ors elected for two Jear1 from among tue alas
terY OF tue Ruborlinate Grange, who alone art
entitled to seats III this higher body. Wa have
rsol, from what material those nt'eers laya boet
aclocted aud wo tls'u corresponding quality Il
Tic State Alasters again, who appear to llag
over sr sr F|pnsi we oeasS u T
rur,nuco ans with another, Gonatitute tn
ar'HS Natons oranso, @ waose ooIoars .ro Installed fo
term Of !ree yoars You VII roaaly p91sce1y ~
ro~iyst ,1nfil Mt 1oaBk thirteen HthtnA haYa per