The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-09
FARMERS SOCIETIES.
GREENE VS.. GRANGE.

ARRAIeNMEST OF THE PATRONS OF HUs-
BANDRY-ABsrRACT OF. Mr.. CHAsLks W.
eREENE's ADDRESS AT SYRACUSE NJ l.
SYRACUSE, June 3.-About three hundred
delegates attended the session to-day OF the
Anti-secret Society Association. Prof.
Blanchard reported an oct Of incorporation
under the laws OF illinois. Inc name
adopted was tt Q National Christian Associa-
ton, and the objects declared to be the ex.
posture, resistance and DETERMINATION OF All
secret societies, Free Missionary particularly,
and all other anti-christian and anti-repub-
1csn agencies b l. Roberts. OF ILLINOIS,, was
chosen president, and tbs vice presidents elect
include John NJ. Rounds, Of OHIO; S. ~
Irwin, of Indiana; j. b. Buckhalter, of Lowe
q. w, Needles, OF Missouri; A. @. Cutlery
den, of Wisconsin; s. b. Allen, OF Illinois;
George Kipp, OF Michigan; n. aaron
lain, of Washington Territory; Owen era.
watch. of Minnesota; N. b. BlantoD, OF
Kansas The committee on political action
reported in favor of organizing an American
party to carry out the object of the assocla-
tion by action at the ballot box.
- THE ADDRESS.
In the discussion of the grange in its rela-
ton to American principles before the con-
vention opposed to secret societies, Mr..
Greene dated tine origin of the grange in a
small colony of Scotchmen in the Carolinas.
who had transplanted an old country system
of association, of a purely social character,
and who, to keep themselves Tree from
unpleasant intrusion, had adopted system
OF passwords and signals. This was called
grange, and this was the seed which found
its full development under the nurturing
care of Messrs. Kelly, Saunders, Grosh,
Trimble, Thompson, Mcdowell, Ireland,
Curtiss and Bryan. These were the figure
heads and principal operators, but that they
had silent partners and advisors, who were
TO receive compensation in political prefer
ence there is getting to be quite abundant
evidence. Those above named were appar-
emily the investors in the undertaking, and
their chief interest was the profits to arise.
He was also informed that ex-President
Andrew johnson was consulted in the in
cipiency of this organization, and that he
has recently announced himself as granger
candidate for United States Senator from
Tennessee. The constitution OF the order,
Mr.. Greene states, is chiefly notable for its
ingenious provisions looking TO the perpetu-
alton of power in the persons Of its origina-
tors. Installing themselves in the national
offices, rs grand deputies they go forth to
plant the seed of the order and make
living. Thirteen persons consti-
tute subordinate grange and fill
the thirteen offices. These, called charter
members, are indicted to the inner table
without superfluous ceremony, since the
deputy performs his share of the work on
business principles and appreciates the
yal.ie of time. The dues are paid immedi-
ately-the business of the grange being upon
an exclusively cash basis, in accordance
with the healthy principle which they seek
to inculcate. The officers are elected to serve
one year. As the best and most substantial
men are cautious and slow to adopt new
tangled ideas, il Is by mere accident that the
list OF officers can include any OF that class.
The first business in order is the appropria-
ton of fifteen dollars to the national grange,
to pay TOR a dispensation, tin box and lock,
q dozen rituals, some specimen
song books, and regslia, and the
NEVER FoRGorroN PRICE LIST
of articles furnished at the Office of the
national grange. These are represented to
cost about nine of the fifteen dollars. They
should cost no. exceeding four dollars.
Next in order is an appropriation for depu-
ties fee and the balance, if any, and subse-
quent dues are expected to go to the national
furnishing store for seals, ballot boxes, re-
galias, song books, and iewels-the latter
furnished, without the intervention
of middle men," by Joseph Sey-
Fifteen of these subordinate bodies must be
organized before the state grange can be
instituted. Here again are Is offices elected
for two years from among the masters of
subordinate grange, who alone are entitled
to seats in this higher body. We have seen
from what material these officers have been
selected, and we find corresponding
quality in the state Offices. The state
masters again, who appear 10 have supreme
power over their respective constitu-
encies, inasmuch as the rulings are at wide
variance one with another, constitute the
national grange, whose officers are installed
for term of three years. You will readily
perceive that national grange cannot be
properly organized until at least thirteen
states have perfected the state organization,
which was not the case until during the
year 1873. Hence the officers of the national
grange had usurped all the powers
of a constitution by themselves devised,
and we find the grand master an officer
who has never served a subordinate or
state grange master. They have had full
control in the appointment OF deputies evil
IDENTIFY selected to perpetuate their rule.
They have controlled the disposition OF the
entire receipts at headquarters with nobody
to hold them responsible and even now are
utterly Indifferent to the demands of their
victims for a statement of receipts and
expenditures for the past year. The speaker
attacked the grange
SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
He stated that the masters presume to
educate the farmer in his political duties,
and as to his commercial relations, and YET
carefully preclude presentation of beth
sides of the questions under discussion.
They spend hours and days in learning and
reciting "the beautiful unwritten work. Of
the order, a senseless mummery and waste
of time. They utterly ignore the progressive
civilization represented by the re-
marksble growth IN power and influence
of the public press. If their members
suggest any good ideas they are monopo-
lized for their exclusive benefit by the few
favored ones who have paid their five dollars
towards the support oftheir worthy mas
tersy and itinerant deputies. he gave a
history of his partial experience and obser-
vation of the obligations and pledges, in
which he discovered that their power was so
absolute that when they said
TO subordinate stake no part
in this meeting" he forthwith
obeyed. / discovered that the chaplain not
only prayed, but indulged in vulgsrity in