The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14


| be ascertained, was to devise more efficient
plans for making purchases without the
aid of middle men, and also to transact
the routine business of the order II
seems a small number of these granger
reformers do not seem contented or disposed
to confine the work of this already gigantic
organization to the purposes for which it
was originally established, and accordingly,
after the business of the purchasing
agents meeting was concluded yesterday
afternoon, a number of the members, of
their own accord and in their own names, or
ganiZed a political convention on small
scale, and began a work the results of which
can not now be determined. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that there was need of a
political organization, in which dem agogues
and old party leaders should have no hand,
and after thorough canvass OF each others
sentiments, it was resolved to make an
open appeal to the state for a reform move
ment, with the understanding that
it should not be confined to the
Patrons of Husbandry, but should en-
brace all classes who were convinced
that the time had come to set aside the ma
chinery OF party, and build up such an or
ganization as would reform abuses, select
honest men for Office and ignore old party
lines. To this end definite measures were
adopted and the following circular prepared
for distribution throughout townships and
counties, which was published in the Senti'
mel of this morning.:
of the grangers are not favorable to the pro-
posed movement. In conversation this
morning with of the most prominent
grangers in this city, / discovered that ne
was bitterly opposed to the action of his
brother gFangers He said that a section in
their constitution forbid them having any,
thing to do, as an organization, with
politics or political movements, and could
not believe that majority Of the graugers
would uphold these purchasing agents and
such others as were interested in the move.
ment in this bold attenint to form polit1cal
party, having grangerism as a foundation.
During the conversation Mr.. Comstock, OF
Hancock county, joined us, who, it viii be
remembered, was present at the late meet
ing of the Democratic State Central Commit
mittee. He knew all about the movement,
he said, because he had helped get 1t up, and
he not only believed that all good grangers
would join it heart and hand, but that any
ticket, either county state, which they
should nominate, would be triumphantly
elected. The probability is, however, that
the good deacon has been tickled by straw,
ingeniously applied bv the Hon. ID. S. Good
ing, assisted by Alvord, Hendricks, and Nc
| Donald. That the farmers will repudiate
any such attempt to lift the democracy into
power cannot be doubted.
STUFFED WITH sAwDUsT."
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
We published yesterday a gigantic call
! from the grangers of Indiana for a meeting
to be held at indianapolis on the 10th OF
June, to organize new political party and
drive the existing organizations out OF the
field. The "call" was stuffed with sawdust.
The grangers yesterday denouDce it as a
a forgery, and declared that their meeting
had 10 such purpose in view.
NOT A CLAss-BUT A PEOPLES CALL.
From the Daily Union.
H.,
prepared for the startling announcement
made yesterday of the termination ar
rived at by conclave OF sturdy tillers OF
the soil to call a state convention of tn,
friends of reform for the purpose of launch
ing upon the political sea a new craft. Al
though originating with the farmers of tk,
state, the new move is not fathered, as ",
+ understand, by the Patrons of Husbandry
| to the consideration of questions of either
politics or religion in the order. Although
the new movement is in no sense an organ
ized efforton the part of the grsngers Il
institute party of honesty and reform il
opposition to the corruption and chicaner,
of the old political organizations, there Car
: be no doubt that the order has tended Il
produce in the minds of the farming com
, munity the feeling and thorough under
; standing of the real state of affairs whicl
have rendered such a movement possible
The gathering together of the intelligen
q farmers of the land in attendance upon tn
meetings of their oranges resulted naturall,
! in the discussion among themselves of ques
! tons of public policy and interest, ant
Z led to an interchange of views and tn
mutual condemnation OF party tricker,
and corruption, which has satisfied tn
/ masses that Integrity and fidelit,
!, to principle must be sought outside the pal
, of existing parties While we could hav,
: desired more explicit declaration of view
on the great questions which are now prom
t inently before tho people, such as currency
free banking, and the relations OF capita
and labor, there is nothing contained in tn
brief declaration .of principles to which al
4 honest and we1l-meaning citizens canno
: subscribe. The assertion in the call that al
! the parties at present in existence are cor
!, rupt, is one that no one can hope Il
{ successfully controvert: turn which wa.
! you will, the most glaring and damn
] ing evidence of misfeasanee and corruptioI
stare you in the face; in all departments o
the government, IS at present administered
lare found evidences or reeking corruption
, end glariDg dishonesty. There are man,
! definite reforms which weshould like to Sc
hrafted into the code of principles of tn
new organization, but from the present out
= leok we can do no less than bid il a heart
God-speed in its mission of publication an
, n1orm.
THE sTRRNGM OF THE MOVEMENT.
From the Nex AlhsrY LedgerSta andard.
4 dispatch froaa Indianapolis informs th
, puf lie that the farmers of Indiana hav
taiae n steps for the Organization of a new pc
} litiAEl party, and that they have prepared
call to be issued, in which they declar
that the people are honest and capable 9
selfgov@nment. Thereare new organize
in the.stste about eighteenhundreE farmers
societies, the aggregate membership @
which, at present, lis unknown to the outsid
world. AS matter eff couR5e, we cannot a
the PRESENT time make any estimat
of the motive which has lnspiRed th
movement; but we would wara tn
farmers that they are endangerirg tn
very existence of the excellent organic
J ations, when they undertake to carry po-itic
} into their secret organizations. Do they ex
pect the support of that class of people who