Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-20
PATRONS OF HrsRANnRY.
Platform Adopted by the National
CrnuUn.

The National Grange to-day, after the
Transaction of some minor business, re-
ceived the report of the Committee on
Resolutions, presented by Mr.. Wardlow,
of Florida, and adopted IL unanimously.
1t IS as follows:
DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
Profoundly impressed with the truth that
the National Grange Of .hc United States
should definitely proclaim TO the world it's
general objects, we hereby unanimously make
this declaration OF purposes of the Patrons Of
Husbandry:
FRATERNrTY.
First-United by the strong and faithful tie
of agriculture, we mutually resolve to labor
for the good of our Order, our country, and
mankind
UNITY---LTBERTY-CHAR
Second-Wc heartily indorse the motto: 'In
essentials Unity; in non-essentials Liberty; in
all things Charity"
COOPERATION.
Tbir9-We shall eudeavor 10 advance our
cause by laboring to accomplish the following
objects; To develop better and higher man
hood and womanhood among ourselves; to
enhance the comforts and attractions of our
homes and strengthen our attachments to our
pursuits; to foster mutual understanding and
cooperation; to maintain inviolate our laws,
and to- stimulate each other TO labor to hasten
the good time coming; to reduce ourexpenses,
produce more, in order TO make our farms
selS-supportng; TO diversity our crops, and
plant no more than we can cultivate; TO
Condense the weight of our exports selling
less in the bushel and more on the hoof
and in teeces; to eystematiZe our
work, and calculate inteligently on the prob
abilities; to discountenance the credit system,
the mortgage system the fashion system, and
every other system tending to prodigality and
bankruptcy. We propose meeting together,
talking together, working together, buying
together, selling together, aud generally act
ing together, for our mutual protection and
advancement, as occasion may require We
shall avoid litigation as much as possible by
arbitration in the Grange. We shall constant
ly strive to secure entire harmony, goodwill
and vital brotherhood among ourselves, and
to make our Order perpetual, We shall earn
estly endeavor to suppress personal, local, Sec
tional, and national prejudices all unhealthy
rivalry and all selfish ambition. Faithful ad-
herence to these principles will insure our
mental moral, social and material advance
ment
NO MONOPOLY.
Foartb-For our business interests we de-
sire to bring producers and consumers, farm
ers and manufacturers, into the most intimate
relations possible. Hence, we must dispense
with surplus of middle-men, not that we are
unfriendly to them, but we do not need them.
Their surplus and their eXactions diminish our
warfare
against any other interests whatever. On the
contrary, all our acts and all our efforts so far
as business is concerned, are not only for the
benefit of producers, but also for all other in
terests that try to bring those two parties into
speedy and economical contact. Hence we
hold that transportation companies of every
kind are necessary to our success; that their in
terests are intimately connected with our inter-
csts, and that harmonious action is mutually ad-
vantageous. Keeping in view the first sentence
of our declaration of principles of action, that
individual happiness deTends upon the gen.
eral prosperity we shall therefore advocate
for every State the increase in every practical
BILE way of all facilities for transporting cheap
ly to the seaboard or between home producers
and consumers all the productions of ouI
country. We adopt it as our fixed purpose
to open out the channels in Natures great
arteries that the life blood of commerce may
flow freely. We are not enemies of railroads,
navigable and irrigating canals, nor of any
corporation that will advance our industrial
interests, nor of any laborng classes In oul
noble Order thers is no communism, nc
agrarianism. We are opposed to such spirit
and management of any corporation or enter
prise as tend to oppress the people and rot
them of their just profits. We art
not enemies to capital, but we op
pose the tyranny of monopolies VIZ
long to see the antagonism between capita
and labor removed by common consent, ant
by an enlightened craftsmanship worthy o.
the nineteenth century. We are opposed t.
excessive salaries, high rates of interest, ant
exorbitant per cent. profits in trade. The,
greatly increase our burdens and do not bea
proportion to the profits of producers. w
desire only self-protection and the protection
of every true interest of our land by legitnat
transactions, legitimate trade, and legitimat
profits. We shall advance the cause of edu
cation among ourselves and for our childre
by all just means within our power w
especially advocate for our agricultural an
industrial colleges that practical agriculture
domestic science, and all the arts which ador
the home be taught in their courses o
study.
NOT A POLITICAL BODY.
FUM-We emphatieally and sincerely asser
the oft-repeated truth taught in our organi
law, that the Grange-NatiOnal, State or sui
ordinate-is not political or party organiza
ton. No Grange, if true to its obligations
can discuss political or religious questions
nor call political conventions, nor nominal
candidates, nor even discuss their merits i
its meetings; yet the principles we teach uu
derlie all true politics, all true craftsmanship
and, if properly carried out, will tend to purif
the whole political atmosphere of our cour
try, for we seek the greatest good of the great
est number; but we must always bear it i
mind that no one, by becoming a Grang
member, gives up that inalicnable right an
duty which belongs to every American citize
to take proper interest in the politics of hi
country. On the contrary, it is right fO
every member to do all in his power legit1
mately to influence for good the action of an
political party to which he belongs 1t is hi
duty to do all he can in his own party to pu
down bribery, corruption and trickery; to Sc
that none but competent, faithful, and homes
men, who will untiinchingly stand by our il
dustral interests, are nominated for all pos
tions of trust, and to have carried out th
principle which should always characteriZ
every Grange member-that the office shoul
seek the man, and not the man the Office
We acknowledge the broad principle that dife
ence of opinion is no crime, and hold thf
progress toward truth is made by dffe
ences of opinion, while the fault lies
the bitterness of controversy We desire
proper equality, equity and fairness; protet
tion for the weak, restraint uuou the strong
in short, justly-distributed burdens and iustl,
distributed power. These are American idea
the very essence of American iudependenc
and to advocate the contrary is unworthy
the sons and daughters of an America
Republic. We cherish the belief that sectiona
ism is, and of right should be, dead an
buried with the past. Our work is for Il
present and the future. In our agricultur
brotherhood and its purposes we shall reco,
nize no North, no South, no East, no West.
is reserved by uycry Patron as his right as
freeman to affiliate with any party that wi
best carry out his principles.
MEMBERSHIP.
Sirth-Ours being a peculiarly q farmer
institution, we cannot admit all to our rank
Many are excluded by the nature of our o
ganization, not because they are profession
men, or artisans, or labOrers, but because the
have not sufficient direct interest in tillr
or pasturirg the soil, or may have some inte
est in conflict with our purposes; but we o.
peal to all good citizens for their cordial G
operation to assist in our efforts toward +
form, and that we may eventually remo'
from our midst the last yestige of tyranny ar
corruption, We hail the general desire f
fraternal harmony, equitable compromise, al
earnest cooperation as an omen Of our futu
success.
CHARITY.
Sepcnth--It shall be an abiding princip
with us to relieve any of our oppressed al
suffering brotherhood by any means at ol
command.
woNAN's SPHERE.
Last, but not least, we proclaim it amor
our purposes to incucate proper apprecl
ton of the abilities and sphere OF woman, as
indicated nv admitting her To mem hprshin m