New-York tribune., 1874-06-15
DEFENDING TIE GRANGE.

IT'S PURPOSES PURE AND PHILANTHROPlC.
REPLY TO THE SPEECH OF CHARLES W. GREEN
HIS STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE GRANGE DE-
NOUNCED AS FAIsEHOODs.
TO the Editor OF The rrlbane.
SIR: In one of the issues of yOur paper of
last an account given OF convention which
assembled at Syracuse Y, having the tvofod object
Of opposing all secret organizations and societies. and OF
organizing party. which should be established on
new principles. and which should be Immediately
With several Of the officers Of this oreauiza
ton have been in the past. intimately acquainted
esteem them good. honest and conscientious men,
somewhat utopian their views, and little TO
forget that human nature very far from being abso
utely perfect With their projected organization have
disposition find fault. believe IL to be mprac-
tcable But they will find that out soon enough But
one thing they did which sadly out Of place. In
body Of men protesting actuated by such high and
pure motives They suffered Mr.. Charles W. Green to
ISLANDERS and falsehoods against men
who pure and free from any taInt OF selfish or
mercenary motives the purest Of themselves they
allowed him without rebuke reproof to make state
ments which he knew be false. and which they cer-
tanly had for believing to be true and by i'm
picaton they indorsed these ISLANDERS by their resou
tions Of the day. could not have believed that
like President Blanchard, the Hon. Francis Gillette
II. r Kellogg others who were members land officers
of that convention, would have been unjust or so
know says of himself in this speech. If. as
suspect he is the same Charles w. Green who In the
Farmers Convention at Indianapolis was one OF the
then only TO say that he possesses most
unbounded OF for the platform OF the
Farmers which, un derstand II, he had
hand in preparing Is about half OF 1t taken Derodtm
ct HHratns from the Declaration OF Principles" put
forth by the National Grange at &c. LOUIS in February
last, and which you have already printed In yeur
columns and yet he Processes the most undying hos
tty the Grange, whether National State or subor
dinate. But my object Is not to identify the man-he 10
worth the eortbu 20 traverse his sanders, whch
only derive Importance from having found place in
your columns His statement of the origin OF the
Order of Patrons of Husoandry" Is false from begin
Diug end Tne only truth have been able to find In
it is that william Saunders was the founder or the order
The whole North Carolina story 10 myth, and
had nothing whatever to do with It's origin. 1t was
founded Dec L. 1867 and like every other organization
Sort orisnators claimed. they undoubtedly
had the right do the privilege OF issuing dispense
ons and charters to the Oranges organized by them
selves under their direction. The order essentially
phanthrUpic in its origin and modes OF WORKING; IT'S
founders, among wnom MT aiuhders Is the one nost
widely known so far from being IA Green represents
them. gnItaries without dignity gwen 10 vulgar
ity" ana ''meu who would hardly be received into
decent society" OF refinement. culture aud OF
most genial anu benevolent disposition so Tar ls IL
from DeIng true they have sought 10 continue them
selves III office for the sake OF PERSONAL gain or nohor
that the expiration OF their nrst term, all or them
Treasurer. would permit themselves 10 DO reelected
Mr. SIuuders the nrst Master or the National Grange
refused reelection. and when be was COM
ID, He'd by tue ituna Grange accept the laborious
and hAnkless Office Chairman OF the Executive Conn
officers Tue revenues the National Grange, under
tue great healthy OF the order are now OF
lttles; nut every dollar OF Its expenditure is ac-
counted for. and It's books are now, as they al
ways have Deen- open 10 tue examination OF every
or secret service fund no money 70 be used in
DrI Ileso o ~
pended for poitc or other sinister purposes Ine = sa
tney worked men In the United states are
less tnau winch any Wholesale merchant pays 10
and II Is true to-day tnat the saried officers
N. Onsl Grange poorer than they would have
lad remained IN their several previous avo-
cations The OF secret society III TINS or any
other country may be searched IN vain Tor nober,
patient have made aud can make of their con
nectlon the National Grange The whole story of
the connection OF tne Grange wlt politics and political
parties equally 1alse member Of the order
perfectly absurd The constitution Of the National.
or parsan topic shall be discussed in the Grange, aud
no rule strictly enforced The members OF the
order arc from all poca parties and from every shade
OI aud tIor political views are never
questioned or influenced IN the Grange Belonging 10
sumo tnat tney will seek to have the Slate
and National legislation such as will promote aud
OF agriculture aud "a these affiliated with all
others. they viii not probably wrong any Others Ehey
are, far know, unI III favor or honesty, Ca
pacity ana economy the management OF National
aud SAFE affairs. Bat even these principles against
wncn no patriot raise objection. cannot
be tn Grange. think 1t possible that
President Johnson may now be member OF the order
though do not know such Is the tact but do
know that 50 lar being consulted in regard to its
organic he was not coSnlztnt OF is e1stence ior
yeafs ana not until had left the Presidency
Tne admission OF professed politicians or indeed or Po
uicians of any the order, Is strongly dis
couraged We do not want them, ana have no dlspOs-
ton 10 ue guided influenced by them. They may
scatter nilr wear Dutternut snrts anu
stogy boots trowsers tucked ln put they VIII
not be welcomed, and Will be very likely to meet the
fate of the Hon sissafras Dodger whose sore trials IN
trying To the Grange nave been SO touchInxy
DESERT Indeed we more tnan naif thSt nr
fras Doayer nj ses and that his great grievance 10
mat he could not fully admitted into the order We
weIrome An honest ghtfu Intelligent. and patriotic
tr, of the so To our RANKS aud assure them that
tney Will nnd nothing but ROod There uus VIC nave no
room tor political denagogues. 1..
yeD- York, June II. l5si- newborn uhAAoEh.