Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
CASTING OFT A JONAH.

Some time since q Grange Of the Or
der Of Patrons Of Husbandry wal start.
cd In Boston. Mass. or course the
membership Of this Grange was not
composed OF horny handed agriculture
lists. In fact IL was principally made
up Of produce aud commission mer-
chants, grain shippers, ETC.; or In 9TH
er words, tho class called middle.men
by the farmers, and against whom.
next to the railroads, the effsrts Of the
Order have been principally directed.
There was some grumbling when the
Boston Grange was started. IL was
alleged that the charter was unfairly
obtained, aud that the regulations rs
well rs the Order were disregarded In
the formation Of . Grange. the men,
bers Of which were not eligible under
the rules aud creed OF the Order. This
feeling has been growing In strength
until the National Grange has been
forced TO take notice aud action there
on. T~elesraphlc dispatches this norm
ing inform US that yesterday In the
National Grange now In sesslon In st.
Louis. No., a committee appointed In
the matter OF this Boston Grange re-
ported with a request-which was
adopted-that the Secretary Of the Ma
tional Grange be instructed to notify
all State Oranges within itsjurisdiction
"that the Boston Grange Il no longer
connected with the Order OF Patrons
Of Hu,bandry, aud that henceforth no
fraternal recognition can be extended
to it by any Grange. either State or
subordinate. aud that the Master oi
the Massachusetts State Grange Is
hereby required to make q formal de-
mand for the surrender OF the di,pen-
satlon aud ritual OF the Boston Grange,
and when received to return to the
said Grange the sun paid for tho dis
~pensation and ritual. and return them
without delay to the Office OF the Sec
Rotary OF the National Grange at
Washington" This will probably put
n quietus upon the institution OF
Oranges among city people. which, to
our mind, will be exactly right. We
noticed n day or two since that a char.
ter had been obtained by certain per-
SON In New York City with quail
ilcations for membership ldentic,l with
those OF the Hub Grange. A little At
tention to thi, Knickerbocker combl-
nation will doubtless be nex extended
by the worthy agriculturists. The fact
Ia, that too many men dissatisfied
with present political conditions" are
In need OF aid from this now powerful
organization. and II the doors were
once opened, csrpet-baggers would
In = few months rs completely capture
the organization as they have the re-
constructed States since the war. The
only safety for this worthy and benef-
cial Order Is to eschew politics and pol.
iticians In its equalization ; keep on
the original track marked out la the
beginning, aud adhere faithfully to the
principles aud resolutions enuncisted
aud adopted by the National Grange
during Its present session. There isa
goodly amount Of solid. hard horse"
latent common sense In the sturdy yso-
men who are running" this vigorous
Orisr. aud. to our mind. the best dis
play Of It thsy have yet made Is In re-
fuslng to recognize the swarm Of de-
csyed politicians, dissatisfied aspirsnts
and kid.glovea gentry, who have made
application Tor Initiation and member
ship. The fragrance Of the stable
may DO endured by the ambitious poll
tician while ye, a candidate. but when
once elected tho hay seed ani ''soil-
dye quickly disappear, to be replaced
by Congressional Cologne and Florida
water. The farmers think this ''too
thin" and We oplne that they are cor
rect la their judgment.