, 1874-05-09
THE GR;A!NGD.
Its Govt 10 tlie -FnTtnurBs
Nrnt,r,ts. stnrtnr In. .t5nfI,. Nnv X, 1

AVE OUNE NO tire z RTuuGT8s
MEnhoH. Porter o., ,1nd., nlay :, 1874,
10 tAs Editor Or Ths Chteado. 1Viblhe:
Gms Before thoro were dozon Oranges Or
ganisod III ibis State, Joined the nnovemont,
believing It to DO IN honest effort to help tho
fartnur without wrongsng 'othurs. But, It. not
poQmoditatod, tho temptation has boon too
strong, aud tho loudotB Of this movement havo
taken tho bcaton track OF pilago and plundor.
And 'wbnt is this "hoonomIcal movement
likely to cost tho. ,farmcra7 Tho charter
for ench Subordinate Grange In '$l6;
Dopnties, oharges, and express on books
and uircnlnrs, not lass, on nn Average, t1an
&10,-mnking \ tosnl cost Of at 1oast go sfor
organizing tnoh Grange. There ~hro, or aoon
will DO, 2,O00 Granger In this State, at oost OF
$4,000 for organizing. Tho d6Efce'dncs pa1a
to thc State Grange viii bo $50, ,oo0 moro,-mak-
in9 total Of ESQ, 400 besides sc, 600 per year
an uuartetlY dteB. This is ono sthto a'ono'
And what ia dono with tho money! This thing
is bolne adroitly worked up. At 1rst We Ind
q constitutional guarauteo TINT tho mom-
bars Of tho Order should know Tho
amount Of money received by tlo National
Grange, and how disburscd. But this
was too humiliating for these big-hearted
fathers, and this guarantec Was removed.
Now We can only tnnaago to got an occasional
inG. This selH-aunouncod and self.porpetuating
otgarchy. styling thomhe!vns me Natonaa
grange was psonn W ~ ihn;r u;vas r., a.
snuu" pnx ~ Hs,,onIi Grnnra INT tl,n cxtnrtion
ma o|,artor-feo ia loft untouched. This SIG foo
is loo good thing to bo given up at once, They
now have It secure unt!! 1po neas ntnas =. ~ ~
Nationai oranE1 sn +ev ~ sriiI gct nno,hor
n!atea lgr tn1st't M .t' =, Iii rorn Il Hl,ont
SHaI; ano '"o SoS&'e "'
a1 ~: l. - r,onosaa In. estsb,,sh A riynl Arri-
~ III 1oW puIpnnt - uoanirntnn Thc Gnv
ouIsutHi 49,, ns,c5 - .3o nin7opt cvcrv foo-
eIpmens mas oSon nsMoe M .,,n " ~ ana ov c vorv
!sn tninE upuot a,,n~ thnao, ecnnomical fnthers
tning tnae ~ 'u au,nS Tho whnio thinr ns
nuT nTP'ou tnauaEesd. s rs a medley Of paradoxes.
oa.,sa ~ II trsroi;n from stnto to stato at
lecture. II .las'anf snmrt,osa III ea1arvs 10 in
uesI 9Apene., ~ ~" mi INV Ia produco bettor
esrae' ~ ~ ;;ai, farhr moro nroltablc but to
eloPs .,,a au nn.s !" i,nn3 Tho t}umb and crook
ta tSaoI ,n" sno n ho !. nronerN anrlo, you know,
III 1e o'1Im. ia,,;fMn ,,nwriiten Work occuptos tie
I, Inc pGnu Mrsnao 1rnct,nua so that thero Ia no
nnor,ntv y, Tor tIo consideration Of agricultural
questions . We up,,cra 3c inv thair npemo1ts
~ ~ !u tx +hns 1nnnnnnliytnp. II success{ut,
III, . na n ,',;r nm ;n tho Hn,s OF oo man. This
tao Mnuo ,o ,.,srtEa wold ha in,monsurably worse
tna1 ~ III Patccnnas,nS NJ ~ nGS,,nnfinr rt srnnts.
ovo a. wv Graneas 3,nsn1,ivocaliv committed
onr ts s'ns9 non.nSiffcal poiiey and the Indiana
Far,er ne tho Grunge orcau Of tno State, is oar-
@a t,ca H. ~ senntor tu Sia2tone yest-pockot.
nS@ @ n ss.11n~dinasa Hron1ea have dono much
GOOD, o eud. in pursuing their own successes,
tney saro 5ayo na. M,1t hSIioye dny Of reckon.
6su o,scwnoi ~ i,rI Thcra IN too much intolii-
g ae - nvTa smonr ~ thc farmers to allow themselves
EencG 11ns ia 81 tho tnn1s o, eraspipe Pretend
.on8 " w AnAo' 'No ''S'' INV GALnnEaru.
"S'
e:1a, no.oncrn.,ve sc1,emcs-Tho
hrAnee 80, ;,.a r",,,,trv r1cr.
Entrons "no a"o eo"'
cl"nts' ,uua... III Max 1874
;lln tnEhronr, mot.e an'' HlA' y 4''e'
10 tbs Editor of Tho chleaoo 9ftessae:
Sin A recent article In The TRIBUNE, prtr-
nortinr to rive an account Of tho present stntus
p5 ~ 49, 1.t.ons ~ Hnahnnarv and which I enp-
nose "as naao w "arsoa ~ sUa % it,o rotise m ~ T. 10
do1htt;,1 @ ouoai;on ,ybeihor or not tho Patrons
,.ar;ou. aof,o,ooa ~ co-onorntion. These all re-