The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-17
GnGntelIiGetrre
A Subscriber who Wants InfoTma-
tIon In Regard TO the Grange Movs-

kIOn IN hekuIu " Lue OLuubo mUV6s
ment.
TO the Editors Of the IntelligCnecr,
Please answer through your paper
(which think Is tho paper) the following
Inquiries: What do you think Of the
present Grange movement Has II the
ring Of the true metal, or Is It the same
old wolf, with thin sheep skin stretched
over itG l have been standing on the
highest points I could find to see II could
tell by the cry Of the hounds which way
the fox was running, and believe have
not as yet heard you give tongue on the
chase.
lam anxious to sec the cat.o.ninetails
dextrously used in whipping the thieves
out Of Congress, and the tables over
turned, SC.
ImSy, when I learn more, have some.
thing more to say. But brgity being
my motto, and inquiry my present aim, !
will stop for the present and sign myself
HARK.
II our correspondent has been an atten.
tive newspaper reader he has no doubt
gathered the current information a6oat
these days in regard to the objects Of the
Granger movement. For more specific in.
formation he will have to join lodge and
learn the secrets oftbeir programme from
the members themselves. He will then
be good deal wiser than we are at this
time. In brief, however, we will say, that
the following paragraph, published in our
paper several days ago, Is understood to
epitomlze the gist oithe Granger move
ment; ..
"a Maine farmer sells chickens at six
cents pound; the cotton spinner in Low.
ell buys them at twenty-five cents a pound.
A Nebraska farmer sells corn at fifteen
cents bushel; q Connecticut machinist
buys It at ninety cents bushel. Iowa
farmers sell fat hogs at three and q half
cents pound, and Carolina planters buy
bacon at shilling q pound" The con-
sumers should not have to pay such an
immense tax on articles ol consumption.
Also, the producer should reap little
better profit.
The "pivotsl idea" Of the movement Is
no doubt well expressed in this para.
graph. 1t can be ampliaed at considers.
bic length by those who care to 60 into
details.
As to whether the movement has the
fright ring" or not, or whether (by sud.
den change Of metaphor) it Is a wolf in
sleeps clothing, as our correspondent
seems inclined TO suspect, we are not
competent to decide. We do not see why
1t should be suspected Of any other pur.
pose than the one generally ascribed to
1t, since that Is an issue in which the in.
terests of a large number Of people are
deeply involved and one well calculated
to enlist more real sympathy and coop.
GRAFTON than any concealed issue that we
can think oI. The Grangers' organization
has been in process Of active formation for
over year past, and according to table
published in another column of to.day's
paper numbers now about 10000 mem
bers. II they keep on at this rate
the organization will be able to con-
troll the Presidential election in 1876, and
meanwhile will be likely to have control
Of the lower house Of Congress and not
lew State Legislatures. They have already
elected one or two Senators to the United
States Senate, and Gov. BooTH, Of Cali.
lornia, is talked of as their possible can.
didate for the Presidency.
Whatever may be the ultimate result Of
the movement, there is no question as to
Its growing power. 1t is doing great
deal to disintegrate the two political
parties and release the people from party
thraldom. There Is, as consequence,
more Independent thinking and acting in
politics to-day throughout the country
than at any previous time in Its history.
Voters bolt nominations, when they do
not like them, and scratch their ballots at
the polls with freedom that is often very
disgusting to the party hacks, but that Is
very encouraging as an evidence Of grow.
Ing intelligence and independence.