The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-02-06

than at present and sell to the consumer
at less than he now pays. II is an erro-
neous opinion that the Grange move
ment will increase the prices of the nee
essaries Of life-the interest Of the man
ufacturers, the laborers. and the farmers
are one. The six millions of agricultu-
rists of the United States have the right
to buy what manufactured articles they
may need where they can buy them
cheapest, and no class Of iradcsman can
question this right.
ANTI.MoyoPoLY.
BY special legislation few persons and
chartered corporations. have become 80
powerful that the people have become
mere slaves to their moneycd power, of
J. Cook & Co, to confirm this statement.
The couatry is in q pitiah,c condition
when the failure of one Grm can, and
has distressed thirty millions of people.
America has it. railroad kings rs well rs
its bank kings. The railroad managers
fix their rates of tariff aud tran.potta-
ton as high as they desire, and the peo-
pie have been forced TO pay their prices,
but they have received all their authori-
" from the legislatures, and now the
Changers propose to regulate their rates
by the same powers that granted them
their privelegcs-by legislation. Laws
should be made for the good of all and
not to grant privileges to few.
EQUAL TAXATION.
The declaration of Independence sets
out with the doctrine of equal rights to
all, but by partial legislation the capital
lists who may own 100000 government
bonds, and draws six per cent. semi-an-
nually in gold, but pays no tax on it,
while the farmer who has his all in ten
acres must pay his tax or his home will
be sold from him. This is not justice be-
tween the subjects of the same govern
mcnt--"equal taxation and equal rights"
il one of the Changers notices.
Determined to make one united effort
to bring the government back to Its orig
inal purity, and to overthrow those who
have enriched themselves at the expense
of The toiling masses--therefore they pro-
pose TO let alone the back-salary men of
al names and grades.
REDUCTION OF TARIFF.
The Patrons of Husbandry are in fl
vOr Of tariff revenue, bit not one emit
for protection, and they demand that
iron, lumber and salt be placed on the free
list. Through enactments of the Con-
grcss the South and West pay to the
manufacturers of the small State of Mas
sachusetts annually as tribute money the
astonishing sum of S75,000,000. No
wonder that her people become rich
while those of the West and South be-
come poorer. Such laws of protection
tax the many to enrich the few. In the
words of the great Jefferson, the Patrons
of Husbandry demand equal and exact
justice to all men.
CREDIT SYSTEM.
One of the aims of this association is
to overthrow the credit system which has
been curse to every class, hut more cs-
pecially to the farmer. Heretofore he
has been buying ON a credit, and of
course the merchant must have his pri-
ces to correspond with the length Of time
that he gives the credit. IL will De The
duty of the lecturer in every subordinate
Grange 10 urge upon the membership the
great necessity Of adopting the cash rule,
pay As they GO This principle strict
~ carried out will result in much good TO
all CLASSES of business men, ard free the
producers from many cares, and the hap
ny effects will be felt by all.
ECONOMICAL PRINCTITs.
While it is urged upon the Patrons to
use economy and pay cash, they shall
insist that the same rules shall be appli-
ed to the administration of our State and
national affairs, and the first measure TO
meet this desirable end is to remove the
causes that have created the heavy tax
alton. First will be the reduction Of the
large salaries given TO the various govern
ment officials, and, secondly, the roduc,
ton of the army. In 1861 the army
l6, 900 mon-now il has So
geo, and the estimated expense of sus-
tanning this army for 1873, is 232, 4l5,,
412, being tax of almost one dollar
per head for every iuhabitant Of the na-
ton. The army should be reduced to
10000, and thus save to the people ST.
OGO, goo per annum. We do not need
any army in our midst, nor soldiers port .
ed at the voting precincts-the people are
the sovercigns, and they can and will see
the laws enforced without the presence of
the soldiery. In times of peace a rcpub-
lican people do not wish to be taxed to
support large army when it is only
necessary to have enough to secure the
forts and protect the Western frontier.
Pntrcns Of Industry.
This appears 10 he a weak imitation Of
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