The Grange advance., 1874-09-02
" Organs"

since had an article on organs" that
has gone the rounds Of the papers, and
the World consequently aatters itself
on having done a big thing. Now much
of the ground taken by the World with
regard to Grange organs, or "organs"
Of any other kind is true. But it is
little curious to see papers that are
under the control ofparty and rings, and
that pride themselves on standing by
their masters, and doing their dirty
work, prating about every paper that is
started in the interest Of the grandest
movement for the social and intellectu-
al elevation, and the financial advance
ment Of the largest class of people ever
reached by any known organization,
and striving to belittle the grand work
which such papers are designed to ac-
complish.
The fact is that not church, party,
or other organization Of any great i'm
portance in this or any other country is
without papers devoted to the particu-
lar interests and to the advocating Of
the principles Of such church, party or
organization.
This in itself is perfectly proper so
long as such papers are published by
men who are not ;: owned" and print
their own honest convictions. The
great trouble is that agreat many Of these
papers have passed into the hands of
rings and cliques, who have run them
not for the bold, fair, and outspoken
advocacy Of principles held by their
publishers, but the advancement Of the
interests Of corrupt men, rings, and mo-
nopolies. The new movement came and
found this condition Of things, found
the press Of the country "owned" by
interests adverse to the interests Of the
producing classes, and the result has
been the upbuilding Of new press that
has made the old press, that was running
in the rut Of supporting rings that paid
best, uneasy for their standing, and
mourn their dirty occupation ruined.
Now we do not say that the World is
one of the class alluded to, for it and
other leading journals showed more
wisdom than many Of the small fry that
catch at their articles like drowning
men at straws.
The idea Of having "organs" as the
infallible mouth piece or the constant
exponent Of any class is miserable
humbug, and often power tor evil, but
to have press pledged to the cause of
right is mighty power for good, bull
wark Of truth standing between the
people and those who would deceive
and mislead them.
The fact is that the new press has
occupied ground which the old papers
were either too venal, too corrupt, or too
cowardly to occupy, and in nine cases
out Of ten the new papers are in every
way in advance Of the old. That the
old sheets should raise howl to break
down the new is perfectly natural, 70,
with them it is a question of bread and
butter. The people will not be very
much frightened by this howl and the,
will stand by the papers that stand BY
them, and will hail every new pape1
started in the cause OF right as another
ally to help on the glorious cause. W.
have yet to learn of any of these news
papers that are particularly anxious tc
become "organs." It is their teachings
that have made the very word odious
1t is the "old paper" that thinks i,
must be somebody's "organ" in orde,
to live; the "nea0 paper' almost invaria
bly, acknowledges no master but right
and justice.
TRENTON, Pierce Co., Wis.,,
Aug. 24th. 1874.