The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-02-20
Principles OF rue GRaNdERs.

| We present below the report Of
the committee on resolutions. Of
the National Grange, which va
held recently IN Sc. Louis. The
resolutions were presented by Mr..
Wardlaw, of Florida, and were
unanimously adopted. New party
men may study the fifth resolution
to profit: s5gs
PRINCIPLES OF TIE GRANGERs. !,
| profoundly impressed with the
4 truth that the National Grange of
the United States should def1nffe-
Iy proclaim 20 the world its gen
eral objects, We hereby uuanimotfs-
| ly make this declaration Of the
/ purposes of the Patrons of Hps-
banlry: aas 81
4 "First-United by the strons
and faithful tie of agriculture, We
mutually resolve to labor for the
\ good of our order, our country
aHd mankind. assss ~
"Second-We heartily endorse
/ the motto: In essentials, Unity;
in non essentials, Liberty; in. all
things, Charity
| "Third-We shall enieayor- to
advance our cause by laboring to
accomplish the following objects:
1 "To develop q better and hlshez
manhood and womanhood among
ourselves.
ITO enhance the comforts and
attractions of our homes, and
strengthen our attachments to our
pursuits.
''To foster mutual understand
ing and cooperation.
$40 maintain inviolate our laws
and to emulate each other in labor.
! ITO hasten the good time COM
ing.
ITO reduce our expenses, both
individual and corporate.
"To buy less and produce more,
in order to make our farms self
sustaining.
"To diversity our crops and
crop no more than We can Guilt
vate.
ITO condense the weight of our
exports, selling less in bushels and
more on hoof and in fleece.
"To systemic our work and
cultivate intelligently on proba-
bilities.
ITO discountenance the credit
system, the mortgage system, the
fashion system and every other
system leading to prodigality and
bankruptcy.
ave propose meeting together,
talking together, working togeth-
er, buying together, selling togeth-
er. and in general, acting together
for our mutual protection and ad-
vancemeata as occasion may require.
awe shall avoid litigation as
much as possible by arbitration in
the grange.
awe shall constantly strive to
secure entirs harmony, good will,
vitality and brotherhood among
ourselves, and to make our order
perpetual.
ave shall earnestly endeavor to
suppress personal, local, sectional
and national prejudices, all I'M
healthy rivalry, and all selfish am
bItion.
Faithful adherence to thosS
principles that will ensure our
mental, moral, social and material
advancement.
"Fourth-For our business in
terests we desire to bring produc-
ers and consumers, farmers and
manufacturers, into the most di.
rect and friendly relations posi-
BILE. Hence we must dispense with
4 surplus of middlemen, not that
we are unfriendiy to them, but we
do not need their surplus, and
their exactions diminish our pro
fits.
"We wage no aggressive warfare
against any other interests what.
ever. On the contrary, all oul
efforts, so far as business is con
cerned, are not only for the benefit
of producers and consumers, but
also for all other interests, anG
lend to bring these two parties in
to speedy and economical contact
"Hence we hold that transporta
ton companies of every kind arr
necessary to our success; thaI
. their interests are intimately con
3 nected with our interests, and har
monious action is mutually advan
, tageous, keeping in view the frs
l sentence in our declaration q
|. principles and action-th9t indi
! vidual happiness depends on gen
eral prosperity.
ave shall, therefore, advocat
e for every State the increase il
+ every practicable way of all faci
= tiles for transportation cheaply t
II the seaboard, or between home pro
: ducers and consumers on all pre-
3 auctions of our country.
ave adopt it as the fixed pul
r pose to open out the channels i
e natures great arteries so that tn
|, life blood of commerce may 10
It freely.
It awe are not enemies OF raj
u roads, navigable and irrigatin
II canals, nor OF any corporation
+" that will advance our industris
D interests, nor of any laborin
e classes. In our noble order theI
y is no communism, nc agrarianlsn
It "We are opposed to such spIr
- and management Of any corpor
is ton or enterprise as tends to o.
= press people and rob them of the
N just profits. We are not enemi'
A. to capital, but we oppose tyranr
III OF mnnopolies.
he ave long to see antagonism b
"A tween capital and labor remove
ID by common consent, and by {
3 enlightened craftsmanship wortt
n of the nineteenth century.
e. ave are opposed to excessi'
a. salaries, high rates of interest 81
exhorbitant per cent. profits
- trade. They greatly increase o
~ burdens, and do not bear prop
~ proportion to the profits Of pr
ducers-
~ ave desire only self-protectio
- and protection Of every true intt
& est Of our land by the leg;tima
- transaction Of legitimate ira
= and Legitimate profits. assa
"We shall advance the cause
= education among ourselves for Q
- children, by all just means with
- our power.
is- 1--WE especially advocate for o
"a agricultural and industrial c
a leges that practical agricults
SO domestic science, and all the .
ar which adorn the home, be tang
n In their courses of studies.