The Placer herald., 1874-11-21
ABOUT CHANGERS.

A Granger Of high standing both in the
order, and in society, kindly sends us the
following remarks, which will be found of
more than ordinary interest:
That the Grangers are becoming a power
in the land is a fact not TO be ignored. This
fact appears TO have excited the cup'dify OF
some of the would be leaders Of the old po-
liical parties, feeling confident that could
they effect an ally, success would be almost
certain. But for the benefit Of such, | would
say sucI, thing can not he. The Patrons
of Husbandry is not political institution,
neither can politics be discussed in its meet
ngs. Old political tricksters have succeeded
in winding their way in:o' the organizat on
in other States, and have sought 10 use the
institution to accomplish their political pur-
poses; but their efforts proved an entire fail
ure. The Grangers have clear and well
defined ews of the evils from which the,
are and have been suffering and they pro-
pose to remedy them in their own way.
That they have been deprived of large
portion of the just reward Of their toll 10y
the gornandizing extortionists OF the country.
is fact to p,lpable to be denied. and they
now propose to "pplya remedy; but in do
ing so they have no desire to desPoll their
enemies. Their war is purely defensive
one. Where they have been compelled to
pay exorbitant prices for what they have had
to purch Sc they propose to quit dealing
with that party and either deal directly with
the manufacturer or manufacture themselves
They will also act in like manner with what
they have to dispose Of, avoiding at all times
TO deal with mid,lemen as far as it il prac'i.
cable. Millions of dollars have each year
been extracted from the hard earnings OF the
farmers by those greedy cormorants who hy
their financial m,nenverings have succeeded
in monopolizng the grain trade OF this coast ;
but their days are numbered. Much of 'h'
produce of The different Oranges of This STATE
has BEEN and will continue to he shipped b,
our own agent direct to Europe, thereby s.
curing to all those who so dispose of then
grain the price Of The Liverpool market. lrss
The expense of shipping and freight, whle'
expense is considerably less than hy an,
other house. Thus securing to the Granger
the full market price Of al he has to sell
while those who dispose of their produce to
| Frednnder, or his satellites must do so at u
reduced price, NJ he receives for his agency
| larger per cent than our agent, and his ship
ping expenses are considerably more, all OF
which must come out Of the earnings of the
farmer. By this it will be seen that the
Gnngers ere not at war with any party
They simply propose to DO their own bu+i-
ness, feeling fully confident in their ability 7"
suit themselves better than they have hl'her-
to been suited. But Say some. "what' are
the Grangers going to do about this rail road
monopoly? tie prices Of freight are so high
as to render It almost impossible for farmers
in some localities TO get their produce to mar
ket at remuncrative prices. We simply
say that we have&no quarrel with railroad
proprietors; we propose to make it their in
terest to deal literally with MS, and it is an
acknowledged taci that most people will d'
cheerful|y what it is their interest to do.
have no doubt but some individuals would
very much like to know how. or in wha,
manner that is going to he brought about.
10 such, would say that as one of the
Granger's secrets, and in order TO be fully
posted you must become Granger. While
the Gmngers are busy engaged in buying
md Sc ling. raising and disposing Of their
crops, they have high regard for the wei
fare Of the nation, and are as body t,na-
cious for their rights as FREQ men. And
while they eschew all political prties, they
will oppose every man and every measure
,ha, is opposed to the well-being Of society.
hey believe the Government should he
managed for the good Of the people, and moi
for the benefit Of few individuals. They
are dec'dly opposed to the Government fos-
tering any more, extravagant monopolies by
subsidies Of either money or land. They be.
lieve that all government land should be re-
served for the use Of actual settlers, and are
sticklers for equal taxation. Intact they are in
favor Of good men and good measures and
will support none other knowingly. Feeling
confident in then ability to effect reform