The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-06-10
The Grange not Political.

A meeting of the Patrons Of Hus-
bandry of Porter County, Ind, was
held the other day to take into con-
sideration the policy of calling ire
form convention. to nominate candi-
dates for the various county Offices.
After very full discussion of the
question the following resolutions
were adopted, with but one dissenting
vote:
Resolved, That We disapprove ofall
political action that may have been
taken by members Of the order in this
State as Patrons of Husbandry.
Resolved, That it is the duty Of each
member Of our order as citizen to
discharge his whole duty in selecting
honest and true men for all the Offices
to be filled by the people.
The action of the Porter County
Patrons is but an example of the
course which is being followed as a
general thing all through the West
The INTER OCEAN has constantly ad-
vised this, believing it the only way to
maintain intact the organization and
accomplish the purpose for which it
was founded. Ofcourse this does not
involve the necessity Of Withdrawing
from politics as citizens. The ceun-
try needs the positive, earnest action
OF every honest man in the land, and
whether his convictions of duty point
him TO the Republican, Democratic or
If there is or shall be such a thing
an Independent patty, we bid him
work and vote to the end that politics
| of all kinds may I've lifted up and good
men elevated to Office. We have fire.
qlently expressed the opinion, and
we shall continue to advance it, that
the Republican party affords the best
opportunity for accomplishing the re-
forms demanded, and we hope and be-
lieve that the people will take pos
session of the organization, and put it
to work in the old fashion-oyerthrow-
ing evil, roofing out corruption, and
fighting iniquity wherever found and
in whatever DISCUSSES it may be hidden.
The party offers the same inducements
thata field already fenced and plowed
offers to the husbandman. He only
needs to sow the seed and a speedy
harvest will be reaped On the other
hand. untried and uniformed parties
are like the wild lands of the frontier
| Valuable time must be spent to clear
them and inclose them. and years must
elapse at best before they can be made
to yield remuneration for the time and
labor expended upon them. We would
like to see the Patrons of Husbandry
acting in the capacity of citizens, unit.
ing with other honest men to assume
control of the Republican party, anG
i. using the well-tried machinery to ad
vance the cause which honest men Of
all classes have so much at heart. Blu
whatever is done, the grange shoult
be kept entirely separate and distinc
from any political action. After tn,
canvass is over, which must necessari
i ly be more or less bitter, this organi
zation should not find itself embar
raised and divided by reason of il.
} political action, but should come to
! gether to work for its Fundamental
principles as heartily and unanimous
] ~ as now. To the end that the oriei
: nal and praiseworthy designs of the or
: der may not be defeated, we hope t,
. sec every member co operating /,
keep the society where it now is. an,
. where national, State, and count,
} oranges have united in placing it en-
tirely al0of from politics.