The Grange advance., 1874-04-01
CORRESPONDENTS.
For The Grange Advance.

of Congress think that they are doing
heavy business by making light of the
Grange movement. suppose they
think their ridicule and contumely will
put a quietus upon our growing tan''-
iarity with the ways and means Of the
governmental swindling institutions,
but their Mark Twain ideas of our gull
libility don't intimidate us in the least.
We hove the po,oer and zoe knoeo 1t. and
these brawling sycophants will find
their cob houses tumbling, shortly.
We have waited long and patiently for
fair play, but money and its educated
hireling, have ignored our claims, and
now that we are driven as the last ex-
tremity to organization for self defense,
they think they can annihilate us by the
burlesquing process. Now gentlemen,
your caricatures don't make shadow:
the original frame lack the substance Of
brain effort, consequently your little
limitations will be absorbed in the
mighty kindling Of the subterraneous
force that is soon to burst forth sweep
ing monopolies, pet institutions, usurers,
and every other excresence that is
leeching the life blood of honest toll
The Chicago Times very truthful
paper, that is if we judge correctly Of it's
class of reporters, tells very affecting
story Of a deceased Granger, who upon
application to the world Of saints was
denied admittance on account, I sup.
pose, of his hay seed proclivities. Being
denied here the recognition that has
ever Starred the laborer he wends his
way slowly and sorrowfally down to the
world Of devils, cogitating mournfully
over the depravity Of human kind, where
ever the cerements of death failed to
remove the st igma Of honest industry,
and drove into outer darkness this poor
unwelcome son of Husbandry. We
find him at last at the gates Of his sa-
tanic majesty. The usherer being in
formed that he was Granger seemed
non-plussed, new name. hadn't seen any
such, would notify the master who
waited upon the gate in person, told
him that while he welcomed the advent
of all classes to his dominions, he had
no place for such, but he would furnish
him birthstone enough to supply a hell
Of his own. Well what do you suppose
this imperturbable Granger told his
royal highness Why twenty-five per
cent. off and its whack? Now per.
haps we have largely overdrown in
this exhibit, but who can't see behind
this seeming jesting feeling Of deeper
Significance. The press to-day, with all
its boasted freedom, is manacled, and
while this little hell story is vogue
would say that We 40 Changers intend
to build fire hot enough to burn off
your chains, nor We wont ask your
devil for birthstone at discount to do
it with either.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of March
18th furnishes us with an extract of
somebody's speech in the House on re-
viving the Franking Privilege, and under
the caption of Humor in the House."
in which the Changers are burlesqued
again and the agricultural interest made
light Of: Upon the speech we have no
comment to make, but simply state that
so far as the farming interest is concerned
it never had representation in Congress,
and this little fling at economy on ac-
count of the publication of few agricul-
tural reports is all bosh behind it is the
chagrin Of a salary grab exposure, sore
heads and dissatisfied constituency
There is a leavening process going on in
the midst of the multitude there is an
uneasiness among the kid glove gentry ;
there is shaking Of dry bones among
the Shylocks. The feasts and midnight
orgies Of Legislative and Congressional
bacchanalians don't SAVIOR as well as in
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