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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Cincinnati. James D. Parker"................5 I'm
st. Louis, City Of Chester..................op pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Simpson Horner, New Orleans.
G. W. Cheek, White river.
p" st. Genevieve, White river.
City of Chester, st Louis.
Fort Gibson, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Simpson Horner, Ohio river.
West Wind, Bare6eld Point.
" 81. Genevieve, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
James D. Parker, Arlington, Phil Al
lin, Fort Gibson, City of Chester, Frank
Forest, 81. Francis. IL
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here rose one inch yesterday, and
is now within nine half inches of the
high water mark of 1867. At Cairo the
river fell four inches yesterday. At St.
Louis it declined twelve inches. The0hio
at Pittsburg is stationary, but rising at
Cincinnati, Louisville and Evansville.
At the latter point it rose one foot yes
terday. Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are still on the decline. The Ar
kansas river at Little Rock declined
seven inches yesterday. with seventeen
feet in the channel. White river is at
high tide at Jscksonport. Red river at
Shreveport is stationary. In the bends
below here the river is still rising and
extending all over the low lands. caus-
ing destruction of property and much
distress. Shipments to all points con-
tinue light. The levee to day presented
a dull appearance. Several hundred
bales Of cotton are on the landing await
ing shipment south.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sunshine to-day.
"0ld Prob" says it will rain tonight
The river here rose one inch yester-
day, and is now nine and half inches
within high water mark of 1867.
0sceola is three feet under water
The levee broke above there Tuesday
night, flooding the town and the coun-
try adjacent The Frank Forest trans
ported families and stock from the over
flowed places to the Tennessee shore.
The Yazoo valley has not as yet suf-
fered much from the overflow, and the
planters in that region are more hope
full.
The levee at Milliken's bend is in dan
ger Of giving away.
The levee at Delta, La, is about to
give way.
The towboat Dick Fulton passed down
last evening with a tow of coal for Ar
kansas City.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
leaves tomorrow evening for Friar's
Point and the bends. She will transport
supplies to the sufferers in the bends
free Of charge.
The Mary Boyd left Little Rock last
evening for Memphis.
The Thompson Dean left Cincinnati
last evening Tor New Orleans.
The Great Republic for st. Loais
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The John Kilgour for Cincinnati, City
Of Quincy and Future City and baTges
for St. Louis left New Orleans last even
ing
The Mollie Moore and James Howard
for New Orleans, Capitol City for Vicks-
burg and Grand Tower for Memphis left
50. Louis last evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30

The Arlington leaves on Saturday for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
There is much distress in the bends
from Napoleon down to Vicksburg. The
people are on the point Of starvation,
labor is scattered, and the stock and
cattle drowning or starving to death by
hundreds. The outlook is discouraging
and the suffering heart.rending.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30

For New Orleans.
Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet Company
For Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
Exporter, -
]. A. Williams, master; ]. II. Reese. jr, clerk
T caves FRIDAY. MAY 1sT, AT s AM.
4 For freight or passage apply TO
II. W. LlGHTBURNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co., 290 Front.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30

WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON H=. =
w SATURDAY, May I'd. at sskssElatssz
pm.
Through tickets from Memphis to New
York. S29 so; Boston. S32 So; Philadelphia.
S27 so, Baltimore, S25 so.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
Il. d. COBB a CO.. Agents,
52-H 266 Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30
MEMPHIS POST0FFICE.

oyYruu HouRs-FnoNs An. To5P.x.; SUNDAY.
FR0K TO 10 AN.
Closes. Arrives.
. wI,,r AuIPN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30
KNIGHTs OF FTTHIAs.

TEEsEssEE Lopez No. 5-Meets
syery " ednesday night over Adams
.t-eet Engine House, cor. second street. Q.
y; MCLEAN. G. c.; p, j. Moran, V. G.; q,
W. L. Crook, X. Of R. and S W. II. Lind
stedt, NJ. Of p; A. Hum, n. Of E.; Q.
Gross, p. n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30
o. o. p. DIRECTORY.

Odd PsuOwsEHaIl. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MENPHrs LODGE, No. 6meets every Tues
day, Geo. W. Smith, N. g.; W. W. Hum
phreys, V. O.; c. II. Plisohke. Secretary; T.
CHToTisGw Lopez, No. s-meets every Mon
day night. John GarroA n g.; Ben Frei-
berg. v; O.; R., B. Jones, R. s.; Thomas
Bacon, P. s.; John Holt. Treasurer
ScHILLER Lopez, No. ltO-meets every We'd
nesday night. Jos. Achtmaa. n. g.; j. g..
echmid, Y. g.; II. Shilling. Secretary; Peter
Mentges, Treasurer.
BIssER Lopez, No. 1l7-meets every Friday
night. G. Gross. N. g.; J. 7. Lees. V. a.. /;
?. II. Starr. P. and R. s.; George A. War
ing, Treasurer.
KNcANPMENTs.
GaTcso FEctNPNENT. No. 3-ueets on the
I'd and ID Thursday nights Of each month.
John GarroW. c. P; Charles NJ. Carroll. II.
p. Dan'l shloss, s. W.; Thomas Bacon, 5. (;
John A. Holt. T John II. Graf. J. ".
MEMPHIS EEc1NPHKHI, No. Ga-meets "a and
ar Thursday nights Of each month. c. II.
PIifchke, G, P; G. Gross, H, P; Geo. A.
Waring, S. W; II. L. Pickering, Scribe; I.
S. Jukes. Treasurer; Thos. L. Risk. j. W.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30

The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the GreatWestern Dispatch Fast Freight Line;
third class 81 OF; fourth class. S4c fifth class.
Gle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-30

An. lP.N. An. PA.
;, nj d MemghiisS S OSAS R. B. s.S a.,5
memphis & Charleston
9.3Oll2 R. R.-Daily. ii 90 n.t5
mississippi & Tennes-
l1.45I see r. R.-Daily. I'D
memphis i Little Rock
IL r. R.-Daily. 500
(Miss.river TO Eelens
830( Friar's P't-daily.
Internationally
1887 Mon, Thurs, Sat.
Miss. river t. st. Louis
I33Ol Mon. Thurs. Fri.
( White River-Semi-
33O( Weekly-Tues. X Sat.
Ark river .semi-weeklyl
80 Tuesday and Saturday.
Marion (tri-veeklyl-l
O Mon. We'd. Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennessee
10 weekly-Friday. 10
lByhalia&0live Dranch
3 sol Tues. and Fri. $50
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16

Two CHANGERS. P. II. McDermid and
James Hughes, of Nicollet county, write
the Farmers Union to know whether
it is proper to discuss in the Grange the
speech and report of Senator Window,
on the subject Of canal and lake naviga-
ton, south and east, for the transporta-
ton of the farmers crops, and they fur
Their ask these very significant ques-
tons:
list. What was the necessity for, and the
cause OF the rapid progress Of the Patrons of
usbandrya
Cd. Did politics hare anything to do ,cith
the present condition Of the turner,
Sd. Did railroad corporations, with their
wealth and influence, combine 10 control leg
isiction for their o,rn benefit, thereby estab-
fishing channels OF trade, by which they get
the right OF way, i'll most cases giving what
they please Tor the same: land enough to
build said roads, besides magnificent bonuses
and charging their own prices for taking orr
produce to market, and on " hat We require
In exchange"
And the Union. or some Republican
offlce-holder of Minneapolis. speaking in
the name of the editor, replies:
''If through discussion in the Grange,
public sentiment Gun be aroused on the sub
jecu OF river and lake navigation, so as to
lead Congress to give US a canal from the
Mississippi to the lakes and thence to the
ocean TO move our crops; or if National leg
islation can be secured on railroads through
the discussion of the evils in their manage
ment, then we should say that the Patrons
had not existed in vain
Mark how carefully this is. guarded!
The Grange may discuss Mr.. Window s
utterances; they nay indulge in any
amount of praise of that great and good
man. No danger of disrupting the
Grange BY discussing Window and his
views But to discuss Donnelly and his
views. that were gray horse of an
other color.
What if some Patron got up and said
that Window was den1agogue; rail
road man: an aristocrat by nature; that
he was trying to turn the people from
the question of the regulation of then
railroads to the consideration Of the
question of digging the mud out of thu
mouth of the Mississippi; and that hi.
whole speech and report were simply
intended to keep the Republican party
in power. Would that provoke discus
sion in the Granges Hey! What sa,
you Master Parsonsa Speak up.
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lists. back-paysters, crsiit-rnobilie-ists
aristocrats and despots; if thereby the
Republican party could be kept in
power.
Give the people over to robbery and
ruin and the expressions Of Hell Il the
MonopolisGs insisted on it.
Oh, worthy Master Parsons, 10 Won
der you insist that the Oranges
shall be dumb, like sheep before the
shearers, while you and yours set up
the devil 90 rule over them.
No wonder you are opposed to the
Changers discussing politics: - they
might trample on such politics as yours.
Il would vote for the devil if he was
regularly nominated on the Republican
ticket
If that remark had been made by
some characteriess shyster, who had
been kicked from State to State in a
fruitless search for office, and had at
last, for the sins Of the people, turned
up in Minnesota some coarse-grained,
low-souled, sordld, shameless adven-
turer. we might pass it by; but ema-
mating from the worshipful Master of
the State Grange Of the Order of the
Patrons Of HuSbandry Of Minnesota,
the case is different.
Patrons! We warn YOU Your enc
mics are at work. 1t is determined
that your efforts for seif-protection
shall come to naught. The robbers OF
the people understand that they cannot
openly resist your numbers or your
power. But they can turn you
aside, scatter and divide you, by cor.
rupting your leaders. They remember
what was said of old time, that ian
army of>asses led by . lion, vas more
formidable than an army OF lions led by
al ass.
BE not betrayed. Benedict Arnold
worked upon by an aristocratic, 10
bility-loving wife, thought that he co',lc
transfer the whole patriot people Q
America, when he sold himself fol
money. and the promise Of an officc tt
the English Government. But thu
goods were not delivered. Benedict 90
his price, but the great Declaration o
Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Lib
crty, Justice and fair play, crystalizet
into mighty nation; and there is NJ
new Benedict who can now sell it out
even though he lives in Winona and i:
by sad accident temporarily head O
the great order Of Patrons Of Husbandr,
of Minnesota.
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Politics i'm the Grange.

In our Judgment the Grange has no
right to talk politics as politics; no
right to hold conventions or make nom
nations.
But it has, we think, a perfect right
to discuss questions of political econo-
my. such as the mode and degree of
government revenue, the advantages or
disadvantages Of direct taxation a., COM
pa red with taxation by duty on i'm
ports. It has right to discuss all
questions as to the transportation Of
the productions of the country; the
comparative adyant ages Of water and
rail transportation what lines of water
communication are most important to
Minnesota; how they can be obtained.
&c. It has also right to discuss the
patent laws and how they can best be
improved How the postal laws affect
the intelligence of the country? Wheth-
or the post al depar tnent should be sUs-
tanned by the general government as
the war department IS, and the mails
carried free! And hundred similar
questions.
These discussions should be conducted
in an impersonal, bipartisan and fra
ternal manner.
If these discussions lead Oranges to
conclusions adverse to any political
party or parties, they can put those
conclusions into force outside Of the
Grange, and can as private citizens en-
ter into any political movements they
see fit. They certainly cannot be asked
to submit to injustice and injury tc
save the feelings or promote the inter.
ests of any political organization.
| We would suggest that the Oranges
especially in the winter, get up debates
on the great questions we have referred
| to; meeting not as Oranges bu. with
! their doors thrown open to all the pub
| lie: and having selected debators on the
opposite sides Of the question at issue
proceed to debate it. This cours'
steadily pursued would make the farmer
of Minnesota the most intelligent body
of men On earth.
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newspaper and stock farm !; his labors, for
his friends and his fellow citizens anti
his section of the country
Besides the advantages of having MEM
Der able and willing to serve people, there
is great deal in having one who knows the
ropes and all the ms and outs of legislation.
So we live i'll hopes of vet seeing Col Kings
constituency honor ana benefit themselves
far more than they can him by electing him
to a seat in Congress
Now we have no objection IN the
world to the Union supporting Bill
King for Congress; but if it does. we
shall insist that it take off the mask Of
non-partisanship, which it has been
wearing, and cease bowling against in
Producing politics into the Grange.
As Republican paper we shall know
Just how to meet it. As professedly
neutral paper. doing the dirty work Of
the Republican party, it is more diff
cult to encounter.
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BACKBONE

When YOU see fellow mortal
Without fixed and fearless views,
Hanging on the skirts Of others,
Walking in their st-otf shoes,
Bowing low to wealth or favor,
With abiect, uncovered head,
Ready to retract or Waver,
Willing to be drove or led,
Walk yourself with firlner bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow-
Just the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than his-BackbOne.
When you see D politician
Crawling through contracted holes
Begging for some tat position,
In the ring or at the polls,
With 10 sterling manhood i'll him,
Nothing stable, broad or sound,
Destitute Of pluck Or ballast,
Double sided all around;
Walk yourself with frner bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back.
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
Just the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this-Backbone
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Our Enemies at Work.

The MduSiriui Age Of Chicago. says
tt We are not misinformcd. there are
spies on the track Of Mr.. Adams, Mr..
Kelly, Col. Smedley ahd other workers
III the cause. who are paid by the mo-
nopolics and b. one Of the old political
parties, THE Republican,. TO get some
point on them that will cause them to
lose the good will now felt for them by
the great mass Of the people. And
these efforts At detraction have been
carried, It is wonderful that more has
not been accomplished.
One prominent gentleman in the Far
mers Movement was bounded for over
six weeks last fall by pimpS and min
ions, at the expense of some of the Hi
nois railroads. The sin of the gentle
man was that he had been active in the
Farmers Movement. and his name had
been mentioned IN connection with some
Office IN the State Grange.
One of the most mortifvinc features
of all this is. that many of these efforts
to create discomfort have been made
under the auspices. or with the aid OF
some of the so-called agricultural jour
mails, who live off Of. and draw their
Sustcnancc from the farmers, Like the
Farmers Uaion. Of MinncapoliS.-ED.
srI-MoNopoIIsr.
inlcss the Age has been much mis-
svised, large sums Of money have been
ready sent to this city from the sea-
bard, and promised where it is thought
will do the most good TO put down
lac Farmers Movement.
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The CloVen H00f.

The Farmers Union in its issue of
July 4th. definitely settles its own po-
litical status. 1t quotes in conspicu-
Gus way. without dissent, the following
from the Mankato Record, in relation
to Bill King:
ssAnd this leads Us to repeat The surprise
50 often expressed by others, that his Con
gressional district has never insisted upos
his serving them az member of Congress
But we presume that the Colonel has beer
| too basy with his cattle and bis horses, BIZ
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16

YHc following named friends are kind
.,,o.,gh TO inform us TIA. they will represent
the -MoNoPoLIsr IN ther RESPECTIVE
Localities, and solicit ana receive supscrlp-
tions for us:
Rochester, MINI Wm. Elicit, r. ".
Montague. .n.
Trip. r,.
4. Mnnea,olis. Minn.-VT. L. BasSet
Glencoe. Minn.-D ;. net.iiohn
HrtrhiIison, MINI. Nc rIllan Campbell.
4 CsstIe Rock. Mimi u Van Slyke,
James Quillialn. A.
Pennington, MINI .-Andrew " araop' Mr.
+ Works. ,,.,o
Thomas Smithson. 1,.
Red Wing, Mimi Mrs. NJ. l. WaShourn
Eiceford. houston Go, Minn.-Anthony
Be.3,atz. Martin Horfehan.
tgc11nt Pleasant, Minr. --IiOn.p ii. Aahllly.
Hastings, Minn.-Phillip Easan, Fred
lanlberton, Redwood Go, Minn.-Albert
willow Lake, Redwood Co., Minn--W.
4 smith. =,
toward, Nrl1tlt ~, fni1.Ai' As'hi-4Ni
T henderson, Minn-ETm Carroll
I,nr Lake, iennepin Co., Miun.-Isaac
.leveland, Lesueu1 20, Mnn.-Willian
Lancaster.
Conner.
taribault. Rice Co., Mimi 0Gady-
Cohato, Wright Go. MINI. VIM; Lee.
Morris, Stevens Go, MIMI. M RICH
Grand Meadow, Mower Co., Mimi. T.
Pearce.
FiInira, Olmsted Co. Minn.-Jsmes Laird
Brsinerd. Grow Wing Co., Ainn.-Wm.
Murphy.
Honeywell
Rose Creek, Mover Co, Mimi. NJ. Ray,
r. NJ Thompson.
I.itchfeld, Minn-Wrn. NJ Campbell.
Houston, Houston &c, Ninn.-jno Crane
Hon David Taylor
Caledonia, Houston 90, Minn-hartli
Rohan, Richard Lcvett.
Winncbago, Houston Co.-Peter Doan.
Money Creek, Houston Co, Mlnn.-iion
yVn Beals, John Hennesay.
Brownsville. Houston Co., Minn.-Mlchae
Ran Tip.
Rashford, Fillmore Co.-John Maloney.
Anrora, Steele Co, Mimi .-corydoA Hing
Fergus Falls, Minn.-Roberf Miller,
Red Wing, Minn.-'ohn NJ. Swanstrom;
Watertown. Carver TO-. Minn.-Cuellt
hIemnan.
Cottage (irove-Hon. :. A. McCluskey.
Lake City. Mimi Robert Terrell.
Austin. MIMI A. Elder. Z. {. Dorr
W H. Merrick |. ingmunclson.
Woodbury., Washington Co, Minn.-Hon
L. Ayres.
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TIE following admirable letters ap-

TIE following admirable letters ap-
pear in late number Of the Farmer s
Union. Who shall say after reading
them that the Changers of the State
are the set Of ignorant clod-hoppers, the
Republican papers would have us be-
lieve; or that the Rochester Post was
right when it intimated very broadly,
that it was impossible to be at the same
time scholar and gentleman, and a
farmere
In breadth Of thought and felicity Of
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16

THE Northwest is determined to have
an outlet at reasonable rates. It's in
habitants do not propose to allow pri-
vate corporations to usurp the functions
of government and levy rascally tariff
on every bushel of wheat or pound 6
pork that is sent to the market. II the
corporations had appreciated this fact
promptly and provided for concessions
at the right time, there would havs,
been no difficulty. The trouble with
them was that they had become purse
proud. They despised the masses and
endeavored to boss things in baroniak
istFle.-Caicago Post and Mail.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16

1'aB master of the Iowa National
orange, d. w. Adams. in a letter to the
.ansins Mirror, perSiStently declines
being a candidate for Congress. He
says: My time is all occupied in a
work more agreeable. and hope more
aseful than political canvass" Grand
Master Parsons of thi, State is not so
BUSY, and therefore puts in his spare
moments to good advantage in the polit-
heal line. He wants to 60 to Congress.
ST. Paul Pioneer.
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AFFECTING story told By an Iowa paper
.Fonr-year-old boy asks his father to step
into The back yard to see 4 pet dog he had
found in an old dry-gcods box. The father
was surprised on approaching the box, to
sae tie child run I'D and take hold of-not a
dog--but large skunk the child had been
petting and playing with for several hours.
His skunkship seemed to enjoy the sport as
well rs the boy, and would allow itself to he
fondied Just like q kitten, without doing the
nlean things that some peoples's skunks do. >
We appeal to Senator Ramsey. Why
can't he make Joseph behave himself
while we ''fonde' him, 1t would be
so pleasant to discuss questions" with
Joseph, if he would restrain himself and
not resort to his real powers.
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Il WOULD VOTE PoR TIE DEVIL If HE
WAS REGULARLY SoMINA rED on THE REPUBLI-
CAN TICKET"
So spoke, last fall. the Master of the
State Grange, George I. Parsons, of
Winona-
The sentiment is horrible one
Help the devil to rule over the peo-
pie if the necessities of the Republican
party required it
Subordinate God and his children to
the arch-enemy of the world, if the Be-
publican party demanded it!
Evlevate into opportunities for evil
the Father of liars. thieves, corruption.
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Grauge department.

(FroIn the Constitution OF the National
tIrange.l
The Ultimate OBJECT OF TaIs o2GAS-ZA-
TIoS IS FOR MUTUAL INSTRUCTION AND PRO-
lection.
Human happiness is the acme of earthly
ambition. [ndir;dss0l tmppi,,ess depends
upon GENERAL PROSPERITY.
FROM the address of the Master OF the
National Grange, Master Adams of Iowa, de-
liyered at the last National Grange meeting
at st. Louis, January, 1874:
''Articie Xii also demands most serious
consideration to definitely decide what in
depreciation shall be put upon the word
political" | ain grained that our members
are substantially d unit in the opinion that
the Order should not ID any sense become 4
political party But at the same time, there
are questions most Fundamentally affecting
our material Interests achtch car only be
reached through legisLation.-It seems I'M
pERATIvE that such questions should BIZ DIS
such questions were political in the meaning
of the Constitution! The questions of
! TRANSPORTATION, TAXATION. FINANCE. COR
! RUPTIoN ~ PUBLIC PLACES, acre such as come
home to the c0nsc5cnces and pockets of orr
members, and they wish to know whether
they will be denied the privilege of can
wasting them on the ground of politics"
TO this suggestion the National
/ Grange replied as follows in their
NATIONAL PLATFORM.
we emphatically and sincerely assert the
oft repeated truth taught in our organic law,
that the Grange, National, State or Subor-
dinate, is not political or q party organiza-
ton. No Grange, is true to its obligations,
can discuss political or religious questions,
nor call political conventions, nor nominate
candidates. nor even discuss their merits in
its meetings
Yet the PRINCIPLES WE TEACH CSDE2IIE ALI
TRUE POLITICS, ALL True srArERMAHsHIP, and
! if properly carried out will tend to purify the
whole political atmosphere of our country
For we seek the greatest good TO the creates;
number
We must always bear in mind that no one
by becoming a Patron of Husbandry, give>
mp that inalienable right and duty which be
longs to every American citizen, to take &
proper interest IN the politics Of his couatry'
I'VE propose meeting together, TALKING
ToGETHFR, da,d generally ACTING TOGETH-
En-. for our mutual protection and advance
ment.'
I'VE are opposed to any such spirit anC
management of any corporation or enter
prise rs tend to Cypress the people and roi
them of their just profits"
I'VE are opposed to excessive salaries anc
high rates OF interest
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TIE politicians are more alarmed
about your hurting them than your
hurting the Grange. They lose no
chance to sheer at You; but don't talk
politics or you'll hurt the grange.