Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-02-18
The GrangerS' Platform.
Az ApuIRApLE STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES Az
PURPOSES,


e Profoundly impressed with the trutl
} that. the national grange of the United
! States should definitely proclaim TO thu
world its general objects. we hereby unan
imously make this declaration of purposes
of the Patrons of Husbaudry:-
/ I. United by the strong and faithful
tie of agriculture, we mutually resolve IL
'aLur for the good of our order, cur coun
try anu mankind.
2. We heartily endorse the motto " IL
essentials. unity; IN DOu-e,sential, liberty
/ 10 all things, charity" We shaH also
. endeavOr to advance our cause by labor.
ing to accomplish the following objects:
= To develop a better and higher man.
hood and womanhood among ourselves
, To enhance the comforts and attractions
of our homes, aud strengthen our attach.
ments to our pursuits. To foster mutual
understanding and cooperation. To main.
tain invioIate our laws, aud to emulate
each other in labor. To hasten the good
! time coming. To reduce our expenses,
both individual and corporate. To buy
less aud produce more, in order to make
our farms self-sustaining. To diversity
our crops, and crop no more than we can
cultivate. To cCndensc the weight of our
exports, selling less in the bushe, and
more on hoot and in fleece To systema.
tIzc our work, and calculate intelligcntly
GU probabilities To discounlcnance the
credit system, the mortgage system, the
fashion system, and every other system
tending to prodlgality and bankruptcy.
We propose meeting together, talking
together, working together buying togeth-
or, Sc ling together, and in general acting
together Tor our mutual protection and i
vancement as occasion may require. We
shall avoid litigation as much as possible
by arbitration in the grange. We shall
constantly strive to secure entire harmony.
goodwill vital brotherhood among our
selves and to make our order perpetual.
We shall earnestly endeavor TO suppress
personal, loca sectional and national pre-.
JUDGES, all unhealthy rivalry, all selfish
ambition. Faithful adherence to these
principles will insure our mental, moral.
social, and material advancement.
3. For our business interests we desire
to bring consumers aud producers farur,
ers and manufacturers, into the most d.
rect and triend y relations possible. Hence
we must dispense with surplus of middle
men not that we are uuircndIy to them,
but we do not need them Their surpIns
and their cxaclions diminish our rio6ts
we wage no aggressive warfare against
any other interests whatever.
4. We shall advance the cause Of cd
ucaIon among ourselves aud for our chill.
drcn by all Just means within our power.
o. We especially ard sincerely assert
the oft-repeatad truth taught in our or.
game lay mat the grange, national, state
or subordinate, Is. not u political party
organization, No grange, if true to its
Gao discuss political or relig.
Gus questions, nor call political conveu-
lohs, nor nominate candidates, not even
discuss their merits in its meetings Yet
he principles we teach uuderlc all true
politics, all true craftsmanship, and if
properly carried out will tend to purify
he whole political atmosrhere of our
For We seek the greatest good
q the greatest humber but we must al.
ways bear in mind that no one by becom.
ng Patron of llusbauary gives up tina, !
right aud duty which belongs
o every American cit zen, % take prop :
r interest IN the politics Of his country.
DO the contrary, it is right for eyc~y /
'emb"r to do all in his power legitimate. a
y to niinence for good the action of any I
oIIt'eal party 10 which he belongs. Ii
his duty to DO all he can III his own par.
to put down bribery, corruption and >
fickery; to see that none but cunpeten,. a
llthlul and honest men. who 7il, unHinc.. b
Ugly stand by our industrial interests.
re nominated for all positions. 1t should {
ways charactcrize every Patron of Illus. a
andry that the Offices should seek the n
'an and not the man the office. We nc. D
nowledge the broad principle that diff.
renee of opinion is no crime, and hold b
'at progress toward truth is made by II
Inference OF opinion, while the fault lies n,
bitterness Of controversy. We desire 10
proper equality, equality and fairness,
'o'ectlon for the weak, restraint upor >,
&c strong; in short, justly distributed r. r.
lrdens and justly distributed power J.
d. Ours being peculiarly n farmers y,
We cannot admit all to cur
nks. Many are excluded by TIE ra. /.
re OF our organization, not because they ne
c professional men Or artisans, or la 81
rers. but because they have not sufi. VI
;ntly direct interest in tlling or pas,ur- W
: the soil, or may have some interest
Conflict with our purposes. But we leg
peal to all good citizens for their cor ny
Al CO operation to assist in our efforts al
ward reform that we may eventually cry
nuve from our midst the last veslse of arr
amy aud corruption. We hail the
neral desire for trucrnul harmony, has
uilable compromise, aud earnest coop. sec
4tion as an omen Of our future success. on
1t shall be an abiding principle with pei
10 relieve any of our suffering brother
I'd by any means ut our command. asst, ha,
not least, we proclaim it Among our ing
poses to nculcae a proper apprecia- tho
of abilities and sphere of woman, as in
Indicated by admitting her to member
} and position in our order lmplor- al t
the continued assistance of our div ne pri,
>ter to guide us in our work, we here Chi
ige ourselves to faithful ana harmonl- it "
labor Tor all future time TO return to up /