The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-12
THE CHANGERS.
The st. Louis Convention Publishes the Plat
form Of the Patrons of Husbandry-An
Evils Opposed, Good Endorsed, and
Agrarianism. Tyranny and
Monopoly Condemned.
81. LOUIS, Feb. II, 1874.


uon OF some minor business, received the report
OF the Committee Resolutions, presented by
Mr.. Wardlow, Of Florida, and adopted 1t unani-
mously. 1t is az follows:-
Grange of gs impressed with the truth that the National
ne General objects n Ss hereby uns%oasy
declaration of the purposes OF the Patrons Of
re we Sy the strong and faithful tie Of agrical
's Seeand our We country hau!,, and mankind;
unity in bsrs IN an mO slngs ,e eS essStsa
to faSs as to advance By
ourselves to enhance manhood n and wSmanhood
homes ana strengthen attachmens to our parsas
maintain laws to- stimulate ana eas o,Se to
expense. bo ss S9Sf ns nine coming reduce
ana produce more in order 70 our farms self
%ep ws S5SR on no our %C5s na
our work a and saeS 9n So0 and
to ;s the sem the
bsHtf sas every re s pTa
Sans esese s selling s Sn% in
the Gl %n may aHs
e ay y9an s We shall meen "a pG By
good , T and 1s s
earnestly endeayor 70 suppress personal local sectional
@ ambo Fha a Oh tn these ys M @
Will insure our mental, moral. social and material ad
fo~A--Our business interests We desire to bring
ac the most direct and friendly seaons possible
Msnee we must d,spense with a. surplus OF middle
them Their surplus ana their dim ns our pro.
the ali o%s and ali
our efforts so far as business Is are not only
other TIA. Tend hess
we hold that transportation companies oieyery Kind are
mately connected with interests and harmonious
f fs n our in tine
W % General
IN svs 10 s o. all Ss
' stS . e Tic So to
me mere may how freely We are not enemies Of rail
viii sdssaas n0i as nor
Sd ao Ia o MOVIE o a Sess
such spirit ana Of enter
ast p sSs WE are not capital
capital and labor Tenosed ii BY conn
%Sr Of the ana sS n %
pags nsn rates nsy and
o Of the 90 aHs to ns
iesitimat ranssclons legitimate trade and legitimate Ss
oapseve. or By ali Wha
S:ss: ~ s'@s
anS sincerely the oft
ax
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se IN its 1d e
s we teach Sa all true politics al states,
s Whole h s Of
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PRINCIPLES which should always sharactsrizs, every
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IDEAS the essence Of American ndependence.
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bu4ed @ s Is S s ns be- saa
and the future in our s
%s 10 w,n BY
al e a are sstasa
the nature of organization; not because they are
%sp
their cordial operation assist in efforts
midst the last vesse Of tyranny, ana corruption.
able compromise and earnest cooperation as an omen
ssssnts~Tt shall Be abiding principle with
cve any OF oppressed ana suffering brotherhood by
Last but not least, we proclaim among our purposes
phere Of So@an Is BY ad%ns
asa ps IT our in sas hs
we Ter @ @ to faithful tn and
efforts to the wisdom justice. fraternity and political
p.A memorial to the Patrons of Husbandry in the
cotton States was also presented and unanimously
adopted IL Is an argument IN fayor OF mixed nus
energies OF the people in raising single crop. 1t
says the past ta o our
and caused prosperity to smile upon every one
who has handled our crops save those who strug.
Red for It's production annu8lly The energies OF
the cotton planters nave been exhausted In at
tempting to produce q maximum crop Of q
snss TeaaceS MS IN s1ppsaS his
necessary wants. A system based upon
radically wrong, and if persisted in WIN lead to
bankruptcy and ruin. NO people can ever become
tile SOIL exhaustess mineral wealth, abundant
water power and general salubrlous climate
avais US nothing 4 annually we expend mi IONS
home grown bread is cheaper than purchased sup
plies and the observation OF every planter Is that
those Southern farmers who live within them
selves are more independent and less encountered
With debt than those who have relied solely upon the
any people rely upon others for supply OF those
articles which are necessary for their consumption.
has occurred in India, owing to the EFFORTS OF the
people to grow cotton to the exclusion OF bread
sions Of Iowa. Minnesota aud Dakota have been
invaded BY grassnoppers, which DESTROYED every
yestaEe OF vegetation. imagine your c0ndltl0n
should similar invasion become general In the
Northwest. Couple with this idea the total failure
OF a cotton crop. either from the worm, from
drought, any other unavoidable cause,
improbable % such vistations may appear,
have We the power TO prevent them Ana
| OF becoming the victims Of sucn calamtles Our
wsest and safest policy Is as far IS practicable, to
! produce at home our necessary supplies.
! Is there farm in the South upon which TINS
! cannot be done and at the same time an average
cotton crop produced the net result OF the iarn-
/ er's annual iaborsf We believe there are not an
| nually 100000 bales OF cotton produced upon
! southern soil; but what proportion OF this vast
amount Is retained to indicate our prosperity one
/ half OF 1t Is expended for necessary supplies,
| whilst the remainder Is DIVIDED between labor and
! taxes Hence the cost OF production has
exceeded the value OF the article produced.
! Snail This policy continue? Extensive cotton
| crops have evinced our unity OF purpose and en-