The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-19

persons, who were called comnitte.
Of the Patrons Of Hu>bandry, we're in
vitel to seats on the floor Of tho Sen
ate during the Session. Mr.. DonoeIl,
made the motion for their admission
aud, We believe, stated that they were
committee entrusted with the duty ol
taking care Of the interests Of the Or.
der. The whole aff.ir Was pretty gen
orally considered to be very ex.r.or
dinsry proceeding 1t was difficult to
see Why a committee Of Grangers
should be favored with any privileges
not accorded the Lobbyists of any 9th
or interest. Il appears. however, that
the committee Was self appointed, and
that general indignation prevails
among the Patrons, at the fraud that
has been practiced on them, The
whole aff,ir was = part Of plan ol
certain politicians to curry favor with
the Patrons and the part Of it
that is hard to explain is, that the
Senate voted Tor it. The only expl.
nation that can be made in the case is
that the members voted for it, as q
matter Of courtesy, and without giving
it co.. sideration enough to know just
what it Was, or, they were to pu>illani.
nous to vote against clearing to offend
the Patrons. U"q"cs'io"abIy, the
Patrons aud almost every body else con.
Il Ter the latter view Of the Case true iu
regard to m nv uf the members.
II is gratifying to see such actio"
rebuk.d TIE following in reference
10 it is from the Or san Of the Pa,rous
in this State.
&C nsiderabIe indignation seems to
prevail among the Patrons thru. .hou:
the State towards the self appointed
Lobby ing Committee at St. Paul
Upp" referring 10 the proceedings Of
,he State Grange We fad that the reso.
lu.i"n to have such committee OF
lobbyists was laid upon the table by u
decided Vote, not ouly upon the
y'oa"d Of expense, but also d'scr,dit-
able to the order, as the mission OF d
lobbyist, as carried on all over the
country means corruptton aud nothing
else.
We have learned few more facts
in relation to the manner in which this
committee was appointed. whi;h show
how sk,lItu''y p"Iit'cian Can pull III.
wires to advance his own ends.
Mr. q. D. Sherwood, who work ID
into the Executive Cu,nmtttce ut the
last meeting Of the State Grange is Il
played out politician from Fillmore
cou ~ Mt only this, but he was for
, I"ny time in III: Interest Of the rail
road ring IN the Southern MINI Road
hol,iiny ofi:e until he was kicked ou,
ny the stock h"lirrs. lie has bee"
first on "ne side au | then on the other
If the two p 'li,ical parties Of cha,
rnunty, until neither side dares to trus'
him; when his next step was to e.,
int" the Grange. by his k""~k dye IT
pa-liar,"n'ar. rules aid quick insight
into every matter brought under c""-
sid,ratiun ut the State Grange. he
gained FIR himself considerable not"ri.
ETY. aud was elected on the Executive
COMMITTEES. although eoery drIy'st'
fran Fillmore 60 ,".te'i ay"insf h'm
1t srems he has bee" ut ST. Pau.
this winter. E"r reasons known only I"
hims-lf While there havei"y an eye.
We suppose to the leaves aud fi.hrs. he
r"nce,vcd the idea "f calling meeting
,.f the Executive Comni tee sni get.
tin hin,-el, appointed NJ lobbyi,'.
50 he teleyrap phcd them to c,me t"
St. Paul aud succeeded !" getting two
h-sidrs Worthy Master Parsons. Sh..r.
w"od then "ffe. ed his resolu.i'" fr
The pp"in'mens Of this c"mmis'ee.
which Bro. Parsons opposed, but which
the rest voted Tor. tie the" got in u
chairn,an aud took up his quarters q,
the Merchants Hotel, and has since
heen in constant attendance at the rey-
ular si,ti"ys Of the Legislature. Brp
Parsons fr"m principle has wisely kept
away, and Simmons has been present
only = small por IL" Of the time.
The expenses. Ms Bitters~eet suggest.
ed last week, can"ot be less than w..
hundred dollars per m nth to suppr'
this gentleman, which the State Grsug.
will prob .b'y be requested to pay.
fno bill is presented We shall Of
course, infer that he is getting his sal
sry from some other quarter, for We
10 not brIicvs he, or any other mem
her Of the Executive C",umitte has the
means or possesses the the philant hr"
phy-to spend he wi"te: !" St. P.ul
n their own expense i"r the good oi
the Patrons -E.rna-rs Union.
We arc sdvs d ~ .ue"bsrs Of our
Congre sion Il delegation ut Washing.
t"" that no public documents are print.
cd this session aud that no seeds are u
be- distributed. The -pirit Of econo.
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