The Indiana State sentinel., 1874-05-19
THE REFORM CALL.
A VOICE OF AUTHORITY
TILE ORIGIN OF THE CALL.


an EXPLANATION FROM THE ovERsEEk oF
rHE STATE eRANGE-HE DEPENDS TIE
NovFMENf AND sILsNcEs THE PAkrisAss.
To the Esfiss1- Of the Ssstoset:r 1g e3l1b DlR1.
.s,,.sI-< me correct the false impression
xvnteh NAV arise from the note or ieno"
granger. pablished yesterday. The question Oh tne
is.uinxcft the call was discussed by the members
- an. order of the late meeting, and so far as
,~ro,. s.Ilx concurred In Brother Barnes hav-
ite yoprntarfIy tsken copies of the call 10 ms
district for distrreution, does himseii inJus'ioe
I'm seeming even 10 oppose the perfecuy unper-
1900 xish ofthe farming and industrial classes
ovowoI Of official action in the call by the
s,espts suggested by Mr.. Gilman, the poilucsi
ad,,,r of the Farmer, was agreed TO 5y those
,,resrnt at the last meeting. myself among them'
Iacsrse. as I understood It, the resolution "as
meant simply to imply that officially, the MEM
hers had no authority to make the can "hhe'
tnsividualiy very nearly all sympatnizeo ID
5ts purposes and plainly indicated as mucn
The call as spublshsd, was the result OF iree us
.cussion fox months past among farmers anu
sothers throughout the state. Inc time vi i.s
r,romplgation was to a certain extent an acci-
dent. We had talked over the matter OUT Oh the
council proceedings, and 1T was thought best oy
tboea Who participated, that we should have the
calls nrt,,ted and sent out to the counties. we
had not.fntended to pu oIish them in the press
but as fhe Sentinel chose TO make them 3 matter ~
of news for its readers we, Of course, had nothihg
10 sar 1t was perhaps untimely thatl II WAS
made public without the names OF the tnou-
sands who are ready TO sign, pua Diosnei
Barnes knows perfectly wen that mere
was mo purpose to saIslead or deceive on lne
partof those who framed the call. lam paineu
that he should give even the shadeW Oh coior
To the monstrous mfsrepresent tations taadeoy the
meta nj mt mYSelf In
nrint. to clear the record and relieve
the sentinel from the unjust aspersions
which are being heaped upon H for taking
our part in a movement very dear no the hearis
OF those who are looking for reform. am
confident Brother Barnes did not so, lnteno
his letter, but as hemust have known that such
a amoyement would take place his note may DC
construed as an effort to uphold the foolish
charges of your neighbor in its daily attacks
upon the farmers and their interests fcan as
sure YOU from personal conference thatthe farm
ers OF the state, irrespectiveOf OF grange ties vii
rally TO the cali en- the 10th. / am inreceipt OF
letters from many sections of the state showing
the interest all take in it and the surety that
that they will uphold the result. Further allow
me to say what is but just and proper that these
newspapers and politicians who charge Judge
Gooding with participation in the call for the
reform convention. on June 10th, wholly m1srep-
sent the facts. 7personally know that he mao
no participation in or knowledge OF the
call for the convention until after IL
was made, nor has he committed him.
self to its support since. l also wish TO cor
rect false report put in circulation by some OF
the newspapers that the charter of Hancock
Grange has beenrevoked There is not the leas'
foundation for this statement l do not think
that there is a better more fiourishing Grangt
In the state thaHsours. a....Ir.-
Yours truly JAMES CohSroCk,
u Overseer State Grange.
-GREENFIELD, 4Iancock County, April l7th.