Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-22

0OOu nope OrduSe vi tICDOuOuSh
county, Hin ois, recently surrendered
its charter and disbanded on grounds
set forth in the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the original principles for
which the organization was instituted have
been entirely overlooked and ignored, in that
the officers have assumed powers Tat are
tyrannical arbitrary and entirely subversive
of good order in the lodge and in the commu-
nifty; that the officers composing our grand
or State organizations are not the true repre-
sentatives of the members of the Order Sc
lected for that pupose, being ex-officio MEM
bers of the same; and, also, that the officers
of the National Grange have arrogated to
themselves-and that, too, under the work
lngs of the Order-unwarranted and system
attic autocratic authority, ruling as with a rod
of iron, fiom whose edicts there is no appeal.
ResoFrei, That large sums OF money have
been and now, and in time to come collected
by the several State Oranges and the Nation
al Grange, for which no adequate return has
ever been realized by the individual MEN,
bers OF the Order.
Resolved, And further there has been, from
time to time, through the State and other off,
bers of the Order a disposition to change the
organization from its original plan of mutual
benefit To the members thereof, to that Of
political party, thereby injuring and Destroy
ing all that was calculated to unite and ele-
vate the community 1t was designed to bene-
At.
Resolved, 1t is burdensome and expensiv. TO
the memb bers of the Order, without adequate
compensation for money expenses; that IL is
now engendering a spirit of class legislation,
mutual distrust between the agricultural and
commercial intercourse of the land, thereby
demoralizing and debasing the standard of
relations the community bears tn each other.
And further, that the Order as ruled by de-
signing men connected Herewith, has been
entirely prostituted from its original purpose,
and brought into subsection to further person.
al aud political intercsts-t0 all of which
we do most sincerely and emphatically pro-
test.
We print these resolutions in full,
not because we entertain the faintest
notion that any "large Grange" like
the "Good Hope" was said to be,
ever adopted them, but in order that
our readers may see the quality of
nonsense a few railroad organs and
monopoly advocates are attempting to
foist upon the public. We have no
doubt but that a chartered Grange
named "Good Hope" did pass the
above resolutions, and we will con-
cede that Immediately thereafter it
surrendered its charter; but we do not
believe, nor do we believe any intelli-
gent man believes, "Good Hope"
Grange was respectable either in num-
bers, integrity or intelligence. 1t is
quite probable the Grange was organ
lied and the charter procured for the
sole purpose of adopting the above res
olutiOns. 1t is not hazarding a great
deal to say that Good Hope" was
made up of scheming office seekers
and disappointed politicians, who,
finding their cloak too thin to deceive
honest men, sold out to the monopo-
lists and sought to injure the Grange
cause by sending forth these wonder
full resolutions. If the truth could be
reached, We should find that the
"Good Hope" did not number twenty
members, and among these not prac-
teal farmer could be found. We
should not be surprised if the opening
sentence of the first resolution was
composed with view of conveying a
double meaning, and the words,
principles for which the organiza-
ton was installed have been entirely
overlooked and ignored" meant to
convey the true intention of the organ
izers of "Good Hope" At any rate,
We do not apprehend that the farmers
cause will sustain serious injury from
the surrender of "Good Hope" char
ter, nor do we imagine the number of
Changers will be materially decreased
by the disbandonment of Good Hope
Grange.