Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-02-19

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t 3. We shall endeavOr to advance ou
Il cause by labOring to accomplish the 70
e and higher manhood and womanhoO
, among ourselves; to enchanee the con
e forts and attractions of our homes an
Il to strengthen our attachments to OF
u pursuits; to foster mltuai understand
7, ing and cooperation to maintain il
J. violate our laws, and to emulate eac
Is other in labor to hasten the good TIM
coming; to reduce our expenses bot
+ in individual and corporate cipacit.
y to buy lessan produce more in ord'
K to make our farms self-sustaining;
,: diversity our crops and crop no mo-
II than we can cultivate; to cohdense tn
aseEt Of ,Gpr exports, selling less
as and fhpSre fhpSre 9t on the lhoof an
ls. Ristiaz3e Sar lSstl W9Ik a a.
the bus-> on asasASjljttis s igltse
In fleece; to sys,. isV0 81
cultivate intelligent, s1.7-i 4..-.'
to discOuntenance the cre,.
the mortgage system, the fashion,
tenn, and every other system tending
to prOdigality and bankruptcy. We
propose meeting together, talking to-
gether, working together, buying to-
gether, selling together, and generally
acting together for our mutual pro-
lection aad advancement as occasion
may require. We shall avoid Ijtiga-
ton as much as possible by arbitration
In the grange. We shall constantly
strive to secure entire harmony, good
VIII, vital brotherhood among US, and
70 make our order perpetual we shall
earnestly endeavor to suppress person
al, local, sectional and national pre-
Juoices, all unhealthy rivalry, all selfish
ainDitlon: Faithful adherence to
these principles will insure our mental,
moral, social and material advance
meut.
4. For our business interests we de-
sire to bring producers and consumers,
farmers and manufacturers, into the
most direct and friendly relations pos
sible. Hence We must dispense with q
surplus of middle men, not that we are
unfriendly to them, but we do not
need them. Their surplus and their
eXactlons diminish our profits. We
wage no aggressive warfare against
any other interests; on the contrary,
all our acts and all our efforts, go far as
business is concerned, are not only for
the benefit of producers and consumers,
but also for all other interests that tend
TO bring these two parties into speedy |
and economical contact. Hence, we |
hold that transportation COMPANIES of |
every kind are necessary to our success,
That their interests are intimately con- |
nected with ours, and that harmonious
action is mutually advantageous.-
Keeping in view the best sentence in
our declaration of principles, that in-
dlvidual happiness depends on general
prosperity, we shall therefore advO-
cate for every State the increase in
every particular way of all facilities
for transporting cheaply to the sea-
board, or between home producers and
all the productions Of our
We adopt it as our fixed purpose to
open out the channels lin nature and
its great arteries, that the life blood of
commerce may flow freely. We are
not enemies of railroads, navigable and
lrrlgating cannals, nor of any corpora
siens, that will advance our industrial
interests, nor of any labOring classes in
our noble order. There is no commun-
ism, no agrariaDism in it. We are op-
posed to such spirit, and to any cor
poratl0n or enterprise that tends to op-
press the people and rob them of their
just profits. We are not enemies to
capital, but we oppose the tyranny of
We long to see antagon-
ism between capital and labor removed
by common consent, and by an enlight-
ened craftsmanship worthy of the
century.
We are opposed to large salaries,
high rates of interest, and exorbitant
profits in trade. They greatly increase
our burdens and do not bear proper
to the profits of producers.
We desire only self-protectiOn and the
protection of every true interest of our
and, by legitimate transactions and
legitimate profits, We shall advance
tha cause of education amoung our
selves and for our children by all Just
means within our power. We advocate .
IOr our agricultural and industrial col
eges that practical agriculture, domes-
tic science, and all the arts which adorn ,
the home be taught in their courses of
study.
5. We emphatically end sincerely as
'ert the Oft-repeated truth taught in
)ur organic law, that the Grange, Ma i,
i NAL, State or subordinate, is not a
political or party organization. No
Grange, If true TO its obligation, can
discuss political or religious questions,
nor become political convention to
nominate candidates, nor even discuss
them in its meetings; yet the principles !,
we teach underlie all true politics, all
true craftsmanship, and If properly
carried out, would tend to purify the
whole political atmosphere of our .
Weseek the greatest good to )
The the greatest number. We must :
Away bear in mind that no one by be-
coming a Grange member gives up
that inalienable right and duty which
belongs to every American citizen to
take proper interest in the politics Of |
his country on entering it. II is right
for every member to do all in his power
to influence for good the
action of aoy political party to which
he belongs, and 1t Is his duty to do all
he can. in his own party to put down +,
bribery, corruption and trickery, to see
that none but competent and honest
men who will unfiinchingly stand by
our interests are nominated for all posi- {
lions of trust, and to have carried out |
the principles which should always 9
every Grange member: {
that the Office should seek the man and ,
not the man the Office. II
We acknowledge the broad principle
that difference of opinion Is no crime,
and hold that progress toward truth Is
made by differences of opinion, while
the fault lies In bitterness of cuntro-
versy. We desire o proper equality,
equity, fairness and protection for the
weak, restraint on the strong-in short,
Justly distributed burdens and Justly