The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-25
THE PATRONS.
Officers Of the State Grange
Resolutions.


Resolutions.
At ths Convention of the State
Grange held in Columbus, the follow
ing officers of that organization were
electeds
s. B. Ellis, of Warren county, Wor-
thy master; j. w. Ogden, of Cham
paign, Overseer; w. w. Miller. Of !
Erie, Secretary; r. Stevenson, of
Green, Treasurer; NJ. N. Kimmel, of
Montgomery, Chaplain; A. S. Piatt,
of Logan, Lecturer Thomas Fletcher,
of Clermont, Stewart; Frank Ford, of
Portage, Assistant; Mrs. s. II. Ellis,
of Warren, Ceres Mrs. A. J. Love, of
Knox, Pomona Mrs. E. j. Malster, Of
Washington, Flora.
The State Grange adopted the fol-
lowing
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS. 1t is great and we'll re-
cognized truth that agriculture is the
chief source of our national wealth,
prosperity and greatness, thus render
ing the interests of the farmer of as
vital importance to him, to his. and to
our country as the interests of those
engaged in any and all other pursuits
or calling combined therefore, weare
not willing to be placed in a wrong
position. but will and must have what
| is rIghtfully ours.
Therefore, we the farmers of Ohio,
being in full sympathy with our
brothers of other States, and with
them being fully impressed that the
situation we have heretofore occupied,
socially, toward each other, to De
sofo hA
therefrom to be ruinous to our well
| fare and happiness, have assembled in
| bro,herly love and kindness and form
ed an association under the name of
the Grange, the principle of which is
based upon the working of the farm
and the daily occupation of our lives,
which relieves US of any departure
from our customs and habits. We
claim, and we are satisfied that the
working of the Grange, with which
each farmer has become familiar
through life, will
First-Cement the ties of friend
ship, band us upon common interest
that naturally and sympathetically
draws us together, and thereby effect
ually builds up what is SO much need
ed-a social system wherein they will
mutually walk together, talk together
of their common interests and pros
poets, W hich being the same will unite
our hearts in brotherly love and kind
ness, the result of all of which will be
untold blessings, not only to ourselves,
but to the human family throughout
the land, that from this will spring
Second-A social force, emanating
from the right doing of this vast body
| Of earnest, honest citizens, that will
correct many if not all the evils under
which we now labor, so far as such
evils may be corrected in this life, by
compelling fair dealing, i'll frowning
down fraud, by securing fair distri
button of the proceeds of labox, thus
securing equitable returns to the per-
sons performing the work and there
by enabling them to support them
selves and thus preventing vagrancy
and want, that is now a crying evil
in this God blessed land of our rich
ness and abundance; further by the
| equitable distribution of the proceeds
OF labor to place upon an equul foot
ing, thereby profiiing all,
Third-In their business relation by
bringing the producer and the con-
sumer In close relations, enabling
them to come face to face with each
ether, thus to know and understand
each other without the and of the un-
necessary middle man who is a fraud
upon oar intelligence.
Fourth-By thus being brought to-
gether we will be able To lmpart eacn
to the other new ideas, and thereby
improve our mutual capacity aud
place lis upon high platform OF in
| toligence, and enable us to rank with
the best minds of The world ; therefore
Res0lced. That we will annually re-
new our pledge of friendship, and
school ours selves to a support OF this
great sy stem OF reform.
RcSoiced, That we again reitcraic
the OFT iold truth that the grange is
not a political organization yet, if ii
neglects 10 educate its members in the
great principles that underlie our
Governments, and the basis upon which
il is founded, it neg!ecis an important
duiy-a duty that is more important
and binding upon the farmer, because
The great burIhen OF sustaining the
Government falls upon him. while the
merchant, manufactures, and proics-a
sioual man escape. They can and do
charge their taxes TO their patrons and
customers, while the farmer can only
charge his taxes to his farm and draw
the III iherefrem.
ResOited, That the Patrons Of Uus-
ban Try be requested, so far as practi-
cable, 10 loan their money TO and bor-
row from their brother farmers, man-
uiacturers and mechanics, at reasoHa-
be rates OF Interest.
RcSoIced, That we believe that the
best mode ui insurance is the mutual
form, established by counties, where
Ill the csuHty grange shall tave val
nation made OF The iarm property of
patrons, so that when Il loss occurs 10
any brother patron, an assessment
shall be made upon all the property 10
pay him Il percentage OIL his loss, AID
thus enable him to contiuue his bust
ness.
ReSolrcd, That we should trade i'm
our trading centcrs where the mer-
chant and mechanic will deal fairly
with US where they will not, we re-
commend co operating establishments |
should be s;arted-all participating,
thus establishing point near our
homes TO buy and sell at, which shall |
be supplied through the county aud |
State agents.
Res0iced, That railroads are public |!
highways, and therefore that the in |
dividuals who manage them are public /
servants, to be controlled by the laws
of the stale. Therefore we demand |
that such laws shall be enacted as will
bring these corporations fully within
the control of the state authority.
ResOtred, That the Legislature be re-
quested TO repeal SO much OF the game
law as requires piacarding TO warn
trappers oil, and thar the publication
OF the law as other laws shall be all
that will be required, and thus place
Ills on an equal footing with other cili-
ZeiIs.
Resolced, That we eau in no wise
sanction the course Of the National
Grange at its last meeting, in Charles.
ton, 5. e., so tar As relates to the pas
Sa0e of q resolution recommending