The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-25

600. Besides, the annual dues from each
member are cut down from 10 to cents.
Last year the members Of the order at
large objected strenuously to the presence
Of large surplus fund in the treasury of
the national grange, and very mean and
transparent juggle was attempted by the
ring at Washington. That is to say $685.
600 were set aside to be loaned by the ma
tional grange to its owners, the patrons
of the State oranges, the loan being at the
rate of $3.50 per subordinate grange.
This disposition Of the surplus was but a
mockery, and il is exceedingly proba-
BILE that it was worse. Between the neg
ligence Ct the State oranges in renting
and the national grange in collecting
there were heavy arrears owing by the
State oranges, on account of dues. Ac-
cording to the Arkansas Weekly Grange,
when the State Grange received its quota
from Washington, the amount OF its
arrears was deducted. If this rule has
been followed in all cases, it will not be
surprising to learn that the $4,000 has
never left the national treasury.
In any case the Patrons are resolved
now to emasculate the National and State
oranges in the matter of finance. The
presence of large SURPRISES is considered
source eff danger, and it will unques-
tionably be arranged to distribute the
funds now on hard and reduce the dues
and fees so as to prevent any similar accn.
mutation in the future.
In this connection it is but just to say
that the accounts of the National grange
are correct. They were audited but
few days since by the executive commit
tee.
The national grange is composed of IL
officers and an executive committee of ST
members. Among the former Minnesota
is represented by 7. A. Thomson Of
Plainview. lecturer, and in the latter by
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Adams of Mon
ticello, Wright county. o. H. Kelly,
Secretary. though crediting himself to
louisville, KY, is Minnesotian, having
homestead on the outskirts of ltasca =
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The four principal Offices to be filed
are those of Master, Secretary, Treasur-
or, and Lecturer. Adams, the Master, is
pious fraud. In the first place he is
abeut as much of a farmer as is q rural in
habtant Of West Adams street, Chicago,
who cultivates front door-yard. He is
a nurseryman, but the major portion of
his income is derived from dry-goods
store in Waukon, Iowa, and the presi-
dency of railroad. He takes no inter-
est whatever in the work Of the grange
except as affording him an oppor-
tunity for drawing mileage. and
so saving him travelling ex-
penses. Lastly, his manners have dis
gusted his associates, not to mention the
fact that he has challenged much unfa-
vorable comment by his trickery in ap-
pointing committees, his attempts to lob
by for another term assisted by SUCH
henchmen as Moore, of Maryland, and
his unjust decisions in such matters a.
the vote on the lecturers salary last year,
when, to crafty his own jealousy OF
Thompson, he deliberately ignored ma
jority against cutting down Thompson S
scanty stipend earned by hard work.
Adams will be beaten this year by D.
Wyatt Aiken, Of South Carolina, typical
southern planter Of the best class, man
of breeding, intelligence and education
with thorough knowledge Of parliament
! tary forms and a fine executive ability
He is one of the most ardent friends Of
CO. operative societies in the country and
few Americans are as we'll posted in the
literature Of cooperation.
Kelley, the secretary, the "boss,' pa,
trcelLence Of the order, retires to put his
name and influence into company whose
stockholders expect to improve the stir
ring connection to the extent Of million
year by pushing through $4,000 enthu
siastic and gratuitous-agents. Kelley
is the smar. man Of the order. Like Mr.
Grant, he is troubled with relatives. Hi:
niece or sistcr-in-law. Miss Hall, is hi.
chief clerk at, | think. ST., 100 a year
She brought out the worst song book OF
record and the grange used some tremen
dous number Of thousands Of copie.
(whereon she received royalty. Their
the book was so execratcd that it had I,
be dropped and Grosh, chaplain of tn,
national grange, was commissioned to ge
] up . new one. 1t would have been
pity to see Miss Hall suffer, so the nation
al grange having declared her book value
less, gave her 81 900 for the copyright.
: Robert Farley was kelleys brother
in-law and master Of grange in New
York. They say he sold thu. secrets o
the order to publishing company-o
that know nothing. 1t is certain tina
as Farley & Co.. he started grang
: agency for the purchase of goods and sal
Of produce for patrons. 1t has Away
. been suspected and frequently charge,
that Kelley was the ''Co.;;" it is certain
that Kelley put some money into tn
; concern and that he lent it the full in
dorsation Of his name and Official posi-
ton. How important this was you ca,