The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-16
who was Right,

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for ms to mention here,) Mr.. w. d. Rippey has
taken an active part, and the weight of his ar
| gunent consists in the assersion that we are op-
posed to the Grange. We might remind him, rs
eyeidence that hatred is not of the mast
deadly character, of the fact that, for almost
three years past there has scarcely been an issue
of the Chief that did not contain Grange notices,
| for which We have never charged nickel; and
that he has himself been profusey liberal in fur
nishing those notices, in which "Big Man Me-
always formed conspicuous feature. On the
very day of our last issne, which contained one
of those notices for the glorifcation OF RipPey,
he was a busy agent in a cOnclaye to do us
dirt" plying his argument that We were opposed
to the Grange. This is his way of repaying US
| for those favors and for courtesies shown him
pending the recent election.
The only objection we have urged to the
Grange, was the fact that its good objects had
been frustrated in a great measure, by designing
shysters. unable to secnre position aud incomPe-
tent to fill il, who have fastened themselves up
on the Grange, and do all in their power to turn
it into political machine, for their own ag-
grandzement. Honest, zealous farmers, belev-
ing in the order, have furnished the members and
the money to keep the Grange going, and those
shysters have carried off most of the honors and
profits. Mr.. Rippey has male full hand in
the way of proving this charge to be true.
We have said, likewise that members of the
Grange should be inqniring what benefit they
| have received from it, and where the money has
| gone to that they have contributed. 1t has prin-
| cipally gone in munifcent salaries to the big
bugs in Office, and to enable snch men as Mr.
Rippey to run around attending State and Ma
tional Oranges, while the little bngs starve and
| freeze themselves and sell soft corn and stock
| hogs in order to meet their taxes. We have
said this, and we stick to it. Since our last is
sue, a prominent Granger of this County Gt
would surprise them to know lis standing in
and ont of the Grange) spoke to us of this very
matter, and said that, notwithstanding his long
membership and faith in the Grange, he was
strongly tempted to cease paying dnes and tax
ing part in the meetings. until he could see some
other benefits besides big salaries voted by the
grand officers to themselves and few men with
more cheek than brains using the order to mag
Nifty their own Importance, elevate themselves
to the various offices that come along.
Several months ago, we published an editorial
on this salary business, and Mr.. Rippey hastened
10 reply to it. Our remarks were based upon the
statements of the Master of Subordinate Grange.
Mr.. Kinney. in his denial prof.ssed tn sneak from
personal knowledge, as he had been present at the
hee''hS oi 'ne Na'iohai "ianSe' iue NC" io'A
Uorld has Grange Department, edited by
member of the order, who got hold Of<Rippey's
communication, and riddles it in article which
we copy below. He shows that the salaries and
perquisites more than double the amounts
stated by Riopey (Ipferriup TO dates and paresl:
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anu he gives the iurther Information, that the
ne"' "ao"o' "' 10 ','"S "'S' "' '"e AP's0 vi
the working farmers, is the owner of a Southern |
piahtatioi, oi Il store III Iowa. anu Is frrsideh'
of one of those great monopolies that the Grange
is hghting-a Railroad!
The following is the article. which shows |
LUG '"ii'"S '"o '''' "H''" '"'"'
whether the Chief OF Rippey vas right
FRIEND FROM WHOM TO BE SAVED.
Broher-at least The World presumes that he Is mem
Tending and eulogizing the grange wherein incidentally
song me s 1ns men who must % get
official and unreliable sources" for making erroneous
statements concerning the order Brother Rppey thed
d. W Adams Master National Grange left his little
farm and pleasant n"ns IN @ "a ana spent h enrs re time
Tailsoad and hotel bills on salary o. sieoO year u d.
ton the time employs two or three Clerks and paws all
salarv ali ~ bs o,r, ,,;I-n,j -
hr Ill III - ,h u Tu am no1e expenses anu clerk
and family and snends hi; n,;r % ,; eves ns iarl
basrs al NJ o, @ ~ p ms Is en'iIS ume usneIiing @ anu
&c au IL ~ @ i5 Psss si on salary OF 2OO THESE
was also ssYfnn who rrss go w MO
there Ths n,hr ,Ir @ I ~ IoI us ser'iSes "nIe
diam ont ns h;h ,L oMsu 90 as ,he,r per
synenses a,ca,t r3s T e. ~; ".1i oIls anu Al al Ih5ir
cents n.r nil. wh;nb a I,,i ~ my MeIe noMeu
nens, over Eos,rn - ~ e I. iaI c"Nereu tne *
Enia CnoroJn Ti;earn;" ,, % n .e II"h ~
less monev Tia, thar cana ;,h 60. VII nhs WIN
essarv exnenscs ,''' ~ ' 'e' "eArihS tneir nee
Rrntnrr Ripnev dac,ores tho, oil ,h;. =; , , !,
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took iii The i"nrss firm, 1h " nsiI @ au1a y, 1Iange ann
iugs T6e WorId r.greis m sav tha, p,a,b % p; =;
his zeal IN defend The or5er fra, n
Tection DAMAGES II Inv more errsn , =, ,e u, i
another Brother Adams for instance got and sal
He is allowed his actual travelling eSpeIse Which isst
year amounted 70 sSo' and does not pay his own rail
spend his entire time in working for the arier or any
ke IL since he hds ,, leisure e to conduct large
at wankon Ia besides acting as President Of railroad
lion In foa Br"br Krsy oss nos ossxes ewes a. pant
time TO the order but then he does not all but
railroad and hotel bills If he did Brniher Kelley Wsnd
Raos very little S e o1 Pfse is ct the Proceedings
2 besides 81 his chief clerk Sister Hall and
M e that a 81 oss bs % as sowna we s on page 3 ne
Brother kelleys salary is q 500 year-not
wo years Brother Thompsans salary not 81 sSo bSt
G ~ which Is ndcnousy small for the amount Of labor