The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-18

WEDNESDAY, MORNING ;; AUGUST Is,
THE CHANGERS Az THE COURT
HOUSE.

TO the order, and therefore was not
permitted to be present, our report
islMther meagre. The most impor-
tant feature OF its proceedings was
the delivery Of tho annual address
oftho Worthy Master, Col. W. W,
Lang, which We have read with
great interest, and we regret that
its great Iongtd precludcs tho posi-
blity Of our giving even full syn
opsis of its contents. For the Dcne'
a. of our readers. however, we
propose to notice some of It's salient
points.
lle thinks well of the English
cooperation system, and OF u union
with the Rockdalo Society, tho rep
resentatives of which were in this
city some two weeks ago. We are
not informed of the details of tho
plans by which it is proposed that
the Order of Changers shall coop
crate with the English Society
These plans and details, Mr.. Lang
says, he has referred to II special
committee for careful investigation
and report. Tho Worthy Master,
evidently thinks ihvorably of tho
proposition, and in case Of its adop-
ton by the State Grange, proposes
to appoint saIaricd agents at
all our principal ports, to re.
coive and ship the agrIcul-
tural products of tho Order
direct to England, to be handled
there, wo presume, by the agents of
the Roehdalo Society. Colonel
lang, in this connection, says ; 81
do not believe merchants and fac.
tors ars unnecessary. On the 9th
or hand, | think them essential to
our prosperity, and that we cannot
got along without thom. They are,
M n class, honorable, intelligent
and heightened, capable Of serving
us well, in the Interchange Of com
moditios,' but he evidently thinks
they employ too many expensive
"supernumeraries" to do business
choaply enough for the Order; and
he regards it MS their province and
duty, which it undoubtedly is, to
make the best possible arrangement
to promote their own interests
Colonel Lang recommends the
State Grange to take the necessary
steps for the formation Of Fire and
Life Insurance companies, aud n
Changers bank, to be ma Iagcd by
and for the benefit Of the Order.
The suggestion of Colonel Lang
ins regard TO the manufacture of az.
ricultural implements in our own
State, we think an excellent one,
and we trust the State Grange
will take the necessary
steps to carry it into effect. The
enormous sums sent out Of tho State
annually, for the purchase of reap
ers, cultivators, plows, etc, if kept
ut home, would have u most ben
cticial effect upon tho prosperity of
tho State. Every dollar kept at
home adds that much to the general
we'll being, the essential means of
promoting it being to buy rs little
and sell rs much rs possible, beyond
tho limits of the State.
On tho subject of railroads the
Worthy Master afllrms that it is not
his desire 10 make war upon thom,
but that their charges shall DO reg
ulated by law. "Thcy, like the
farmer" he says; "should only ex-
peet fair and reasonable compensa.
ton for work performed"
Colonel Lang then touches on one
of the most vital questions relating
to tho perpetuity and success of tho
Order, namely, its political rea-
tions. 1t will BIO gratifying to tho
we'll wishers of tho Order
outside of the organization to know
that no cmphatically and point.
eddy condemns any interference
with partisan politics as an Order.
OF course, as he justly says, it is
the duty of every citizen, and no
less 50 that he is u Granger, to par.
ticipato actively and intelligently in
public affairs; but no denies that
during the late canvass for mem.
bers Of tho Convention, that thore
were any "tfrango candidates f"
Tho language of this part of his ad.
dress is SO emphatic and to the
point that wc give it in his own
words. He says, ~ have made dill
igent enquiry TO ascertain If any
Grange had proposed tho name of