The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-09-30
Granger's Picnic.

ty VIM. III. Reinhart, and the following Of
ficers named President, Jacob j. Angle;
Vice Presidents, Amzi Coolbaugh, Emil
Shoemaker, Jacob Miller, j. S. Fisher, Ja-
cob C. Miller, Oscar Lakin, VIM. III. Ar
mold and Daniel Custard: Secretaries, Geo.
B. Burd and John Fl. Fenner.
The exercises of the day were opened by
prayer, by Rev. Mr. Sanderlin. After which
Colin Cameron, of Donegal Grange, No. 224,
Lancaster Co., was introduced and spoke of
the Grange movement, of the causes that
led to its conception, of its rapid growth and
of it's sure and certain course towards perma-
nency. He told of the struggle to secure a
foothold for it, and dwelt for some time on
its present magnitude The meeting now
adjourned for dinner, and the grand display
on the tables prove that our farmers are
well-to-do and generous people. All were
asked to come and share, and none went "a
way hungry except of their own will
After dinner, the crowd of about 300 per-
sons, was again assmbled, by music the
Stroudsburg Cornet Band, the President in
introducing the speaker, said that they would
now be addressed by hard working farmer of
Lancaster county. Mr.. Cameron graciously
acknowled the compliment aud said visit
to his place would prove that fact. He said
the history Of all time could show no such
rapid, vigorous and healthful growth as the
order Of p. OF H.; at the same time being
non political, said Farmers were capable of
governing themselves, that they had real ex
utive ability, and instanced the net work of
connection between the oranges, Subordin-
ate, State and National, to prove the asser-
ton; said that agriculture was the chief pro-
ductive source of the wealth of the Nation,
and that Jay Cookies speculations and fail
ures of all ilegitimate transactions, were
or specie payment was delusion and snare
to the hard worker, and that the country
needed a currency based on the wealth of the
whole Country, and the day was passed when
Aedgeling Lawyers and scheming politicians
could boozle the farmer Farmers need
ed daily agricultural paper; advised them
to take first Of all their local paper, to make
| themselves power in their own community,
spoke of the Farmers Friend the organ of
their order and went for the middle men
numerically, and asserted that the aggregate
manufacturing and aggregate agricultural
interests were identical, and that these vam-
pires on society were Il curse to both. He de-
clared that it was due to the Grange move
| ~ IL,
tent of the sewing machine combination.
| And as regards secrecy, he said there was not
as much secrecy as in any and all families in
the land, that every bank, church, and firm
had more, and more dangerous ones. Some
people Object to women becoming members
this was the best part of it. TO women we
owe all that is good, true or beautiful in the
world, the refinement, sociality and music of
women is wanted in the grange. No man ever
learned evil in the company of virtuous wo-
man, and in conclusion he said the Patrons
demanded only prorata representation, pro-
rata freight, equal and just rights with other
classes of men, and in view of the fact that
the farmers feed and clothe the world, is it
any wonder that they should desire to have
some say in controlling its destiny? After
Mr.. G. the Deputy in troduced j. X. San
born, of Williamsport. He spoke of the eff
feet of isolation and unity, of individual and
combined effort, of mans intellect bringing
the grain of wheat to its present form and
quality, that farmers work too much, do not
exercise brain enough, and are losing in the
race of life The Grange will change this
Education is one of the main features of the
organization A woman is always better pa
tron than man, truer to principle. the
grange would be power for good if the mem
bers were true to themselves.
w. III. REINHART.