The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GRANGE DEFENDED.

SEVERANCE, KAN, August 20, 1873
DEAR CHIEF PLEASE allow little Of your valuable
space in which to notice article in your last entitled
"A Granger on the Grange as taken from the Topeka
Commonwealth First do public journals sefeonstitut
ed and seappointed organs of the Grange expect the
Grange either in executive committee State or subor
dnate Oranges assembled blaze through their columns
the result Of the deliberations order Do families
churches act TINS unwselyi Who heard Of the
Free Masons or Odd Fellows being scandazed and de
nounced As never foreshadowng single business idea Y
What the benefit of organization if the columns
Of the public papers filed with all its proceedings
Already the public have been benefited the extent that
it makes boast that outsiders receive the same benefits
pecunariy its members and many these ungratefu
recipients Of these benefits forget the cause while
they enjoy the effect Look for the reports Of executive
committees Of the State National Oranges not
in the columns Of the papers that food county but
will tell you where find full and complete report
Look at the millions Of dollars by the p of H. from
the cooperative societies Of the old world and spread out
in the beautiful valley of the Mississippi See in the very
future the manufacturing establishments proudly
decorating the Father Of Waters" equaling If not
passing those of New England. See with what unprece
dented beraty the National treasury unlocked and
Kansas and in their destnon drew therefrom
money than they had paid in also the overowed Of
Mississippi See the saved to the members
Of order Alone say nothing of the unestmated mil
lions to the agricultural classes outside during the
ent fiscal year Look here. you man, whose uterances
entitled to notice. because your style indicates that
you are person of general information Look here you
mutterng journalists; look here you newspaper men,
who must perforce get along with such information
you may acquire from unofficial and let add
liable sources"
Now, let about the salary grabbers" convened
at ST. Louis D. W. Adams Master National Grange left
his little and PLEASANT home in Iowa. and spent his
entire time in travelling and working for the order and
pays his railroad and hotel bills salary of 81 500
year. o. Fl. Kelly, secretary, spends his entire time,
and a great portion of the time employs two three
clerks and pays all but out of his salary Of 81 500 per
year He also attends every meeting of the National
Grange and pays of his salary all of his railroad
and hotel expenses and clerk hire while there. t A.
Thompson also leaves his farm and family and spends his
entire travelling and bears all his expenses
a salary of eOO These all the salaried officers
cept the Gatekeeper, who also sexton who al
lowed $50 for his services while there. The other
bers allowed IS their per dem out of which they
paid their hotel bills and all their expenses except rail-
road for which they allowed five cents per mile
which little than covered the expenses East
railroads but the delegates from Dakota Colora
California and Oregon went home with less money than
they with after bearing their necessary expenses
The Secretary and Treasurer gave full and complete
and satisfactory statement of every dollar that had gone
into their hands, there during the entire session.
and know whereof speak and the official report Of the
National Grange at Charleston shows increase of saa
ries For full and complete financial report this or
der in all above the 4th degree will your readers
to report published in pamphlet form by the National
Grange also the Patrons Helper, of Iowa.
Degrees above the fourth stigmatized by men of
small calibre and limited intelligence anti Republican
their principle and in power and tendency
The subranges call the farmers together in families ed
ucae and enghten them teach them to read and think
for themselves but instead of leaving the families Gust
political machine would be If had nothing in our
Government above district Township authority to
ose and in contact with each other and give them
further benefits Of organization these families send
their delegates Ito which all egibe) the County
Grange where the financial in erests of every family
carefully looked after and the benefits of cooperation and
combination extended Let those who sufficiently
energetic and versed in the order to be elected delegates
herst time betake themselves to diligence and industry,
md when delegates again elected they again eli
yibe and all will be convinced of the benefit indspens-
lbleness of this link when they know of what is
lone in and through it, There delegates elected there
the State Grange where the sphere of usefulness is
gan enlarged an to which position all eligible In
Iced it must be impossible for any intelligent informed
to fail to the beaut les Of the several degrees and
low beautifully they succeed each other Because every
is not elected to Congress to fill the Presidential
;hair, must our Government be stigmatized antRe
ublican does ii naturally follow that in principle it
arstocratc in its power and tendency ~ is there
ore onopoy against which any true patriot is heard
o complaint
From the several States again send delegates the
National Grange to which position al eligible There
ur cooperation is complete limited by the boundaries
f these United States; there financial advantages
Eliminate, and greatest strength lies Lastly" as
he preachers say) would advise Patrons especially to
nform themselves better and nothing derogaOry of
he order, for which enemies grasping and of
which they will make to deIiment far in
Erarr L.