The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23

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enough and ought to convince the
people thatretrenchment and reform,
are imperatively demanded, if they
would escape utter lmpoverishment,
and ultimate overthrow of our free.
J. On the question Of financial re-
form, the committee assert nothing
that we. cannot saalnlnot heartily endorse;
nothing that we have not repeatedly
urged. = Even the defense Of their.
doctrine against the s,nisrepresenta-
tions Of opponents sounds familiar
to us and we would hardly be accus-
ed of plagiarism if we were to include
it as an enanation from our own
brain. Here it is: $50 ."
We have been accused by our enemies
with being unlimited inflationists. We de-
ny the charge, for We would not war against
our interests. We want = volume Of cur
rency equal to the wants Of trade, inter-
changable With interest bearing bonds
whenever there might be q redundan
The idea Of returning to banking system
based on specie, as some imagine is entirely
out Of the question, since at present rates
OF transportation there will soon be no coin
left in the country on which to base such
system. Then this alternative will present
itself: paper money based on the property
Of the nation, or none at all!
Approaching the necessity for re-
forms in the local governments of
the country as we'll in that of the
nation, the committee, also, call at
tention to the extravagances in the
administration of the affairs of the
States. They say:
Although the greatest grievances come
from national Encouragement, yet our own
State affairs need somo attention. Reckless
aud extravagant appropriations have char.
acterzed our legislation in the past, with q
fearful debt piled up far beyond the inten-
tions Of those who wisely limited our State
indebtedness. in the formation of our consti.
tuition. And the legislature at its recent
assembling CT ntemplates the work Of its
predecessors, in an empty treasury, a most
melancholy spectacle for modern legislators
to view, and not at all gratifying to the
ovcr.burdened Taxpayers of the S ate.
From every corner comes forth the cry of
those ha:ing charge Of state institutions,
"More money" "Giye Us more money I. "
! regardless Of the condition Of the country
The voice Of retrenchment or econ :ny is
but family heard, from any quarter. Are
Legislators the guardians and conseryators
Of the common treasury or are they the
squanderers and despoiers OF the raa.ic
wealth?
Why should government officials receive
double or greatly augmented salaries, while
TIE industrial masses receive no increased
! compensation Wha. law making power
lnterposes to double the price Of the hard
earned products Of the farmer. or to double
the wages Of the Woodworking mechanic
None. Then let Us have that which is Just
and equitable and in accordance with the
spirit Ct republican government. Let
office hunting greed step back, and patriot
ism come to the front. Fellow citizens, we
want cetrenchment: we want reform. Let
the knife thereof cut deeply and the more
deeply the more gratifying to the tax-pay-
ers OF the State, Let US return to the sim
Plicity. the integrity, the economy Of our
fathers--the fathers Of the Republic.
Casting about for a remedy for
the civil complained Of, they very
nationally conclude that neither of
the old parties can be depended up
on 70 effect the reforms needed,
and hence, urge the necessity Of a
new organization. OF course, the
idea Of the committee is to put a
ticket in the field in the approaching
canvass. Our views touching the ex.
pediency Of such action are prtty
we'll understood. Taken as a
whole, the address is a we'll written
paper and deserves to be carefully
perused.