The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-05-13
Resolutions Adopted by the Jasper
County Grange.

At the meeting Of the Jasper County
Grange April 18th, 1876, at which T. r.
Allen, Master Of State Grange, was pre-
sent, the following resolutions were adopt
ed
WHEREAS, The Grange was brought INTO
existence through a desire of the farmers
10 better their condition socially, lntellec-
tnally and financially; and to assist in Grad
icating the many evils that have been
brought upon our country, by the mac
on, apathy and isolated condition of the
wealth producers, which has been taken
advantage of by spectators, professional
politicians and non-producers, who by
combining have plundered the people and
nation thus bringing the United States in
to great disrepute among all honest people
Of the world.
FIRST, therefore, be il Resolved, That we
endorse the declaration Of principles adopt
ed by the Nationel Grange, especially that
portion 'Imploring us To return by our
united efforts to the wisdom, justice, fra
ternity, and political purity Of our fore
fathers And to accomplish this We urge
upon all citizens having the privilege of the
AS our public servants i'll office only honest
men, and such as are in earnest sympathy
with the aspirations and wants of the IN
dustrial classes.
Second. That as all labor and labors
productions have been reduced in price
rendering 1t harder for people to pay tax
Is, We demand corresponding reduction
IN the salaries and fees Of all public Off
GERS.
Third That We favor and would con
time the common school system, keeping
1t free from all religious and sectarian al
hances
Fourth. lnasmuch as there is a large
amount Of property that escapes taxation,
under our revenue laws as at present ad-
mlnistered, discriminating in favor of the
non-producer and against the producer, we
believe there should be a more careful as
sessment and collection upon more
equitable basis, and that assessments
should be made SO as to relieve the debtor
class from paying taxes upon mortgaged
or other property, which they are owing
for or really do not own.
Fifth. ''When bad men combine the
good must associate, else they will fall, one
by one, an unpitied sacrifice in contemp-
table struggle" Therefore we hold it to
be our imperative duty to cooperate with
each other, and with all industrial classes
IN every honorable way we can to bet
ter our condition, and the condition OF
those who associate with u.s.
Sixth. AS it is the mutual interest OF
both producer and consumer to have cheap
transportation, we hold that all lines OF
transportation should be under the derect
supervisor and control Of the public autho-
rites of the natIon and states, to the end
that they may not become monopolies to
enrich the few at the expense Of the many,
and that all the great water courses should
be improved so as to be used to their ut
most capacity in Transporting our produc-
lions to the markets of the world.
Seventh. As an enlightened civilization
cannot exist without circulating medium
called money, and as we are opposed to
monopoles and all unnecessary middle
men, we demand repeal of the national
banking laws, thereby doing away with the
prince Of monopolies, and that princely
and useless class OF middle men. national
bankers and We further believe it to be
the duty of the government to restore to
bASShOoSA paper AAOnc1 SYSTEM
passed upon the faith and resources Of the
nation, instead Of bullion alone, and
adequate to the demands Of legitimate bus
iness, issued by the government directly to
the people without the Intervention of any
system Of banking corporations, which
money shall be legal tender in payment
of all debts, public and private, duties on
imports included, Except that portion of
the interest and principal of the present
public debt that is made payable in metallic
money, shall be SO paid). This money to
be Interchangeable, at the option of the
holders, with registered government bonds,
bearing a rate of interest not exceeding
). 90 per cent. per annum.
Eighth. The Grange being recognized
As means for the more general disse nina
ton of intelligence among farmers, we
would, in order to more seedly accomplish
the objects set fourth in the foregoing, urge
upon them the necessity Of giving their
support and patronage to such newspapers
only as advocate these principles and are |
IN sympathy with the wants and as
piratlons of producers.
Ninth. That copies be sent to our M. |
Of e., Senator and Representative of State |
a ssembly and to such newspapers for pub
lcatIon as are recognized advocates of our |
A. w. ST. JOHN,