Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-05-06
For the Register.
WHY CHARLES DID NOT JOIN
THE GRANGE

W II CllAlLES DlD MI JOA>
THE GRANGE!
"Charles, have learned that you
have sant in your application to join the
grange. =,
eyes, my dear, we farmers think it
best to harmonic and act in concert.
What for a.? This is knownothing-
ism over again p
no madam, you are mistaken, or
else have been grossly misintormed !;
as understand it, it has nothing to do
with religion or politics,-you can JOIN
if You wish.
Me Join. Father Meg would not
allow ii, and besides | know 1t is
knownothiag move, and you-do you
mean to persecute your poor wife 2
.IIow silly, have told you it has
nothing to do with your religion or my
politics it is merely farmers club,
with the addition of the novelty OF an
initiation, and signs of recognition"
Signs of recognition, yes, signs Tor
concert of action, to move upon us poor
prosecuted people, how cruel, how dew
ilish, and YOU intend to join them! you
know nv church forbids any of its
members from joining secret societies,
Marriee, women should have no Sc
crcts font their husbands. Now Charles
You upbraid my religion
NO madam, your religion lnterteres
with. and suspects my affairs.
Nov Charles, dc You mean to set
me crazy !?
NO madam, and rs fear you have
not got far to go, will withdraw my
application"
Mr. Editor-Please insert in the Reg
lister the following article from the Bal
timore Gazette The author applies the
general principle in The People the
Masters" to the Democratic party in
MARYLAND. We wish the reader to APP
ply it to the party which he belongs
whether Democratic or Republican, and
have the nerve to do his duty. The
Changers are deeply interested in poll
ties, vet as an order they don't NEEDLE
with partizan politics. Hence we com
mend the important truth contained III
this production to all. L.
TIE PEOPLE THE MASTERS.
For some time past it has become
evident even to the most obtuse intel
lect, that the country if saved at all must
be saved by the people and not the poll
ticians. Unfortunately for the nation,
this knowledge has long been withheld
from the masses. The people were
never permitted to know their real
strength, and consequently, in both par
ties, the many were controlled by the
limited few, who generally ruled Tor
their own advantage, and utterly re-
eardless of the public good when it
stood in the way of private aggrandlze-
ment In almost every city and state
q small coterie of individuals banded
themselves together to manage and dl-
rect party affairs, the chief end of whose
existence seemed to be to parcel out
the offices among themselves and their
friends. The great mass of the people
was never consulted or cared for i'll the
distribution of such favors. Strongly
cemented by "the cohesive power of
public plunder,' these combinations
treated with contempt all efforts to
widen the circle, and never watered
their stock by increasing the number of
shares or shareholders. They held the
ground floor for themselves, and allow
cd no outsiders to NEEDLE with their
pleasures and profits. Recently, how
ever, there has been universal awak
cnins among the masses, the men who
do the voting. and for the first time in
the history of parties in this country
the people have found out that they are
the masters and are coming TO the front
in the management of public matters.
OF course this is as true of the Dem
ocratic party as of any other. Men no
longer believe that party must be sus-
tanned whether right or wrong, or that
party nominations must be confirmed,
no matter by what questionable means
party tickets are placed before the pub
lie Bad men will no longer be voted
for because they are on a party ticket,
and corrupt managers will no longer be
followed simply because they can glibly
utter a party shibboleth, The golden
rule of Jefferson, sis he honest, is he
capable" is fast becoming the rule of
action throughout the country. Such
being the case is It not well in the com
ing struggle to recognize the fact, and
''out of the nettle danger pluck the
flower, safety" In short time the Dem
ocrstic party of Maryland will be called
upon to select delegates to the national
convention. In making this choice the
democratic masses must be consulted.
They are as fully competent to decide
VINO should represent them at st. LOUIS
az aparior caucus, who will certainly
10 The work if the people foolishly de-
.lll'e 10 take part in the selection. None
Dat lie unrest and ,bIrst in ST al o should