The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-27
The National Grange.

scented, principally BY Masters, with their
wives. On account of the death of the
8 Master of the State Grange Of Tennessee,
\ that State was not represented. Sickness
\ sof the Master prevented South Carolina's
being Represented !; and. from causes that
We cannot explain, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana md Arkans had vacant seats
on the floor, and the Master of Iowa was
absent. Oregon, California, Dakotah,
& Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Pennsyl ylyania, New York
I, and Vermont sent new Masters 70 Gin
scinnati The personnel Of the body was
not improved, though not materially
changed. The feeling was, perhaps,
more fraternal than has ever existed
f throughout any sfUrmer session. There
was no sectional feeling manifested at
any. time. The purpose of every member
seemed to be to legislate, so far as he was
able, for the good OF: all the people.
Even in the election of officers there
seemed to be no clannishness.
There was a strong disposition to re-
elect the retiring Master, Jones, of Ar
{ kansas, and it was only after eight bal
1 lots that Adams, Of Minnesota, was cleo
ted Master. Woodman, of Michigan,
! was reelected Oyerseer; Whitehead, of
i New Jersey, was elected Lecturer: (:
Vaughan, Of Mississippi, reelected for
i the second time Steward; I; Sims, of Kan
ssas new Imemger, Ass,s.ans Sssmau sTo.,,
! isorsyttl, oi LIMOS, y .CnaPlain, . Mstno
/. dist minister OF r .twenly, years stanolng
McDoweil,s OF new I9Ik, WIS re-e'ecseu
Treasurer, and mas heio tnas once s'uce ne
the organlfzatlon o. tue 1.,,s oinler a1u .ne
same may pe sala ot heliey; ol LOUIS.
.Tlt!e, ky, wGo was IsTeiecee9 E neclesaly
and also OF lnnwloaie, oi inolana, oon ,s,: Wno
has been Gatekeeper since 400 /; EIlis
s0f Ohio, was eiecled' q men MEMBER OF sne
Executive SGomMis.ee; ae mas aos ass ss
years ceen Mas1el 81 .ne S:ase ulaase d =,
Z Ono as 9 Me.ilodiss nl.l.ssel aleo' anu
has the reputation OF laYlng oeen . 5eg-
alar "Freedom onfieker IN tne aays
when ~ John sbroWns . sou, s"ehs nlalcn-
eu5 Is nov Oj ~ ssnaes :. Inu Sn,9
as g tuIsis 'ooYe, anu sesne w ase = ' III
full tof fraternai Kindness for a.! ms J,
brethren ana tns lsss 81 malkin9. r.
line Erlter OF tnis alticie was asalu ioi
the third time eiecteu upon tne EAecu. ecu :
tiye Committee, ana tne Iniro memoe. "a OF
said Committees as 2 MINISTER Oh sne Luos- a,.
pei, OF shat persuas,on We ao uos Au9m, as !.
If the strength, purity, co-eincaency ol an
) Agricultural organlzatlon IS dePenaent
upon the number OF clerical orothers
there are among its officers, there need
! be no fears about the National eirange.
The legislation OF the late session OF
4 the National Grange was perhaps better
calculated to popularlze the order than
the legislation OF former sessions. Much
complaint has been urged oy large ag1-
cultural States that they had no more
]: representation tnan me snaliel S.a:ss. s.
quietus has been put tothis complaint
by the National tirange submitting 70
the State Oranges for their ratification or
rejection am amendment to the constitu.
tion, which reads thus Each State sinai,
be entitled TO Two votes IN Inc Natonai
g Grange, and an aodlelona Yoee lor esesy tn
600 paying members IN excess OF ~
!. COD - !, -.
This will, II ratified by 8 constltuQonai
majority of States, give an increased IN
s fiuence, hnt not an increased representa-
ton, on. the foor OF tine National orange.
& At present Ohio has 9 paying MEMBER.
ship of over ~, ,O00; II this amendment
passes, Ohio will havel with that mem.
9 bership, eight votes on all questlons( out
,-she win have only two rePresentatlyesT
s,the' Master and his wife. South Carolina,
8 with less than 10, 200 paying members,
will have but two votes. As the ,consti-
tuition stands at present, Ohio has TWO
votes, South Carolina has two votes, and
= Connecticut, with but twenty-one
Oranges, has two votes, provided the
4 Master and his wife are both present.
IF either is absent, each State has but one
vote.
We hope the State Grange OF South
Carolina will, at its next session, ratify
this amendment; for as at present con-
stituted the National strange Is ooay
whose representation is based uponnoth-
Z ing: but. the arbitrary provision of the
Constitution, which for no reason says
that any State having fifteen subordinate
4 ! Oranges NAV send Master and his wife
( to represent them in the National Grange.
There is no representation based either
upor, property or numbers. The 10000
members of Ohio. pay annually $4,000
s s into the treasury, which supports the Ma
stional Grange. The 500 Patrons of Con-
.nect;cut pay but $25 annually into the
) same treasury. Reason, justice, equity,
everything demands that those 10000
should have more power than that 500
IN the National head which they rela-
lively sustain. Aud as increased repre-
ssentation would make the body unwIeldy
and too, expensive, it was thought most
advisable 10 simply increase the Influence
without adding to the expense.
Another amendment was snomltteo,
which, I'VE doubt not, will be ratified BY q
large majority of States, to-wit: The
minimum fee for membership IN subor-