The Baltimore County union., 1880-12-18
WHAT TIE GRANGE WANTS.

The NstiOaal Grange of the Order q RAaroas e
HushAndry, ~ the sessiaa lately hsla IN washing-
ton, adopted the fSIlouing prsHnbSe Haa ressss-
lions:
Yoar committss believe thas The wssEure q our
Order and the nsccssifiss e hash.nAsy aliks 10
mnnd that we orgzniEnfiun Il practical far
mers step boldly 90 the fronf and n; esre aerlHre
ourselves an aggressive asseciAfion ma in fhcsry
iaerely. bat IN practise ~ weiL
Rssoiu;ians. aiares-cs. mAnises-aes 80 euEE-
plants coming from any bsay e PAl-sns frssm tie
subordinate 20 the Na;isnAl Grange inspire eu--
Perations. tneaef,AIics. Tings parties Ss,h ne
feeling Oi fear o. eren uneasiness- s0ns
theories are aos reduced o. practice bEi wbea se
order nasnbersng sesne eight e- nine hzn-
dreas of thousands of inieili-ent- fhsaEhz4ll men
and uotnen- and ineinding tboss ae4-enasn; uf,a1
us rcprcsenfing sene three uiIlian tf snnls. hnr-
ing an active 0rgnniEa;ion IN nearly every Ssz-e.
q national orsAniEafion fkrssSh Shirh can
reach every snember, and weekly issne q e-Jse-
eial Grange lferaiare in erczy Staie, wbcn ssrA
an organiEAfion- through ifs chas1a regsrrssnfa-
tvcs. declares iis rnuTfrrAble purpose fails~
up ifs principles Aaa resalufiozs uifh the hallsf-
wholly regardless os party conncrfsun ptlltlrAl
leaders. &C may be assured that such arsion ~5l
not he disreSarie9 and tia; ear iaaHsnre al
Order will ma be unar--afeL
We met here noa only ~ the representative sf
our Order bot also sf thz- great elass whose ted
sccat tne Nori4- A1e efes % 1be iAzfnfre "a
America are upon Practical rcsHl;s
Pectei frrm this meeting. shah these exssrr;s-
tions bo reAlizeis II YES. bow whAz can
As Legislators of the o,r8er. d. Ear tie AarH1re-
meat oG the material Interests tf The fHrEst--
VIA; course point thrsR<h ~hirh DC
may improve his gwB ci-ruEs-Hnrsss We may
talk eloqncufiy VIII tf the 1lerrssify t n
telicctral aHd social cEltz-e and snSrAl teEzfssn
and of thei- paramount Importance and vAlBs- bui
amer all has been saia and i;s truth acknpWlraerd-
stiIl the great fast remains ihas tgrn the EHv
for progress IN these airrr.inGs The lr-HniA-y --
eumstances nzRss be made comfortable Il 4 he
true that man cnunuz live hy i-rni alraBs- Il -
ne less true that he carnua live ~5-huui the a--sa
whcn We eeufemlia.e she Eanars9El aST5rEf.urAl
l-Odnciions q cur esurfry and fAe Ens- columns
of statistics furnished iy the Census Eg-eEH
and Agricultural Department. mnss nus sur-sc
that Il is nod from these aggregate tk- The
Of the farmer and his family 20 he sufg.IieA
but only from The few cents Il Israf1 arising .Tsn
the operation. The middle snen Il The fszH q
cosHnission men. arcnfs forEHrsrrs. warehouse
1ncn- patent right inlnfags- and trade ysIs-
clans are allowed o. rub the farmer q his small
margin of rsreht. then has be inarca bprame a
heser 81 gesa ur drawer uf wH.n- Ssr Febsr nsz-
In view of these cons arrnfiu1s and tf xbr nin-m
tng cncrnnchtnrnfs ID onrfsusHtltns and munt1se-
hes. and the operative esEmbisznfisn sG rz,sal
generally, af EAsi ana eansfznfls inr-rzsing l.USsr
and influence a1 idle ezlsisal which u n irs. bln
--l. 1l.un ,se N snsi's = ne l.e.9.se Aee n
eharfs of this body IN the luAsz- raH- rumaiir,rr
believes fhas the time fu- far ma-r ner-rs-art
- "a, :, AiIl1eA' ans ~ Anc'1 aAhre 1n1se- as
@ - 1-Ns 11r o-4l-'s A7e He'i'1l-'1'-
m -; -IA- .hs .NAlisdn "-anse ~ 1nf
-, - HIrnsna = 1'ilina ma me iiia-
Agriculture and 4 meEnbu- uf the frri 8riis rsii-
g. - az sA1e 49, n ,esr1.AF't- = &'1is=