The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-28

stead of but one from county Among the
new officers elected, was our companion IN
arms of Mexican war times, Maj. f. A. Giller
of Greene county, as Master tor the coming
year; f. Rowland, of this county, as overseer
A. T. Strange rs lecturer, &c.
We notice that Major G!ller, on his install
laton as Master, instead OF making speech
read poem. This was mistake. II any OF
his old Mexican comrades had been present
they would have insisted on his singing "The
Pirates Serenade" That song, surviving par.
ticlpants in the battle Of Buena Vista believe
to this day drove Santa Anna on the night OF
that battle out of the Saltillo Valley, and its
cadences, travellers assure us, still reverberate
through the gorges around Agna Nueva.
Before adJournlng the Grange put forth the
following "Declaration OF Purposes of the Pa.
irons of Hnsbandry," which they would be
glad to have all the papers in the state copy.
DECLARATION, &c.
Pyedmbie-Proioundiy impressed with the
truth that the National Grange Of the United
States should definitely proclaim 10 the world
It's general objects, We hereby unanimously
make this Declaration of Purposes OF the Pa
irons OF lusbandry:
Gcaernt objects--1. United by the strong
and faithful tie OF agriculture we mutually
resolve to labor for the good Of our Order our
country and mankind.
>. We heartily endorse the motto, "ln cs
sentials, unity; in non.csscntlals, liberty; III
all things, charity"
H., Hall IL a
vance our cause by labOring to accomplish the
following objects;
To develop Il better and higher manhood
and womanhood among ourselves. To en-.
nance the comforts and attractions of our
homes, and strengthen our attachments to our
pursuits. To foster mutual understanding and
cooperation. To maintain lnvlOlate our laws,
ana to emulate each other in labor, to hasten
the good time coming. To reduce our eX-
penses, both individual and corporate To
buy less and produce more, in order 10 make
our farms selisustalnng. TO diversity our
crops, and crop no more than we can cultivate.
TO cOndcnse the weight of our exports selling
less in the bushel and more on hOof and in the
fleece; less in lint and more in warp and woOf.
70 systcmze our work, and calculate intelli.
gently on probabilities To discountenance
the credit system, the mortgage system, the
fashion system, and every other system tend.
ing to prodlgaity and bankruptcy.
We propose meeting together talking to-
gether working together, buying together
selling together and, in general, acting to-
gether for our mutual protection and advance
ment as occasion may require. We shall avoid
litigation as much as possible, by arbitration
III the Grange. We shall constantly strive to
secure entire harmony, good will, vital broth.
crhOod among ourselves, and to make our Or
der perpetual. We shall earnestly endcavOr
to suppress personal local, sectional, and ma !
lional preludices, all unhealthy rivalry, all
selfish ambition. Faithful adherence to these
principles will insure our mental moral, So I
cal and material advancement.
Business reiatt0Hs.--4 For our business
interests, we desire to bring producers and
consumers, farmers and manufacturers, into |
.he most direct and friendly relations possible.
Hence we must dispense with surplus OF
lilddlemen, not that we are unfrIendly to them,
out we do not need them. Their surplus and
her exactlons diminish our profits.
We wage no aggressive warfare against any
other interests whatever. On the contrary all |
,ur acts, and all our efforts, so far AS business
s concerned, are not only for the benefit of the |
producer and consumer, but also for all other
interests that tend to bring these two parties
nto speedy and economical contact Hence |
We hold that transportation companies of every
KIND are necessary to our success, that their
interests are intimately connected with our
interests, and harmonious action is mutually
advantageous, Keeping IN view the first sen
ence IN our Declaration of Principles of AC
ion, that individual happiness depends upon
general prosperity"
We shall therefore advocate for every State
he increase in every practicable way OF all i
ABILITIES for transporting Cheaply to the sea
'ord or between home producers and con
umers, all the productions of our country
we adopt 1t ~ our fixed purpose "to open out
he channels in natures great arteries, that the
likelihood OF commerce may flow freely"
we are not enemies To- railroads navIgable
MI irrgating canals, or of any corporation
hat will advance our industrial interests, nor
II any labOrlng classes.
In our noble Order there Is no communism.
10 agrarianism.
We are opposed 10 such spirit ana manage.
nent OF any corporation or enterprise a. tends
D Cypress the people, and rob them of their
ust profits. We are not enemies To capital,
mt we oppose the tyranny OF monOpoies. We
Dng to see the antagOnlsm between capital
nj labor removed by common consent, and
y an enlightened craftsmanship worthy OF the
nineteenth century. We are opposed to excess.
w salaries, high rates of interest, and cxorbl-
mt per cent. profits IN trade. They greatly
Increase our burdens, and do not bear proper
roportion to the profits of producers We
esire only selfprotcction, and the protection
every true interest of our land by legitimate
'ansactons, legitimate trade, and legitimate
rotits
EdHcatioH.--Wc shall advance the cause OF
iucation among ourselves, and for our chill.
rem, by all just means within our power. We
specially advocate for our agricultural and
colleges that practical agriculture,
omestic science, and all the arts which adorn
lc home, be taught in their courses of study.
Tile GrdRge net pdrfiSdR.--5. We emphati.
ally and sincerely assert the oft rcpeated truth
iught IN our organic law, that the Grange
Ilnnnl SInin mn AnAarl lL.ntn !