The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16

OWfinU " Wlfy " .NuI lthulHf .","'v.'.
lad with them fully agree, IA that
each state should have pgpef Of lts
0gn, under lie complete CONTROL
DORMANT GRAF0Es.
Your attention IA called 10 the present
law Of the State Grange, with reference 20
dormant oranges, and the laws Of the. Ma
llonal Grange, requiring the master OF the
State Grange TO suspend or revoke charters
Of delinquent oranges, etc. The remission
OF back dues of such oranges as are doi.
n,ant, and that will reorganize within
specified time, we believe Is right. but to
extend such benefits to those who become,
dormant in the future without good
cause shown, we doubt the propriety.
There should LIE a distinction made at least
As the law now is, 1t 10 too easy TO lose
| their good standing and too easy TO regain
1t. All Just means should be used 10 re-
store the dormant oranges, ana also 70
put the active ones on more permanent
basis. The present law OF the State Grange
suspends a portion OF section l, article II
of bylaws Of the National Grange. we
| would suggest that in the future that the
above law of the National Grange be en-
forced to govern those oranges that become
dormant in the future, or at least rom one
session to the next OF this body. Inc Ma
tional Grange has authorized the states
that wish to do SO, to renumper thelr
oranges. | believe this would result In
good, Your special attention is called TO
this.
PARTIsANIsM AND sEcTARIANIsM.
The laws of the grange positively de-
clare that par tisaD politics and sectarlall-
ism shall not be discussed in our meeungs,
that no nominations for office shall be
made, neither the merits or dement's OF
candidates shall be discussed. That men
of every party or section, shall meet upon
the same level freed from al! such contain
nations. The order very forcibly reminds
its members that it is their duty TO take
proper interest in the politics OF the counI
try That it is our duty 10 40 an
we can in our own party to put do"F'
bribery corruption and trickery; TO see
that competent, honest and faithful men
are nominated for all positions OF trust.
The order believes in the office seeking the
man, and not the man the office. In our
Agricultural brotherhood and its purposes,
we recognize no north, no south, no east,
no west. 1t is reserved as right by every
nstron as a free man, to affiliate with any
party that will best cary out his principles
AS an order, we are satisfied with compe-
tent faithful and honest men In. once,
legislators who will not consider the
l.terests of private corporations OF more
importance than the interests OF the peo-
pie, and officers who will administer the
laws faithfully. We claim the right to con-
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NAV emanate, granting equal rights ana
Justice to all, seeking the greatest good 10
the greatest number.
COUNTY OR DISTRICT ORANGES.
There have been thirty-seven char,
tiers issued for the organization OF
county or district oranges; four (4 TINS
year. We are not informed now many VI
these are working.
Your attention is called to the necessity
of your making such regulations as You
NAV deem necessary for the successtul
workings of these bodies, and to malntaln
regular connection between them and the
state grange: ,,. .ooh
county or district grange that re-
Of the State Grange be allowed lawful
representative to the State Grange, with his
wife. if a matron, and that they be allowed
all the rights and benefits of other dele
gates, except the State Grange be in no
way responsible for the mileage and per diem
of these delegates. as these oranges pay no
dues to the State Grange. These are impor,
tant organizations, and ii properly aiIec.e q
will do much to aid the subordinate
oranges.
COOPERATION.
Who can fathom the full meaning OF
this word? 1t enters into every branch OF
work where more than one is interested.
Success demonstrates cooperation, failure
demonstrates the absence OF it,, Co.opera,,
ton implies intelligence, confidence ana
education. We educate to cooperate ana
cooperate to educate. Without these com
bined but little progress would be made.
They elevate and refine man, they bring
out higher order of intelligence,
preparing him for higher and nob'er duties,
Civilization itself is but the outgrowth oil
cooperation. The secret of social develop.
| ~ In this and the prpaf
question of improved, economical and So
cial Lille can only receive satisfactory solu'
ton through this agency.
To effect good on a large scale efforts
must bn united. The combination of CAPT.
tai, :, escorted to by spectators to secure
otherwise obtain often proves
detrimental to the prosperity of the peo'
pie.
Corporations formed destitute of souls OF
conscience, take advantage OF the ne
oessities of mankind, extracting from the
productive industries OF the country all they
can pear, concentrating the pGIK OF the
J wealth produced in the hands ola Jew.
Co-operation, AS practiced by our order, Is
operated on the very opposite plan of bust
, ness, that of uniting its members, with
, their means. to be used for the
general good Of all, allowing
, CAPITAL only reasonable com
, pensation for its service, the profit:
being distributed to those who furnish the
: business, and in proportion to the amount
of business furnished instead OF to capital
= This system is so Just and equitable that II
= commends itself to all who understand IT.
and IL will do much for the laboring man
of Texas to elevate his social and moral
: condition. to furnish him ready means for 9
hand wear, TO educate his children with ano
Z give him sweet rest. This principle put into
practice will make all Of its votaries theil
own masters and do much to check the
, growth of monopolies. The information
! obtained by the association OF the farmers
! and the benfts that will accrue TO them II
! hevond computation. The true secret o.
! assisting the poor is TO provide way FOL
! them TO assist themselves. Nothing tendi
10 elevate a man so much as for him to fee
Z his real independence; cooperation enables
J him TO do this. 1t has exeQped al
! influence for good IN every com
munity where it has been put
! into practice, teaching its members TO shut
: credit and that debt is a hard master, that
! causes its participants TO spend their liye'
! in anxious uncertainties. Cooperation
, nroyides the best system that has ever beer
! inaugurated for saving, ana INC earnel
J THESE lessons are impressed upon US ano
our children the better. Our business en-
tsrprises offer to them a school from which
, they can obtain q vast amount OF useful bus
mess Information. The world is moved BY
. Continuation. All classes have protted oy
. II. save the farmers, and from necessity
. some are now making the effort, seeine
, that there is no other means OF protection
from the abuses with which they are nov
hurdened. The question is sometimes
, asked by commercial men, should the pa
irons succeed in their purposes, what viii
many of us follow for living" We would
( say that we have rot been studying then
Interests closely, but would answer they
couII buy farm and 90 q
worn. ioin the grange, take few shares IN
, co-operative store, and we believe they vii
, soon be convinced that the grange and CO
, operstion is a good thing for the farmers
! There should be cooperation among tb'
. -. 4, divarsifvfng their crnis. pro luc