Daily Republican., 1884-09-09
THIRD EDITION,


kab ucttihs Vi lIc SEdbk0S Vi NEW
Castle County, held AT the Mermaid,
ing recommendations and resolutions
were adopted
To POMONA GRANGE Your COM
mittee recommend that this Pomona
Grange appoints committee of one from
each subordinate Grange, his duty
being to learn the opinion of each can
didate for the Legislature upon the
subject of a law similar 10 that of the
State OF New York, prohibiting the
manufacture or sale Of oleomargarine
and all other limitations of butter, to
report the same oA6his Grange. And
Pomona further recommends that pa
irons do not give their support to can
didates whose opinions are adverse to
the passage of such law, and your
committee further recommend that Po-
mona of Kent and Sussex Counties be
asked to join us in purpose of this re-
port. j. G. Higgins,
WIN. MOORE,
HENRY THOMPSON,
Committee.
tuition and amend the tax law, would
beg leave 10 report the following
WHEREAS, a committee was ap.
pointed by the last State Grange To
prepare law equalizipg taxation, both
in regard to our school laws and ia xes
for all purposes, the said law looking to
the equal assessment and collection OF
taxes upon every species ofproperty and
WHEREAS, Tits the opinion of this
Grange that we sadly need reform in
our existing laws on taxation, educa
ton and representation, and that this
can be more satisfactorily accomplished
by new constitution than in any
other manner. Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That IL is the duty of all Gran.
gers to usetheir utmost endeavors toward
gaining this end, and that this Pomona
Grange urges upon every subordinate
Grange in the country TO take this work
in hand and work with energy in car.
rying it forward.
The committee would recommend
that the members see to it, that such
candidates as are seeking Legislative
preferments should be known to b,
men that can be relied upon to carry
out the objects herein contemplated.
We also recommend that the severa
subordinate Oranges bring this mater
prominently before them and its i'm
portance be thoroughly discussed, anC
that the Legislature when convened b,
petitioned to enact such laws.
y. W. CoRBIT,
THoS. +. DILwoRTH,
JAMES M. SHAKESPEARE,
WIN. WALKER.
Committee
We, your committee, appointed Il
bring the subject of temperance befor,
the Pomona Grange, beg leave to offel
the following pream bic and resolutions
WHEREAS, The use of intoxicants |,
yearly consigning thousands of our fel
low beings to drunkards' graves, wasting
millions of dollars which should be ap
propriated for the support of the fami
lies of the inebriate, and spreading
broadcast an example which, if moi
sternly resisted, will finally disgrac.
us as a nation. Therefore, be it
Resolved, LIST, That this Pomona
Grange, of New Castle County, earnestl y
and respectfully request its mem bers &c
support, at the coming elections, only
such men, both for Legislative and Elk.
ecutiye officers, as are favorable to the
cause OF temperance.
Resolved, "a, That committee Of
one from each subordinate Grange b,
appointed 20 act in unison with othei
temperance workers i'll circulating peti
tions TO our next Legislature ON tn
temperance question.
Resolved, That a copy OF the above b
sent to the Delaware REPUBLICAN an,
Every Evening Tor publication.
o. w. EAsTBURN,
CHARLES WALTON,
p. l.. PIERsoN,
EDITH 5, THoMPsQS,
HANNAH Il. DAY,
Co mmlttee