Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-16

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which is now overwhelming us II Is for
you to raise a cry that will make the
needed reforms in Dela~ara not only
| possible hut undesirable The speaker
expressed the belief that the time has
come when the grange must form so.
ciety for our political safety; one that
will look for sound men. He closed by
saying II believe the day will soon come
when parties will not dare to put up for
office men who are not without fear and
without reproach."
| Music by the choir followed after
which Watson X. Sperry Of tue MaTai,9
Mems spoke for the press. He read from
manuscript. He said, aside from being
cultivators of the soil, the grange was
cultivating in addition the field of pu. lie
opinion. He would agree that Delaware
opinion is not rapid, but so far as its
| quality is concerned 1t ia not more sterile
than that commonly found ia most of the
states of the Union. In alluding to cor
rupt politics he said bribery is b. coming
secret vice, like stealing chickens or
| robbing clothes line. Men do net talk
| about their work in this line SO openly
as they used to, they begin
to feel sense of shame. Con
tinuing, he said / have the
| feeling also that all that you
have done in regard to more truly rep
resentatiye government in Delaware is
| right-right in principle, and as to de.
| tails you have not gone into them. am
of the impression that il our Revolu-
| tionary forefathers had put mp with such
things from King George AS the people of
this State have put up with under our old
| constitution we should not now be enjoy
ing in greater or lesser degree the bless
| ings of free civil government. think
that in this State representation and taxa
ton 81 ould 60 hand in hand, and that
| where one ceases the other should end.
recognize as plainly as any one the diff
| ference between rural and an urban
population, and by no means believe
that it would he judicious to
make the prosperity of Delaware
depend upon the integrity of
the primary and general elections in the
city of Wilmington. But do believe
that there should be some ratio eotab-
lished between our city and our rural
population, so that two or three or if you
please four citizens of Wilmington shall
have representative power equal TO one
| citizen Of the rural districts of Sussex,
Kent and New Castle counties. This
ratio, whatever il may be determined to
be, should be operative upon our repre-.
sentative system, so that whatever growth
or changes of population may occur, our
representative system shall remain equa-
BILE, just and honest. Mr.. Sperry closed
with words of encouragement for the
work in which the grange is engaged.
The speech making closed with re-
sponse from Wesley Webb, editor of the
DelGoGre Farm and Home. He said the
one feature in which the grange iH selfish
ia in its efforts toward the improvement
and development of its members; the
Installing of information and knowledge.
This is commendable selfshness. He
spoke of the influences of the general
and the agricultural press, and of the
agricultural schools and colleges. Our
past lecturer, he said, is graduate
of our own agricultural college.
We find in some of the col
leges the influences that have come
from the grange. We notice the infu-
ences of the colleges in the grange. Much
of the advancement of the farmer in re.
cent years is due to boards of agriculture
| and farmers clubs. But these organiza-
tions combined-the press, the schools,
the colleges, the boards, the clubs have
not been 80 great an educator as has TIN
grange. 1t has done more to bu I'll up
| higher manhood and womanhood lnn al
| the rest. The influence Of the 6 NUh,00i
| farmers that we have in this coun r. has
not been 80 great as that of oihs,
branches and professions, and il is be-
cause there has not existed that noble
manhood and womanhood that has been
| iuculcated by the grange. When all OF
them shall have received the benefits Of
| the order, the condition of the farmers
will reach that dignity which of right
ought to now exist.
| After rendition by the choir, and the
reading of the declaration of principles of
the grange by A. N. Brown of Wyoming,
Worthy Master Thompson announced a
| recess of Is iuinutes, after which secret
business session was held. During the
public meeting n large number Of ladies'
were present, wives and daughters OF the
| formers who had gathered, Gnd who were
uuGh Interested in the proceedings. The
delegates present are as follows: r.. G.
Buckingham and wife of Union, p y
piersnn of Hncksssiu S. Steele and
wifs of Newprk ] Rosa and wife
n Milford, n L blanchard Of Snnpy-
side, Juhn @. Higgins Of Port Penn,
| Joseph p Chandler aud wiEd of
Centre. William Rsoch of Harmony,
j. W Day and wife of Rrandywine, O.
q Brown and wife of Fruitland. II. s.
Learned md wife OF Capital, W. w.
Leaders, of Harrington, A. L. Hudson
and wife of Smyrna. John Heyd and wife
| Of Trophy, J. IL. Adams and wife of
| Little Greek, Thomas Bacon and wife of
LAUREL George A. Jones and wife of Mid
land, Alice Holland of Evergreen. d. W.
Campbell of Friendship, James M Steel
and wife of Washington, j. W. Taylor
| and wife of Champion, w. @. Wier and
| wife of District No. 1, and A. Il. Cole
and wife of District No. 2. The total
number of delegates present was 30. All
the oranges were represented yesterday
but five. There are 35 subordinate oranges
in Delaware, and about 1000 members.
AT last evenings session the reports of
the officers were read. The total mem
bership, as shown by the secretary's re-
port, was oil, falling off of 20. The
total receipts were 1927; disbursements,
1928; amount in the treasury, $500.
At yesterdays session OF the Delaware
State grange only routine business was
transacted. The standing committees
made their reports upon various subjects.
An open session of the grange Is being held
this afternoon. The meeting will probably
finally adjourn mt noon to-day. The
grange Is arranging horticultural ex-
hibit OF fruits, principally apples and pears,
in their meeting-room this afternoon,
which alone would prove the natural adap-
liability of Delaware soil to raising small
fruits. The exhibit will be open to the in
spection of the public, which Is
cordially invited. The exhibit, although
not fully arranged, made an inviting dis
play of luscious apples and pears OF all
colors and sizes, in the midst of which stood
monster watermelon from Paynter Frame
Of Sussex county. The largest and most
tempting displays were made by o. w.
Eastburn and II O.. Buckingham
Of Grange No. l, Mill Greek hundred, and
the Randolph Peters Nursery Company The
former displayed Winter Sweets, Romantics,
FallaWater, largo and luscious fruit, Pen
mock, Nonsuch, Brandywine, Grindstone,
Wine Sap York Imperial, Roxbury, Russell.
Mr.. Buckingham lind numerous dis
called Swe t Vanity and another called
Ridge pippin. The Peters nursery had IA
varied ard tempting display OF pears,
AMONG which was comparatively new
variety. the Ktcffer. Other displays OF
M d es aud pears were made by O. Lamborn
OF Mil Greek, L. Magargal, William O. Weer,
G. II. Mouslsy, G.. W. Killen, g. l.. j. Bald
win. L. W. Murray Of Selbyville, displayed
lar OF preserved Red Cling peaches, while
james hIcCdllaster OF Bfandywlhe hundred
had on exhibition q basket OF monster
sweet potatoes. Theother exhibits are being
arranged this afternoon, where very large
crowd Is In attendance. The exhibit excites
considerable interest.
As result OF the mayors illusions TO tne