The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-09

CHAs. W. WEDB,
President P. M. Association.
THE GOOD OF THE GRANGE.
An Interesting Report Read to the "Pa-
irons" in Columbia.
COLUMBIA, February 2.-The State
Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry, met at 9
O'Clock this morning. The session was
opened with prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. John w. Shelor, chairman of the
committee on "tbe good of the Order"
submitted the following report:
"We find the Order has lost ground
during the past year for want of gen
eral observance of the grand principles
upon which it was founded, and We see
no way to restore it to its former useful
ness and prosperity, except to return to
our first declaration of principle. and
give more attention to the educational
and social interests of the Order. We
are painfully aware of the delusive hopes
we have entertained from the policy OF
cooperative trade, and the vain attempt
to fill our depleted treasury by buying
all our necessaries, instead of going to
the Grange and learning therefrom the
wisdom and intelligence of those assem-
bled there, how to make them at home.
And while we place so much stress upon
the policy of buying, We cannot expect
that prosperity which belongs to those
that use brains instead of muscle. There
fore our frat duty is to inculcate more
the policy of education and social inter
course between our members as lever
to build up and restore our lost condition,
and we would recommend the impor'
lance of the secretary of the State Grange
infusing more knowledge and informa'
tion in the rank and file of our Order,
and as soon as the fund in the National
Grange could be obtained that the exec
utive committee be authorized to employ
some competent lecturer, if the way be
clear, to visit the subordinate Oranges in
each county and attempt to create q new
zeal and inspire them with new hope
and by every possible means attempt to
raise the enthusiasm of it's members te
forget self and work for the general
advance all along the line. Further
that each member present consider him
selfa committee to arouse the spirit o.
the Order, and thus inspire it with new
life and new hope which will secure
greater degree of prosperity that we have
enjoyed before"
! The report was adopted.
Mr.. B.. B. McWhite, chairman of the
committee on the executive committed
report, made various recommendations ir
regard to the same, which were adopted
SOUND RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions, w. F
Russell, chairman, reported favorably on
the following resolutions introduced BY
Mr.. Colvin, which were considered sepa'
rately and adopted:
Resolved, first, That we are in favor o.
a strong endorsement of the present
Inter State commerce law, and oppose
the repeal of any of its provisions until
they are clearly found through test to be
oppressive of the rights of the people OF
unjust to the rights of the railroads.
Whereas, bill has been introduced
into Congress to remove the tax on whis
key and tobacco, which have by common
consent been found TO be best calculated
to bear this tax:
Resolved, second. That we most earn
estly protest against the abrogation o
this tax, but instead believe that The
necessaries of. life should be placed or
the free list.
Resolved, That we are opposed to tina
species of gambling upon the products o
the soil called dealing in cultures" ane
"options," and recommend the same b
legislated against BY our national law
making body.
| Secretary Holloway was instructed tt
send copy of these resolutions to tht
secretary Of the National Grange.
COUNTY ORGANIZERS.
The following deputies to organize
new Oranges and reorganize dormant
ones were selected for the counties
named:
Abbeville-A. NJ. Aiken, w. B. Mill
wee.
Anderson. E. Breazeale, E. B
Murray.
Chester-W. ]. Austin, ]. K. Henry.
Chester6eld-John B. Smith, VIM
'f Fairfeld-M. D. G. colvin, Jas. Pa
gan.
Kershaw-W. X. Thompson, W. F
Russell.
Marion-B. B. McWhite, W. B. Allen
j. N. Bostick.
Newberry-T. W. Holloway, R. M. T
Hunter.
0conee-J. W. schelor, Andrew
Beard.
Orangeburg-M. ]. jenkins, j. G.
Holman, j. Hamp Fielder.
Spartanburg-Jno. W. Woford, N. F.
Walker, ]. W. Stribling, Thos. Johnson,
S. j. Hester.
SUMTER. E. Shaw, j. S. Richardson.
williamsburg. NJ. Parrott, R. j.
Parrot.
The annual password was then given
to masters clear on the books, and the
Grange adjourned sine die.
A Carolina Local Option Race.
GREENvILLE, S. O., January 90
Delegates from different sections of the
county held meeting in the courthouse.
Col.nel James A. Hoyt was elected
president, John G. Bailey secretary.
The bill for an election in the county on
the question of license or no license
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