The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-18
THE eRANeERs, MEETINe.
Farmers Declare in Favor of Free Coinage
and M IiauOr


Farmers Declare in Favor of Free Coinage
and No Liquor.
The state grangers are the hardest convention
workers that ever struck the city. Some OF
them were walking the state-house corridors
before o'clock Wednesday morning. The body
got down to work at 8, and, with the exception
of brief intermission for dinner. continued
in session until D. m. Then, at 7:30 p. m,
again they met at Red Mems hall and conferred
degrees until o'clock this morning. The
grange considered many important questions
during the day. In the morning various COM
mittees and officers reported. The treasurer
reported that there was balance OF Sl,OOO on
hand, and the secretary said that the organiza-
ton was in good condition as to membership,
and while not growing rapidly, the increase
showed solidity.
Without a dissenting vote the resolution was
passed declaring the Indiana school-book law
long step in the right direction and demanding
that the next legislature make provisions Tor
enforcing the law.
The grangers also declared themselves OPP
posed to the whole license system and de-
manded that the liquor traffic be stamped out.
They were opposed TO the removal of the IN
ternal revenue on tobacco and spirits. COM
mittee of three was appointed to draft certain
bills. present them to the legislature and at
tend the sessions to see that they passed.
The grange and the X. of j.. are agreeing
upon several important points, and there Is
much talk of uniting the two bodies. They
both think that the coinage OF gold and silver
should be free, and that the government should
control the transportation facilities o. the
country. Nothing was brought out that would
indicate immediate union, but the views OF
the grangers seemed TO tend that way.
Almost the entire list of old officers was re-
elected: Master, Milton Trusler. Bentley; over
seer Henry DOwp. Columbus; lecturer, +. j.
S. Robinson, Cleveland; steward, I. b. Frazier,
Frankfort; assistant steward, \. NJ Strouse,
Huntington; chaplain, j. A. APPLICABLE, Mt
Carmel; treasurer, w. MesSimore, sidney sec
rotary, j. II. Walker, Adams; gate-keeper, o.
VI. Curry, Terre Haute; Ceres, Isabel Trusler,
Bentley; Pomona, Lizzie Walker, Adams;
Flora, Julia A. Palmer Lebanon; lady assist
ant steward. Mrs. Frank Olmstead. Steuben;
member executive committee, Aaron Jones,
South Bend.
The State grange concluded its very
lengthy and interesting deliberations
Thursday afternoon. and the evening trains
took most of the members to their homes.
The whole forenoon and part of the
afternoon were consumed discussing the
report of the committee on education and
needed legislation. This report came in
the form of resolutions, and it showed
great diversity of subjects which were all
discussed at length. Some of the resolu-
tons were rejected but the most of them
went through with a hurrah
It was declared the duty OF the State
grange to devise a course of read
ings or lessons to be taken up
by the subordinate oranges and followed
OUT. The meeting was emphatically in
favor of all property being taxed to its
full cash value, and declared that the ele-
mentary principles of agriculture should
be taught in the public schools. All can
didates for election to the coming general
assembly, it was decided, should be closely
scrutinized, and when they failed to
pledge themselves to reform abuses of
the taxation and election laws, no honor
able means should be neglected to
secure their defeat, regardless of
party affiliations. Trusts and combines
were denounced and congress was
called upon to abolish them. The
coming census was touched up, and
it was the farmers opinion that
it should show what proportion OF farmers
occupy their own houses, what proportion
are renters and what proportion have
mortgages upon their property. The
grange favored free coinage OF silver and
the maintenance of the circulation of the
paper money of the United States, indie
pendent of the national banks, In sufficient
amount to prevent any further contrac-
ton. The compensation of county and
state officials, it was agreed, was out OF all
proportion to the services rendered, and it
was asked that they be reduced to a fair
basis The meeting wanted the L. S.
senators elected by the direct vote of the
people and demanded that the interstate
commerce law be made more effective.
Congress was called upon to prevent the
ownership of American industries from
passing into the hands of foreign capital
lists. Chicago was named as the place of
holding the worlds fair. With the install
lation of officers the business of the ses-
sion cana to On end