Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-10
SALEM GRANGE.
A Successful Meeting on Thursday at
Their Hall in This City.

AT p. M. and Mr.. }. B. Stump
offered a resolution as follows:
Resolved, by Salem irauge, that
we are in favor of the state Grange
OF Oregon at its next session to de.
wise some way by which cargo of
sugar can he brought from China to
Portland SO as to cause a reduction
in the price of sugar.
Brothers Hayes, Smith aud Mirth |
spoke in support. Mr.. Stump said
the only way to do, was to take
Spreckles at his word and import
ship load of sugar and see if he will
put the price down so as to make
the importer lose. Spreckles aud
the Havemeyers had divided up
tue country and swOre that sugar
should not go down in price. 1t
WIS time to test whether these two
men owned the country or not.
State Master Hayes then address
ed the meeting. While in the east
he had met bankers who said that
all the west was in favor of free sill
yer. He said no, that there were
plenty of men here in the west who
lived by usury on other people. The
result of that system was only evil.
In 1S49 there were three millionaires
in this country but we find now
1000, with over $1,000, 100000 of
wealth. How long should we go on
making millionaires. Distress was
pretty general all over the United
States. 1t existed in some states
more than Others, but all over.
Oregon was the least embarrassed, of
all. This WAS due to the labor and
grange organizations in this state.
The capitalistic forces were il con-
troll of the press. In Oregon it was
beaded, so far as literature is con-
cerned, by the Oregonian. But
f. there was change impending. The
Alliance, the Wheel, the Grange,
the Labor claus were organizing
He found an everlasting eternal
restlesshess prevailing in all parts to
get better state of affairs. There
was a movement to secure better re-
suits. These gigantic wrongs and
expressions must be righted. We
had our Washington, Jefferson and
Lincoln in the past. In this crisis
of the age who should lead these
forces to success? Coming as they
do from all over the nation can we
turn deaf ear to the cries of the
people? At the national grange
were representatives from each state
They discussed all these problems
that we are laboring with. Recent
ly Chauncey Depew said 50 men
have it in their power to stop every
wheel of trade; and commerce may
be stopped, every avenue of trade
stopped, every electric button can be
struck dumb in "a hours. Bankers
and railroads say we alone under
stand these subjects, your farmers
know nothing. The east ridiculed
and complained of the west. 1t did
not understand the west, not know
its resources. Capital was not di-
vded by party. 1t went for self
interest all the time, while the
laborer and producer are divided
into parties.
The east took over raw material,
made it into cloth, shipped it back,
we pay freight both ways, we pay
the manufacturers royalty. and
interest on the railroad bonds, and |
profits to the middle men, and capl-
tai gets the profit and the farmer
gets into debt, his land is mortgaged |
to the Eastern loan companies.
Mr.. Hayes then read the nationa
alliance platform 1t contained no
postal telegraph plank. 1t contain
ed no platform for subtreasury. 1t
was in favor of the government
loaning money on land just as the
private money-lender did. The N.
Y, Tribune and all the great papers
were owned by the millionaires en-
ploying the best intellect. This
press ridiculed all the efforts at re-
form by the people, 1t had ridicul-
ed all the good measures enacted so
far by the people. The country had
not enough circulating medium.
The Understanding bonds should
be refunded by non-interest bearing
demand notes. Those who objected
to the government loaning money
on land at two per cent did not Oh
ject to private loans on land rang
ing from 10 to 80 per cent. 1t would
be better TO have land go into the
hands of the government al low
rate than to have it so into the
hands of foreign or American syndi-
Gates. There were whole counties
and states where the people could
not pay their taxes, interest and
mortgages. 1t was time to restore
this government to the people. IL
was not now in the hands of the
people, and we could not tell where
il would 90. The government loaned
SOS, 900 900 to the Central Pacific at
a low rate on second mortgage. Ihe
interest had never been paid. IL
was time to turn these properties
over to the government, and every
railroad that has not complied win
ito charter. The Central Pacihc