Mississippi leader., 1892-07-28
The National Grange Declares
the Liquor Traffic to be the
Enemy Of the Farmer and
the Plague Spot of
the Nation.
All Farmers Urged to do Their
Utmost to Wipe Out the
Traffic
which "Lays Heavy Burden of Taxes
Upon Them" and "whose Bllghting
Influences are Far Reaching with
ont any Mixture of Good"

ful organizations of farmers in the
United States is the Grange. 1t has
II membership of many hundreds OF
thousands with strong organizations
in 35 States. The following are some
of the deliverances of the Grange up
on the liquor question during the past
year.
The National Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, in session at Springfield,
Ohio, 1891, adopted the following:
"Whereas. The whisky traffic is a
sin against God, crime against socie
ty, and the saloon the enemy of the
farmer, its blighting influences far
reaching in their effects, without any
mixture of good-destrOying homes.
breaking hearts, adding greatly to
the burden of taxation, multiplyin 6
the miseries of mankind; and,
Whereas, The farmers are largely
the sufferers from this traffic, on ac-
count of having the heavy burden of
taxes to pay IN prosecuting crime and
i'll maintaining jails, penitentiaries
and asylums for the poor; therefore,
Resolved, That the National Grange
most heartily condemns the entire
traffic in whatever shape presented,
and that we, as an organization, will
do all in Our power as law abiding
citizens to blot out this plague spot in
the Nation"
The New Hampshire State Grange,
in session December, 1891, passed the
following, referring to the State la~
prohibiting the selling of Intoxicating &
liquors:
"Resolved, That we are emphatical-
ly i'll favor of temperance, the en-
forcement of the laws and the in
struction of the youth in its princi-
pies"
The Wisconsin State Grange, at
Reedsburg, December, 1891, passed
this resolution
Resolved, That we declare the
traffic in Intoxicating drinks an evil
that is the prolific source of poverty,
crime and wretchedness, and that any
revenue that can be collected from it
sinks into insigniticance in comparison
with its enormous cost and resultant
evils. We therefore declare that all
legislation should be for the total sup
preston of the traffic"
At the annual session of the Ne
braska State Grange, Dec. 6, 1890, the
address of State Master, E. o. Hall,
contained the following, which was
unanimously adopted
"Intemperance. The Grange, in
all its workings and teachings, sup
ports every move in favor of temper
ance. We are admonished at each
meeting of our Grange to be temper
ate in all things. The teachings of the
Grange are opposed to the traffic in
Intoxicating liquors. The dealers in
this vile stuff have been wiser than its
foes. The friends of liquor have
united whenever there was need for
it in this State, and have voted as a
unit, while those who are opposed to
liquor have divided their votes.
When the friends of temperance learn
to combine their votes and vote for
men irrespective of party ties, then
and not until then can they hope for
the success of the cause. in this
State.n
The New Jersey State Grange. De-
cember, 1891, adopted these resolu-
tions:
"Whereas, The whisky traffic is a
sin against God and q crime against
society. and the saloon the enemy of
the farmer, its blighting influences
far-reaching in their effects, without
any admixture of good; destroying
homes, breaking hearts, adding great
~ to the burdens of taxation and null
tiplying the miseries of mankind; and
"Whercas. The farmers are largely
the sufferers from this traffic, on ac-
count of having the heavy burden OF
taxes to pay, in prosecuting crime and
in maintaining jails, penitentiaries
and asylums for the poor; therefore,
"Resolyed, That we most heartily
condemn the entire traffic in which
ever shape presented, and that we as
an organization will do all in our
power as law-abiding citizens to blot
out the plague spot in the nation"
The Delaware State Grange in an
nual meeting at Dover, Dec. 9, 1891,
also adopted resolutions which are
the exact wording of the resolutions
of the National Grange above given.
The Vermont State Grange passed
the following at st. Johnsbury, Dec.
10, 1891;
"Believing that the use of intoxi.
eating drinks Is the greatest curse that
we have in our country; therefore, be
it,
ssResolved, That the members oil
the Vermont State Grange encourage
every effort made to prohibit the
manufacture and sale Of that article
The Iowa State Grange in annual