The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-22
orawfshing Of the National Grange

craw6shing ofthe National Grange
Master Of the National Grange.
H. J. H. Brigham, publishes .
Proclamation to the order an-
nounc;ng in brief manner thu work
ofthe National Grange at it's last
annual meeting. in which the follow
ing language Is used and which lie
very significant:
mo visionary or impractical
measures were Endorsed, no doubt
ful policy advocated. but safe. con.
SENTATIVE propositions we're favorably
considered.
The Worthy Master would have
stated the case much more plainly
and distinctly had be said no policy
was adopted. But what does be
mean by the above languages Evi.
IDENTIFY that somebody has been pro.
posing visionary or impracticsble
measures" The above sentence 10
simply an excerpt from the monop.
|oly papers hurled at the Alliance
and other farmer and labor organizes.
tions, and is 3 cowardly inuendo
unworthy Of q farmer organization.
It 10 not matter Of surprise that
the Grange in rs years has accom-.
plished SO little, when the timid,
wesk kneed policy it has pursued lie
considered.
1t is noteworthy fact that the
National officers OF the order leave
no opportunity unimproved 10 boast
Of its age. When party or asso-
|ciation begins to live upon its age
and its past record it has ceased TO
advance.
In the following paragraph of the
National Masters proclamation"
the crawfshing policy OF the men at
the head Of the order lie conspicuous:
'The National Grange sympathizes
with, and 10 anxious to assist mem.
bers of our Order who are burdened
with debt. At the session one year
ago it Was suggested that some relief
might be afforded, if . system of
loans upon real estate, by the Gen.
eraI Government was adopted. This
proposition has been under discus
sion for the last year, and 30 many
objections are urged, that the
National Grange wisely refrains from
,ndorsing the scheme. bat in lieu
thereof. has instructed the Executive
Committee to arrange with private
Capitalists TO furnish loans upon farm
property ct low rate Of interest,
and the chairman Of the Executive
Committee, Bro. Leonard Rhone, Of
Penn, has been instructed to inves.
tigate, and report results to the com.
mitlee. We do not know what the
result may be, bnt the plan 10 feas-
able, and not open to the objections
urged against government land loan
schemes"
Last year National Lecturer Nor.
timer Whitehead advocated the land
loan policy sll over the country. In
future be is ordered to eat his word,
take back all of the grand arguments
he advanced in its favor. The
I"Executive Committee" has been
instructed stto arrange with private
capitalists to furnish loans on prop
erty AZ low rate of interest" This
is simply farcical and ridiculous.
This Executive Committee" will
arrange in horn with "private cap
italists." Such arrangement il IT,
could be made would not increase
the volume of circulating medium in
the country, and nothing else will
relieve labor from the yoke OF the
money monopoly. The National
Grange in place Of making an
attempt to assist the laboring class
and farmers becomes an obsequious
friend Of the monopoly class, and is
apparently afraid to make q sugges
tion that might come "between the
wind and his nobility Such Q
namby-pamby policy a. this "Proc.
lanation" of the Worthy Master of
the National Grange sets forth is
both ridiculous and humiliating.