New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-16
THE NATIONAL GRANGE IN SESSION.
GRAND MAsTE. BRIGHAM REPLIES VIGOROUSLY
TO SECRETARY MoRTOS's ATTACK.

TO SECRETARY MoRToS's ATTACK.
Syracuse. Nov Is (specaD.-The twenty seventh
annual session OF the National Grange OF Patrons
OF Husbandry opened here this morning ana VIII
continue ten days. Delegates from tnir'S-one
states representing 10000 farmers, are Ill a',e"u
ance J. H. Brigham, OF Delta. Ohio, Grand Mas
ter OF the National Grange. delivered his amman
address at the afternoon session. AZ the reVeh'
Agricultural Congress held at Chicago. Secretary
of Agriculture Morton made a savage a''"on
upon the Oranges. and Mr. Brigham to-day deVo'eo
considerable time in denoUncng Morton. AMONG
other things he said:
What great head" we now have in charge OF
the department. Professors in Agricultural ,i Sv
leges, directors and officers Of experiment @ 'h
and others have been diligently searching OUT oe
foes OF asricutuve and experimenting on metnods
OF destruction with some degree OF success; ,yist
remained for the railroad attorney and ioonS ,he
who Is Secretary OF Agriculture to discover .he
most insidous ard destructive Zoe OF ,ie
The wsevii, n.u;raIn. cholera. droutn aud cnnSh
bug may interest the scientific professor %
Secretary has no time TO waste upon snch nj
FOES. 1t IS his mission TO rainpie upon as
utterly destroy root and branch LINE nr TSo nv
other friends OF The farmer Gregariousess as oo
citation cooperation and combnaton ner but It is
ruin. "insidious. dangerous ruin TO 'he ia''"e'
what a" eispensaiicn Of Providence was the Sc,
lection Of this great head" who might otherwise
until this nsidous destructive foe had seeceer Se
in organizing all the farmers inio HTahses ., me
important achievements OF the Grange For years RI
we worked Increasingly Tor H. We were NOT X,
norant OF the fact that political interests would
he considered in selecting the head OIL the us,
partment but fully believed that no man W4u9
ever be elected to the highest office in the glit OF
;hc people who would wholly ignore and dsreeaf gar,
the wishes of the vast army OF tilleis OF me SOL
without whose votes no man can be elected, 10
saw that we have been sorey disappointed Is 10
state the case mildly Former experiences, Leo us
TO hope--almost against hope-when another So
lection was made, in utter disregard OF 1ne
known wishes Of the farmers that the monument
might prove 10 be as faithful 10 the interest, ,
of agriculture as he was known TO be 10 the COZ :,
porations which he had long and earnestly seryS o
in the capacity of attorney ard lobbyist Ana Not
until publicly (under conditions that made III ION
fold worse) he deliberately ana preneuitatediiE
jrsuIted every intelligent farmer in the United
States did we abandon hope. our wishes Were
not considered in the selection OF the present w.
cuInbent, and dissa tisfaction may not result
in his retirement from position for which ne Is
evidently suited. But II the TACT Is nlaue
public that there is not a single farnei or IN
organization OF farmers. that ndorses his expressed
views or regards him as true friend OF agrlcn-
ture IL may have sautary influence IN me Sc
lection of future Secretaries of Agriculture IN
perjence has demonstrated the fact that farmers
will endure much neglect. submit 10 beinS Y,
nored but il has not vet been shown that they VIII
not resent ridicule and insult from one who should
be their trusted adviser and friend
II is expected that the Grange will adopt strong
resolutions regarding the Morton affair