The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06

educational and fraternal features OF our
order, hold frequent open meetings and
make yourselves felt for good in each
locality where there is a lodge Remem-
Der. it is the idle pillow that becomes
rusty.
We believe that our order properly
administered offers one Of the grandest
means of entertaining and encourage
ing the young, of winning them from
hurtful influences and leading them on
ward and upward to higher and nobler
things. The lodge that is not sufficiently
| watchful to avail itself Of these oppor-
tunities has not lived up to its useful
ness, and has already planted the seeds
of decay.
Cultivate our trade relations. After
all we must admit that money makes
the mare CO. and we believe chat our
organization affords as many oppor-
tunities for successful and profitable
trading as any other. In this we can
not go into details, but many successful
efforts afford examples TO follow that a
reasonable degree of business prudence
need not make mistakes or failures. A
number of large houses of prominence
and stability are ready to trade with us
as an organization on such favorable
terms as will enable us to count the
financial benefits to be desired by the
organization. But these efforts require
7 q reasonable degree Oh business Dru-
dence, and proper amount of conf
dence in ourselves and each other, as
well as freedom from crotchety notions
of the particular name and kind OF
thing we want, and above all it requires
/ a degree Of honesty and good faith that
will make us keep our word, redeem
our pledges, stand by those whom we
put forward to serve us, work out de-
terminedly our plans and be not cajoled
and disturbed by outside influences.
1.1i
10 succeed and we do not deserve to.
We would impress the fact that our
trade relations depend more upon the
individual members and the subordinate
lodges than almost any other factor.
TO build up the waste places and
regain our lost ground, we recommend
the most liberal methods Of reinstating
delinquent members. Do not be cap
tious. Concede all rights You claim, ana
reinstate without heavy exactions.
LAS our constitution places in the sub
ordinate lodges the management Of their
own local affairs, the general assembly
hereby authorizes such subordinate
lodges as elect to do so, to adopt a by
law of their own admitting into their
respective lodges ladies not under eigh-
teen years of age.
I'VE hereby express, as we have done
before, our warmest fraternal feelings
toward all kindred organizations, and
so deeply are we imbued with the inn
portance Of the universal organization
of farmers, we would hail with pleas
ure a time when all such organizations
should be one in fact as they are now
one in purpose, and we would willingly
be parties to such contamination on
plans and methods emanating from
proper sources and that should recognize
and respect the rights, principles and
standing privileges of all. To this end
we hereby authorize and empower our
board of trustees to entertain like propo-
sitions emanating from proper author
tiles of other like bodies, and to take
action thereon, and report at the next
meeting of this general assembly"
AS soon as the reading of the re-
port had been completed its adoption
as a whole was moved and without
discussion carried by a unanimous
vote. That this was accomplished was
due mainly to the hustling done by
President Robinson after the adjourn
ment taken Tuesday night. At that
session a much stronger opposition TO
sinking the individuality of the asso-
citation into a general. united body was
manifested and those favoring the meas
ure were thereby brought to an appre-
citation of the fact that some vigorous
work must be done among the dele
gates before the adoption Of the report
of the committee on organization came
/ up. if their pet scheme would be saved
from annihilc ton at the hands OF the
opposition. And that vigorous work was
done. Each delegate was taken in turn
by President Robinson and some of
the other general officers, and the OBJ
stacles that confronted the association
If it endeavored to pursue it's work
alone as we'll as the advantages to be
derived by having the power and num-
bers of a general body to aid them
were set forth in glowing terms and
earnest manner. Under the influence
of this vigorous onslaught the West
Virginia, Missouri and Kentucky oppo-
sition among the delegates slowly
weakened, and those who supported the
president had the satisfaction yester-
day morning, when the hour Of assem-
bling arrived, of feeling confident of
victory beyond a doubt. And they were
not disappointed, the unanimous
adoption of the report, with it's strong
| recommendation and its granting full
power of action to the board of trus-
tees, abundantly proved.
Following the settlement of the con-
solidation question and few words of
congratulation upon the outcome OF the
struggle, the election Of officers for the
ensuing year was announced as next
in order. The following were elected
by reclamation:
President-C. a. Robinson of Foun-
taintown, Ind
Weep Presidential. B. Davis of Gar
Secretary-W. E. Robinson of Green
vile. ILL.,
Treasurer-s. S. Cause of West Lib
:
Lecturer-John P. Steele Of Mt Yer
non, ILL.,
There were five candidates for the
three positions on the board of trustees,
an especially important body at this
time they having full power to act in
conjunction with committees from other
farmers organizations toward consolida-
ton. The first ballot resulted in the
election of +. j. Claypool of Muncie.
Ind, V. d. Parsons of Marshall, w. Va,
and c. r. Markent of Jackson, Mo.
The board Of trustees Immediately met
and effected organization by the cleo
ton of +. j. Claypool as president and
f. 3. Parsons as secretary. They also
| approved the bonds of the president and
secretary of the general assembly, each
in the sum Of $4,000. This board, acting
I. as a special committee duly empowered
to act, will stand ready to act in con-
junction with the committees from the
other farmer organizations CT the coun-
try that may be appointed and devise
plans for the formation of a general
body from the present Independent but
cooperative associations and alliances.
To secure the appointment of these
committees by the other organizations
Secretary Robinson was empowered to
enter into correspondence with their ex-
ecutive heads, and will do so at once.
Should these comforting committees be
appointed and agree upon plan Of gen.
eral consolidation within the next year
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