The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-25
The County Grange Meeting.

| From our own correspondent.
Van Buren, County Grange met at
Hamilton Grange Hall May nth, with
good attendance.
The meeting was called to order at
1870 a. m. by w. M. Hayden, and the
time until noon was occupied with
short speeches on the topics of the day,
in which all took lively part
Mrs. Sykes of Keeler asked, 'What
will be the outcome of CoXey and the
labor movements"
To which Jason Woodman replied
that "Coxey and his band of tramps
would shrink back into sweet oblivion
from whence they came" He asserted.
that good men could find employment
at reasonable wages where they are
known much easier than abroad, and
that such men could always command
| remunerative wages.
DR.. Kinney thinks something is wrong
and that something" will have to be
done.
The inquiry might be made if there is
not always something wrong" when
the Democratic hen is on? Does not
the nest always need fixing?
The "poor farmers" received much
sympathy from some of the speakers,
and "the bloated millionaires' ears
must have tingled. Is there any law
prohibiting farmers leaving their farms
and joining that much-coveted million
aire class? or is there also some thorns
among their roses?
Broadhurst condemns the action of
! the railroads in the combinations of
| freights, ETC., but strongly urged that
| farmers should combine aud compel
the people to pay one dollar per bushel
| for wheat. There is not mu IN differ
ence between twice two and two times
two. He warmed up the ears of con-
gress about its inactivity, the free pass
system, etc. Perhaps it would be a
good idea to elect representatives with
the express understanding that they
should either go to Washington on foot
or ride mule. 1t seems queer that we
cannot obtain an honest representa-
tive We have had complete change
within short time, and matters are no
better; or, is it easier to find fault than
to do things right ourselves? One gen.
tleman thinks the fault lies in our elec
ton laws. III we could elect senators
directly by the people, matters would
be much better Is the House so much
better than the Senate as to justify
this idea? Doubtful.
After an elegant dinner, such as none
but the poor, down-trodden farmer has
the privilege 10 enjoy, we listened to
an exhaustive paper on the history of
silver, by Hon. j. G.. Parkhurst of De-
catur. The article showed that the
writer was thoroughly familiar with
his subject, and those not hearing il
lost good thing.
The discussion following showed that
there is much interest taken in the
matter of silver for money.
Mrs. Samuel Buskirks paper on the
"Wrongs of Woman" elected lively
discussion. She thinks that man and
wife should be equal partners in all
| financial matters, and should be gov
erned by the same laws as govern busi-
ness partnerships.
Harry Sheldon, in "Hits and Misses
of 49," showed that all had not been
bread and honey at his home, and that
all is not gold in the fall that glitters in
the spring, on the farmers plate. He
thinks that those who roll along in the
same old routine, year after year, with
out profiting by the misses they encoun-
ter are making more of them.
Mrs. Hadley of Decatur gave paper
on What man knows about woman's
work i'm the Kitchen" in which she crit
icised the old gentleman pretty sharply.
The evening program was TO have
been furnished by Lawrence, but, hap
pening TO be out of doors, we were
washed home by the flood and are un
able TO report it, Possibly the county
was dry" that night in some places;
certainly Hamilton was not.