The record-union., 1896-04-23


the chairs as the man has.
DEPENDS ON THE WOMAN.
He was not pronounced woman suf-
frage man. He found it hard enough
| to get along with one woman, without
having more of them talking at him.
He was in favor however, of his Wlfe
and daughters voting. The Grange ana
the National Grange have pronounced
in favor Of woman suffrage, and he did
not believe the women of the Grange
would vote for bad candidates.
The Grange in California is better
organized to-day than ever before, but
not half SO well as it should be. and
, the time will come when it will get
what it asks for, because it will be
united in asking for it. The Grange
did good thing when it prevented the
renewal of patents on sewing machines.
When the patents ran out the National
Grange stepped in and said that IT
must not renew them. and it did not
| Factories sprung up and the price OF
sewing machines fell 80 per cent. 1t
secured the passage of the oleomarga-
rine law and gave the products OF the
| farms a chance. 1t secured laws limit
ing the land holding of alien land
owners. 1t secured the passage
Of the interstate commerce law, secured
the establishing of the Agricultural De-
partment of the Government and Sc
cured appropriation for agricultural
colleges and experimental stations 1t
aided largely in the passage of the pres
ent ballot law and has fostered edu-
cation always.
The Grange is trying to procure pro-
lection to farmers as we'll as manu-
| facturers, and is pushing the Lupln
proposition. The Master of the State
/ Grange went to the National Grange
and stirred up the old fossils there on
that proposition. The Grange does not
propose to drop the matter, either, but
to keep hammering away on the wedge.
MUTUAL INSURANCE.
1t has been trying to get through the
Legislature a mutual insurance law.
and will keep at it until it gets it. 1t is
trying to get the free market in San
Francisco, and thus help the small
fruit-raiser and producer.
Some may say we might have had
all these things without the Grange.
but we never would. The Grange dis
cusses politics, but not partisan poll
I
for the various positions. Stockton
Grange has pestered Hon. Grove l..
Johnson a great deal with its letters
and he has answered them kindly, and
it is satisfied that he is doing all for
the Grange that he can.
The social feature of the Grange aids
in making valuable acquaintances. 1t
( aids its members in becoming speak
; ,fNcv.c cbn on n
become able to write reports of their
meetings that would be published by
the various journals They should be-
come contributors to the Grange jour-
nal and help build it up into an influ-
entail paper.
When cooperative Grange institu-
! tions become failures it is often on ac
/ count of members going back on them
and going over to the enemy through in
sidious inducements offered but, after
all, everyone of the institutions has SO
resulted in bringing down rates that
on the whole, there was nothing lost to
the farmers. The farmers school in
the Santa Cruz Mountains will be an
other paying investment.
fine vocal solo by Miss Della Krull
followed and elected an enthusiastic
encore.
w. w GREER'S ADDRESS.
w. w. Greer, Master of the State
Grange, said his remarks would be
brief, as there were others to come after
him. They had listened to resume of
the aims and wishes of the order and
also of it's needs. The question arises,
How are we going to attain the objects
sought?
The discussion of politics is not pro-
hibited in the Grange. It is only par
tisan politics that are tabooed within
| its walls But the discussion of eco
nomic questions and those which most
nearly concern the farmer are held.
The farmer stands at the head of
wealth-producers, and if his position is
not an easy and enviable one, it is some
ones fault. He stands surrounded by
combinations of shrewd business men,
who have made themselves powerful by
organization and cooperation. The
farmer is placed at a disadvantage from
his lack of organization.
His position in politics is not what
it should be. He is looked on by poll
ticians as a great, good -natured BOBBY,
whose main value is the vote he can
cast. He can only rise to the place in
politics that he is entitled to by organ
ization. He should be sent to the Leg
islature to help protect himself and his
fellows. To do this he must organize,
as all other callings do. In this re-
spect he stands alone. If he would or
ganize, he could obtain what he needs.
This is what the Grange is instituted
! for. and every farmer should become a
member of it,
! He needs the Grange and the Grange
needs him. 1t also needs the merchant.
the lawyer. the doctor and others to
help the farmer to secure what he
needs. The Grange makes no war on
any individual or any industry 1t
only asks for justice and equality for
/ the farmer. But it must be aggressive
and persistent, and let the Legislature.
4 Congress and the people know what it
wants in order to secure it.
CHANGERS SHOULD THINK.
Daniel Flint was introduced as one
of the early war horses of the Grange.
and said that such an introduction had
taken away his breath. a Granger
should be, however. like an Indian
never taken by surprise. He should
spend his time outside the hall in think
/ ing of something that was of interest
10 the Grange, and should reflect on ii
efficiently to speak upon it when
called on. 1t is unjust to expect two or
three to furnish all the amusement and
information in the meetings. Each one
should come prepared to say something
Of interest, even if only dozen words
After doing so a few times, they viii
end it comes more and more easy. and
viii find that they are listened to- There