The Portland daily press., 1899-08-01
CHANGERS AT SEDAGO.
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She said IL wns scripture but she did not
know the book or the chapter. The pas
sage was Grin and bear It That's
what you'll have to do while I'm talking
I'm thankful, I'm pleased and I'm
proud that i belong to tho Grange. /
love It SO much that l would get OUT IL
Il was for the good Of the order This
farmers' movement reminds me OF the
man who thought HI was drowning In
the Mississippi river. A steamer was
agoing up the river and the man cried for
help while he fioundered around. Then
some body shouted to him to stand mp.
Well, when he stood mp he found the
water wasn't more'n waist deep. Now
that's what ails the farmers. They think
they're In deep water but they aint.
They want 10 stand on their feet. When
the farmers realize their strength there
won't be q mite Of trouble IN going right
along In their own way. Now amt a
public speaker and amt bit embar
rassed. I'm tiokled 20 denth to see you.
I'm reminded Of thu young man who was
counting. He said to her one night
"Nill you love me when I'm gone"
Yes" she said, Elf you'll 90 row."
Mr.. Jordan went with parting maxim
for the farmers. He said no reoal He'd the
little girls definition of faith, that it was
taking hold, holding on and not letting
go.
AtAts Willis It-ttt6 f4.kcEftu ~ JUb law
yers. He said he supposed that II small
lawyer stood on the platform he would be
received with attention while he wound
his web around the better nature OF his
hearers and led themtastray. Following
this description of the wiles OF the legal
profession were brief remarks by Messsr.
Samuel Hill and K. ii. Libby. Mr.. Lib
by is the state secretary. lie said that
Maine Is now the second state In the order
in point of membership having IS, 600
mem bers. Last year Maine paid into the
national treasury more money than any
other state.
: In the afternoon, the Changers again
gathered In the grove, this time to hear
NATIONAL MASTER AARON JONES
of South Bend, Ind. Mr.. Jones had been
all interested auditor of the forenoon
proceedings ami had met many Of the
members of the order. In the afternoon
he furnished all the instruction, speaking
grove saw ON the platform, an erect,
brad shouldersd man whose hair 10 white
and whose beard is nearly so, still retain
Ing, howeyer, traces of black. The Ma
tional Master is good speaker. He does
not claim 90 be an orator but he has
the orators power Of holding the atten-
ton OF his hearers aud making every
word heard. In his speseh he uses many
on the homely expressions of every day
while showing that he is possessed
OF wide range of information. MIR.
Jones possesses the faulty OF saying much
IN little as, for Instances, when ne ex-
claimed: II want to say right here that
the time has gone by In America, never
TO return, when any farmer can win sue
cess by mere physical labor alone We
lave entered upon the era of intelle3t. K.
1--WE are the only class OF people 10 the
world so improvi6ent that we spend nine
tenths Of our labors in producing and
about ore half of one per cent in selling
the product"
q Ths National Master loves his Joke and
the lawyers again figured as targets. Amy
boy, said the speaekr, can learn law IL
he can read. 1t does not take much of a
boylto become doctor. "Why, IL you 'ra a
doctor, when you've made a bad snistalxe,
YOU bury 1t.
AIR. Jones's address dealt with the past
achievements Of the Grange and Its fu-
ture work. He spoke of Maine as state
tram which others could draw valuable
lessons in the work of the organization.
things in different parts OF tie country.
The National Master has just concluded
q series of addresses In Kansas. There
at all of the Grange meetings you hear
OF cooperation. At the town in which
Mr.. Jones finished his work in the state
there IL a 90 operative store which has a
capital OF 500, 900 and surplus of S21, OOO
lt has stood the test OF 10 years and has
always paid 10 psr cent dividends and
six per cent on purchases. 1t has been a
success largely through the support of the
Grange but the Grange stands for some
thing hishar than that 1t stands for the
uplifting OF American citizenship, that
the American farmer may continue In the
future as he has been in the pass the type
OF the best citizenship IN the repuibio. 1t
Is from the farms that are drawn the
leading men in letters, the professions and
business. Mr. Jones told of the In
fiuencs exerted BY tins Grange In recent
legislation. The Industrial Commission
which Is now Investigating great ques-
lions affecting the welfare of the people,
was suggested by the Grange as It's records
Will show. When that commission be-
demands for attention from the railroads
the manufacturing industries and other
grent interests bat nobody appeared TO
represent The farmers Then the COM
mission asked Secretary Wilson, the man
dear to the farmers VINO fills the place
they made for him, who should be called
upan TO speak for the farmers. "Don't
you know, said the secretary, that there
Is great organization which looks after
the Interests Of the farnerss So it came
about that Mr.. Jones and several others
were commanded to appear before the
piled with questions as to what should be-
done to increase the retnrns of sgrioul.
tnre- The Grange representatives urged
that the government should establish
postal savings banks, where the savings
OF the people might oe deposited. "A good
deal OF money Ia boarded now saiu Mr.
Jonas, "because OF distrust OF banks This
money might be returned into circula-
ton, reducing the rate of interest and
lessening the burden upon tho man who
are trying TO lift the debts from their
firms. told the commission that the
governments might just as well pay inter-
est co the farmers as to the other fellows
who are drawing it on government bonds.
Then we had the hardihood, tho temer-
ity, tho brass If you Eplease, to stand mp
there and tell those eminent gentlemen
that the farmers OF this country are as
good as other peolve and entitled to the
same treatment. The government has
been discriminating against thu farmer
In one particular at least II man lives
In the city his letters are brought to him
by uniformed servant of the govern