Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-25

and n Summary Given of Resolu-
tions Adopted--Mnrkcd Increase In
Membershfp Indicated-The Grange
rOng Financially.
Atlantic City. y. j., proved to be an
ideal place for the meeting of the ma
tional grange. The weather was all
that could be desired, and all the sur
roundings were such as to conduce TO
the pleasure and convenience of visit
ing Patrons. The famous steel pier
was headquarters for delegates ana
visitors and was a most delightful
meeting place for them. The sessions
were held in Casino hall. An immense
display of farm products of rare quail
ity attracted the attention of visitors
on passing on to the pier and was an
"eye opener to many as to what New
Jersey farmers were able to produce
in the line of fruits and vegetables.
The public session was held in the
great ballroom on the pier and was
honored with the presence of at least
three governors or eX-governors. The
chief speakers of the occasion were
Governor Stokes of New Jerse! Gov
ernor Bell of Vermont, Ex-Governor
Bachelder of New Hampshire, Hon.
Aaron Jones. master of the national
grange, and representatives of the city
government. Governor Stokes set
forth the claims of New Jersey to a
place in the Union. viewing her right
to the title from an agricultural and
commercial standpoint. and his appre-
Ciative audience granted all he claimed.
The registered attendance during the
best days of the session was about
1000. Those who took the seventh de-
gree number LIP. Never was it more
impressively rendered and never We're
the accessories for staging the work
more fitting and convenient
While there was much to be seen at
Atlantic City in November. the dele
gates were not inclined to sacrifice busi-
ness to pleasure. 1t was pre-eminently
Il business session. The national Secre-
tary reported 2O9 new oranges organ
lied during the year ending oct. l,
1909. and 81 reorganized, making a to-
tai of pa. Michigan leads with 4T new
oranges. Vermont reports %, Ohio and
Maryland 80 each. Pennsylvania Il.
New York tt. Maine a. Massachusetts
II and the other states less than 10
each
The report of the treasurer showed
balance in the treasury Oct l, 1904
of $50. 1902 The amount received
during the year from state oranges for
rhA tal
CENTS from all sources We're SJ2.31I31.
The expenses of the thirty-eighth an
nual session We're S11.134T1 for per
diem ana mileage. Inc total resources
of the national grange Oct. l, 1909,
were $S7.TSS.26.
In the brief space at command we
can only hint at some of the resolutions
adopted but of matters of wide public
interest passed upon favorably those
quoted below will serve to show the
sentiment of the body. The resolution
first named was adopted by Il rising
vote and later was transmitted by tele-
graph to President Roosevelt:
That the farmers of this country want
neither more nor less than a square
deal" and We unanimously and heartily
! indorse the manly efforts President
Roosevelt is making to secure equal op-
portunity for the individual and the COM
mon people AGAINST the arrogant power
of aggregated wealth and, irrespective OF
! party, pledge ourselves to support his eff
| forts in that direction in every way pos
/ sible.
! That the national grange condemns and
| brands as criminal any attempt to influ-
| ence legislation or control the vote of leg
| islators by the use of money; that all
| officers or others who use the funds OF the
| insurance companies for personal gain are
! embeZzlers and should be punished under
7 the laws; that any contribution by the
| officers OF the company to further the in
/ terests of any political party Ii IA corrupt
! use OF the money of the company.
! That the national grange use It's efforts
1 as n unit and also through the several
! state ORGANIZATIONS to secure recognition
! by our several state departments IN plac-
| Ing the sciences directly relating TO agri-
/ culture upon tao curriculum OF our COM
| mon ana secondary schools.
I That the eA oou ought to be carefully
I and vigorously buar.oi uutl Il can bo
| aboiis he'd and that II b. held to strict
! responsibility for the harm II does and
| that every community should be cmpow-
! cred by law to vote every saloon from its
borders.
Favorable action was taken on the
following among other important mat
/ ters pletg.ug encouragement 10 al
| movements, to restore political and per
soUal purify and to minimize corrup
tion of every sort prohibiting the man
ufucture, sale or use of cigarettes; re-
moving the Internal revenue tax ui
s3.0s per gallon oil alcohol rendered
unfit Tor use as a beverage. for cnn
merclai purposes; increasing tle eih
cheney of The untl-oieo laws: urgm.
cougrrss to consider "a modification oI
the Immigration laws io reliev" ih'
scarcity of farm lahorers' iavor.us
farm forestry" as "a help Ga th" "a
foiesilug II cat over lands. srck.us
national aid to control Ur cxleuuluut'