The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-12

truth that the National Grange OF
the United States should definitely
proclaim 10 the world its general Oh /
!ects, We hereby unanimously make
This declaration Of purpose 10 thet
Patrons Of Husbandry.
United By strong and faithful ties
of agriculture, We mutually resolve
10 labor for the good OF the order,
our country and mankind.
We heartily endorse the motto:
In essentials. unity: in homes
sentiais. liberty; in all things
charity"
We shall endeavor TO advance
our cause by lsboring TO accom- lish
the following objects:
To develop better and higher
manhood and womanhood among
ourselves
To enhance the comforts and
attractions of our homes, and
strengthen our attachments TO our
pursuits
To foster mutual understanding
and cooperation
To maintain inviolate our laws
and TO emulate each other in Ia
Dor, to hasten the good time COM
/ ing.
To reduce our expenses. in or
I der to make our farms self-sustain-
+ ing.
To diversity our crops, and crop
no more than we can cultivate.
To condense the weight OF our
exports. selling less in the bushel
and more on hoof and in fleece.
less in lint, and more in warp and
wool
To systematize our work. and
calculate intelligently OF probabih-
Z ties.
To discountenance the credit
system, the mortgage system. the
fashion system. and every other
system tending TO bankruptcy.
For our business interests We
desire to bring producers and con-
sumers, farmers and manufactures
into the most direct ond friendly
( relations possible. Hence ve must
dispense with a surplus OF middle
men, not that We are unfriendly TO
them, but We do not need them.
Their surplus and their exactions
diminish our profits.
We wage no aggressive warfare
against any other interests what
ever. On the contrary. all our
acts, and all our efforts. SO far as
business is concerned. are not only
for the benefit of the producer and
the consumer. but also for all other
interests that tend TO bring these
two parties into speedy and econ
omicai contact. Hence. We hold
that transportation companies of
every kind are necessary to our
he; Mt
rnonious action is mutually adyan-
tageous. keeping in view the hrst
sentence in our declaration OF prin-
cipies OF action. that individual
I happiness depends upon geherai
prosperity"
We are not enemies OF railroads
. navigabie and irrigation canals. nor
any corporation that will advance
our industrial interests, nor OF any
laboring class.
J. In our noble order there is no
communism, no agrarianism.
! We are opposed to such spirit
and management OF any corpora
ton OF enterprise as tends to OPP
press the people and rob them o.
their jus: profits. We are not en-
emies to capital, but We do OPP
pose tyranny Of monopolies. We
long to see the antagonism between
/. capital and labor removed by COM
Iron consent. and by an enlighten-
ed Craftsmanship worthy Of the
nineteenth century. We are op-
posed to excessive salaries. high
rates of interest and exorbiiant per
cent. profits in trade. They great
" increase our burdens. and do not
pear a proportion to the profits OF
of producers. We desire only self
protection. and the protection OF
our land, By legitimate trade, le-
ultimate profits.
/ We shall advance the cause OF
education among ourselves. and Tor
our children by all just means
within our power. We especiali!
advocate for our agricultural and
industrial colleges, that practical
agriculture, domestic science, AM
ali the arts which adorn the home
be taught in their course OF study
i We emphatically and sincerely as
sert the oft-repeated truth taught
in our organic law. that the grange
national. state or subordinate-is
not a political or party organization.
No grange, If true to its obligations
can discuss partizan or secfarian
+ questions, nor call political con-
ventions, nor nominate candidates
nor even discuss their merits IN
its meetings
Yet the principles we teach un-
derlie all true politics. and all true
craftsmanship. il properly carried
out. will tend to purify the whole
political atmosphere of our country
For we seek the greatest good TO
the greatest number.
/ We desire proper eQuahts
equity and fairness; protection IoF
tn. weak. restraint upon the strong
I These are American ideas, the very
essence of American independence
and TO advocate to the contrary Is
unworthy of the sons and daughters
OF the American republic.