Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-18
NATIONAL GRANGE
STRIKES AT BUYING
OF SENATE SEATS
Resolution Attacking Cor
ruption of Voters Greeted
With Enthusiasm at Will
mington Convention.

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 1s.-A reso-
luton declaring that in the recent cam
paigns and elections money was improp-
erly used to procure the nomination and
election of certain United States Senators,
and calling upon the Senate to refuse a
sea- to anyone who had been elected
through the use of corruption funds, was
received with enthusiasm by the mem
bers of the National Grange, in session
in this city and was the subject of much
discussion today.
The resolution was offered late last
night by Fl. Harland of Idaho. II calls
upon Congress to pass a law which would
compel man elected to Congress to make
a complete statement of his expenditures
The resolution was at once referred, but
there Is little doubt that II will be passed
later In the session.
Another important resolution on home
economics was adopted. The committee
was headed by Mrs. A. +. Hart, of wy
oming. Mrs. Hart was voted an appro-
priation of 500 to assist in getting this
subject before the public. The report re-
cites that there has been vast change
in methods OF living, that the women of
the country have become proficient In va
rious branches of business and that there
Ia necessity for getting home economies
down to scientific basis.
William T. Greasy, of Pennsylvania
addressed the grange in part as fol-
lows:
1t Is always a good idea first to learn
how to run our own business success
fully before we try to direct some one
elses business and We have yet a great
deal to learn before cooperation can
be complete success. Cooperation can
never 20 until the credits system is
abolished and the pay as you go system
is adopted.
I'm Pennsylvania we believe in paw
ing first attention to the selling end, for
II we cannot successfully organize to
sell II is likely to be a mighty poor job
trying to organize to buy. Pennsylvania
has a cooperative credit plan wherein
individuals combine to pledge their in
divldual credit for purchases of various
kinds. The collective pledges are ac-
cepted by tho banks for loans, and on
such loans the farmers are able to buy
supplies, machinery. etc.
pennsylvania patrons are greatly con-
cerned in the movement to establish a
national marketing commission which
shall work In conjunction with a national
bureau of markets. This Is to be COM
posed of is farmers and II business men,
and If 1t succeeds cannot fall to go long
way in eliminating much waste effort be-
tween the producer and the consumer
Inc grunge 10 operating many suCCcSslul
cooperative enterprises in Pennsylvania,
doing hundreds of thousands of dollars
of business per year and usually with "a
money saving to the patrons.
1.-The grange creameries are doing good
work, the latter being chiefly managed
by local and county oranges. The Penn
sylvania State Grange has recently start
ed, to give life insurance to its members
on a local reserve plan. and is already
doing good business with 100000 surplus"
Goods roads immigration. irrigation and
peace are subjects which have been left
for discussion by the National Grange
during the remainder OF its session here.
II Is expected that on this subject the
grange will take a firm stand in favor
of Government control of the farm credit
system, lending money to the farmer not
only for the purpose of moving crops, but
also for the purpose of making farm i'm
provements. II. e. Atkeson. master OF
the West Virginia State Grange and for
mer dean OF the University OF West Vir-
ginla, Is expected TO take a prominent
part In this discussion,