Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-18
THE OHIO STATE GRANGE


The Ohio State Grange met in Chill
licothe, December 8, 9, 10. There were
IS counties represented. The attend
ance was large, Chilicothe gave the
800 visitors a royal welcome. There
are $4,000 Changers in Ohio.
The Grange seeks to develop
citizenship of the "Think for your
self" variety. 1t is a deliberative
body and gives some attention to pub
lie questions, and though it sometimes
makes mistakes it has been the guar
dian for agricultural interests in the
past, is standing on guard at the pres
ent and is safe anchorage for the
future.
Besides enacting some measures for
the good of the order,, many public
questions were considered and acted
upon.
The Grange is non-partisan and no
party or political questions are con-
sidereG Some of the popular public
questions are like the dying sinner
when asked which place he wanted to
go he replied l have friends in both
places. We are in an era in which
might seems to make right and most
any thing seems right "If it is only
way. VI ISdSOH
some of the public questions, the
righting of which would mean the
greatest good to the greatest number
tisan body, but this winking if empha-
tie will help to mould public sentiment
and stimulate thought and action so
that at last Fright will prevail"
The Grange went on record asking
for the repeal of the Agricultural
Commission law, and in it's stead re-
store the control Of the College of
| Agriculture to the board of trustees
of the O. S. U. Place the control of
the Experiment Station in a board
a non-saleried State Board of Agri-
farmers. Place the work of the Dairy
and Food and Fish and Game depart
ment under the State Board of Agri-
culture. Other minor changes. were
urged.
The Grange opposes the extension
| of the Workmen's Compensation law
to farm employees and teachers and
asks that the funds collected from
school districts be returned to the
source from which they were taken.
The Grange asked for the repeal of
the Primary election law because it is
expensive both to the taxpayers and
the candidates. Party conventions
were recommended.
Civil Service.
The Ohio Civil Service law is un-
satisfactory. Whereas: Any Civil
| Service tends to retain incompetents
and leads to a heavy pension system.
Resolved, That we favor a Civil
| Service law that will promote the
best interests of the State.
We are opposed to lump sum ap-
propriations by the State legislature.
We urge the disinfection at ports
tof entry of all articles of commerce
liable to introduce impure diseases
into this country.
The Grange asked for a law pro-
tecting quail by placing them on the
song bird list and protecting pheas-
ants till 1920. The Grange wes silent
on the temperance question because
of the recent backward movement
taken bv our state. Hon. C. M. Free
man voiced the popular sentiment
when he said: The biggest disgrace
Ohio has ever suffered was when the
people of this State virtually said that
the rural districts should not have
ANYTHING to say in the matter and i'm
posed Home Rule on the State. There
are over 600 Oranges in Ohio. Each
Grange is social center for the farm
er and his family The next State
Grange will be held in Elyria, Ohio.
Best Yet on Poultry Papers-Ben
Leslie.