Year: 1874

New Siamese Tuins.


The Hudson Star & Times, in publishing
paragraph from the Farmers Union, punch
ing the shystering politicians who are try
ing to use the Patrons order to advance
their selfish schemes, makes serious error
in speaking Of the Farmers Union "as the
0rangers' paper published ut Red Wing. -
There as grange paper at Red Wing but
not at all related to the Union published at
Minneapolis; and common runor makes
the Red Wing paper near relative of the
class referred to by the Farmers Union.
''who would sell out the whole Order for
mess of pottage, if by so doing they cou Id
gain any personal ends.'' Let them not be
eonfounded.-Loke City Leuder, -4p1il 223d.


Thank you. We do not wish to be credi-
ted with originating or publishing any such
consummate nonsense; nor do we wish to be
confounded with a sheet that under the pre-
tense Of advancing the interests of the Or
der has at different times made vile attacks
upon nearly every prominent member Of
the Order in the State, until such spirit
Of distrust exists among the members as to
seriously cripple the most important inter-
ests Of the Order-attacks not upon the off,
clal acts OF the parties, but low, villainous
libelous attacks upon the private charac-
fers which common decency, let alone the
relations Of membership in the Order would
teach should be held sacred, and upon the
motives which are onl y known to The indivi,,-
uals themselves, and the Almighty Father
to whom as common brotherhood we all
profess to look. No sir, we do not wish to
be understood as keeping our vows in any
such way. Talk about selling out the Or
der for mess of pottage. We do not be-
lieve that there is man living who is 50
big fool as to believe that he or any other
man, or set of men can sell 1.-The whole
Order, or any part Of the Order.''
and if The Farmers Union, by publish
ing such nonsense, wishes to hold out
bait for politicians or Office seekers
under the cover Of falsely assumed virtue.
we warn them that if they make any such
purchase of the Farmers Union, the Lake C1ty
Leader, or Of any other men or set Of men
they will find themselves badly swindled.
Politicians, under the miserable caucus sys-
tenn, may have in some instances by promi-
ees, fattery and money been able to buy
themselves positions, but the Order Of the
Patrons Of Husbandry is noble movement
OF reform among the farmers of the whole
nation, and thank God it is owned by no
man nor by any set of men.


But the Leader says "common rumor
makes the Red Wing paper near relative
OF the class referred to by the Farmer.'
Union." We are compelled to confess that
The GRANGE ADVANCE was started bv and
ever since has been owned and operated by
members of the Order Of Patrons of Hus-
handry, and we have never yet heard that
any one connected with this paper was not
in good standing in the Order, Ifthese facts
make this paper relative of the Leader and
Union, the only papers that we have ever
heard say anything about selling out the
Order, we cannot help it. But what <is
there in this rumor! 1t is simply the%ub-
stance Of . violent attack made up96 this
paper last fall by the jealous grSln eyed
linton. The lie was hurled back in the face
OF the paper that had given it circulation,
and the author defed to furnish one word
OF proof on which he could found his foul
slandez. Did the Union furnish .nv proof
OF make any explanations


No:but the editor Of the Union attended
the State Grange, and when there. be;no
fairly oornered, he not only took hacI
what he had said, but in the presence If
over fifty members stated that The GR.sor
ADVANCE was good paper, and he hoped
they would subscribe for it. Would the
pure man ofthe Union advise persons to take
paper which he thought would sell them
out! What followed then? Why this
model editor who would not sell out (?) OF
m''lead' ~ went home and suppressed from
h's paper the resolutions that placed both
papers on the same footing, and persisted