Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1873 — PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. [ARTICLE]

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.

Becretaries of Granges can procure blank applications for membership at this office, for 10 cents a dozen. Gr anges of Patrons of Husbandry are being organized in St.,Joseph county. Deputies Culp and Clifton, working together last week, report the following organization of Granges; Friday, March 21, 2 o’clock P. M., organized White Oak-Grange, in Hanging Grove township. Rev. Mr. Mellender, Master; James Haworth, Secretary; membership,*2l; address, Monon, White county, Ind. a(JßFriday, 2 1st instant, 7 o’clock P. M., organized Salem Grange, Salem township, Pulaski county. Capt. Drake, Master; L. E. Noland, Secretary; membership, 17; address, Francesville. Saturday, 22d instant, 2 o’clock P. M., organized Francesville Grange. Win. Slatery, Master; J. G. Winegarden, Secretary; membership, 82; address, Francesville, Ind. Saturday, 22d instant, 7 o’clock P. M., organized Independence Grange, Gillam township, Jasper county. Rev. Wm. Campbell, Master; James Guild, Secretary; membership,-24; address, Medaryvillc, Pulaßki county. All kinds of Grange blanks printed at the Rensselaer Union job office as cheap as anywhere In the United States. Call and see us. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted at a regular meeting of Union Grange No. 33: Whereas, It is plainly evident that the present system of railroad monopolies are injurious to agriculture and the rates charged for transportation unlawful, therefore be it ; Resolved, That we solemnly protest against such unlawful abuses and exorbitant rates charged for freights and other transportation, and we urge upon every farmer and Patron to aid us in correcting the abuses that are being practiced upon us. Resolved, That we condemn the action of the present legislature in passing by, unnoticed, a petition from the farmers praying for the passage of such laws amt regufating tho rates of freights upon railroads, thereby enabling us to send our produce to market and realize a reasonable profit aside from the cost of production. s Resolved. That we believe the law recently passed raising-the salary of our public officers to be unconstitutional and against the wishes of a large majority of the people in that it heaps a burden upon them in being compelled to pay this extra amount of taxes for services wholly unearned. Resolved, That wo pledge ourselves not to give our votes toward securing for any one any office of trust whatever whose interests are not identified with those of the farmer. Resolved, That while we feel it our duty to pass a general censure we will not forget tiie faithful few who have endeavored to maintain the people’s rights. Resolved, That we approve the course pursued by the Northwestern Farmer of Indiana, and Prairie Farmer, of in their efforts to maintain the p topic’s rights and to spread the Order of Patrons of Husbandry and we bespeak for them a liberal .Patro-ilago- - I bat *, ties*, resolutions be published in th e Northwestern Farmer and ItKNSSELAICE IJVIGN. Done by order of the Grange. RxLev Nowels, Keerotary.

Mc.ny objections have been urged ap’.mst. the new Order known as the Patrons of Husbandry, some of which weve prompted from envy, spite or 'fiercenary motives. Of such there is nothing to be said save “slander digs its own grave,” but some two or three, hardly objections, but rather doubts, have been urged. The most common is, “Will it not become a political party?” In the strict sense of the word we answer no; in so far as educating the masses to vote intelligently and only for men who are known advocates of justice and reform we answef yes. As an Order success is dear to our hearts for various reasons; reasons palpable to any one who for a moment will consider the past isolation. social wants, pecuniary embarrassment and unorganized defencelessness of the agricultural community, mid gleaning from the past the undisputed fact that any society which identifies itself with a political party or attempts the establishment of a new one at that very moment strikes the death knell of its own hopes, we are bound by ourtjes to forever exclude it or even its discussion from our Order. Many just r.ow Confound the addresses from the Honorables, the Judges, &c., as delivered to and countenanced by the Patrons. Such is, and upon investigation will be round to be, a mistake. There are Farmers’ Clubs and similar bodies who are making common war With us against the unjust discriminations, freights, and tariffs, of the railroad monopolies, but who have nothing to fear from political intrigue or party favors, and who act with us for the reason that common dangers make, common friends, and the political and broken down public hacks who seek notoriety and court office by truckling to and flattering the organized farmers, may find, when praying f° r trust and office. their names enrolled in the Patron’s Blue Book alongside the men who have lately dishonored thenselves and shamed their party constituents by treasury grabs and kindred frauds. • We claim that when election time comes round tha.t irrespective of party those men, who by their past public record have shown themselves above price, and who have been foremost in their defence of the heretofore defenceless farmer, ever opposing Credit Mobiliera, treasury grabbers, monopolies and rings, who fill their pockets by depleting ours, will receive our support to such an extent as to secure their return. Men of known judgment protest that when the party cries resound through our land and the enthusiasm of the periodical campaigns come on, we will be found, rallying around the old party banners, that party name is dearer than pocket book and religion, but the spirit that by one mighty convulsion tore itself loose from the traditions of the mother country, from the enthusiasm of the. subject, who, time after time, with the voice as of an earthquake echoed the cry, “Godsave the king,” is still abroad in our land; we are not Russians, We havec Wen wronged, insult heaped upon injury. Gentlemen, remember Samson