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Oill Pre mat pe-' rei a? TUESDAY, DEC. 28,1874. VOICES OF THE WORKERS. •Light will Save the People. Politics and Religion in the Granges. A Different Sort of Democracy. BY A. GAYLORD SPALDING. It is evidently a wise regulation to exclude from the grange all ex citing and bitter debates and dis cussions of partizan politics and sec tarian religion, which tend to dis tract and divide the Order, since the success and prosperity of any people or enterprise require a spirit of harmonic unity and co-operation, firm and unwavering, that the winds cannot shake. But the principles of true politics and true religion are very different things. We want a new political dictionary for work ingmen. When politics means home interests and every-day duties of labor, production, wealth, and com fort, then it propealy belongs to the grange. We also need a new de fining of religion. When that is made to consist of the principles of love, affection, brotherhood, sister hood, it at once becomes most Heavenly in character, and fit for the Patrons and the family. The politics of party, as under stood by professional politicians, is of course, wholly unsuited to grange exercises, because the principles of equity and brotherhood is not its basis. Its motives are selfish, and its methods, a continual strife and conflict for personal station and agrandizement, and the spoils of office. It is rough, heartless, wrang ling, and unprincipled, and consists of cunning tricks of leadership and caucus management, election days, counting votes, and rooster crowing. It is the politics of lottery gambling, and not of the common people or salary grab and monopoly, and not of plain honest production of the small souled trinket peddling Jew, and not of the fair and sober farmer, mechanic, and worker. The religion of sect, like party politics, is a thing of popular aristo cratic protessional church leader ship—of theological dogmas, contro versy, and speculation. It gives an easy living to men in high seats of sanctirrv:, **ck their bread from the hard i.. .. class. It is not the religion of humanity, and not the kind for the grange. It dwells too much in the clouds of mixed and debatable theologies, and soars too far above the heads of common minds and common sense. We want the practical, with less theory and Sunday formula, and more real solid work of moral reform and so cial improvement. Less of costly and gaudy steeples, and more of home culture. That is sensible grange religion. It emancipates from the bondage of party and sect. Partizan editors and leaders are highly gratified with the fact thai granges are non-political, and ex pect, therefore, to retain their party leadership, as heretofore, and secure the offices and emoluments, right along, under the old names. The late election is claimed as a glorious •democratic triumph. But is it not a mistaken interpretation? Aye, that is the delusion of it certainly, it is a very different sort of Democracy, so far as the grange vote is\oncern ed. There has been a considerable of a land-slide under our very feet, and we stand on advanced ground. Some don't seem to know it, yet so it is nevertheless. Tell the secret to Congressmen and politicians. With the grangers, it is now a Dem ocracy with an equal rights plank. The reform element is infused, which elevates it wonderfully. Wontan suffrage is a grand and 4PJ% happy feature of the. grange! Wo man, in the old parties,, has .no rec ognition, as a part of the human family, except as a mere subject, but is kept down as something be low the human—an inferior grade. But now, she rises up, and is wel come to the grange, to its politics, and its new government. Her do mestic services fit her most admira bly for government housekeeping. And such a cleaning out of the filthy Augean stables of masculine cor ruption will be marvelous in our eyes. Our bachelor hall govern ment will be changed by the new order—from a house of moral dis order to a ladies' parlor and home of industry, refinement, frugality and economy. Man without woman is but half a man. With her help, corruption must fall, and monopoly cease. The grange philosophy remodels our old politics in all its practical arrangements, and brings the ruling power home to the people. It indi viduates them, and makes each one personally responsible. Home strength a,ad manly dignity are self sustaining,ra.nd more important to the country than any mere out. side law. It is its own law, and if united, it is a public law. Unite, then, dear workers—combine in a compact body. Organize and co operate throughout our proud and thriving State. We have sense enough among the people, scattered round, 'confused but it must be transfered from the city to the coun try—from the tender and delicate professionals to the rough-skinned industrials. The farmer's home is his royal palace. The November election is past, and we wait a whole year for another. But the working man can never wait so long for the political wagon. He requires his daily meals, with his regular toil, and to depend on Legislators and Congressmen is a discouraging life delay. The home is a kingdom—a little world—to every family It is the center of the universe to us— not Washington, nor any State capi tal. Let workingmen understand that co-operation kills all monopoly. The grange saves the farmers and all should therefore come into granges and lodges. Dairy factory associations are co-operative, and when the cows co-operate, all can eat cheap butter and cheese. The world is a big monopoly of kings, lords, presidents, governors, money and professions, to be subdued by co-operation. The post office sys tem is a magnificent example of co-operation, most perfect and beautiful. A letter goes thous ands of miles for one cent, or three cents, when, if each man carried his own mail, his correspondence would cost a fortune! So all things are cheapened by co-operation. Every one will co-operate to eat good vict uals, and why not co-operate in labor. to obtain and pro duce them? Banks are cruel monopolies, the few are rich, the many poor. But, apply co-opera tion to finance, and every working man will have, plenty of work,, and plenty of money. Such a plan is needed for the hundreds of thous ands now suffering for employment. Learn the lesson, good brothers and sisters. Love is co-operative, marrying co-operates the"sexes, and equal rights"makes all happy. Woman's ballot witt equalize. Monopoly of wives is Brigham Youngism. Death, death, to monopoly! Lawyers monopolize the law, and doctors, medicine, and rob the ignorant masses. The clergy monopolize religion, and live nice and easy, fine and cozy,, with very little work. But co-opera tion will rectify these things. There is no monopoly in Heaven and all are equal in the grange. Anti monopoly is the essence of grange politics and grange religion. Down /with monopoly! What a mighty revolution in a single day, as it were, and that with- out blood! Now, instead of a king, with his sword to awe his subjects, we have thousands' of farmers, with the plow, mechanics, with their.tools* and women, with their needle* broom, cookstove, and cradle—each and all armed with the ballot. The hand that holds the bread is the power that makes the law. The fanner's granary is his bank, and he holds the key, and should govern the transportation. Potter law or no law, the right belongs to the people —the common people. That is the true Democracy. Now, it is plain that such discus sion is eminently appropriate to the grange, in its county council, and in the newspaper: It is friendly and brotherly, and requires unchecked and unlimited free speech. Let it rouse up the sleeping apathy of all drudged laborers over the whole land. The idea is strange and ab surd, that grangers have tied their own hands, or stopped their own mouths, in any true sense of politics. The reform movement is really both political and religious. Toleration is freedom. Champlin, Minn., Dec. 1874. CANNON FALLS, its Immense Water Power. (Continued from last week.) Proceeding south and up the river from the falls, as far as the lake would extend, we find at its head a ehanco for another dam of six feet or more in height, with fluw back three fourths of a mile, makiug the fourth water power described. The fifth is two and a half miles from Cannon falls., a mile from this point, and is now occupied by Messrs. Archibald & Wilcox. A permanent stone dam raises the water twelve feet, the channel below having recently been deepened two and a half or three feet, on which is one of the neatest three-run of stone flouring mills, the building and arrangements of which were made -without regard to ex pense, and is indeed a mill unrivalled i:i its convenience and capacity for busi ness. Retracing our seeps, we now find ourselves again at the junction of the Little with the Big Cannon river. Proceeding up the Cannon river, we come to another superior water power (the sixth), with smooth rock river bed and banks of suitable height for a dam of twelve feet about sixty rods above the juuetion of the Cannon river. Here both banks are nearly level, affording elevated sites for mills on both sides of the river. This is the best mill site on the Big Cannon river within the plot ting ol the town's addition, and as yet both the addition and water power is unimproved and awaiting development. Forty rods west in a straight line, al though by course of the river, twice as far we come to the seventh water pow er just outside the plotting of the Can non Falls addition. Herfc the banks are low and level, and river wide, with smooth bottom and banks of rock, af fording a natural fall of four and a half feet twenty feet of river called Hale's Falls. The land here is level on either bank, covered with from three to four feet of soil, requiring a dam but four and a half feet high with ample room for waste water. Oh the left or south bank, the side on which the company's ad dition is plotted, is a depression in the o«:k under the soil in a straight line toward said addition like a canal, into which the soil has washed, which ex tends about fifteen rods with a corres ponding depression running paralel with the first, a natural mil* race where the water would run into and could find the river as many rods below, after leaving the canal on the bank. The fall thus obtained would be fourteen or fifteen feet. Mills on this site would stand ten or fifteen rods from the river, and close to the plotted addition, This is altogether the safest, most elevated and commanding waterpower on the Big Cannon river near the town, and could be carried by a canal opposite the town's addition. No freshet would dam age mills situated on this site, and a canal could be easily covered in front of the mills, as well as the race below and non« seen within fifteen rods from the site. Above on the river bank three-quar ters of ,a mile, we come to the celebrated spring known as the Park's Spring, Which rushes from the south bank and tumbles in rapid descent fifteen feet into the river, and affords an excellent three horse water power, which was so used three years since, to run the card ing machine of S. Hale, now at River Falls, Wis. —It is said that no unmarried person in England has lived to be one hundred years old. As we never heard anything to the con trary, we presume the same might be said with regard to this country. We therefore warn all our patrons who are now in a state of single blessedness that if they wish to live a hundred years to get married at •once. „V". -v~- ••.. -w• .•.'-v'-o* ••-.••* 0 Editor Grange Advance. DEAR SIR.—-At a meeting of the Featherstone Literary Association the following question was dispussee: "Re solved that granges are a failure." The discussion was long and exciting, the affirmative taking a bold stand, and provoking the negative to an unwonted degree of ardor. The arguments of the affirmative were in substance as follows: 1st. Granges propose to overthrow monopolies, monopolies are steadily on the increase hence they are a failure in this respect. 2d. Granges are trying to regulate the political corruption of the day it was proved that all.efforts in this di rection have resulted in failure. 3d. But a small per cent, of the granges, purchases have been made without the assistance of "Middle men." Granges fall very short of what they proposed to do in this direction. 4th. That the promotion of "brother ly love" was "all in your eye." 5th. That the reduced prices of many articles are as much due to other in fluences as to the grange. The negative product*! principally the following: 1st. The charge of dabbling in poli tics was repudiated. 2d. The Grange has done considera ble toward purchasing directly from manufacturers, and is perfecting ar rangements to do still more. 3d. New granges are being incorpo rated continually. 4th. The price of many articles has been greatly reduced through the eft forts of the grange. 5th. Granges promote good morals, sociability &c. 6th. Those who growl about failures are outsiders let them growl. S Respectfully yours, —The sovereigns of industry seem to be increasing with great rapidity in some of the States. They have recently held Si State Convention in Ohio, at which were representatives from 100 councils with a membership of 30,000. The objects of the new organization are stated in brief to be "To effect a saving in purchases and to raise the mental and moral standard of the productive workers of the coun try." PRAKE'S Photograph Gallery, PLUMB STREET, One door from Main street, formerly known as Brown's Gallery. PAOTOGRAPHS, REMBRANDTS, GEMS, FERROTYPES, &c, &c. Groups of any uumber successfully taken. All the negatives preserved. Special at tention paid to children. MISS B. R. SPRAKE. Also Agency for Singer's New Family Sewing Machine. gRICKSON & SWAN SON, Manufacturers and dealers iu FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY, Looking Glasses, SPRING BEDS, &c, &c. Next door to Post Office, Bush Street. A Large Assortment of Coffins constantly on hand, Agents for Peter's Woven Wire Mattresses. C. Erickson. Andrew Swanson. r* BETCHER & CO., Dealers in IRON, HARDWARE, STOVES, AMD Farming Implements, Agents for THRESHING MA CHAMPION AND ICK REAPERS, WATER WAGONS,"\ TERLY SEEDERS VIBRATE CHIN] BO] WHK ANK'S SCALES, Ac. Wing, (Minn. FAII MONITOR is WARRANTED To Scour, to be hardened through and made of best SOLID CAST STEEL W OOL. ANS SPILDE, C. STEARNS, UY GRAHAM Address MONITOR PLOW WORKS Minneapolis, Minn. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID AND PROMPT REMITTANCES MADE ON RECEIPT OF SHIPMENTS. Mark Sacks Plainly With our name and your initials, and advise by letter when shipments are made. jGIBSON & TYLER, NORHT STAS WOOLEN MILL, Minheapllis, Minn. Attorney at Law, OFFICE OVER FIRS NATIONAL BANE, RED WING, MINN.1 IME AND STONE. ANDREW DANIEL SON, Dealer in Lime, Cut Stone, Window Sills, Caps, fcc, &c, Red Wing, Minnesota, will supply the trade throughout the State. & "CI W. HOYT, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Will Practiee in all the Courts of the State, OFFICE I N POST OFFICE BLOCK. NOTARY PUBLIC. ZUMBROTA GOODHUE COUNTY, MINN. KELLOGG, J. —The ex-queens of France and Spain find no more use for their jewelry, and are to offer them for sale. When the crowns and jewels of royalty get on the auction block, it is a good sign for the peo ple. PHOTOGRAPHER. Corner of Main and Plumb St's., Red Wing, Minnesota. LJUBBARD, WELLS & CO., Manufacturers of. FLOUR, Proprietors of FOREST MILLS, Zumbrota, Minn., and MAZEPPA MILLS. Mazeppa Minnesota. I E CUT STONE, WINDOW SILLS, CAPS, & &C. Will supply the trade through the State. C. A. CARLSON. ^J*See advertisement of Marble Worke below.-HS^ ED WING IRON WORKS Are Rebuilt and Running Again. DENSMORE, BROS., Proprietors. DEALER IN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, &c, Masonic Block, Corner of Bush and Third Streets, N.° RED WING, MINN. TOHN WATSON, SEX., Manufacturer of SADDLES, HARNESS, COLLARS, &c. &c. I make and warrant all MY OWN COLLARS. Main street, sign of the Big Collar. RED WING MINN. RS. SWENEY& SHILEY. Having formed a co-particership for the practice of MEDICINE and SURGEBY, May be consulted in their office, corner of Main and Bush streets, over Hawley A Kel logg's store, Red Wing, Minn.,Xov. 19th, 1873, WM. W. 8WKXEI". D. A. 8BILET. "ITTILLISTON & HALL. Attorneys at Law. Office in "Keystone*' Brick Slock, Main Street, Red Wing, Minnesota. Will a tend to the duties of their profes sion in all the States and Federal Courts, W. C. WILLIfiTOH, 0 Mi HALL, UBBARD A BROWN, STQRAGE, FORWARDING, and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, and dealers in FLOUR, GRAIN, AND WOOL, RRD WINQ, MINX. EAMES&CO., 77 Main St., MEAT MARKET, FRESH AND SALT MEATS. Always prepared:to supply their custom ers with the best in the market. Tj« W. 8TURGK8S, Attorney at Law AND DKALKft IV REAL ESTATE. ,'•..,:. CONCORDIA, KANSA8. WERNER. Attorney and Counselor at Law, and REAL ESTATE DEALER, RED WING, MINN.. ^g§*"Sweedi8h spoken. E O H. DAVIS, House, Sign and Carriage Painter, and dealer in PAINTS, OIL AND VARNISH. CORNER OF PARK AND SIXTH STREETS. TnRICKSON. PETERSON & CO., Manufacturers of WAGONS, CARRIAGES, SLEIGHS, &c, Corner of Fourth and Plum Streets, RED WING, MINN. All kinds of Blacksmithing and Wood Work pertaining to such business done to order. H. & W. H. CRARY, Doctors of Dental Surgery, OFFICE REPUBLICA N STAIRWAY, 1st door to the right, 1st stairs, After May 1st, 1875, in new Post Office Block. Residence oa Third street, with Mrs, T. F. Towne. Red Wing, Minnesota. /^iHAKLES WITNEY. Manufacturer of and dealer in Breech and Muzzle Loading Chins, CARTRIDGES, SPORTING APPARATUS, &c. Revolvers, Winchester Repeating Rifles, &c. fjIRANK IVES, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office with Dr. F. F. Hoyt, Red Wing, Minn. Will practice in all the Courts of this State and Wisconsin and the U. S. District and Circuit Courts at Madison and St. Paul. piANO S AND ORGANS. VARIETY OF STYLES OF THE REST QUALITY, AND ON E LIBERAL TERMS. Call and see before purchasing. Music Rooms adjoining Dental Booms. F. A. WILLIAMSON, Agent. C. HILL, Builder, Manufacturer aud Dealer in SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES,MOULD- INOS, CORNICES, BRACKETS, EAVE SPOUTS, Alnminnn in a per Turning, Plaining. Sawing, Ac, done to order. Cor.Main and Bluff 8ts. REDWING,MINN. J^STATE OF E. K. SPARRELL, Manufacturer of and dealer in FURNITURE, And Funeral Undertaker, 6 3 MAIN STREET, RE I N O MINN. METALIC CASES Constantly on hand, Low Prices and fair Dealing. J. H. SPARRELL, Administrator. EHENOA SCHERF, Dealers in DRY GOODS, FANCY DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS AN& CLOTKINQ. We sell at Bottom Prices. Mnsic Hall Block, Main St.. second, door from the National Bank. Red Wing. Minnesota. ARGENT. ROATH Jt CO.. DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, PEOPLES STORE BURU STREET, SECOND DOOR VEC1C MAIN, V: BSD WING, MINN.