HOW THE CLUBS &amp;lt; BECAME- GRANGES. 



honesty from those with whom they deal. There is but one 

 w r ay for the farmers to succeed in the accomplishment of these 

 objects, and that is the organization of local clubs, and the 

 steady support of the State Club in its efforts in their behalf. 

 If the farmers in all portions of the State will come together 

 and form local clubs, and put themselves in correspondence 

 and business relations with the State Farmers Union, in such 

 a manner as to authorize the officers of this association to act 

 for and bind them under necessary moral and financial obliga 

 tions, in my opinion, the relief which they seek can be ob 

 tained, to a great degree at least, and industrial prosperity may 

 become general throughout the State. 



&quot;But, while the farmer remains aloof from his neighbors 

 while he continues to act on the selfish individual policy other 

 classes, such as importers and manufacturers of agricultural 

 tools and implements, importers and manufacturers of sacks, 

 common carriers, grain dealers, commission merchants and 

 money loaners, will unite for the advancement of their own in 

 terests and ends, and will take undue and unjust advantages of 

 the farmer; will oppress, prey upon him, and eat out his sub 

 stance, and continue to keep him poor and dependent. Farm 

 ers now, unorganized, are weak and in a great degree helpless, 

 and they have but little courage to make an effort to free them 

 selves or better their condition; but let one hundred thousand 

 farmers of this State unite together, and act as one man, 

 through an honest and reliable organization, demanding only 

 common justice, but exacting this to the last degree, and with 

 a firm and united front, and there is no power in the land that 

 can prevent the attainment of their just demands. The farm 

 ing interests of the country need some wholesome legislation 

 to place them on an equal footing with other occupations, and 

 to relieve them from the exactions of heartless monopolies; and 

 if farmers will but unite to send the proper men to represent 

 them in our legislative halls, both State and National; will see 

 to it that our judicial and executive offices are filled with 

 honest, efficient and reliable men, it will then be but an easy 

 matter to secure such legislation and such constitution and ex 

 ecution of the laws as their interests and the best interests of 

 the State demand. For the purpose of emphasizing the idea, 

 I repeat,&quot; said Gen. Bidwell, &quot;and I wish I could sound it in 



