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REMARKS OF MR. ELY. 



Mr, President and Gentlemen : — I am a little surprised 

 at being called up, but do not be under any misapprehension 

 or any fear of consequences, because I do not propose to 

 talk to you except to say how thoroughly I indorse the paper 

 that has been read to you. It is a noble paper, and full of 

 truth. I believe in the Grange. I do not belong to one at 

 present, because the material from which the Grange has to 

 be made does not seem to exist in my section, but I believe 

 it to be a good thing. I am going over to South Hadley 

 Falls and join their Grange, if they will let me in. I was in 

 a Grange long ago. I do not know just when it started. If 

 it has not been any particular help to me morally and intel- 

 lectually, it has been a great pleasure to me. I well recollect 

 how proud I was, at the meeting of the first State Grange I 

 attended, to see the body of men collected together from the 

 old State of Massachusetts, all the way from the place where 

 that arm stretches into the Atlantic back to the hills of Berk- 

 shire. There were men there with whom I was proud to be 

 associated. I said then, if you could put that body of men 

 right into the State Legislature, it would greatly improve 

 our legislation. There is not a town in this Commonwealth 

 which would not be improved by having its young men 

 belong to a Grange. I thoroughly approve of all that has 

 been said. I did not get up to take your time, but just be- 

 cause your Chairman made a mistake in calling upon me. 



The Chairman. I wish I could make another mistake 

 equally as. good. I shall now ask State Master Barton to 

 speak to us for a few moments. 



REMARKS OF H. A. BARTON, Jk. 



As T stated this morning, it is a pleasure forme to be here 

 and listen to the paper which has been presented to us, and 

 the thoughts which have been given to the farmers that are 

 gathered here ; and with all my heart I can indorse the prin- 

 ciples which the speaker has presented, for I well remember 

 the time when I first joined the Grange, and I know well the 

 benefit it has been to me. If there is one thing more than 



