The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-03-21
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
How I Came to be Q Patron.

How I Came to be Q Patron.
From the December Number OF the Rural
Carolinian, published at Charleston. s. c.
Not quite year ago, called one
day 10 see friend on some business ;
this was soon arranged to our mutual
satisfaction, and, after chatting q
while, got up to leave, As we shook
hands my friend banded me small
pamphlet, at the same time requesting
me to read it. "What Is this 90
asked. Read 1t and Judge for your.
self, he replied. BY reference to the
title page was informed that this
mysterious little book was the ''Consti.
tuition "fthe ), Patrons Of Hasbandry.
"Who are the Patrons Of Husbandry j:
| never heard Of them. j" I soiiioquized
Upon reading u little further I found
that this was name applied to secret
organization for the promotion and
protection of agricultural interests,
which existed throughout various
portions Of the United States, in the
form of clubs, or, according TO the
Patrons nomenclature, "Granges.
| also discovered that there was y
head centre or "National Grange,
located ut Washington. to which NIL
other Oranges were subservient, and
from which enanated all authority,
information. and plans Of work Of any
importance. Now, the idea Of apply
ing for authority to organize . club OF
far nlers In South Carolina, to q body
80. .,,".. -, n..r'v :. Aye hnndred miles
their sanction, every plan OF work
that we dsvise down here, for the
benefit Of our immediate neighbor-
hood, seemed to me to imply degree
Of subsection to the will of Others alto
gether at variance with my conception
Of republican free principles. This,
however, was only my side Of the
question, aud being unwilling to incur
the odium attached to the two knights
Of olden time, who, having regarded
n shield from different stand points,
and seen different colors, c0nten.ied,
each, that the color he had seen was
that of the whole shield, aud neither
having the candor to go over to the
other side and see for himself, both
preferred to settle the question at the
point of the sword ], therefore, de-
termined just to step over aud see how
things looked from the opposite stand.
point. Aud l must say that . good
deal OF the one-sided colorinY I had at
first seen was lost by this little ma.
nnuvre. For instance. being subject
to the will of tile Natioua! Grange,
which had, at first, seemed to be SO
great an objection, began now to look
somewhat like an advantage, certain.
ly like necessity. For any body Of
men to be effective must be organized,
aud every organization to be perfect
must have head, with an able corps
of subaItern officers. Just In proper
ton as an organization is deficient in
these respects will 1t be deficient in
strength, and, rice versa. the sa,ne Is
equally true. The Patrons Of Hus
bandry Is simply gran.i coinuination
Of societies, OF which the Subordinate
Oranges are the individual members
the state Oranges the corps of subal-
tern officers, and the National Grange,
composed Of none but those who are
distinguished for pre- eminent merit
and ability, the great head. Now,
cacn s1o"oso."DsO S's"uSo, OcauS OnIy
one of thousand, like individual
members Of one great body, it Is
necessary for the good OF the whole
that their several workings be in
harmony with each other, and consis-
tent with the objects of the Order.
Therefore, " secure this general har-
niony and consistency, it is necessary
that each Subordinate aud State
Grange should submit its plAu of work
10 the approval OF the National Grange,
otherwise II might enter upon heri
oi work totally foreign to either Of tue
foregoing principles. Again, the ex
action by the National Grange, frUnl
other Granxes, OF an annual due fol
each oi their members, and each degree
conferred on members during the year
seemed " me to be MI Imposition.
weil-planned scheme for extrsctiut
money from the unsuspectinY farmer
Why are We not allowed 70 Keep y,
of our money In our own Grange
surely We can use 1t to better AuvAu
tage thal any other body Of men
When, however l began 70 think =
the functions OF this Grange, IL por
tion Of the work Of this Immense tod,
Of societies, Of the vast amount 0
information, covering every subject q
interest to the Order, daily being col
lected BY 1t all over the country. to
handed over to the printer aud after
ward re. distributed, IN y prln.ed form
to the Oranges In every section, i
occurred to me that to ,iO ail THIS =.
quiies at least one Office. aud QUE q
more secretaries aud correspondent,
How ls the rental OF that 0rlics- to /
paid: These secretaries aud CORES
pondents must be paid for their tim,
How, Also, are their salaries to be paid
And more important tliAil al, how ca