, 1873-06-02
"PATR0NS Of HUSBAnDRY."


Lottor from tho <scnoral o1 tho Nhtlons
II. III <trnnKcs
- !, ), -. aoyvnaHsun, n: =, Mayaa.
Msving % soon q o an oas otorisi i, 2o rasd oppos
ing the Order Of Patrons Of HuBbntatary aB wiok-
oil and tyrannica1, and many tirhos llavlnghad my
attention calloa to tho fact that othorH OF iihe
Import Ind apponraa, writo you. t Ia oriaont
TINT you aro not awaro what our or1or In. Tho
discussion Of partisan politics ia forbidden by
our oonstftution, yet no boioye TINT ,wo, as mon
mot ns Patrons Of uunbandry), ahonld, MS duty,
that we. ~ producers, wbilo wa furnish food for
tho millions, fight our .untion's battloH do
fond ita libortios In time Of danger shoald, Of
a right, have att equal share aa such In tho MAX
Ing Of those LAWS BY which all ero governed
thai NO havo n right to donland that In nil
things, whether political or othorwiho, tho prin.
otplos Of common honesty shall not DO wholly
nd asae IN noso @ -
that mind will always triumph over mattor, md
that an aotiyo mind whose whole thought is to
gain tho protlts OF our toll, Will always be sue
on our muscular power but, We. find TINT tho
droat Ruler has given 11H brains also, and II Ho
has glyon IN thern, it was that we might nBe
them truc, VIC haYo mon Of actiVc u1indb aud Of
e ro.lisa the facl tl,at tboy col can not out thoir
To VII b nb'o 70 Ahow tho yroat kinyn ii monon-
oily that thofs ~ Is. oMr order most noble con
y, bin OF " her WIN 1ht,orn bc1onYh tho pay.
Yes, oYnn farmers nro hegtnninY TO bolisse fliat
aiay eau. tn measure, hy tl,e!F own kite, AID
yet, pn,|iaja, sphr aH hjKjl aud continue vi long
! on tho wing ~ t!,nnK, wn s},pnid oontinuo 10
iAt,H At t's6 tai III tho tit.s Of ot',o,n. re e,a
| vAat rtYAr IT wealth continually flow
l,IY from Lilo hantlH OF Ito moody into
tl,n hkt,in VI Tho few who a!roady ros-
| nsHa ahe3r sns!l!sDa. Nov, wo mean 10
nt, l|It,As waars by leKHtatl1n II wo can II not
| by noin1 tttar honorable 1nnht,A. We know no
party hut wa consider It the duty Of a connect
OF With IN, To outside Of tIsa grange nee to It that
tho candidates of all parties 10 mon Of integrity.
whobo lntorcht IL tho welfare Of tho peoplo, aid
| not political ring-1naatarH. Men prodt iron,
| knowledge gained by otEera tho staam-enuino
| was not brought to perfection by ono nun. but
each OF ita inventors took hold whore tho former
loft OF. 30. too, with rascality each hns takon
hold whore tho other left or, until it aoama tc
hayo outatrippod In perfection tho steam on.
g1no; but glnglo-handed man could not hhYt
made rascanty such q scionco, but thoy have
conbined---combfncd to hocco thosa who carr
their bread and there remains no Bafoty for thf
producer but to combine algo. and, too. as thor.
oughly as those arrayed against him. Yet ou,
6ociety ts not for tho farmer alone. but for al
WhoBe Interest is with us.
In the Grange also VIC aTe taught to advance
the lnteroats Of education. In short. tho Grange
Of Patrons Of HuabandrY ia for tho elevation Q
the maases aocla1ly mentally, morally and flnan
ciatly, and we hope that tho pross OF no politica
party VII 80 oppose us that wo ahall DO com
pe4ed to regard them Us our enonltes.
@. D. DEEMAN,
] General National Grange ?. Of Fl.