Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-06-12
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY."
Letter from the General Or.hs National crang,

GouvERSEUR, N. Y, May %.
| TO the Eliio ref TIE Utiea Morning Herald
Having seen an editorial in the
Herald opposing the Order of Pat
rons Of Husbandry as wicked anC
tyranical, and many times had my
attention called to the fact that 9TH
ers of like import had appeared,
write you. 1t is evident that you
are not aware what our order is. The
discussion of partisan politics is f0r'
hidden by our constitution, yet We
believe that we, as men (not as Fat
rons of Husbandry), should, as du-
ty, scan very closely the acts of oul
public servants; that we, as produc-
ers, while we furnish food for the
Million fight our nations battles
defend rts liberties in time of danger
should, of a right, have an equal
share as such in the making OF those
laws by which all are governed that
we have a right to demand that in all
things, whether political or other
wise, the principles of common hon.
esty shall not DO wholly ignored, and
to place ourselves in a position to en-
,orce that demand. We acknowledge
the fact that mind will always tri-
umph over matter, and that an ac-
tive mind whose whole thought is to
gain the profits of our toll, will al
ways be successful so long.as we, like
the OK, depend only on our muscular
power; but we find that the Great
Ruler has given us brains also, and
if He has given US them, it was that
we might use them; true, we have
men of active minds and OF great
wealth arrayed against US, but we
begin to realize the fact that they
cannot eat their money, and hope
that ere many years pass away we
will be able to show the great kings
of monopoly that there is in our or
der most noble conception, that a
principle is about to be born that to
him or to her who labors belongs the
pay. Yes, even farmers are Begin
ming to believe that they can, in a
measure, fly their own kite, and yet,
perhaps, soar as high and continue
as long on the wing as though we
should continue to hang at the tail
of the kites of others. We see a
vast river of wealth continually
flowing from the hands of the needy
into the hands of the few who al
ready possess their million. Now,
we mean to stop those waters, by
legislation if we can if not, by some
other honorable means. We know
no party but we consider it the du-
ty of ali connected with US, to out
side of the grange, see to it that the
candidates of all parties be men OF
integrity. whose interest is the vel
fare of the people, and not political
ring masters. Men profit from
knowledge gained by others the
steam engine was not brought to
perfection by one nan, but each of
its inventors took hold whore the
former left off. So, too, with rascali-
ty; each has taken hold where the
other left off, until it seems to have
outstripped in perfection the. steam
engine but single>handed man could
not have made rascalty such
science, but they have combined
combined to fleece these who earn
their bread; and there remains no
safety for the producer but to COM
bine also, and, too, as thoroughly as
those arrayed against him. Yet
our Society is not for the farmer
alone, but for all whose interest is
with US.
In the Grange also we are taught
to advance the interests Of education.
In short, the Grange of Patrons of
Husbandry is for the elevation of
the masses socially, mentally, moral
Iy and financially, and we hope that
the press of no political party will
30 oppose us that we shall DO com.
PEELED to regard them as our enc
mics.
G.. ID. BEEMAN,
General National Grange 2. of IL.
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