The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
Letter From the General Of the Ma
tiOnal Grange.
FouvEnsEuR. N. Y, Nav %.

FoUvEREEUR, N. Y, May %.
To tie Editor Of the Cfi.a Xormiag Heru1d:
Having seen an editorial in the Her.
aid opposing the order Of Patrons OF
Husbandry as wicked or tyrannical.
and many times having had nv atten-
ton called to the fact that others OF
like import had appeared, I write YOU.
II is evident that YOU are not aware
what our order is. The discussip, of
partisan politics Is forbidden hv bur
constitution. yet VIC believe that We.
as men, lmot rs Patrons Of Husbamdry).
should, rs duty. scan very rlo.riy the
acts of our public servants: that we.
as producers while VIC furnish fOO,, for
/ the millions, fight our nations battles !:
| defend its liberties in time of danger ::
should. of a right, have an equal share
! as such in the making of those laws by
| which all arc governed: that we have
! a right to demand that in all things.
/ whether political or otherwise, the
| principles Of common honesty shall not
be wholly ignored. and TO place our
selves in position to enforce that de-
mand. We acknowledge the fact that
mind will always triumph over mat
b
whole thought is &c gain the profits Of
orr toll, will always be successful so
long as we, like the OK. depend only
on our muscular power: but we lind
that the Great Ruler has given us
brains also, and if he has given us
them, il was that we might use them.
True, we have meii 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 mo-
nopoly that there is in our order
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 beginning TO
believe that they can, in a measure. fly
their own kite, and perhaps soar as
high and continue as long on the wing
As though we should continue to bang
at the tail of kites Of others. We see
vast river of wealth continually flow
ing from the hands of the needy into
the hands Of the few who already pos
sess their millions. 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 duty of all connected
with us TO. outside of the grange, see
to il that the candidates of all parties
be men of integrity, whose interest is
the welfare of the people and not po-
litical ring-mastcrs. Men profit from
knowledge gained by others; the steam
engine was not brought to perfection
by one man, but each Of its inventors |
took hold where the former left off. |
So, too. with rascalitv; each has taken !
hold where the other left off, until il |
seems TO have outstripped in pcrfec-
ton even the steam engine; but single
handed man could not have made ras-
calitv such science, but they have
Ombincd--combined to fleece those
who earn their bread; and there re-
mains no safety for the producer but
to combine also, and, too, rs thoroughly
as those who are arrayed against him.
Yet our society is not for the farmer
alone, but for all whose interest is
with us.
In the grange we are also taught to
advance the interests of education. In
short, the grange of Patrons of Hus-
bandry is for the elevation of the
masses, socially, mentally. morally,
and financially, and we hope that the
press of no political party will so OPP
pose us that we shall b compelled to
regard them as our enemies.
c. ID. BEEMAN,
General National Grange p. of IL.