The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-05
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY
Letter from the General Of the National

hettet Hom the deneral OF the NaHVHSA
Grange
CotvEESEUn, " Y, May %
TO the Editor Of the Utica Morning herAld.
Having seen an editorial in the Herald
opposing the Order of Patrons Of Husban-
dry as wicked and tyrannical, and many
times having had my attention called to
the fact that others of like import had APP
peared, | write you. Ii is evident that
you are not aware what our order is. The
discussion of partisan politics is forbidden
by our constitution, yet we believe that we,
as men mot as Patrons of HSisbandryl,
should, as a duty, scan very closely the
acts Of our public servants that we, as
producers, while we furnish food for the
millions, fight our nations battles, defend
its liberties in time Of danger, should, of
right, have an equal share as such in
the making of those laws by which all are
governed; that we havea right TO demand
that in all things, whether political or 9th
erwise, the principles Of common honesty
shall not be wholly ignored, and to place
ourselves in position TO enforce that de
mand. We acknowledge the fact that
mind will always triumph over matter. and
that an active 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 Civ
en- us brains also, and il 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 can not
eat their money, and hope that ere many
wrs mill ha a, III, 20, Ii.
the great kings OF monopoly that there i,
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.
les, even farmers are beginning to believe
that they can, in measure, hy 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 vast
river Of wealth continually flowing
from the hands of the needy into the
/ hands of the few who already possess
/ 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 AL connected with us, outside of the
grange, to see % it that the candidates of all
| parties be men Of integrity, whose interest
is the welfare Of the people, and not politi-
cal ring masters Men profit by knowl-
edge gained from others the steam engine
was not brought to perfection by one man,
/ hut each OF its inventors took hold where
| the other leit If So, too with rascality /;
each has taken hold where the other left
off until it seems % have 0utstrippcd in
perfection the steam engine single.
handed.man could not have made rascality
such a science but they have combined r.
combined 10 fleece those who earn their
bread and there remains no safety for the
producer but % combine 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 adj
vance the interests of education. In short
the Grange of Patrons Of Husbaudry is for
the elevation OF the masses socially moral
ly, mentally, and financially, and we hope
that the press of no political party viii so
oppose us that we shall be compelled to re
gard them as our enemies
c. ID. BEENAN
General National Grange p Of II.