The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-12

"PAYRoNs OF HUsBASDRT. The fol.
lowing letter from the General of the
National Grange will be road with inte-
rest:
Got vERNEUR. N. Y, May %. 1873.
EDITOR OF TIE UTICA MORNING HH,
RAID: Having seen an editorial in the
Herald opposing the order Of Patrons OF
Husbandry as wicked or tyrannical, aud
many times having had my attention
called to the fact that others of like i'm
port had appeared. write you. It is
evident that you are not aware what our
order is. The discussion OF partisan
politics is forbidden by our cons.itu-
tion, yet we believe that we, rs mon,
(not as Patrons of Husbaudry,) should,
as :. duty. scan very closely the ucts of
our public servants; that we, az pro-
duoers, while we furnish food for the
millions. fight our nations battles, de-
fend s lib .rties 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 have
right to demand that in all things who-
ther political or otherwise. the princi
pies OF common honesty shall not be
IN position to enforce that demand
We acknowledge the fact that mind will
always triumph over matter, aud thut IN
active mind whose whole thought is to
gain the profits OF our toll will always be
successful 30 long as we. like the OK, Do
pend only on our muscular power; but
we lind that the Great Ruler has given
US brains also, and il He has given us
them, 1t was that We might uss them.
True, we have men Of active minds and
OK great wealth ar.ayed against us, bnt
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 monopoiy
that there is In our order o most noble
conception, that o 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, aud perhaps
soar as high and continue as long on the
wing as though we should continue to
hang at the tail of kites of others.
We see vast river of wealth continu-
ally flowing from the hands of the needy
into the hands of the few who alread '
possess their millions. Now, we mean
to step those waters, by legislation if we
can; if not, by some other honorable
means. We know no party; but We con.
slider it the duty of all connected with Us
to, outside of the grange, see to it that
the candidates of all parties be men Of
integrity, whose interest is the welfare OF
the people. aud not political ring masters.
allen profit from knowledge gained by
others; the steam engine was not brought
to perfection by one man, bnt each of it's
inventors took hold where the former
left off. So, too, with rsscality; each has
taken hold where the other left of, until
1t seems to have outstripped in perfec-
ton the steam engine; but single handed
man could not have made rascality such
science, but they have combined com
bined to fleece those who earn their
bread; and there remains no safety for
the producer but to combine also, and.
too. as thoroughly as those arrayed
against him. Yet our society is not for
the farmer alone, but for all whose inte.
rest is with us.
In the grange, also, We are taught to
advance the interests Of education. In
short, the Grange of Patrons Of Hus.
bnndry is for the elevation of the masses
socially, mentally, morally and 6nan.
cinlly, and we hope that the press of no
political party will so oppose Us that we
| shall be compelled to regard them as our
enemies. G. D. BEEMAN.
General National Grange p. of II.