The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-08-28
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PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY,
A Few Thoughts for Members
of the Order and Farmers
Generally.

common brotherhood by the same
motives which prompted the fathers
of the Revolution to establish our
present form Of government. We wish
to form more perfect union, to es-
tablish justice, provide for common
defence, promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity. 1t must
be admitted that these are worthy
objects and motives, which need not
be concealed. Our action is not
founded on any degree of emnity
towards the people of any other avo-
cation in life.
We feel, however, that justice has
not been and is not meted out to us.
We are deprived of advantages which
are commonly enjoyed by other peo-
pie, to which we feel justly entitled.
At the same time we have been con-
scious of latent power which has
never been called into activity. Here
after we propose to take our case in
our own hands and right ourselves.
The difference between deep and
shallow plowing for corn OF other
crops is of little consequence Let
him till his soil as he may, the farm
er knows that he is swindled out of .
good share of the fruits of his in
dustry. In any case the fat of the
land goes to the non-producers. 1t
goes to the doctors and lawyers, to
the monopolists, the rings, the rail
road companies, and the public plum
derers, the thieves and robbers who
plunge their arms into the public
treasury and help themselves. No
farmer is well posted who does not
know who it is that "pays for all,
and what becomes of the fat of the
land.
The constituents arerepresented by
the ingredients thrown into the boil
ing cauldron by Macbeth's witches:
"Black spirits and white, blue spirits and gray,
Mingle, mingle, mingle,
You that mingle may"
They are stirred up and boiled to-
gether. While they fret and foam
and bubble, sediment is eliminated
and falls to the bottom, the particles
of which are like those men who
compose the lower stata of society
men who drink whiskey and get
drunk. Originally, perhaps they had
strong minds and fine intellects, but
they have fallen in the fiery ordeal
of the great whirl of society, and
have not power to raise from this
low condition. Alas, how few, if any
there are, who are able to give them
any help!
If any man can be reclaimed from
intemperance it must be by virtue
of some germ of good within himself
This does not grow under censure and
denuneiation. He already feels his
degradation, and it is cruelty to tram
pie on him. Any preacheror reform
er who approaches him without study
ing his individuality, especially if his
own personality is strong, will be
sure to be offensive, and do more
harm than good. There is an antagon-
ism between them, which is mutual and
none the less real, thoughitmay not be
apparent.
The inebriate sees nothing but his
enemy in tie lecturer on the evils of
intemperance, whose talk is all flip
pancy, cat and hypocrisy, and whose
inmost purpose is to magnify himself.
No matter what is said, in his mind
it all amounts to this: II am better
than you are; look up to me; follow
my example and quit drinking whis-
key" and he is almost ready to ex-
claim, "Ab, if we could look into your
inner life, instead of adopting your
example, we would recol with horror
at the sight of your uncleanness."
The present state of society can.
not last forever. Something better
must take its place, or something
worse. Questions of intense import
ance in regard to the rights of The
toiling millions are pressing for SO
ution. The patrons of Husbandry'
Twill assist in solving them, and b,
peacefully instrumental, we trust, il
bringing about better and brighte.
day. marvel the acknowledge ofhU
man nature and wisdom of the foun
ders of this association. Its spher,
of usefulness Will extend far beyont
its professed objects of attention
And many thousand people, it may be
Will be kept from intemperance ant
saved to themselves and families, b,
the quiet operation of its wide-em
bracing power.
A member of Grange does no
necessarily hear any thing about in
temperance. He is not obliged to 81
and listen to any driveling, phariss
ical lecture on that subject. He find
himself with men whose interest
are similar and migled with his Owl
His individuality is respected, an
and he is treated as a man and
brother. Woman is there, with he
benign influence, to cheer him wit
her presence. She calls him by tn
endearing name of brother, and he
permitted to call her sister: He find
what his inmost nature Graves, syn
pathy and society, being in that col
dition which all men desire-sul
rounded by friends, encompassed wit
an atmosphere of loving kindness.
This subject must be laid asid
for the present, though worthy {
more thorough and eomprehensiv