The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-02-11
NO HAR UPON GLASSES.

The charge Is frequently made GhaC
the Oranges intend to make war upon
other classes. We undertake to say
that it is wholly untrue. We have
seen nothing in the Constitution OF
the Order, nor in any of its teachings
or publications justifying such con-
clusion. On the contrary it aims to
cultivate amicable and harmonious
relations with all other classes, but,
in the meantime, propOsest to attend
to it's own legitimate business and
in its own way.
1t is little singular that the farm
ers cannot make a move for their
own protection without being watch
ed, suspected and denounced. All
other classes can organize with i'm
punity-not word of complaint is
uttered-but the moment this, the
most formidable and influential of all
the classes, essays to take care of
itself, howl is raised at its heels
forthwith. The BARRIERS, the boot
blacks, the mechanics, the merchants,
the banks and the manufacturers, all
over the land, have formed their
'.rings," and that is considered just
right. Are they any better than the
/ farmers? Are their interests more
dear to them than the interests of
farmers to them? If they will not
undertake to take care of them
selves, who will? Have they net al
ready waited too long, and have they
not been too patient and resigned to
the evils under which they have
groaned for a century? Does it ne
cessarily follow that because they
now intend to bind themselves to-
gether, strongly and indissolubly,
that they purpose breaking down any
one or all the classes mentioned!
Where is the logic of such a cenclu-
sion?
As we understand the matter the
Oranges propose to do two things.
First, they want to sell their pro-
duce, their corn, bacon, lard, wheat,
oats, hay, butter, eggs, and flour, di-
rect to the consumers OF the South.
Is there anything wrong in this! Ii
they can avoid freight, drayage,
storage, insurance and heavy com
missions in the sale Of their produce
why, we ask, should they not do it!
Are they not freemen? Can they
not do as they please with their own
Heretofore 4 very large proportion
of their produce has been consigned
to commission merchants at Atlanti
and elsewhere in the South, and
perhaps, at Lynchburg and Rich
mond, Virginia, to whom they have
! been forced to pay high commission
and enormous charges Of one sort o
another. Anything wrong in al
honest effort TO save this to thei
+, own pockets? We think not.
These Oranges not only propose t
make these sales direct to these cor
: sumers, but they are already at j
and the plan is working like charm
The Southern Oranges are sendin
forward their orders for their breaC
stuffs, and thus buying them at tn
= very doors of the farmers of Ia:
~ Tennessee and paying for them b.
" fore they are put aboard the car
This is quick work, and involves b'
y little trouble and expense. We pr
} dict, that in less than two years, Il
. farmers of this section will sell
their surplus produce, and the
- horses, mules and hogs, direct to Il
u planters of Georgia, South Carolil
- u, and Alabama through the agency
- their Oranges.
In the next place, they propose
a buy all their family supplies, the
he sugar, coffee, molasses, salt, dome
at tic, etc, from the wholesale dealer
DIT and their wheat drills, threshe
ur reapcrs and mowers, plows, h
he ralles, sewing machines, etc fro
no the manufacturers. VIII any o
os- say they ought not to do this-tl
ri they are fighting other classes
no doing so? Do we not all buy wi
rs, we need where we can get it
is cheapest? There is not mercha
ro- or a mechanic, or professional N
he but what acts upon this princiT
me Why, then, deny the same equita
hit rioht to the tillers of the soil?