The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
HOW i GAME TO BE A PATRON

uay 70 sec 'Ilenu ol some business
TINS was soon arragaed 10 our mutual
satisfaction and, alter chatting q WHILE
| got up 70 leave, AS We SHOOK hanas
my friend hanaea mo a small pamphlet,
at the same tlne requesting me 10 reaa
H. what IS lh'sE asked "keaa
Il and Judge Tor yourself no replied
~ reference 70 lho tlle page ! was
informed t6at ms mysterious listle oook
was tue "gonitl'utlGn OF tho Satroas
q Hu'OGnary WHO are tue lat,
r0ns o. HusoSanury never neara Of
them, sSlilo9alseu; upon reaa'ng
a little turlhsr l found that tins was q
name applied 10 secret oFganizat'oa
tos tue promotion ana protection OF
agricultural Interests, wn'ce eS,see
throughout various portions o. tue Unit
ted states, ID inc TORN OIL CLUBS or, ao'
c0rdlng 70 Tue Patrons nomenclature ~
''Granges' also discovered 'na,
there was mead centre r, or "Nanonal
grange, located at washington, 70
when al o'heF oranges were s9o;srVl'
ens' and IRON which eml1atea al au'
tn rity. information and plans Of WORK
oil any Importance now, tha iuea Of
applying lot authority % organize a
cup o. farmers IN south oar9''na' 70 a
body OF men nearly hyo hundred miles
away, and OIL submitting 70 them Tor
tacit sanction every plan Of WORK that
We devise down here; Tor the boneh' Of
our immediate nelsnoofhood' seemed
to me 70 imply q degree OF suUJectlon
to tue WI oil others altogether at yari'
ance win my conception OF republican
Tree principles Inns, however, was
only my SIDE Of tho question, and being
unwilling 10 incur Tue oa.um attached
to these two knights OF oldGtl time
Who having regarded q Shield from r.
different STAND points aud seen diner
ent colors. commended each, that the
color no had seen was thas Of the whole
Shield and neither having, the cnndor
TO 60 over 70 the other side and sec tor
himself, both preferred to settle the
question at the point OF the sword. |,
therefore, determined Just to step over
aud sec how things looked from the
opposite stand point; And | must say
that good deal OF the one.sldcd color
ing had at first seen was lost by this
little man@ayre' For instance, being
subject to inc Will OF the National
Grange, which had, at first, seemed to
be 50 great an objection, began now to
look somewhat like an advantage, GER
talnly like q necessity. For any body
Of men to DO elective must be orgOni'
Eed, aud every Organization to be per
feet must have head with 40 able
corps OF subaltern officers. Just u
proportion as an organization is dOf'
cicnt in these respects will it DO def
cIent in strength, and. rice versa, the
same Us equally true. The Patrons o
Husbandry Is simply q grand combi'
nation Of societies, Of which the subor'
dinatc Oranges are tho individual nom
bers, tho State Oranges the corps o.
subaltern officers. and tho National
Grange. composed Of mono but those
who are distinguished for pre.eminen
merit and ability, the great head
Now, each Subordinate Grange, being
only one Of q thousand, like indiyil
ual members Of ono great body, It /!
necessary for the good Of tho whole
that their several workings be in har
mony to each other, aud consistent
with the objects Of the Order. There,
fore, to secure this general harmony
and consistency, IL Is necessary tia
each Subordinate and State Grange
should submit It's plan Of work to III,
approval Of tho National Grange, o h
erwisc it might enter upon fold o
work totally foreign to either Of tht
foregoing principles. Again, the OK
action by the National Grange, from
other Oranges. Of an annual duo lol
each of their members, and each dogrc,
4. a.