The anti-monopolist., 1874-08-20
Sound Doctrine.

From an address of Hon. D. W.
Adams, Master Of the National Grange,
July 4th, 1874, at Auburn, Iowa.
Iowa is emphatically an agricultural
State, and her wealth is mainly from
the tilling of the soil. 1t would seem
fit that her institutions should bear the
impress of her chief industry and that
this calling should be heard through
her representatives in the national coun-
cils-yet what is the fact! To-day we
have eleven Senators and Representa-
tives and ten Of them are lawyers, sent
there to represent great agricultural
State, and look after her agricultural
interests. 1t is perfectly natural that
lawyers should look after lawyers, bank
ers after the interests of bankers, and
politicians after the interests of politi-
clans, and if the producing classes Of the
country ever expect their interests at
tended to, they must do it themselves.
There is world of truth in the senti-
ment inscribed on the banner Of the
Eden Grange, Justice to ourselves is
our nations welfare
One time an old lark came home to
her nest of young, and found them in
great terror. They had heard the own
er of the field, in which their nest was
situated, tell his boys to 60 and invite
all the neighbors and they would cut
the grain the next day. The old lark,
who was wiser than they, told them to
fear not, for if the farmer depended on
his neighbors to do his work it would
not be done, and their nest would not
be disturbed. Next day, on returning
from her hunt after worms, she again
found the young larks in greater con-
sternation than before. The owner of
the wheat had told the boys to 60 and
invite all his uncles and cousins and 9TH
er kin, to come and cut the wheat. The
old lark said, fear not, if he depends on
his relations for aid, his wheat will not
be cut. The day following she once
more found her young frightened but
not so severely as before. They had
heard the owner of the wheat tell the
boys to ''gct out the sickles and sharp
en- them up, and we will cut the grain
ourselves" Now, said the lark, it is
time for US to move, for the "gods help
those who help themselves. To-mor-
row the grain will be cut.
Patrons, if we rely on the promises
of lawyers and politicians to make laws
just to suit US, we will, like the owner
of the wheat field, be doomed to disap-
pointment. But when we make the
laws ourselves, they will be such as our
wants require, and will be just to the
productive industries of the country.
Let US MI, then, while performing to the
best of our ability, the work of pro.
ducers; while We add yearly to the
wealth of the nation, while we build up
beautiful homes for our families,
while We cultivate the mind and all the
finer attributes of manhood, while we
yearly make our lands richer and fair.
er, while We grow more thoughtful and
better farmers. let US not forget orr
sacred duty as American citizens, on
whom rests the responsibility of pre-.
serving intact the liberty of a great ma.
ton. Let US so act in our capacity Of
sovereigns, that when we meet togethe,
on our nvtion's birthday we can con.
scientiously say that as men and citi.
Gems we have done our duty, and our
country is more prosperous. better gov
erned, more free, pure, and happy, with
each succeeding year.