Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-03-07
ADDRESS TO THE GAINESVILLE
GRANGE. ~ t4Ak.

We give below the address
delivered to GAINESVILLE Grange on
the 18th ult., by Jesse w. Bailey,
Master:
BROTHERS AND SISTERS: As I had
the honor of representing you in the
last State Grange, / will trouble you
with few remarks.
As your representative, can assure
you, that l felt the responsibility that
rested upon me, and feeling it, l could
but work for your interest, and that of
the order generally to the best of my
ability. If | have acted wrong in any
way you must charge it to my ignor-
ance, for my heart was with you and
our order, first, last and all the
time. rra
As a body of Brothers and Sisters We
assembled in Gallatin, and as such /
am proud to say they conducted them
selves throughout the entire session,
the citizens of Gallatin and the sur
rounding country, give them the credit
of being the most orderly body that
ever assembled in their town. The
saloon keepers say that they did not
make dollar out of US. While in session
we received greetings from a number
of State Oranges in session ranging
in numbers from one hundred to ten
thousand, and with a great deal Of
pleasure. Such reports as these show
to US that we are in the right track,
and that every true Patron of Hus-
bandry is striving to do his duty. |
will admit, as body, we are ignorant
of the esta blished rules and customs
of legislative bodies, but we will not
remain so long, if edo half our duty.
With little encouragement from one
and all, the hidden intellect of our
order will burst out and grow forth,
like corn planted in a productive soil
In the month of May. s
The grand object of our order as I
view it is to spread knowledge, and by
so doing we will increase the happi-
ness. wealth and prosperity of our
country. The products of the soil
comprise the basis of all wealth. Indi-
vidual happiness depends upon general
prosperity and the wealth of our
country depends upon the general in
telligenee and mental culture of the
producing class.
The best mode of securing a diffu-
sion of knowledge with a view to its
application for the increase of the pro-
ducts of the soil is the one we have
adopted. in my humble judgment.
All other modes that have created
an interest in agricultural and kindred
pursuits, have failed to do what they
intended.
Agricultural Fairs for instance for
some time enlisted attention and to a
certain extent excited competition, but
now it is matter of fact that they
have lost their influence.
Clubs for mutual instruction and
friendly interchange of ideas, also lose
their interest very soon after the ex-
element of organization.
But there are associations that have
stood the test of centuries, forexample
the Masonic order. We may as we'll
pause and ask: In what does their
permanency consist? And we can find
but one satisfactory answer to this
question, and that is secrecy, fraternity
and mutual benefits. IF then these
are the efficient elements of perma-
nency and success, let us employ them
for the dissemination of useful knowl-
edge, and more general and effective
organization of communities engaged
in rural pursuits. Y p.
We have our opponents. and as a
natural consequence they will fight us
to the bitter end. But fear them not !;
only be careful how you speak and act
and march on, and in short time we
will reach the point where we can
WELD a power sufficient to rule the
whole world, and [ think you will
agree with me, if you ever investigate
the subject.
We, as the producing class, are the
foundation upon which the rest of the
human family build. They could not
exist without US (the producers.) AS
such are the facts in the case, we ought
not to permit them to rule US and we
will not in a short time, but by the
help of God we will rule ourselves if
we cling together and persevere.