The Grange advance., 1874-04-22

SKY "ouio not Tall were IL "uouy auo
forever abolished. It is oppressive and
hypocritical deadheadism. aud should
be Immediately sqpelched, and SUPER
| seeded by method of self:govsfrneM,
equal Industry and ,responsitflityI All
| hail to the advent. Of the Patrons of
Husbandry. and the Industrial Broth
erhood
CHAhPL1S, MINI, April Goth, 1874.
&rT. G. Hodgson has the floor.
BLooM1NGroN FERRY, April 18th, 1874.
Editor Grange Adpance:
I noticed in your issue Of the 9Th
inst an article under the caption, '' A
| Few Words to Grumblers.' which in
many respects I consider a very extra
ordinary article, when we consider that
we live in an age Of the world when
honest worth is almost entirely ignored,
when fraud, competition, and specu-
latioD and rascality command premi-
un. It is wonder that Marlieu con-
descended to notice Scuh petty grumb.
lers,' at all
Now TO my mind, nothing can be
more natural than that those who toll in
cessant!y for mere livelihood, should
occasionally grumble especially when
they know that great portion Of their
hard earnings 60 70 keep up Shoddy
aristscracy and pampered officials liv-
ing in elegance, ease and luxury
He says we are not governed by the
will or opinions of others. Now this
will be new idea to most Of your
readers, and the public generally. I
suppose it was universally conceded to
be fact that all people were governed
and Influenced to greater or less ex-
tent by the opinions Of others; what
will men not do? what will they not leave
undone to gain the popular opinion ?
He then goes on to show by illustration
how real merit will crop out, no matter
how adverse the circumstances. He
says, "there are some natures, put them
where YOU will, it matters not how ad
verse or murky the surroundings
may be, will rise to fill honorable
places despite all opposition, while other
with better advantages will sink never
to rise'
I wonder if he did not have in his
minds eye such natures as Boss Tweed,
Ben Butler, Oakes Ames Sma Der COL
fax, the pious Harlan, Howard the
christian soldier, and lon 8 list Of other
Christian Statesmen I might name.
whom we know have risen from COM
parative obscurity to ill high and what
should be honorable places
Marlieu says, "being a farmer or
farmers wife, or anybody else, is neith-
er going to depress or enlarge the men,
tai capacities" Granted, but I confess
that cannot see the advantage Of great
mental capacity, without time o. oppor-
tunity for mental culture
We will suppose certain man boasts
he owns Touring mill with capacity
Of one thousand barrels Of -four per day,
but circumstances continually prevent
his getting more than wheat enough to
make FIVE hundred. Now, [ would like
to know Of what use is that other five
hundred barrels per day capacity to
him.
hold that that occupation. calling
or profession is the most desirable
which gives the most leisure and oppor.
tunities for cultivating and developing
whatever talent We may possess.
He says, suppose a man of culture,
endowed with goodly amount of intel.
ligence, be placed on farm, he may till
the soil with his own hands or not, as
circumstances may require, his external
appearance may be rough and his hands
brown and hard is he less man for