Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-11

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medium whereby intredussiess are =
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beings. and .whss IN solitude all piapeo0
soslsl and frieadly iaterssarss. ~ ii
ing IN organisAtion dssi80ed l1t&a}s
for farmess, ne say that its social fsaesrss
are particularly pleasing. and we'll sdap-
ted to meet the necessity which exists lor
some method 10 bring them aud their
wives and families togethsr. % that they
may know each other better, sud b
brought into closer coaueetion and sym.
pathy than nov exists.
In fact. the aid already rendered 10 our
Order BY woman is invaluable, and her
services could not we'll be dispensed with.
To divest the Order Of this feature would
be to 60 far toward dcspoiling it, and de-
tract greatly from the enjoyment now felt
in all our meetings. We say, then, that
woman's presence is indispensable in all
places where good conduct and moral and
religious principles are sought to be in
culcatcd.
The other feature of the order, Of which
We now speak. is the material. or that
which affects our interests pceuuiarily.
And here we take the position that
something that shall bring Us relief Is IN
absolute necessity. and caunot longer be
delayed. We find that just in proportion
IS other organisations are affected iu their
operations. and serve to carry out their
designs. which is that Of promoting only
the welfare Of its class or profession, Just
so far they are detrimental to our inter
ests. As each and all are dependent upon
the farmer. and expect to live of from
him and what they can make out of his
products. and to best accomplish the work
Of making as much As possible out of these
products. they all resort to union and
combinations. aud by their aid il must be
confessed their success has been very re-
markable. and their profits altogether BE-
yond and out Of proportion to those real
lied by the producers. In fact, the mid.
dle-men. With very little labor. and less
capital. manage 70 live and make money
upon the farmers products. and ~ class
are to-day, and have been for years past,
making moro real profits BY merely hand
ling our products than we get for all our
labor in producing them.
The Patrons Of Husbandy propose to
abolish the commissions of middle-men
just as far rs it is practicable or possible
to do 50. and deal directly with manufac-
turers and consumers Of goods.
They also propose to reduce freights and
passenger fare BY railroads at least ifty
per cent. believing that after such rcduc-
tions are made railroad companies will
then realise more profits on the real capi-
tai invested (excluding their xstersd
stock. or bogus capital. Of course.) than
We as producers ara realizing ON our in
vestmcnts. And as it Is our produce that
freights all railroads and pays their divi-
dends, We think there ought to be some
nearer proportion in the scale Of dividends
than now exists.
In short. We 6nd that the n,oneyed pop.
er Of the country is pitted agains. tie brain
and muscle po'cer. and that it also has
control of the legislation Of our country,
to an alarming extent, in both the nation
al and State governments. We also find !.
that although the farmers compose large
majority Of the voting population, out
numbering all other classes combined, We
are as class almost entirely uurcprcseuted
in the national As we'll as the State gov
ernments. Also. that the great business
OF Agriculture. upon which all others de-
pend. receives the least attention and the
most n'cogrc appropriations Of that Of any
department Of the national Government.
We find also that large percentage Of
the Legislation Of the country il dictated
and controlled by these various wealthy
mouopolies. which set a price upon our
misrepr esentatives. and are thus enabled
to battle all schemes which do not look di.
rectly to their particular interests. Nov,
to counteract those evils, and many 9th
ers Of which We cannot nov speak, and
restore our fraternity to that position and
influence and dignity which properly be.
longs to them. and which God in the be.
ginning designed them to occupy, is what
the Patrons Of Husbandy are laboring for.
AID ip view Of the situation, We ask, Il
not ours necessary and . noble work
We certainly think it is, and believe that
every unbiased and intelligent farmer in
the land will agree us.
Then come one and come all. and Join
the noble army Of Patrons, and thus helr
to carry forward to success this gloriou,
work. And then win your children and
your childrcn's children. aud oil the grea,
fraternity Of farmers iu our country, rise
up and call you blessed.
kEThough Cowper. the poet. had at
tacks Of dependency and religious glocu