The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-01-09
strac,ions which 90 greatly damage il

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Here is q class Of men, who in mum
her, intelligence, virtue, patriotism,
courage and Independence, mo other clas'
Of men, can afford TO snub and insult.
The manufacturer, the merchant and
politician must treat them with respect.
Thirteen millions Of the yeomanry Of
the land will extort respect, II it Is NOT
freely given. Let them organise-lei
them study their intercst--let them cease
to be the tools Of politicians, and be men
in the true sense Of the word-let them
but determine that the government shall
give them equal justice and equal pro
lection, and they will get il. Let them
save every dollar they can by honorable
means. They are freeman, not the
slaves Of any class. Gather up the
fragments, that nothing he lost" was
commanded Of the great Teacher, in re-
spect to feast that had been created by
miracle. How much more il is applica-
BILE TO the bounties bestowed by Proyi-
dence on honest industry.
The priciple Of one class preying upon
another is wrong, and being wrong, il is
destined IN destruction. The economy
Of the ages is to this end As the hu.
man mini expands by knowledge, the
wrongs Of ignorance are destroyed-for
deeper than all else in the human toul lie
the idea of everlasting law Of truth and
justice, and towards il the race moves in
its historical development.
Looking at the principles Of the Order
of Patrons Of Husbaudry and the end
had in view-we pronounce them to be
right-perfec,ly legitimate, both in a
morsl and business aspect. We believe
this will he the decison of all benevolent
and disinterested men, in regard to
them.
IL We are correctly informed, the Pa.
irons Of Husbandry make no war upon
medlemen. They do not blame then, in
the least. In fact they blame none Of
the trailing class--not even the manu-
featuring class for obtaining protection
of the tariff. Amy one will push his
business to the highest rnumerative
point be can. Each class has looked af
ter the success Of its own business. 'ris
right. The farmers, however. have
hitherto neglected their own interests,
and for this they have no one to blame
except themselves But they they do
not intend to neglect their business any
longer. They are organizing with an
intelligence, a zeal, a deliberate de:ermi-
nation N effect results, which are not
only commendable. hut eminently hope
ful for the mas. Of humanity. They in
tend in future to buy at the lowest price
they can, and sell at the highest Price
they can get. Here is the central, all
comprehcnding principle of the Order
in . nutshell. If they were to do any
thing else knowingly, the world would
pronounce them to be fools.
We have presented our readers with
an outline Of this new Order, obtained,
however. without being a member Of it.
We approve the principles because We
believe them to he founded in eternal
right and justice. They are calculated
to elevate, improve and advance the in
terests Of the largest producing class in
the world-the most essential and useful
body Of men on earth. We believe also
that the era OF free trade Gan end cara
estly to be desired, not for this or that
particular class, bat for the prosperity
of human race will be hastened by this
institution"