The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-02-07
Objects Of the Patrons.

From a recent article in the Des
Moines Register. from the pen of the
Agricultural Editor, Hon. G.. f.
Clarkson, we make the following ex-
tracts, bearing upon the purposes of
the order of Patrons of Husbandry.
We commend them to the careful pc
rusal of its members. There is great
ignorance on these points. and little
appreciation of the possibilities of the
order, even among many of it's prom
inent men.
''But the Patrons of Husbandry is
not a political organization, and those
who have clandestinely sought place
in it, to convert it into political ma
chine are not true Patrons, and the
order cannot and should not be held
responsible for their acts. The true
Changers have opposed this illegiti-
mate and unwise use of their organiza-
ton, and are wounded and discour-
aged at the base use that is made of
SO noble an institution. The order
was intended to awaken higher life
among farmers; to ennoble labor and
establish fraternity of feeling; for
mutual instruction in the rules and
practice of business: for diHusing a
better knowledge of the aims of labor
and thereby Tightening its burdens;
for social, moral and mental develop
ment; for mutual protection against
the wiles of sharpers and middle men;
for aid in sickness, trouble or other
adverse circumstances; for building
up and encouraging by money and pa
tronage home manufacturers; for pre-
venting litigation, with all it's troubles
ard losses; for portraying the evils Of
debts with all its slavish consequences,
and thereby abolish the credit system;
for bringing the producer and con-
sumner closer together and thereby
save enormous railroad tariffs; for in
culcating charity to all, and stimula-
ting nobler impulse for the care and
comfort of all domestic animals.
These and many other good things are
the objects of the organization, and if
confined to its legitimate business will
do so much good in the world in ele-
waiting mankind, relieving his burdens,
improving his mind, that the great
wave Of Christian civilization will be
pushed forward with accelerated i'm
petus and Heaven will light a new
torch to aid the nation In its honest
and earnest struggle for the redemp-
ton of man from ignorance and servi-
tude, feeding him with higher aspira-
tions, nobler sympathies, and broader
notions of mans great destiny.
These are the objects of the Order
and the true Patrons are steadily pur.
suing the great object of its organiza.
ton; but it is becoming so formidable
that our friend should not be aston
ished that there are corrupt men in i
who are attempting to pervert it fo1
base uses-for their political advance
mentor attaining to high-salariee
positions in the order-or Tor making
salary grabs in the shape of enor
nous charges for lectures and organ
| izing Oranges. We confess with sham,
| for our race, that there are prominen
men in the order, who so soon as, the,
| cannot make money or position out 0
| it, will leave in disgust. But secre
| orders are not the only place corrup
| men creep for Office. The church i
frequently used for base purposes
and there are putrid political carcasse
now lying all over the country, VIII
attained to power through the church
I but who have been hurled from thei
/ positions on account of their open an,
notorious corruptions. No, indeed
you cannot condemn the Patrons o.
account of the few corrupt men in it.
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