Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
Letter from Fennimore.


md three causes of agitation in the
community at the present time, viz:
LIST, The Patrons of Husbandry. /
am Patron myself, although l con-
fess to an ignorance of the deep work
ings of the Order in carrying out in
detail its many motives for the good
OF mankind. But as remedy for the
relief of the present feverish condition
of many, | would say that it is only an
experiment as yet to ascertain if pos
sible whether the agriculturist and the
mechanic are 'intelligently" able to
accomplish that part of the business
of life that belongs to them.
But very few days ago proml-
nent merchant of Boscobel remarked
in the presence of several Patrons
that che should be glad when farmers
found out that they were capable of
doing their own business" Now, dear
HERALD. we propose to work out this
problem before the world to it's full
satisfaction. This is our position; we
may fail, but if we should trust we
shall be conscious of having made a
fair trial. Yet we do not propose, as
your Washington correspondent would
have it, "to do away with every man,
measure and means that stands be.
tween the farmer and all the rest of
mankind, and destroy everybody else
with all the towns and villages, mer-
chants and manufacturers, together
with tradesmen of every kind" None
OF this. There is no such proposition
submitted.
But there is another cause
OF irritation that shows itself in the
present nervousness of the public. l
refer to our present Congress. While
she people were anxiously waiting to
hear that their representatives, or non-
representatives, as the case may be, at
Washington would be as expeditions
as possible in pushing forward some
OF the demands of their constituents,
they fail to see much accomplished in
the direction of their hopes. But
those men on a salary of $75 per day
can work themselves up to a boiling
heat on the compromise Of the salary
question and remain there for several
days IN such an uproar that nothing
could be accomplished. Finally the
heat became so intense that they ad.
| journed for short recess in which TO
cool down. am not quite certain
that there is any remedy for the rash
acts of Congress except through the
agency of the Patrons of Husbandry,
have read somewhere of very poor
man, who, because of his infirmities.
was carried and placed at a rich mans
gate that he might be favored with
even the crumbs that fell from the Ia.
bic. but can it be said that we get even
crumbs from those high in authority?
The rich mans dog had charity of a
noble kind and shared their meal with
the man of infrmities: are our dogs to
be made to blush at the want of pity
from humankind?
A word or SO concerning the panic
and am done. When rulers and law
makers fail to come to our relief 10
our financial embarrassments is there
any other remedy to which we may
resort! | think there is. Let me de-
monstrate: A last springs chicken
was recently killed by Mrs. C
of this place, and when the said chick.
en- was dressed piece of gold, in all
its virgin purity, was taken from-its
glzzard! The treasure weighed J an
ounce and was seen and tested by a
number of persons, all of whom pro-
nounced it the genuine article" 1t
was subsequently exchanged for a
S. gold coin. Now let all chickens
go and do likewise, and no communi-
ty need fear the depressing influences
of Jay Cooks failure.
S. n. JONES.
Fannimora Wis Ton q 1oro