The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-09

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Now that the State Grange of Louisi,
n ls fully organized and in proper
working order, we hope for such reform
IN our agricultural. system as will re
dound to the benefit Of every other
progressive.interest The soil, climate
and productions of our beautiful State
are indicative of her course and point
plainly to the fact that a thorough and
self-sustalning system OF, agriculture in
all It's branches is the surest and bekt
road to, financial prosperity and indie
pendence. .,
Thermission Of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry is to work out this problem, and,
although much has been said about the
antagOnistic relations of this order to
other Industries and enterprises, there
IS nothing in the, constitution that war
rants such a conclusion. In all great
reformatory measures like the one 10Y
agitating the public mind, ultra men
will come to the surface with wild prop
positions entirely opposed to. the views
and AIMS OF the persons who inaugu-
rate the measures.
The constitution of the National
Grange, upon which the State Grange is
based, is the embodiment of conserva-
tlsm, and does not propose to break up
our railroads, demolish our commercial
relations and unhinge our system Of traf-
nc, but, on'the contrary, to SC control all
tl!eSe agencies as to make them subser+
went TO tile productive and paramount
interests OF the countries. The accu-
mutation OF money, and it's use in the
establishment of oppressive monopolies,
never falls to result, as at present. in
great distress to those who are the ar
chltects OF our national prosperity. the
laborlng classes. Conservative men,
both in and out of the oranges, know
very well the reciprocal relations be-
tween the great agencies of progress,
agriculture, manufactures and COM
merce, and that a lively and healthy
competition is the sure regulator Of
them all. The want of union among
the members OF any one of these agen-
cles Will place them at the mercy of the
other two, and again, without union of
interests between all of them, tyranni-
cal moneyed ~mOnopolies step in and
preclpitate disaster and ruin.
This very condition of things neces-
STATED, in the Judgment of rejecting
producers, the establishment of the orr
der OF Patrons of Husbandry, and while
the members of the order are endeav-
Orlng to shun the whirlpool of Carybdis
we sincerely hope that they may not
dash upon the breakers Of Scylla-that
while they propose to break up ruinous
monOpOlles, they may not establish mo-
nOpOlles more extensive and ruinousthan
ever before existed. gHtE8 s-rE. l.
10 suppose that one man can sue
cessfully and properly bundle all the
cotton or sugar that's produced in Lou.
Islana is about as prepOsterous as to eK-s
pectthat one line of railroads or steam
boats can carry these products. If the
agent or agents Ofthe oranges succeed
IN breaking up, oppressive commercial
rings then they have affected an OBJ
lect that will result ia much good, as a
lively competition will then step in and
correct every other evil. The men who
have spent years in Tailroading, steam
boating and mercantile pursuits can
conduct these matters much better than
those who have devoted their, lives to
the farming interest, and it is vastly
preferable to use these me in the diff
ferent capacities to which they are, from
long experience, so well suited, than to
introduce a new order of things that
must necessarily result i'm evil conse-
quences. The grangers evidently mean
war to all dangerous and ruinOus assO-
Citations, but peace, good will and aid to
all useful and proper enterprises izn
whatever department.. They recog-
nize no impeachment in sex or color. and
IN this they have taken a long stride for
ward. ,. .t@aa r.. = ~ 49,
They are eminent1y a social organi-
cation, but unfaithful politicians have
been sent to grass" in many of the
their politics. The order is spreading
vi ipst they IL i've u H' to S'g the cur co e1stG, aon
which lies before us, we can not but re-
joice that the thinking men in their
ranks have, turned their attention in
this channel.