The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-05
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for tic CITIES.
Farufer IS. Count EyIn an.
FsDlroR grfsz5slS :-4C ountFv nlan IN his
article. ssThe Oranges, fails, we think.
to aDnreciate the objects and nature Of
the order, and so docs injustice to an
Institution that has for its aims the gen
eral welfare Of the farmers, who COM
tribute more TO the prosperity and hap
pfness Of the country than any other
Glass. The objects and ldsgs for the
govlArnmeIit o. the Patrons Of Husband
~ commend the organization 10 our
earnest considerations and since no'olle
viii deny the necessity for the reforms
the grange proposes to 5Daslgurate,
We are sorry your correspondents did
not PROPOSE some better means Of ac-
comprising this importapt work, m
stead Of attempting 10 discourage rs IN
our Efforts. Why did he not direct MS
potential pen against the -eorruptoDlsIs
who iafesf our halls OF legislation, or 1
the rings and monopolies that rob us 81 I
our hard earnings, 81 the unions ana j
combinations Organized by other
branches Of Industry for their protee-
tions
Printers, Teachers and Medical Assoc
Citations, Trades Unions, Railroad rings, /
Il Omne genus, find lslvOr, perhaps in his /
sight, but as soon as the much abused
farmers take a step, by united effort, 20
assert tileiP independence, to protect
their own Interests and rise above the
condition OF hewers of wc0G &c, be
PUSHES into print TO denounce their ef-
f0rts. Does he not make mis- living OIL
the farmer, Mr.. Editor
we think he entirely mistakes the OBJ
;ects of the order, and has studied its
/ history to little purpose. ~ does not
propose to control legislation IN the
manner he intimates, and he may yet
/ learn that in the North and Northwest
I it mas found n means of regulating Rail-
road frcights, &c, without COngression-
( al interference. 1t is no new thing
that bad men get into the best insfiru-
1 tons Of the country. and there may be
some even in the Grange, who advocate
the widest schemes, and seek to pFOsti-
tule it TO political ends; but they can
never succeed in doing so without rad
ical change in its nature and objects.
Because we are patrons, we are not re-
Quired 10 merge our interest in affairs OF
4 Governments, in that of the grange We
Il hope. on the contrary, so to educate and
improve the tone of public sentiment
that no man can be elected to an office
q without he IS honest, capable and pure,
Can we rs farmers hope to prosper,
and secure the blessings q good govern
tnEiANs ID ltsA lit At-lA ga etNAr q
garding these qualifications as essential
who VIII deny Us the right to select our
? own candidates, or Il voice In dlHng the
Z offices that have so much to do with our
Welfare2
He knows nothing of the genius Of
onr order, who thinks that it seeks to
, control in any sense, the religious or po-
litical sentiments of its members. The
: instance he cites In the Northwest TO
-.
that the people OF that section regard
Mr.. Washburn as wise, honest and pure
Statesman, and worthy OF their highest
confidence. Suppose the Patrons OF
this district should call our own JnO. G.
2 Brown from Nashville to become a can
didate for Congress, and then to any
other Office in the gift OF the American
people, would it prove Is political Or
Z ganizatioHs We think not, sir; only
that nee have the fullest confidence ia
= his patriotism. wisdom, honesty and the
+ soundness Of his principles, and our de-
termination to put none hut good men
in Office. We believe that our first duty
now, IS good citizens, is to seek, by all
proper means, to restore confidence and
good viii throughout our whole land,
and regarding the above qualifications
rs a test of a candidates claim to our
seiirages, we should not care for his
l DOilLLEtLL tl4ECLtLAInNos CllALI LflC- kOeDCa-
ing of seeHonfi 5eaiousies and prelude
ces win only cefeat what should be the
aim OF every good citizen.
The Ggange IS like the Know Nothing
= party in putting none bat farmers on
duty. TO admit 10 membership those
7 who follow other pursuits, and have ne
Z sympathy with the farmers, would be TO
introdnee into its body the seeds OF rs
dissolution. Tt IS knoW-nothing TO the
extent that it seeks to guard against
such an evil. it proscribes no man on
account of his religious sentiments.
We suppose the reason that Country
man does not level his formidable pen
against the institution Of Masonry
which was once young, is because 1t has
stood the test Of time and has proved its
value to Its members, and yet they put
none but masons on duty. They bear
about the same resemblance to Know
nottingham Perhaps its know Nothing
features should recommend the order to
him.
IL is true it's yet young, but it's a lHsty
boy Of years Of age. healthy and Wig
orOus, and grows rapidly, and viii soon,
in gigantic proportions, tower over this
Whole country, and VIII, we hope, nom
IA huge cOFnu copia ia each hand, shower
? blessings ever its whole extent, and
= since Countryman is anxious to know
; what we may expect financially, we
/; hope some small change may fall to his
share. His argument against the esta b.
I, lishmentof a cash SYSTEM isis a stlal-
? Rer. Oh. what an argument was shat
+ my COuntrymani il satisfies rs, how
Z ever, Alat he Is what he processes TO be,
5 n eonntryman. We confess we imagin-
r ed that he 'shad stolen the livery of heav-
T en- to serve the devil In but his five
Q dollar argument and horrors of the cash
s system satisfy us. Gu must not advise
"A man TO adopt the system because he is
ia debt. IL IS monstrous, and Country
man shakes his sage head and says en-
{ phaticaliy, No, gentlemen, this win no.
do His logic Is admirable, for lac says
elf 1t Is n good thing, pay your debts
9 before embarking in the e0iid scheme
= hSue them, tount.yman. we will re-
{ ceiVe into che grange, any farmer who
j Is IN good standing IN feeOmmunitg in
which he lives, without regard TO his in
, ldebtedness. We counsel no man 20 re-
ppdiate his debts, or to be ungrateful to
the man who has befriended him, bat
we exnoFt him to 80 and pay his debts
! and sin no more. We are net aware
& tlat Middle Alen, as he styles them.
E have any peculiar claims &c our recogni-
; tiOn. Wewould like for him to refer us
to amy other trade, profession or calling
in which those who engage In it, are not
nc liberty 20 80 with their money, to any
market they choose, 10 buy where they
can buy cheapest, OF where they please.
(, The patron is Under no more toustrairt
IN this matter than CountFyman. Yet
J let him fGlsooth. claim right enjoyed
by every other pursuit, sHd he is guilty.
of ingratitudo-.tS thosH perhaps. ~ 40 are
unwilling 60 iel pigeon 20, that it pays
them 50 well % pluck, and who. like the
{ little fish. begins to grow restless.
We fierce 40 man % join cur 0rder.
hut III lac does, we take Ills all his Eve
dollars. Countryman was right there )
we are an impecunious class; but By
|, Gle help Of the grange, which Testers in
dustry, an increase of practical knoWl-
edge, and teaches us the advantages of
corr bination for our mutual good, We
VIII 10 better anu elevate and dignity
G ont vocation, and give it that respeeta~
hilty alnoug otler pursuits, is iupor-
lance Demands We echo bis wish with
. regard % fhe good work the grange NAV
t.o, ana promise him that if it stakes up
on itself too much, We VIII call on him
for a .siifts
We regret, eIr. Countrynlan. thar la
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