The Grange advance., 1874-04-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
5sra1sc CnrE4, M1ss.,.
/ April sthl 1874

What is the Prder doing benefit
the farmers? Tbis is a quesf on fire.
quently asked oYthose who do MT join.
our Oranges :. Ne cannot see that It's
members get goods any cheaper, Or set
any more for thef produce than We do,
and We save thS money that they pay
out to keep up tlc Order But none.
are so blind as those who will not see.
and, Brother Patrons, We can soon cou-
vince them that i've have the advantage
in prices if we continue to act in unity.
1t has been saidsand with truth too. Of
farmers that they work independent Of
each other. and that it would be diff
cult for any nun'ber Of them to work
together in an organization. Hundreds
to-day are watching and expecting to
see the great combination drop to
pieces as quickly as it sprany into ex-
istence, and it depends upon us individ-
ually to prove that farmers arc not the
blockheads that Smoneyed men and poll
ticians suppose them to be- and that
this Order can stand though hundreds
are working to destroy 1t. Now, fellow
Patrons, let US lay aside all petty ditferen-
cos and work as men and women can work
to sustain that (which. we have under
taken to support; let US drop every
thing wherein we cannot agree, and Ia
Dor as one individual in the upbuilding
of this Order. the Patrons Of Husband
ry, for if we fail in this we shall he
ground to the very earth by these land
sharks in human clothing. 1t has been
said that the Changers would soon quar-
rel among themselves, and in that way
cut their own throats. l think We can
show them that such is not to be the
case. Show them that we can drop tri
Aes and all III feelings toward each 9TH
er, and that I've can grasp the b Ind Of
each membersof the Order and ffel that
We are brothers and sisters working to
obtain the same result. We have but
to join heartsaud hand nthf bond Of
brotherly love aud give oar-sRited en-
ergies to this cause to insure fill and
complete success. Our OrdeA Aas al
ready made a great improvement in the
farmers Of Minnes"t.:-msny who 4
year or 50 ago}could hardly say word
in public, and when they did say any
thing trembled in their boots aud
their hearts went pit-a-pat,
like school by when first called upon
to declaim, can now speak quite freely
in any emergency Of that kind. Why
is this? Because the Grange is devot-
ed 10 the Improvement Of its members,
and free intercourse Of thoughts aud
ideas is encouraged by all it's laws and
precepts. It is in the Grange that We
lay aside our cares and troubles and
strive to enjoy ourselves, improve our
minds, and gain knowledge from our
associates. Oar Order, though still in:
it's infancy, has worked wonders in re-.
duoing prices, especially Of machinery.
Our State Agency if properly carried
out will be onesof the greatest systems
in our country, for soon all manufactur-
ers will see the benefit Of placing their
machines in tho hands of our State
Agent at the lowest possible figures: as
through him must pass the machines
used by the farmers Of Minnesota.
Though our order is not a political one
itzdoes not hinder but rather helps sits.
members to vote understandingly, and,
every farmer should vote for the men
who will work fol our interest in Con-
gress, Gf such men there are, aud let
us try and escape the clutches Of those
men (if9 men they eau bescallsd,) Who
are striving to gst themselves into office
by our votes, da,.ogg not whether they
ipjure us or not 20 long as they can get
q chance to steaEfrom the treasures by
their salary grats, stationery bills, &c::,,
&o: 50 ovhile strive. to support epf y