The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
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VIA notice. ii lbs .rss place, he Grange
= an organization
The right u persons 70 peaeeahly asseHa.
lie II secret neslinss Is lesalized BY law and
useee. Wehare maas secret orders Of q So
aiaI. beneficial o. charitable character 50
much 50, that new ones form and flourish
without creating ripple on the mind Of soci-
osy; but not 20 with she Patrons Of Husband
- This,asan organization, has created some
excitement. politicians view i with q jealous
eye spectators show signs Of nervousness
while monopolistss percent brokers,
and land. sharks in general, may well heave
sigh when the farmers movement looms up
before them. While lis ono Of the fanda-
mental priaciplea Of the order not to NEEDLE
with politics, yet il is equally a duty to throw
oH every oppressive yoke, lei il come in what
ever form Or gaise i iaay.
The necessity or this OF like organization
has long since been felt BY the farming COM
uunity Living some distance apart, their
business demanding almost their entire atien-
ton, many Of them not awaiting themselves Of
the benefit Of newspaper, being generally
honest aud unsuspecting -all tending to make
them susceptible Of the grossest imposiiions.
The Grange, in course Of time, win remedy
mosts il not all ofthese evils.
Here sociability and hrotherly love FREEDOM
mate; isolation and anhecoming reservedness
are enst aside; here everyone feels free TO
make known his or her wants, and to warn
others Of imposisioas. ssIn union there is
strength, and ''knowing our rights we will
maintain them. II is not intended, howev-
er, that Patrons ostracize others, but merely
shake of those parasitical characters who not
only derive their support from the farmer,
but manage TO get the lions share. BY way
Of illustration, viii relate an anecdote:
A landlord and his customer dealt at the
same butchers stall. The landlord bought
steak, and his customer bought liver Ia
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ate. When they met at the stall as before
the reformed customer filed his basket with
steak. The landlord viewed the situation fol
amoment, and drawled out, ~ guess III tax,
liver
think il high time we had changed places
The farmers are supporting host of reckless
middle-men and sharpers, with their fas
teams and high living 'sThey toll not, Meth
er do they spin" sand yet, say unto you
that solomon, in all bis glory, was not ar
rayed ike one Of these.
Live, and let i've is very good motto
but Grunge means alive as well as let live.
We do not wish to check trade and industry
but rather increase them by producing more
We are proud of our cities and railroads
and cheerfully give them reasonable sup
porti but we would enter solemn protes
against the high-handed impositions general,
practised upon the farmer.
While we acknowledge civilities from all
we viii most cordially extend the right hand
offellowship to every Patron of Husbandry
need not speak Of the intellectual ant
moral attainments Of the order, for witt
the hallowed influence of its female member
ship, it must rank first among the organiza
tons of the country.