Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-22
FOR The vKRnoNr FARnEn.
The Grange Movement.

The Grange Movement. Z
rejoice that farmers are a. last learning
to appreciate organized associations Gdt
the promotion Of agriculture. Agriculture
is the greatest Of all industries, for upon the
success or failure Of farmers more than upon
all other classes, hangs the veal or woe Of
any community, just in proportion as the
farming class in any nation proapers the poo.
pic are comfortable and Independent and IL
that proportion too, their government u a
glorious success or miserable failure. p (
No sensible farmer would alone reasonably
undertake to right the minor wrongs, or sock
redress for past grievances heaped upon far
mers BY selfish and unscruplous organisa.
tons or intriguing politicians.
Hence it is that farmers have struggled
along impatieutly or bliudly enduring the
tolls, bearing the burdens, and paying the
taxes Of the nation. Poworloss for want Of
organization, and too weak and isolated for
any concerted plan Of action, they have suf.
iered themselves to be used as tools to &C.
complish the selfish objects aud aims of the
professional wire pullers and political gam
blers Of the age.
They have bartered our votes by the thou
sand for money and position. This secured,
they give us the cold shoulder and ask DC
favOrs, providing we pay their slight defal
cations Of from ten to Eve hundred thousand
dollars which, sooner or later, are sure IA
occur in many Of the Offices of trust ant
honor. Aud further, if they should decide
to face the righteous indignation Of an in
jured constituency, and vote to double th,
salaries Of all the principal officers IN tn,
government, We must pay them without
single murmur and guarantee like amour
for all time to come. If we will do all thi
and much more without repining we arr
passable farmers, aud can be accorded sea
just back Of everybody else, there to avail
the approach Of another election, for at tina
time 1--WE are infOrmed) our services will b,
quite indispensable. 1 laHi vu
We rejoice that this state Of things i
passing away, that farmers are aroused TO
sense Of their position, and already wonder
full progress has been made through III
grange movement. Thousands are mcetiu
10 council, as friends, and planning for thu
advancement and promotion of agriculture
pursuits, and qualifying farmers aud tbei
wives, their sons aud their daughters, to bet
ter discharge their duties, at home an
abroad, to society aud also to our govern
ment, which, though founded on better an,
more noble republican principles than an
other on earth, Is too often quite faultil
administered.
A great statesman remarked Of our state
that its representatives were educated
town meetings 1t is true to some extent
but we now have in our oranges, Goo
Tcmplars, and other kindred organization
better schools, available to all Each h'
also other features hardly less important {
desirable. Why not avail ourselves Of thsi
benefits. li
These associations serve to give farmer
confidence, improve their address, expau
aud enlarge their views and quicken the
perceptions. They also afford the earne
worker key 10 himself and also to soOiet
or in other words, they unlock hidden at
dormant talents in ones mind, and help
to see ourselves as others SEQ US. They eli
give US easy access to society. and know
edge Of human nature which enables us
be more useful laborors 10 that society whiC
. we should live to ben6t. ....
Then let us rouse up, rub our just-openG
eyes be first to "step into the pool" sun
mon all that is noble within us, and in ever
honest, legitimate way, fight manfully f
right aud justice. Let US sec to it, th
justice docs not write for our epitaph: h
. commenced with no purpose, stuck to b
, text through life, aud died to make room &
useful member OF society" ....,
) OLIVER CROMWELL.
, West Georgia, Oct 10.
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