Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-10-07
G. W. HACKWoRTH's SPEECH.
Patrons, Farm e-s and Citizens;

1t becomes my pleasing duty Il
} meet YOU on this occasion in this beau
tiful grove. We have met together
to-day for the purpose of extending
to one another the right hand of fel
lowship; and connecting more firmly
if possible, the bond of fraternal union
made, fostered and reared by our
grand order.
But short space of time has elapsed
since our order was comparatively
weak, especially in the State Of w.
: Va, and it was an unsolved problem
whether or not we would he able to
maintain a permanent society in this
part of the country. But TO day there
are $50 Oranges in this State, and con-
stantly increasing interest in the order
throughout the entire State. And
there are now 10000 Oranges in the
United States with 4 membership OF
over 1000, 900.
Therefore, to-day the question is
ful y demonstrated, AID the order of
Patrons Of Hnsbandry has become 50
firmly established that NJ outside op-
position or power shall ever be able
to drag our proud standard to the dust.
In this meeting to-day we may rea
sonably congratulate each other upon
the success of our labors, and the
grand results so far achieved.
The primary object Of the Grange
is to break the isolation in which far
mers and their families have so long
continued to live, and to bring them
together socially and for business pur-
poses. BY thus uniting and combs
ming they will be enabled to raise
themselves in the social scale and to
get fair profit for their products.
All other classes combine the mer-
chants have their chambers Of com
merce and boards of exchange ; lail-
road magnates form their comblna-
ticns-oftentimes illegal ones too
lawyers have their bar associations,
and doctors have their medical sOcle-
ties and why should not the farmers
organize, combine and unite them
selves. All these other classes fix
their prices upon their commodities,
their stocks and skill, and why not
the agriculturalist place himself in
position to demand and get fair
price tor his products ?
We do not blame the other classes
for organizing as they do, but in this
we want the farmer 10 initiate them,
to profit By their wisdom.
Through the Grange we can do this
better than in any other way. We
should meet often. The subordinate
Grange. is the sheet anchor of the !
order, anil inter st IN i mtst be kept up. |
The good that the Grange move
mcnt has done to the farmer Is incll-
cuIable. The Grange has been a
practical school for them. BY and
through it they have learned man,
things that they could not have learn
ed in any other way.
For years the farmer has been swim
died bv the milIle-men, but now by |
means of the Grang- movement he Is
enabled to procure all implements re-
quired by him, at from - to % per
cent. less than former prices, and yet
pay the manufacturer Il fair profit
BY means of the Grange movement
we are enabled to save vast sum OF
money which has hitherto gone into
the pockets of tbs middlemen and
been taken from the hard earnings
of the Ia m2r.
There are many other advantages
which may be secured by the Grange
movement.
The people have been and arc still
being robbed by the financial sys
TEN Of government.
The government receives the mon
ey from the capitalist. pays him SIX
per cent interest in gold Tor it, and
then issues to him ninety per cent OF
his cIpital in a circulating medium,
winch he could let out ut IN eXorbi-
tant rate of intcrest-anl this is de
nominated tEe great national bank
sy>tem. his Is al evil which ought
to be remedied, and it behoovrs the
people to take measures to remedy it.
The farmers have never had tnelr
proportional representation III the
Legislative hal Of State or nation.
They have a right 10 this and should
demand it. There is n good materi-
Al today in the ranks nf the farmer
as Cinclunatu>, Washington, Jetier-
son or Calhoun, therefore let us have
it.
We should compel both iticll
parties to do this in their nominating
couv'ntionS.
Congress has more lawyers in it
than members of any other class or
profession. They control the lcgisla-
ton of the nation and vet they form
a very small proportion Of the whole
people. They are entitled to no
more than their proper share of rep
resentation.
We have rothng to say against
lawyer; sI cla,. they are II right,
and Of course are not 10 blame Tor sc
curl . all they can to the advantage
OF their cla.s. We only want to S e
the clas. to who We belong to .e-
cure the proportional right and priv
ilege, whlca belong to them.
Much OF the cla,> legislation in favor
of c.rpor ton and monopDIie> ciuld
ne prevented and repealed If the far
merS Of the COUNTRY would stand up
and demand their rights to proper
tionate representation in State legs
lative. and Congress. They must %.