The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-17
PATRONS or HUsHAYDRYIN C0UN

here to-day will represent near
ly twelve hundred subordinate
oranges, and an aggregate member
ship Of nearly sixty thousand.
Tho basis of representation ia one
delegate for each county, in which
there is an organized grange, and
an additional delegate for each ten
subordinate oranges in tho county.
Any county having II fraction OF
eight subordinate oranges is entitled
to II delegate for that fraction. II
is thought that three hundred dele
gates will hand IN their credentials
to-day.
The assembling ofso large n mum.
Der Of the most intelligent farmers
and planters of the State is nota
bio event, which We trust will be
productive of much good Not
being II member of the Order we are
not informed Of the special objects
for which tho State Grange has
been called together, but wo believe
it il their regular annual meeting.
BIT whether it BIO regular or special
with an order which has increased
30 rapidly within tho past twclvl
months, there must be many mpor.
tant questions relating to internal
organization and discipline demand
ing attention, .t
Some Of our contemporaries, who
aro noted for having II largo stock
Of good advice always on hand for
every possible emergency, are law
ishing it in II worry prodigal manner
upon tho Patrons OF llusbandry.
They aro generally cautioned
against many pitfalls, which rural
ists ike themselves arc liable to
tumble into, unless they heed tn,
warning given them, They arc cs
pecinlly cautioned, almost tearlully
against the dangers Of tho gaping
abyss of party politics. All Of which
however we'll meant, is, wo think
somewhat gratuitous and unnoces
sary. In tho first place, because
composed rs the State Grange is
OF somo of the best minds of the
State, they arc quite capable OF
giving II direction to tho general
policy of tho Order which will avert
any of the predicted caIamitie'; and
in the next place, tho conservatism
which has characterized tho course
OF the Order in this State, is n guar.
antec against unwise extremes in
their future policy.
This powerful organization, which
has, for its rdiSon d etre, protection
TO the great agricultural interests
Of tho country, and the improve
mont Of tho moral, educational and
material condition of the vast null
titudo OF agriculturalists throughout
tho land, is still in It's infancy, But
it hns, no doubt, existed sufficiently
long to make itapparcnt to the most
thoughtful Of tho Order that many
OF tho early views of its
founders require revision and
modification. Tho wscst of its
members have, doubtless long
since discovered that ono of tho
crudest of these early ideas, Is that
middle mon" may DO disposed
with. In other words that tho
whole complicated machinery of n
vast commerce can DO road iustod to
suit tho especial interests Of u class.
That commission merchants, gro
GERS, agricultural implements ma.
kcrs and vendors, may be proiitably
set aside, and their offices in tho
general business partnership, DO
better and moro choaply performed
by the salaricd agents oftho Grange.
This will sooner or lator DO found
to DO a great error. Civilized soci.
city lsa partnership on n grand scale.
mono tho less real that IL ia involun
tary, In carrying on business Of
tho vast firm, each maui and woman
has his and hcr part to perform, and
in It's duo performance, consists the
wcll.being Of tho whole, One is the
grocer, another tho dry goods MGR.
chant, another tho vendor of wares
md implements Of the household