American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-05
MADISON CCU>TY E3ANt:Eks


cal, thrifty, well To do ana subStan-
tial farmers. They went mo The
Order expecting by concentration
of effort and energy to achieve the
same degree of success collectively
which they had already attained
individually. Have their hopes
been realized? is there anything
to indicate that they have not fai:.
ed to accomplish what was expect
ed by friends and discouraged by
foes; These are questions which
naturally arIsc-which very appro-
pi lately occur to those who, feeiip &
some depth of interest in its OBJ
jects and aims, have watched with
attention and anxiety the progress
If the Order, and have wished for
1t, from its inception, that full meas
are of success to which its hitherto
ardent nnr Jealous advocacy Of
high aspirations aud noble princi
plies has justly entitled it.
or course, without the gates it is
mot known what has been accom-
plished within its mysterious pre-
cincts. 1t is to be presumed that
social refinement has been cultivat
! d, friendship has been nurtured,
mi education has been encouraged
and fostered by proper and practi-
al measures. This ia all very well,
and will bear fruit in due season,
we hope; but ont of the gates, in
he harsh, hard, hypercritical, prac
icaI, bread and butter" world,
what has been donei The only
visible, tangible evidence we have
chat the Grange still exists in this
county, is the advertisement which
regularly appears in the AMERICAN
| CITIZEN, c.,liing for a meeting Of
he County Grange. Beyond this,
there is nothing that we can dis
cover having the faintest semblance
# substance abOIt 1T
We wish it were otherwise. There
no person feeling more sincere
wish for the permanent, substantial
success of the Patrons of Husband
than the writer of this. 1t will
a misfortune, a public calamity,
# this Order fails of success, and
this from the le,hargy and indiffer-
ence of its members, or some other
equally fatal disease.
In all camlOr we say to the Gran
gers of this county that they must
be up and doing. Much has been
expected little has been done.
Great will he the disappointment
Of many friends, and great will be
The exultatl0n of many fees, it yOu
salter now, yield the field, and al
low Your holy banner to trail IN the
dust OF ritlicule and disgrace. Man,
watchful eyes are upon you many
Will rejoice with exceeding great
Joy at your discontinue; they are
already beginning to laugh and
jeer at what the Changers have
done, and what they can do. They
no longer fear you, and are rapidly
losing their respect for you.
Now, what is the remedy, what
is the antidote for this condi
tion of evil, this state of inaction?
| will tell you-it is WORK, hard,
earnest, Jealous work Each one
OF you knows what work can do, for
you have tried 1T. What work is
necessarily
We will assume that majority,
a large majority of the members are
still attached to the Order, and are
not apathetlc or Indifferent to its
e,,k, fNl.i, hoinn lo nf
course incumbent upon that MAORI
ty to encourage the faltering,
streI CITIZEN the weak, revive the
languIshing. and re-awaken that
enthusiasm with which the Order
was ushered into existence and
grew to its present gigantic pro
portions. This general revival,
general re awakening of interest
among the members, can be best
effected by the inauguration of
some enterprise that will attract
attention, excite remark, and afford
or at least promise-some sub
stantial benefit to the Order.
The Oranges of the West, and in
some localities of the South, have
been eminently successful in their
commercial venture. Through their
agents, who are bound by the ties
of brotherhood and heavy money
bonds, they have saved since 1872 !
about 100000. All through
the West, we find, springing up nn
der Grange auspices, sustained by
Grange patronage, managed and
by Grange intelligence,
huge warehouses. immense eleva
tors, Touring mills, pork pack ing
and all those I'M
which are the legitimate
of energy, industry and
In many towns Of
the South and West, We find halls
owned by Oranges and stores es-
tabishe;l hy Patrons of Husband
~. The latter are always conduct
al on the CD operative plan. and
where managed with tact and
by men of undoubled
integrity and ability, the business
las been satisfactory and the profit
,emunerative.
Why should not the Patrons of
Madison county engage in an enter
,rse Of some kind 2 Suppose they I
establish cooperative store in the
.ity of Can.ous 1t can be done
canton is the courthouse of IL large,
'opulous and wealthy county; it is ;