The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-22
STATE GRANGE EXECUTIVE
% COMMITTEE. .7'aJI
To the Patrons of Husbandry Of
Texas.

kelleyyille, Nov. 9, 1873.
Editor Examiner and Patron
The undersigned, your Executive
Committee ofthe Texas State Grange
desires in this letter few words of
encouragement to you. As well as
to state that notwithstanding we are
not meeting together as a committee.
and issuing flaming circulars quar-
terly, still we are not unmindful of
our duty, and responsibility to the
Order of Patrons and Husbandry.
But realizing both, we expect to an
swer for the same. Then for your
benefit, we would say that all debts
and demands against the State
Grange have been promptly paid.
and still leaves. the treasury depart
mcnt in as good and healthy condi-
ton rs 1t has ever been, which could
hardly be expected, when we consid-
or the number of Subordinate
Oranges that now pay regular dues
to the State Grange, and the great
stringency in financial matters, that
now Cypress the farmer and husband
man, the combined results of bad
legislation, and shortness of crops
and farm products the past year. And
although the minds of the people
have been absorbed by the political
issues of the day, and the excitement
cngendered by personal efforts for
preferment, creating political vor-
tex, which seems likely TO engulf
every organization and department
of Society, especially the Grange,
there still remains many members,
who are true'to, and cherish the prin-
cipul of our noble Order as fondly as
ever, and who are determined TO use
every means and all the ability they
can summon, to MAINTAIN and support
it, so long as the objects and aims
for which it organized exist. And
that we still have as an organization
many warm and devoted advocates
of all the essential principles and doc
trines taught by the Order, as well
as our organ (the EXAMINER AND
PATRoN,) which has come forth the
second time from the consuming and
frey ordeal through which 1t has had
to pass, and which is now doing yeo-
man service in our defense, let US as
sist in making IL one of the best jour
mails of the great West. And as an
Order let us be grateful, yea thank
full to the Creator and Ruler of the
universe. That we have thus far es-
capped the pestilence that has fallen
upon our sister States, whilst many
thousands have fallen, we as q people
have been spared and the scourge
withheld from us, and il is certainly
encouraging to every patron in this
State, when he looks around all over
our broad territory, and beholds the
teeming with excellent crops and
riches in abundant harvests, reward
ing bountifully every faithful hus-
bandman for his toll, replenishipg
their barns and purses to the full,
also TO notice the encouraging reports
of the revival of business of COM
merco and of confidence, that is now
circulated from Texas TO Maine and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. To
notice how gently but surely the
ideas of the American people con-
corning reform, retrenchment, strict,
economy, &C., are being infused into
the minds of officials, and those aspir-
ing to position in our State govern
mcnt, great part of which has
resulted from the doctrines and teach
crs of our Order, the peoples great
benefactor, and that many of the
monopolies and corporate companies
of the country are becoming less Of
fensive, having been taught lesson
by our Order, and made to realize,
that they are not the absolute mas
tiers of the people, these together
with many other important facts
which have been accomplished by the
Grange movement, might be adduced
ms grounds of encouragement to all
true members to preserve to the ac-
complishment of the great work of
the Grange. And we would exbort
every patron as well as every farmer
and mechanic 10 look to their better
interest, to aid and become co-work-
ers with those who are doing all pos
sible to better our condition and the
condition of our country. We
would say to every dormant Grange
in the State that still holds to its
charter, to meet and go to work I'M
der the liberal provisions of the
State Grange. Iieorganize your
Oranges, send up your delegate to
the State Grange, unite with those
who have been faithful and aid in the
great work now before us. Let us
sustain our organization, our Grange
organ, and the cause of Humanity,
and out of the bountiful harvest with
which we have this season been blesi
may every good and true patron be
able TO relieve himself from the
thralldom of debt, and supply all OF
his demands and those or our nobl,
Order, .Tben, with, grateful hearts
let us bow 10 him who regulates the
seasons and rewards the husbandmar
in his labors. ls Fraternally,
DIR. j. II. llIGGs, Sec.
J. T.. GRAY, Chair.
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