The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-10
CEDAR hill PICNIC.

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Ma had the pleasure of attending
Sunday school pio'nio At Cedar Hin
",s,turday, the ilh Instant Al ten
i,os Tho bchool, with unlurlod hau-
and badges, headed by the May
D,.,u and oorlege came tripping DER
lawn, q rank Of as bright, lights
,rrsl little pedeslrines rs ! ever raw,
vi were ali OF them small many large
'o.. were In rank, mnkiwh suppose,
.utope hundred and lily In all,
Incorporation crrrm1Ilra we're beau
mjanl we'll eNecued, Tue speeches
.oI e.,lys OF the little folks were ex.
'I.pt lurn came the speakers, Row
W~.s Andrews, Lrrrelluud Davis in
".uUu their names are mentioned
IN. prcrhea were interesting, ~ the
Mr audience testified by their ~,
m,I0n
n onc o'clock dine was called,
rbcn a.s Iho good time lor al, II was
,ral pic,uic dinner spread plump on
M ground, the work being done by
bfrown hands Everything palHtable
Bd inviting TO the appetite WAS spread
n great abundance Tor ALL Of which,
.Ner the multitude had partaken,
many baskets full were taken up,
Aery one present will agree with me
ht the ladies Of Cedar llill know Just
or to get up u good dinner
AOer noon tho audience was dis
missed By the marshal TO spend the
noa5 they should SEQ proper, The
slll amount Of laughter, conversation,
tnonadc, promenade and swinging
80, INDUCED in by the young folks.
But the sturdy farmer would like
3mclhing that smacked Of things more
auanlial, So TO please his class" u
5ng, slick" though not fat" fellow
iom Dallas consented to address them,
v course his being there was all hapN
.M so and he had no "aXe to grind
he was a little sick and could not talk
boz, he said But before he was done
mny thought he measured speech
nhcr by stature than health, and
pud not care to sit and hear him
,acn be was well, His subject was the
mnge and his speech would have
aade q Diogenes believe he had found
lshonest man, or Ponce de Leon be.
Ge he had found his pure fountain of
a5nnal waters, which would again
oore and keep his life in perpetual
@,h, all found in The grange, "Why,
., he said, "the grange has opened up
BE mouth of the Mississippi to the
.nmerclal world, and brought your one
inbred and fifty to two hundred
&W sewing machines down to
NHly dollars, yes, seventeen and
Mi' The chamber of commerce had
IRy dictated to you the value OF your
|Diuce, and were now looking for the
ral EASTERN war, which would bring to
AM the golden millennium, At
present. they would give millions to stay
l,Kty days but then would give mill
lions to bring it on. This is their only
Acle "But, brother grangers," he said,
The facts are that the grange has caught
lie bull by the horns, and they now lay
Nuching at your feet, pleading for
Gms
lie then proceeded to speak of the
premiership CAKE to grindD. The
hit thing he struck was the lying, ras~
ally editors, who, for ten dollars, would
puff to the skies the veriest scoundrel
nall the lane" all but Major Downs,
The sweet singer of the Examiner" he
vas gentleman and nice fellow. But
81 other editors were rascals, which
stmed to me very much like the tail
igng to wag the dog.
But he wanted farmer for covers
r Thinking men said, "Why don't
)uwant an honest, competent man,
'1ether farmer, lawyer, doctor, or any
adeF class, man, and not try to bait
gingers with farmer"
wish it understood that | am
1anger in principle, so long as it de,
votes itself to the avowed principles as
published to the world. But when
leypnt candidate in the field, if not
N0Eedly as grange candidate, yet by
aauendo, calling him farmer" |
lsoTn and condemn any such proceed
nH When they do this they tacitly
I'ocIalm to the world their alliance to
is@ranlsm, the very thing Master
lang so strenuously denied on the
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