The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-20

purchase two hundred dollars at the
house every year, never draw the divi-
dends, but letit remain, the profits will
educate every child he has. sh
1--WE are glad to see that the people are
getting fully aroused to their condition.
and beginning to work the brain as well
as the muscle. There is greater spirit of
inquiry, of thought, of investigation bv
the masses, than ever before. They seem
to be determined to find the root of the
evils that aff1ict us, and to blaze out the
road that will lead us out of the wilder
ness. Our faith is strong TO-DAY that it
will not be long before you will see the
results of these thoughts and investiga-
tons in the way of better times, better
laws, better law makers, better govern
rnent administered by better men than
those that now control. We have too
long been driven by the crack of the
party whip and voted for party leaders
regardless of principles or measures, be-
they were the nominees of the PARTY, and
that was all there was of them, never in
quiring, "Are they honest, are they capa-
bier These are tests that should be APP
piled. tits a lamentable fact that legisla-
ton is principally controlled by moneyed
rings and wealthy corporations, while the
great mass of the people, the wealth pro
ducing people, are almost if not totally
ignored. Do you tell me that the govern
ment is giving that aid and succor to Ag-
riculture that its great importance de-
mand? Look at the hampered condition
OF our Commissioners of Agriculture at
Washington, see the stingy spirit, the
crr1a III .ar1r
ton Of the department. and grounds, and
then tell me that this is all that is needful
to promote the interests of agriculture,
the source and foundation of all our
wealth? If it is, l must confess that am
stupidity ignorant.
Look at the large appropriations that
are made to other departments There is
more money appropriated to the war de-
partment in one year than has been APP
propriated to the agricultural department
from its organization to the present.
Think of that, that there has been more
money spent in one year to enable our
people. to kill and murder one another,
| than has ever been spent in behalf of that
pursuit that is calculated above all others
to make us peaceful, prosperous and
happy. We may take the history of the
world, and in that country where Agri-
culture has been neglected the angel of
peace and prosperity has plumed her
wings and taken her departure Upon
the other hand, wherever Agriculture has
been nurtured and protected by the GOV
eminent peace and prosperity has come,
not only to the husbandnan but to all
classes. The agricultural interest of this
country is suffering fearfully to- day for
| the want of that protection and fostering
care. But we should not blame the GOV
eminent; the fait lies at our door. We
have been driven by the party lash to sup
port class of lawyer politicians that have
no direct interest in Agriculture, but
whose chief effort is to so legislate and SO
frame laws as to give them the most bus
mess and put the most money in their
pockets. They are not there to protect
and guard the Interests of Agriculture,
but that measure that is backed with the
most money is sure to get their support.
How do you expect to have your inter
ests guarded and protected in the halls of
IegISIaI1oH II you nayC rCEJr UoUuuaris.
there? This is our condition. AS long as
you send lawyer, banker, merchant or
any other class outside of farmer, you
are going to be misrepresented. | have
always been Democrat, and refused to
support Greeley for President because he
was a fraud, although nominated by
Democratic convention. He would not
have been Democratic President for he
did not reprefent the Democratic party.
Nor can we expect oLr interests Justly and
properly represented by men of adverse
interests and professions.
Now, fellow citizens and tillers of the
soil, let US come to sensible conclusion:
| if we want our interests cared for we
| must send our own men to attend to our
own business. f.e a
There is something fearfully wrong in
! the management of our government. or
we would not be ground to the earth with
| taxation to pay the interest on the bonded
debts. But you can not chsrge it to the
| farmers, for they have had no hand in it.
/ 1t is true they have permitted it to be
done, and there is where the charge comes
| in against us. We should have united
our ballots and hurled from the temple of
| liberty set of vultures that has well nigh
crushed US to. hopeless ruin. But we
have not been there. Let us look and see
if am correct. We will examine the u
S. Senate. find one farmer, or at least
he did farm when his masters overseer
drove him. He is negro, Bruce of Mis-
sissippi. must give him more credit for
honesty than his distinguished colleague,
for he did obey the voice of his people. 1t
is nearly the same in the Lower House,
and has been nearly the same in all the
State Legislatures until the last few years.
1t is truly encouraging to see so many
good men coming to the front. We must
meet together, talk together, work togeth-
er, pull together, vote together, and it will
not be long before we see the good re-
suits of such actions. We have nothing
to fear so long as we are true to our
pledges, ourselves, true to the noble prin-
eiples of our Order, and true to each