The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-12-17
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NATIONAL GRANGE.

the State Grange at the meeting
Of the National Grange in New
York city.
His reply in an able speech of
much appropriateness and force to
one as welcome was we'll received
by his audience as will be seen by
the Introductory editorial remarks
Of the EImira Advertiser, from
which we copy. We commend it
to the careful perusal Of our read
ers.
The response by Hon. J. n.
IIipscomb, of South Carolina Sen
ate, to the welcoming address by
VIM. G. Wayne, of New York, the
opening day of the session, was
not given to the Advertiser. with
the report of that days proceed
ings because the speaker had no
manuscript and his eloquent utter
ance could not be reproduced with
out some cost of time. The very
general call for printed copies Of
the address has compelled the
labor of writing it out, and it is
now given with the full approval
of it's author:
COL. LIPscoMB's ADDRESS.
Worthy Master and Brothers and
Sisters Of the National Grange:
When but very recently [ was in
formed that I was expected to
represent you on this occasion and
reply to the welcome Of the Wor-
thy Master and brothers and sis
ters Of New York, that [ instinc-
lively shrank from the o7erwhelm-
ing responsibility Of the position.
foresaw that as great contrast
would exist between the complete,
studied, finished, able and eloquent
address of the Worthy Master Of
New York, and any poor, i'm
promptu, extemporaDeous effort
| of mine would be as if a compar-
| son was drawn between this great
Empire State, upon whose soil
we now stand, with her wide
spread boundaries, expansive lakes,
mighty rivers,- great cities and
towns, her enormous agricultural,
commercial, manufacturing and
financial interests and wealth, her
dense population and great politi-
cal power, and the small, sparsely
populated, weak and impoverished
State from which | come.
But in common with all these
brothers and sisters [ am glad
that l am a recipient of this well
come and participantin in this scene
"a scene so heavily fraught with
thought, sentiment and signif-
cance a scene that speaks volumes
in praise, vindication, defence of
the great and good order under
whose auspices We now meet; a
scene that gives full and conclu-
si7e answer to the many :imputa'
tions and charges that have been
made by our enemies, all through
this broad land, that we are a
band Of secret conspirators, revo-
lutionists agrarians, communists
and socialists, and | would not be
surprised to hear that, availing
themselves Of the namc Of our
Worthy Secretary (lreland) they
should charge US with being "Fe'
mans" fresh from "Erin's green
isle." Those who did not charge
US with evil design and bad intent
amused themselves with ascertain
ING that the order was dead OF
dying, declining and languishing
For an answer to such, point them
here to New York, which
although a "Wayne" is at the
head oft, is not waning but wax
ing strong, proving that there il
nothing in a name and "that {
rose by any other name wouic
smell as sweet" If this is waning
[ would we had "Wayne's" II
every State. No; with a Wayne
at the head an and Arm. strong t<
back him, the grange will not dlt
in this State. And it is as well tt
now and here announce to those
both in and outside our gates thai
this great and good order of Pa
irons Of Husbandry is not dead
is not dying; connot die; must not
sh all not die! Some of the mos
beautiful attributes and character
istics of our order are here typl
fed and symbolized. Who arr
these men and women and where
H., thav come from ? Thew come