The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-08

dealers We have learned to better I'M
derstand cooperation, and how to profit
by its advantages We have learned how
to transact the necessary farm business to
much better advantage We are
now prepared to make farm operations
more successful and our investments more
profitable. In teaching in the Grange all
| become students as we'll as teachers; for
none know so much but that they may
learn still more, and none know so little
| but they can teach some valuable lesson to
to others; and in this way we have learn
ed to know our rights, duties and privile-
| ges, as well as our responsibilities, and to
better understand the affairs of local, State
and National Government and we are
thereby much better prepared to act wise
| ly and intelligently as citizens.
The Grange has taught us how to sys-
| tematize our farm work to better advan-
tage and to greater success. 1t has taught
us to do more brain work, greatly to the
relief of muscle power. The Grange has
taught us how to exercise and practically
| apply brain power in making farm labor
more pleasant and profitable, and we now
fully realize that scientific knowledge in
agriculture, practically applied, produces
prosperity and wealth proftably to indi-
viduals and nations This, too, is what
| the Grange has done: Through the bust
| ness department Of the Grange, millions
of dollars have been saved to its members
by arranging for their supplies direct from
manufacturers and Dealers and in market
ing their surplus products. They have
saved millions, in common with others, in
reducing overcharged rates to reasonable
and just profits, and millions more in the
saving of subsidies and taxes, and by their
united effort has exerted an influence for
good, in many ways beneficial to all classes.
1t has elevated its members to higher
standard, and made them more useful to
themselves and to society. 1t has done its
own work and at its own expense and has
never attempted to do anything at the sac
| rifice and expense of others.
The Grange has been reasonably sue
cessful in staying the progress of combi-
nations and monopolies, and has to some
extent succeeded in just legislation and le-
gal decisions that are of vital importance
to the people, which might have lain dor
mant for centuries, had it not been for the
work done in the Grange. The Grange
has clearly demonstrated to the world that
| our aims and purposes are reasonable, our
claims legitimate, our demands Just, and
that our influence is exerted for good, on
the broad principles of humanity-not sell
| fish enough to work for the good of our
own members only but for the advance
nent of every legitimate enterprise, and
for the elevation of mankind; and that
true orthodox Grange doctrine, as taught
in the Declaration of Purposes, and prac-
ticed by all true and faithful members, is
the true and fundamental principle of good
citizenship, good society and good govern
| ment.
The Grange has been the direct means
of elevating many thousands of its mem
bers-intellectually, socially and morally.
| 1t has taught us better TO know each other,
and to understand our duty to ourselves,
to ou1 neighbors, to our Government, and
| to our God. This and much more is what
the Grange has done, and there are many
thousands to-day enjoying the fruits pro-
duced by and through the work of the
Grange. If men would lay prejudice and
selfshress aside, land give the matter can
did and impartial consideration for few
moments, the question would be clearly
and conclusively answered to every reas-
enable and candid mind, what the Grange
| has done.