The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18
The National Grange.

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In response to the call Of States at the
National Grange last week, d. II. Thing
Of Maine, delivered che following stir
ring address. MIR. Thing Is an active
.-1osker and his utterances are we'll worth
the careful consideration Of every farmer
in the country:
bring 70 you the fraternal greetings
of the Patrons of tho Pine Tree S:ate.',
In their behalf ! hail you brothers aud
sisters, united Dy that iraiernal bond
which pledges as to render nnto every
brother his just due, and to extend to
each sister that protection which shall
shield her from oil harm. How ever lar
gely or frequently o.heE organizations,
fraternitieso or societies, may fail to exhib.
Il that warm brotherly regard and heart.
fclt love which makes friendship 60 dear
and lifesso sweet, our order, cs oil tho
{ creations OF the human mind, the most
pure aud beneiicent, knows no north or
south, 30 east Or west. We meet to-day,
the orange groves of Florida, from tho
vine.claa plains Of New, JeTsoy and the
: golden state of the Pacific, from the land
of the magnolia and the palmetto, and
tho Ysst wheat fields of tho north west.
Moro than that, Worthy Master, we
meet to-day In fraternal urlicn our BROTH
s era and siaieRa from Ontarios and Ona.
bec, end while we greet them as members
of the aama family. the line that divides
z US as nations exss2g only in Imagination,
and rs we claspl hands with the grin of
true Patrons, our patriotism spreads out
and covers all the broad land represented
here from the iceberga of tho north 90 the
everglades OF the south, from Sthe bay
of Eunda to the gulf Of California, and
Graternal love wells up and enaircles every
true Patron, no matter sfom where he
halls. While machine politicians and
) deraag haunt the bloody shirt and
appeal TO our party and sectional feel
ings, and seek upon the woes and ills OF
their unhappy cosnttv 80 ride into
places Of honor end pnN r,ywe tho repre-
sentaiiyes = mat great conservative class
which is, and is 70, be, the hope and
i strength OF our republic, arc buByinR
olrselyes to bind mp the wounds, acoth
the nnkind fealirgs and 81 lay, The angry
passions which haY9 thus reen engender.
ed, and TO bring those having d common
interest into one vast organization
through which to mall b our power and
( inHuea s yailahie and potent In the
prosecution of our great and glorious
work Of etratc hing and. .peFpe etnating the
feelings Of fSiendship and loyalty 10 every
sec Ton Of 0nr country. and Of 40 Develop
ing and n,anif Testing the resources Of
each as to create that ceiling Of mutual
dependence SO ess ssntial 10 our Happiness
as members Of one family. Shall we
/ coed z 81 Ought We 20 succeed ? ARE
! 9es as farmers enti led to Ebe inipeasauee
aud rec ogniti0a thSt we claim Z q Arnswe
always to earn 57sss .s ard toll
Etliat q few may eat in III sIeness?
Arc sle Creators of all wealth to be al.
! ways poor are tho hpnors which sha
farmer earns forever 10 b, bestowed upon
Othera2 Are our servaNI Is to % forever
our nlastarse Shell tho canals aud rail-
road which without ~ would he llsa-
{ IGl5 ~ inc streoza or EOupeii ma Iur-
cuiaiieum, ba fsFeyar used 70 pltsalyae
\ the hand that npho lds them Aggsistt we
( be heWer6 of 'ssS0ti aHtl slFaAsess Of water
To other men 10 the end OF time? Shall
40 do and suffer thes thin that q ts,-
yosed few may enjoy enaa and homo Z.
Or shall we, Is IS free men, break
s 8looss from patty ties, get oiit ofi party
yiftg8, from sitsIie5 part N ssn{l ia III s
5ufgSsd q ssiia our vii tlf otfse F,orlY Z.
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g goIif g1eEl 0s eagIs, our pcsaHi and
inland ata lisI pu biic ei isicea and
ogr high 81 public servants. aud
then ss6s d sskink who earaB tho
money o u and ilssyF for alI this.
q loo Il thousand agil0 live III
esiss and it'd "a aLl q fortunes of
niilEpns mud tens Of millions; never aIi-
5tlsEs q ssolias I'd Cd world ss wealth, and
ask gSsarze lsdsA fxya a. ttlIsiS..
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