The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-27
HON PIT DARDEN.

We had but FIVE days notice of the time
when Capt. Put Darden, Master of the
State Grange, would speak at Polkvile.
/ Notwithstanding the short notice, by
eleven o'clock about one hundred and
fifty persons had assembled to hear him.
Capt. Darden was in good health and
gave us one of his best speeches, which
was listened to with marked attention,
and was we'll received by all who heard
him. / wanted to give you brief syn
opsis of his speech but have not the time
to write it out now.
/ will say that every farmer who heard
him that | have conversed with on the
subject land have talked with many)
fully endorses his speech in every partic
ular. Capt. Darden is representative
man-that is he represents the true and
advanced principles of the Grange; he is
travelling and making speeches in the in
terest of the Grange at his own expense,
and not at the expense ofthe State Grange,
as is often said by few editors and some
of their correspondents in this State who
are opposed to the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry. | saw this illustrated the
other day in this way: A person writing
to newspaper, intimates that Capt. Oar
den is candidate for the u S. Senate,
and travelling around making speeches in
Darden's interert at the expense of the
State Oranges; and the editor was un
thoughted or silly enough to endorse it,
and said he thought SO too.
The funny part is this person and editor
both claim to be grangers. Their infor-
nation or memory must be sadly at fault.
These unkind and ungenerous remarks
are so many thrusts or sling shots at the
Grange; it cannot be at Darden PERSONAL
| ly, as he is not known to them and cuts
no figure in the case; therefore it must be
at the great body of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry. A wise man should look before
he leaps Dot No. 2, IN Brandon Record.
We were not surprised that editors of
political papers under the control of pro
fessional ffice-seckers would be prompt
to ,nisrepresent and assail Worthy Mas
ter Dafden, whenever he spoke out bold
ly and earnestly in behalf of the rights of
the toiling masses and urged them to or
ganize in order to effectually assert and
and maintain those rights. He is not a
candidate for U. S. Senator or any other
alitical office, but he has been strongly
ped by THE PATRON and the Southern
Live Stock Journal for that office These
papers believe that the farmers are enti-
tied to and should demand representation
in the halls of Congress, and suggested
Worthy Master Darden for U. S. Senator
as one we'll fitted to represent the farmers
of Mississippi. This they did without his
knowledge or consent.
Some of these political papers have as
serted that the farmers do not endorse
Reeches recently delivered by Wor-
Master baden, but the resolutions
Spted by the Oranges he has addressed
sow that these papers are entirely mis-
laken. The farmers not only approve his
speeches, but they endorse the man, and
they will show their high appreciation of
him and his splendid efforts in behalf of
their cause by rallying to the standard of
the Grange by thousands. To build up the
Grange in Mississippi, is the object of
Worthy Master Darden in engaging in
his present arduous canvass Political
preferment in no way engages his atten-
ton. If he is everlcalled to political posi-
ton, it will be by the people; the office
will seek him, not he the office