The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-02
CORRECTION.

80 CORRECTION.
Edf1or Patron =
1t is much tosbe regretted that the very
liable and instrue tive address of Jadge w. \
iP. Harris before the Societies of the Uni,
Isersity. of Mississippi, should have been
n1arred by the errors mo less than seven
in number contained in the following
| short extract:
am confronted in my plea for society work by
the failure of the Grange. That organization
| failed everywhere from the same causes. 1t had
!! naught to do with the methods of agriculture. 1t
separated great interest frefn all Others and
! wagin spirit militant. 1t made war on those en-
lgaged in trade and transportation, and in the at
| tempt to break down monopoly, nlenaced free
| competition. 1t did not propose to teach, but to
| govern, and fell from its inherent defects.
That Judge Harris fell into this errone-
Gus statement of facts, can only be &C.
counted for by his having received infor-
nation on the subject from the enemies of,
| the Grange, who, from its organization,
have misrepresented its objects and acts,
and used every unfair means to obsrruct
its progress Not having succeeded to
their satisfaction, they now, as a last re-
sort proclaim it a failure, and affect to
believe it dead.
Error Ist The Grange is not failure,
| but, relieved as it is from many unworthy
members-secret enemies, who should
never have been admitted-is now iiv-
ing reality -
end 1t has from its origin and without
intermission, made the improvement of
the Methods of Agriculture one f Its
principal aims.
ord. 1t neOer attempted to separate the
4 interest Of agriculture from other interests
on the contrary, it has always aimed to
bring about more direct and intimats re-
lations- with ether interests, by discarding
the middlemen who intervened; but it did
and does undertake to assist the equality
of the agricultural interest-in rights and
consideration, with any and all others,
and to elevate it to the rank its impor,
lance entitled it to in civilized society and
it was militant only SO far in the spirit of
self defence, and made necessary by other
interests which were degrading the tillers
of the soil into mere shewers of wood and
drawers of water" servitude intended
to convey all the profits of agriculture into
hands neither stained by the soil nor
hardened by toll.
4th 1t did not make war on trade and
transportation, but it demanded for the
[ |
buyer or seller in the markets, which trade
denied, by attempting to force HIM to
transact all his business at great expense
through host of middlemen. 1t also in
sisted that he should get transportation on
the same terms enjoyed by trade, without
discrimination in terms or facilities. For
this assertion of equal aights for the agri-
cultural interest, war was initiated and
L., t.o Ia nj okI,o
tai against the Grange.
9Th. 1t did not menace competition; to
the contrary, it encouraged it, by expos
ing the enormities of, and refusing to sub
nit to, the monopolies formed by trade
fairer and more direct relation between
the interest of agriculture and legitimate
commerce.
9th: 1t did propose to teach, arr Its
efforts have been crowned with consider
able success, for there is no community
in which the Grange has been properly
organized, but that has been benefited by
its teachings morally, socially ard mate
: rally.
9TH. 1t neOer proposed to govern, but il
has taught the tillers of the soil that they
are the equals, possessing the same rights
with those engaged in other pursuits, and
has encouraged them to assert and main
" tain that equality, and refuse to be governed
as menials by the arbitrary and unjust
] rules of trade, and all monopolies made
e OK barfe-for self-agrandizement.
!. That the Grange is not. a failure is
6 proved by its success in establishing the
: claims of the tillers of the soil to equality
d and the recognition of theil rights by
other callings, which, if not openly denied
e had been ignored to their great cost and
e disadvantage.
The arrogant claim of vested rights ane
exemption from legislative supervision
4 made by organized capital invested il
e railroads, was tested and successfully me-
n Gby the range in its denial and resistance
a to principle so dangerous to free PEG
I pie, being fully sustained by the Supreme
a Court of the United States.
The Grange may have made mistake.
! what that is human has not? but this
$ one act of public benefit alone, shoulo
S have saved it from the charge of being {
! failure.
$ So long as these Misrepresentation
e come only from the known enemies o
!. the Grange, they were harmless, bu
Q coming as they do through SO respectful,
!. medium as Judge Harris, they are calcu
: lated to injure the Order and place OBJ
structions in the way ofits progress in The
advancement of the interests of agricul
ture, which by just and proper mean,
only, is its sole mission; hence the neces
{ sity for their contradiction. D.
l. FARMERS ORGANIZING TO DE
; MAND THEIR RIGHTS