The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-03-13

: bsaiia OF All dificuIties and firmer .cc
menting of our Fraternity than the pres.
emf The members of the National Grange were
emphatic in their declarations of peace and gooo
will An harnonieus spirit pervaded The entire
body, and strong determination was manifestep
to bury dead issus and reach forw ardi the
to the real and genuine objects of our Order,
prominent among which is the destruction OF the
despotism of partisan politics. that @we may ds-
charge the duties of American Citizenship inde-
pendentIy and intelligently.
OUR OBJECTS.
No one who sincerely desires the ultimate good
of the country can object TO the Grange we.
wage no warfare against any class OF Our ctizens
we are simply organizing our class IN order 10
secure and protect our rights and interests. Ana
to this. end we show the unjust burdens we bear
and the reasons why we are not ProsPerlng' ano
attach the blame to own indifference and want
of organization We are seeking to obtain all our
rights social and political, ass class, and TO ce7
velop the science of Agriculture 70 us Iulese eA
tent We would not, If we could, proscrlpe any
Iclass or abridge any of their rights. Individual
| and national prosperity depends upon the pros
perty of agriculture, and as our object Is 70 Sc
cure the greatest prosperity to the country, we
should have the encouragement OF all classes
/ Yet it is obvious to the most careless OBSERVE
that the Grange has not met withithe encourage
/ ment it deserves. Every fact which would argue
| decay disintegration confusion, is sought tor
/ with avidity and published broadcast throughout
the land. Every charge against the Oroer, or
| attack upon its organs and leaders, is published
abroad while the Same channel is closed against
them in which to make their defense And. yet
we are told that 'sthe Grangeis good thing. LEI
US not be deceived by such expressions put IKE
men and women approaching our true condltior1,
! zealously strive for the account lishment OF our
/ Objects So long as we simply discuss o-opera-
ton in business, viii men of capital say, "the
Grangeis good thing, But when we begin TO
nractice co operation in business, then the oppo-
! sition :, ages So long as we content to dis
cuss want of representation IN the legisiation
of the country; and continue to vote tor the poll
tician who uses party for partisan purposes ne
i will say !"the Grange is good tning. put as
soon as we cooperate to secure the services OF
those who would use party to further the interests
of the entire country, then the ely goes out that
the Grange has gone into politics and is dead.
Let us be assured that the unjust burdens that we
now bear will never be removed except by
| our own efforts. There are, however, some IN
stances where we, as an Order, have received the
strongest evidences of good Will and much eneonr,
: agetnent. Two years ago at Holly Springs and
one year ago at lOkolona we were entertained IN
the most .hospitable manner without expense 70
the Grange and to- day we have been received IN
: the most Cordial manner by the good citizens OF
;. Forest and rendered the hospitality OF their
homes. We receive this as an evidence OF aoetter
S understanding between the classes OF our State
!, and feel assured that it will work to our mutual
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y advantage.
.~9yr -29HHr OUR POLICY. '13U at1 E23H
ri las the representatives of the Order and the ag
ricuture of the State, we should strive to estab-
fish public sentiment and line of action which
will develop our material resources and advance
e our civilization. The unnecessary agitation Of
sectional and race issues has unsettled our labor
. Many of our fields are lying idle and much of our
property is going to ruin. Capital and labor from
: abroad hesitate to enter our State. Notwithstand
IL. r@,t
riculture is growing less profitable. Our young
. men are abandoning the farm for more remunera
tive positions in our towns and cities seeking
homes in the distant west, and unless change II
our policy is made we must continue to retrograde
Capital is timid, and in order to get capital from
abroad, we must, in the language of the Nationa
: Grange, see 'sThat the laws shall be plain and
' simple to the end that justice shall be speedy
crime punished, and good government maintain
ed.' This done, industry and capital would come
into our State, to build up waste places to
tablish factories, etc. because of the many advan
= tages and opportunities to be found here. Some
propose to encourage the investment of capital in
manufacturing enterprises by exempting it from
taxation. Capital will go where it is protected
and remunerative, and it is not necessary to re.
lieve it from its proper proportion of the burdens
ofgovernment. 1t would be just to other classes
and we should learn wisdom from the history Of
the vast corporations which have grown into
, power and now resist the payment of taxes.
Let us mould. public sentiment which will
| frown.lown and keep down all lawlessness, which
will establish and maintain the most peaceable re-
lations throughout the borders of our own State
E and with all the States of our Union, and we need
not fear but that capital and labor will come to
q seek the splendid opportunities here offered.
THE SUBORDINATE GRANGE. -...-...
y A healthy growth of the Order depends upon
: the lfeiand activity of the Subordinate Oranges
y These should meet regularly, with some specific
: lobject always insview. A social gathering is a
l. good thing, and the discus sion and comparison Of
n farm operations of great benefit, but the
Il Grange cannot develop and go forward unless far
: 1ners comprehend the broader and more practical
objects of the Order 1t is impossible to take these
calmly into consideration without having spirit
4 of investigation awakened and renewed energy
nj instilled into us for the work. The educational
: status of the next generation must depend very
$ | much upon our efforts We have but to review
i the work of the Grange in bringing producer and
) consumer into close communication, thereby dis
IS | pensing with the middleman and reducing expen.
: ses, to see what might be the possibilities of the
It future. tss 145F2is g. 81 s3s1 5H4 ~ 4bf.
e Cooperation in business affairs would certainly
: lead to grand results Think CT Southern farmers
holding and disposing of their cotton at will, and
g consider for a moment the money at.would be
saved to US by handling and selling the crop as
d proposed by the Roehdale plan Suppose, again
| we would convert; our cotton into yarns or into
p manufactured goods before sending it away Their
population would increase and diversified labo,
e have beginning. Could We obtain Legislative
II influence and have taxation made equal and uni
y form, and ali values to contribute their just pro
IF portion to the support of the Government ane
all 'the tariffs of reghts and fare over rail road
e and all transportation companies regulated, arle
n all unjust discrimination inhibited by law VIVA
e sums would be saved to u.s.
IS rs CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.
: The establishment of Associations on the Roch.
:, dale plan in every county,, is earnestly recon
:. = mendcd. They are no longer experiments, hav
!, ing been in successful operation for nearly hal
: century. To build up our strength, influerce arie
: power. we must, cooperate in our business af
5 fairs. The old system has fastened upon us debt
and mortgages, and weighed us down with man,
cares. If failures, bankruptcies and poverty were
= the influences to draw together, then indeed
would we be bound by sympathy and acon,mor