The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-03-27

yet there has never been any respectable
| organization SO persistently abused, Will
fed and ridiculed as this organization of
the farmers.
Even some agricultural papers, strange
to say, have INDUCED in writing bitter
things against this Order, while they
| could applaud the organization of the mer-
chants of the cities, and had not a word of
condemnation for any other class which
should choose to form their own peculiar
organizations. But it has been the peculiar
province of the political press to empty
the vials of its wrath upon this unofend-
ing organization, which has for one of its
prime objects the paciication of the coun-
try, and to this end has announced to the
world, and up to this time has firmly stood
by the enunciaton, that it knows no
North, no South, no East, no West, but
one common country, and that its mem
bers have pledged themselves to labor for
the good of the whole country. True,
there is no party in the Grange, and par
tizan politics cannot be introduced or dis
cussed in the meetings. Here the real
patriot may come, and meeting with like
spirits, may discuss from a high and noble
standpoint the grand~principles which
underlie all good and just governments,
and never once hear word about parry.
For this reason the political press may,
perhaps, conclude it is dangerous organ
ization to the mere partisan, and hence
the persistent attacks made upon it.
| The mere fact that our Order is
not popular with the press, renders it the
more necessary that should employ the
instrumentality of the press, to defend it
against the assaults of its enemies, and for
the promulgatioT and discussion of our
aims and purposes.
There must be some means of commu-
nication between the members of our Or
der, and there can be no betrer way of
bringing them in contact the one with the
other, than by means of their own paper.
There is need of education as to the prin-
ciples and purposes of the Order; the press
is the very best means of supplying the
want. There is need that interest be kept
alive in the Grange meetings; nothing will
tend more to do this than good healthy
Grange paper Dormant Oranges should
be revived. What better way to do this
than to send the Grange paper among the
members?
There is danger that our people may be
CARED into ''ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain" by the wild teachings of
the partizan press. What better means OF
staying them in theil wild career than to
place in their hands paper, Independent,
conservative and entirely free from all
partizan bias and political alliances, and
devoted entirely to the interests of the in
dustrial classes?
The National Grange at its late meeting
was deeply impressed with the great i'm
portance to the Order of the Grange press,
and adopted resolutions in regard to the
matter.
The Committee on Dormant Oranges
in the cases suggested, has the following
in regard to the Grange paper: GAS a
means of education, a prevention and cure
of dormant Oranges, these are among the
most valuable. A dormant Grange where
dozen or more Grange papers are read,
is among the things that might almost be
called impossible. Encourage their circu
lation by all proper means, and good will
result"
The National Grange adopted the fol
owing resolution: "That this National
Grange recognizes the important work
being done by the Grange press of the
country, and urge the members of oul
Order everywhere to give such press a
! liberal support"
Tie Virginia Granger can be made q
power in our Order if the members will
only take hold of the matter, support it by
subscribing for it themselves, getting THEN
neighbors to subscribe for it, and write fol
it, too If the members of the Order will
only give more attention to the subject
lend their influence and put forth little
exertion, the paper can easily be placed
upon a footing which will enable it te
reach the families of all the Grangers and
many of those who are not members o.
the Order.
The paper has no interest to serve bu
that of the industrial classes, which is the
great interest of the country, and therefore
it should be placed not only in the homes
of the farmers, but in the home of every
artisan and laboler.- Virginia Grange,