The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-31
Worthy Master Darden's Cam
D0iyn.

Daign.
The Importance of Worthy Mas
ter Darden's canvass in this State
can not be overestimated AT no
time in the history of the Order
was the farmers of Mississippi Sc
well prepared to give intelligent at
tention to the principles and pur-
poses Of the Oder and to lister
patiently and UNDERSTANDABLE tc
the appeals of its leaders. for tn,
danger of its dissolution has been
safely passed, the principles have
been successfully applied to practi-
cal, every day affairs and are nc
longer mere theories, and the or
ganization, rid of the professional
politician, the merchant and other
dangerous elements, is in the hands
of true and tried men whose in,
terests are in perfect accord with
its purposes. The improved condi-
ton of the Order throughout the
country, if it were generally known
by the farmers of the State, would
of itself induce them to renew their
allegiance to the Grange and give
it an active and earnest support
No man in the country can speak
to the farmers with more power
than Worthy Master Darden He
is not only one of our ablest and
most eloquent leaders, but he has
proven himself one of the safest as
well as one of the truest. From
the date of his connection with the
Order, he has been an earnest, un-
firing worker; the boast of our
enemies that ''the Grange is dead"
had no effect upon him except to
spur him to yet greater efforts in
behalf of the cause, and in all the
years of his splendid and conspicu-
GUS service he has never faltered,
never weakened in his faith in the
truth of Grange principles and in
the ultimate success of the move
ment. When such a man goes
among the farmers of Mississippi
and appeals to them to strike boldly
for their rights and interests, they
will listen, and listening, they will
obey the call of duty and of patri-
otism.
in every county in the State.
few earnest, resolute, patriotic
farmers have kept their.eye on the
Grange, watching it with a deem
interest, and striking blows in it
behalf whenever and wherever
they could be struck. They NAV
have accomplished but little; doubt
less in many instances. their effort,
were apparently fIuitless; hut thu
"haNe kept the faith" and that \. 10
give him strength Tor work that
will now tell with splendid effect.
Let each Of these come together and
concert measures to thoroughly
arouse the farmers t. the great i'm
portanCe of turning out to the SUI,
port OF their cause. and prepar.
them to meet this leader, who has
labored in behalf of their interests
SO earnestly and devotedly, in the
proper spirit. If the proper steps
are taken in time, the farmers of
every county can be induced to
turn out in large numbers, and this
canvass in behalf of the Grange be
made the most important, the most
effective, the most enthusiastic ever
witnessed on Mississippi soil. Let
these leaders but do their duty, and
the appearance of Worthy Master
Darden among the farmers will be
the signal for the unturling of the
Grange banner and the rallying
under its folds of the thousands of
farmers in every county who need
but the opportunity to array them
selves in solid phalanx in support
OF their only representative organ
cation.
Texas.