The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-10
FROM ARK NSAS.
Union County.

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with list of subscribers for THE PA
IRON. We will renew our present
club when their subscriptions ex-
/ pire in August THE PATRON is
doing great work in reviving the
| broken ranks of our Order in these
parts; wherever it is taken and read,
there the interest in the Grange is
stro.g and the members are hopeful
| and in good spirits.
The Grange over which | have
had the honor to preside since its or
ganization in January, 1875, is alive
and in good working trim, though
we have some lifeless twigs that are
dead weight which we must lop
off No Grange can afford to carry
dead weight. A member that won't
work with the light and advantages
afforded by the Grange to aid him
in extricating himself from the iron
grasp of the vampires of the land,
is not worthy of a place in our noble
Order, and the sooner such material
is cut of the better, There is great
work for all to do in our glorious
| fraternity, and there is no excuse for
idleness where such wages are of
fered for work,
Some few leather. heads are silly
enough to think that the Grange is
| going to die Some sharp lawyer
or merchant told them so, and they
don't want to he so enthusiastic vet
awhile, for fear of the rislicule of
those smart, knowing gentlemen af-
ter its death. To all such weak
kneed brethren | would say, this is
delusion, IF we are only true to
ourselves and our cause, the Grange
will be in its glory and its triumph
long after we shall have passed
away. Let us work in spite of what
others may say about our dying out,
and our work will live after us
in the hearts of our children. That
our cause is just, no one dare dis
pute; even SOME of our worst enc
mics admit that we are right in some
things, but claim that we need them
to manage this great organization
for us; that we have not the money
and brains to carry on such grand
thing within ourselves. They tel
you that no farmer has sense enough
to control anything but his plow-
behind the plowhandles is the one
place that suits him-then we will
manage to save the money you make
we fill the halls of our National anc
State Legislatures and make the
laws to govern you, therefore we
must have the most lucrative off
ces for our shrewd fellows; anC
there is another privilege we claim
as our right over you dull, stupid
horny handed farmers, which is; 70.
must cote you. You do not know
the proper man to vote for as we
do; this lawyer or that merchant i.
the man; he has money and influ
ence, and can serve you much hettei
than this farmer that ia spoken of
who is, | admit, very clever man
but he has never been about much
and if you send him to the Legisla
tn or to Congress he will be d there
| (f
r Brother farmers, seeing is seeing
and feeling is feeling. We hav,
seen the evils arising fror, eiectine
lawyers and such men to offices o
'rnst, and we have felt the heav,
hand of the tax gatherer in drawing
enormous sums from our pockets t.
keep up these patriotic fellows t,
! make laws and fill offices for us.
e Let us try change. We need no
t fear to be damaged more by send
T ing farmers to Congress than w
e have been by sending lawyers an,
t professional politicians. If farmer
don't know as much as the others
perhaps they will not be 30 liberia
in appropriating other peoples har,
earned money where the people ar
:. never benefited.
IS There is one resolve which ever
e good Patron should make, and tina
is, never to vote for any man for of
C fee who is whiskey drinker. S,
: long as we elect such men to office
Il Just so long will we have those &C
i cursed dead falls of the devil set al
If over the land to catch you and rol
, you of your money that your wive
d and little ones are entitled to, to de
e moralize labor, to corrupt society
). and to prepare more criminals fo
It our courts and give these smart law
: yers living, and you to be taxed t,
!; ill the bills.
Brother Patrons, think of thes,
IS things and act wisely in the future
e Fraternally, S. C. BAsk1N.
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