The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-04-14
ar.rtn Assrnges


tEe 0fsrr asks. ~ hAE can We "a
/ legislators "a The order 90 ior I'd.
Advancement of Ole material Interest,"
/ of tBe farmeg q and concludes ns
1 follows. ''In. view of these cons
/ trahau and OF TIE fact that undr
( lcxislihg laws a large and constaptlA
I increasing proportion Of the wealth
.ffho rountry is exemp. igpm faNs-
~ ~ rr,'r committee bel.ese hat tae
uA.s tpi n.--a advanced ine srfes
Fl Il FL aggfees-.-,a efforts has af-
I riveG, aud in accordance sherewith
TIE fon owing resolutions are respa,,.
iuly presented;
Resolved, That ,hc National
Grange Of ths Patrons Of llgsb bluh
lfy mest Fo-pae faliy set ea.sf-..s
request of Congress
ist That lhe Commissioner ot
Agriculture be made The Secretary
Of Agriculture ana a memter Of the
Presid urs Cabinet, with The same
salary as Secretaries 81 other de-
partmenls, AMI that this department,
| be sustained and encouraged by ap
| preparations commensurate with is
| Importance
Il 2d. TIC enactmCnt Of general
railroad Iaw, prohibiting all discrim
inaiion IN favor of or egsinsi auy
| class locality or interest the trans
ponati0n Of passtHgers or freight;
also prohibiting excessive or eXhF
( hltaut rates.
+ 80. Such revision of the patent
( laws Us shall eilectually protect the
! Innocent purchaser or user Of a pat
ert article or implement, and make
the manufacturer or yeLd3r alone
responsible for violation Of TIE law
4th The immediate enactment Of
| a graduated income tax, 70 The end
that al wealth msy b,ar its jgst aud
equa proportion Of he expenses OIL
government, and that productive In
dnstly be so far relieved from the
burdens Of taxation as shall be- con
sistent With strict justice TO all
Resolved, That we will hold each
Senator and Representative in Con
gress responsible f3r bis action upon
/ the subject matter herein set forth,
aud we pledge ourselves most cor
dially, and we earnestly invite every
Patron and every farmer in all our
country to unite with us, 20 use our
whole influence both by word and
ballot, wholly regardless Of pafu
ties, OF peFaaaal connections, tc
carry out the spirit Of The foregoing
resolutions
IT ne we have certain specific oh
jecta presented by oar National Ed
thotily. The accomplishment ol Which
is deemed necessary to our prosperi
" as class. Let every Subordinate
Grange inithis State, and in the u 5
uaite their endeavors and success is
assured. Then the National Grange
IN its wisdom will be encouraged to
direct the attention Of the Order 70
other objects TO be attained for ae-
vancement
Here is an opportunity for farmers
to eombiue for protection and relief
The future viii determine whether
or not they appreciate the sitna-
tien.
WHAT OUR POLICY SHOULD BE.
The question is all the time anX-
| iously asked "What shall we do to
be saved ? What course Of action
on our part wi1 soonest restore to this
n ost distressed portion Of the Union
something Of its former prosperity 8
We as farmers may well discuss this
question most seriously, because the
State being wholly agricultural, il
devolves upon us to do it whenever
| it IS done ct all. Aud first of al We
ought TO consider if upon agriculture
alone we can ever hope to compete
with those more fortunaie parts Of
our common country that have never
been devastated By war-whose Ia
Dor system has never been for
moment disturbed-Whose property
has never steadily decreased in value
--and whose ecOmmerce. manufactures
and The mechanic arts lave from the
first combined with the soil to pro-
duce that surplus wealth new so vast
it Is forced to opereie in future de
liveries rather than remain idle II
we wish to enter into This compet-
ton, if we desire earnestly 70 make
of this region, blessed in every way
| By Nature, and only man devastates,
tue prosperous and happy country i
is capable Of becoming, it is clear
we could not do better than initiate
their example. for the same causes
that have produced such wonderful
results in the Middle and Eastern
States would sooner do as much
| here, because We have all the materi
Al aud population ready made to
hand, wanting only the necessary cap
ital and confidence to set about to
work at once.
| iaq it down as a settled principle
Of political economy established by
experience and shown by history,
that no people will ever reach very
| high grade Of success in business
whose energies are all directed to
i one pursuit only. The growth ol all
modern progress oonclusively es
| tablishes fhis-and much more, that
wherever labor has been most devef
siaed, as for instance, in France,
/ England. OF the New England states
| there has been rs far the largest ac-
eumulation of wealth in The same
length 81 time. This being admitted
does It not tell rs plainly Nhat we
have to dof Does it not say in 50
many words You must no longer rely
upon the staple products Of your
f. soil 10 make your State q rich one,
hut must work NJ those products
into factories (which am proud to
ssv Is al last being started oil over
Tie cotton statgs) thus becoming g
manufacturing end consequently q
commercial people Does it net say
that II this uay il no long time touI