The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-19

sentlng every ISJSiOuo ooSoS
who meet together in fraternal feel
ing. Having left without the g9tes
sectarianisn, they enjoy the reli-
g,ious exercises alike. We claim to
educate our mem bership to higher
intelligence, and to more fully un.
derstand political economy, and the
science of government. We claim
to elevate them morally, socially
and politieally This advances
them to higher standard of citizen
ship. Yes, makes them, if possible,
statesmen of high rank. This is the
politics in the Grange. While sell
fish partisanism is prohibited from
entering our gates, and we reco-
gnize no political party or partisan
politics, we educate so as to better
prepare ourselves to discharge the
duties of citizenship, and to more
widely exercise the elective fran
chise. Each member is supposed
to exercise this better judgment
morally and politicallyi and no one
can claim the right to dictate to an
other how these privileges shall be
exercised.
The terms religion and politics
are too often COMPOUNDED with sec
tarianism and partisanism. When
properly separated and understood,
the difference is readily observed
and the fact made clear as to re-
ligion and politics in the Grange,
and that they are essential elements
in our Order that can not be dis
pensed with.
The present work in the Grange
is to make the best of life, using
every opportunity to accomplish the
greatest good to the greatest mum
Der, by striving to correct the errors
of the past, and to provide against
like misfortunes in the future, to
antagonize no class or interest in
their legitimate operations, and TO
demand of all alike equal and exact
justice and privileges, as well to the
laborer in his cabin as to the mil
lionaire in his palace. We believe
it to be an error for one class or in
terest TO be compelled to contribute
to the support of another without
an equivalent return. We believe
it to be an error to give to one class
or interest privileges that are with
held from others who are equally
entitled thereto. We believe it to
be an error to give TO one class the
right to prey upon another and per-
nit them to extort the legal profits
of business, or the rewards of labor
We believe it to be an error, and
anti American in principle, unjust
in its demands, and antagonistic to
free government to allow one class
to lord it over all others. But in
the present age, men forget that
they pass through the world but
once. They pass with such reck-
less rapidity as though they expect
ed soon to repass at leisure and cor
rect their wrong doing, and in their
first passage in the eagerness for
popularity, wealth and power, often
forget the rights of others, and at
tempt to trample under foot interests
of more Importance than their own,
and crush to earth hearts that are
noble and beating in warm SYM
pathy for the welfare of humanity.
need only call your attention to
the frauds, deception and adultera-
ton SO common in manufactures,
business and general management
of affairs public and private now in
pratice, to remind you of the facts
referred to. The Grange seeks to
remedy these evils, by collecting the
farmers into fraternal organiza-
ton, and there educate them to
higher and nobler objects in life, so
as to become conversant with all
wrongs, wherever practicable, and
then, by true cooperation, create
such thoughts and sentiments in the
minds of the people as will lead to
the correction of the evils, and re-
establish justice by going back to
first principles in our Government.
When the rights Of every citizen
are properly respected and recog-
nlzed, then each individual has
equal rights with others and enjoys
the fruits Of his own labor. Can
this be done? We answer most I'M
hesitatingly in the affirmative. Nine
years ago the Grange ship was
launched in the State of Missouri as
an untried experiment. It was a
new departure in farm life. Com
handing officers ard saamen were
all inexperienced in Guiding and
directing crafts of this character.
Our commanders were not convers
ant with either compass or sea, by
and through which we had to sail
mariners without experience on
either side of the mast. Hence. it
is not strange that we should have
met with some disasters in our
voyage upon a wild and opposing
ocean, losing occasionally men.
rigging and outfit. But is it not
strange, yea, remarkably so, that
having sailed through an ocean of
adversely, facing the mighty storms
OF opposition, and the wild waves
of obstruction, that we should not
have lost every seaman. commander
and even sunk the ship itself. under
obstructive elements hurled against
1t, so deep that no marine diver, how