The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-28
Freestone County.

Editor Patron: Enclosed find
money order for club of subscribers.
I wish l could send you 5000 names.
THE PATRON is growing in favor
among our people because of its
plain, outspoken way of dealing
with things. 1t is a power for good
in our cause wherever it finds its
way. l venture the assertion that
there is not a fair minded, unpreju-
diced, reading farmer in the country
who if he would subscribe for and
read THE PATRON but would be-
come a Granger. I was surprised
to learn that it hadn't over 10000
subscribers, when Texas alone ought
to furnish 10000 at least | must
confess that | have but little hope of
our Order accomplishing its grand
refornatory purposes until our peo-
pie 60 to work in earnest to ed
ucate and inform themselves. We
grown people are too old to go to
everyday schools, and our only hope
Of education is in the Grange and
the Grange press. When / see the
subscription roll of THE PATRON up
to 100000, ] will feel that we are
doing something for the cause.
| Brother Changers of Texas, let US
rally around THE PATRON, and give
it the support it needs ~ build it up,
until we have the .isfaction OF
knowing that there il Hot post Of
flee in this great empire of ours
where it is not taken and read by
the toilIng thousands.
We have no notion of giving up
the fight in old Freestone until she
is the banner Grange comfy OF
Texas. Harris Chapel Grange, 374
expects to have a rousing big dinner
and speaking in July. This Grange
has been very prosperous; nearly all
the farmers in its vicinity are mem
bers; apr cations for membership
each NEE ,ag and new members ia
king the degrees of the Order. We
expect to have great Grange revi
val in this part of the State this year
and if our leaders will discharge
their duty we have no fears of the
result. The minds of all thinking
farmers here are decided that the
Grange is the needful thing to ele.
vate and ennoble the tillers of the
soil to that position and considera
ton which is justly theirs.
No, Bother Patrons, the Grange
will not die; it must not die; VIZ
cannot afford to live without it; We
cannot afford to give up the GROUND
we have gained. 1t is true we have
much to contend with, much oppo
sition, but we will ride safely owe
all these obstacles if we will be true
to ourselves and present a sole
front. We have stood on the de
fensive long enough; let us advanc,
and assume the offensive; let u
break down all opposition to our in
terest and stand firmly in defense 0
our God given rights. Brother Pa
irons, we have gone too far to turn
back; to halt now is to acknowl
edge that we are unable to contenc
successfully for what is Justly ours
Our enemies would take courag
and become bolder at our seemin,
weakness and load us with still NOR.
grievous burdens. Our back is nov
turned upon the long night of dark
ness behind us; let us press forward
in unbroken ranks to the high des
tiny that awaits us, and at last leav
| to coming generations our COuntr7
in prosperous, peaceful, better con
dition than we found it, and the,
will arise and call us blessed.
Long live the Grange and its glo
rious champion-THE PATRON o,
HUsBANDRY. Fraternally,
GEO. w. WHITE.
Fairfield, May FL.