The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

Bro. Worthington, the fields are
white unto the harvest, but the la
borers are few. Earnest faithful
.reapers are needed to go out and
gather them IN.
In my judgment, the most
important work of the State Grange
when it meets in Bolton in August
next, is to set on foot more thor
ough and elf-sustaining Lecture
system. One not familiar with the
facts in reading THE PATRON and
seeing the host of names appealing as
Lecturers and dCommitteemen natur-
ally would be led to believe that
Texas was swarming with Grange
Lecturers, while the facts are there
is not one ia twenty that has done
days work for the cause outside his
county Why is this? Why don't Bro.
Rose appoint men will who work?
these questions are often asked.
The answer is easily given. These
men are like you and me, Mr.. Edi-
tor, and most all other Grangers,
too poor to pay their way and work
for nothing. | am in favor of our
State Grange meeting once in two
years, and reduce the representa-
ton to 25o working members,
then appropriate 81 900 to enllghten
the masses through the Grange
press and the living speaker. This
| would place ar least three men con-
saantiy in the field, then arm them
with fifty copies each week of good
living Grange papers, say twenty
five copies of THE PATRON and
twenty five copies of some other
Grange paper, or thirteen of each
of these and thirteen of two others.
Armed with these helps, to be dis
tributed to the people, they would
be a power for good.
appeal to every true Patron in
Texas to give this subject your
earnest thought, and | do especi
ally appeal to Worthy Master Rose,
knowing, as | do, how deeply he
has the success of the cause at heart,
to lend his powerful influence to
this or some other and better plan
to reach the people. 1t seems to
me, that it is a well demonstrated
| fact, that if ever our cause is TO
triumph and our government re-
formed, monopolies and over-reach
| ing corporate force checkmated, it
must be accomplished by an en-
lightened craftsmanship worthy of
the nineteenth century. The means
to accomplish these ends are in our
power. Will we, as sensible men,
avail ourselves of the opportunity?
or will we willingly submit to be
"hewers of wood and drawers of
water" for other classes?
| know the objection that will be
raised against this plan is, that ''the
State Grange can not afford itp'
The life of the State Oranges and
the National Grange rests in the
Subordinate Oranges, as the State
and National governments rest in
the hands of the people, and when
the Government fails to protect its
people from unjust oppression they
have a right to complain. If you
withhold the means to build up and
strengthen the Subordinate Gran
ges, you endanger the existence of
the State and National Oranges.
1t is the day of the State and Ma
tionaf Oranges TO give all the help
and aid they possibly can to build
up and strengthen Subordinate
Oranges.
| should like to pursue this sub
ject still further, but feel that it
would be claiming too much of
your space. | hope what | have
said will be freely discussed by all
Put on your studying caps, Bro.
Patrons, and come to the front and
let us see what can be accomplished
by united efforts and concert of
action.
Hoping to hear from many Pa
irons on this subject before the
meeting of the State Grange, | re-
main,
Fraternally, A. NJ. KELLAR.
Temple, May IL.